> >> YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF: > >> > >> You've never met any celebrities. > >> > >> Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a log truck on > >> the highway. > >> > >> "Vacation" means driving through Rivesville to Morgantown. > >> > >> You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. > >> > >> You measure distance in minutes. > >> > >> Down south to you means Kentucky. > >> > >> You know lots of people who have hit a deer. > >> > >> You hit one yourself. > >> > >> School classes were canceled because of cold. > >> > >> School classes were canceled because of snow. > >> > >> You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. > >> > >> You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. > >> > >> You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." > >> > >> You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. > >> > >> Stores don't have bags; they have sacks or pokes. > >> > >> You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. > >> > >> You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it > >> no matter what time of the year. > >> > >> You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: > >> "Where's my coat at?" > >> > >> All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, > >> or grain. > >> > >> You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both > >> unlocked. > >> > >> You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O > >> salad with marshmallows. > >> > >> You carry jumper cables in your car. > >> > >> You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is. > >> > >> You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. > >> > >> You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. > >> > >> Your Easter outfit includes an overcoat. > >> > >> Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with > >> snow. > >> > >> You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. > >> > >> You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. > >> > >> The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page > >> but requires 6 pages for sports. > >> > >> You think that deer season is a national holiday. > >> > >> You know which leaves make good toilet paper. > >> > >> You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly". > >> > >> You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and > >> Construction. > >> > >> You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones. > >> > >> You know if another Hillbilly is from southern, middle or northern WVa > >> as soon as they open their mouth. > >> > >> You can spell words like Allegheny, Monongalia, and Hawk's Nest > >> > >> You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes. > >> > >> You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your WVa friends. > > > > > >