You Know You Are From Utah If

[pam]

You Know You're From Utah When...

Green jell-o with carrots mixed in doesn't seem strange.

You can pronounce Tooele.

The U is not just a letter - Neither is the Y.

You have actually eaten funeral potatoes.

You've gotten both heat and frost burns off your car's door handle in the same month.

You are not surprised to hear words like "Darn, Fetch, Flip", "Oh, My Heck" and "Shoot".

Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom.

Hunting season is a school holiday.

The largest liquor store is the state government.

You can go skiing and play golf on the same day.

30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable.

Somewhere in your family tree is a polygamist.

You know the difference between a 'Steak House' and a 'Stake House'.

The elevation exceeds the population

You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you

You can see the stars at night

You have a bumper sticker that says "Families are Forever."

You were an aunt or uncle before you were three.

Your spouse's mother was pregnant at your wedding.

You have more children than you can find biblical names for.

Your family considers a trip to McDonald'd a night out..

Your first child was conceived on your honeymoon.

You feel guilty when you watch Monday Night Football.

Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.

You drink Coke from a brown paper bag.

You consider a temple recommend a credit reference.

At least two of your salad bowls are at the homes of neighbors.

You believe that you must be 18 or older to order coffee at a restaurant.

You wonder why fire truck drivers honk when you drive 35 mph in the left lane on the freeway.

There is a similarity between a ward basketball game and the L.A. riots.

You think Jack Daniels is a country western singer.

You negotiate prices at a garage sale.

You can make Jell-O salad without the recipe.

You've heard about BYU football in a testimony meeting.

You have two gallons of ice cream in your freezer at all times.

Your father-in-law thinks Ronald Reagan was a liberal.

A member of your family wrote in Lavell Edwards for president in the last election.

Cars in the slow lane are traveling the fastest; cars in the fast lane are traveling the slowest; cars in the middle lanes are always trying to exit.

Sandals are the best-selling shoes.

You have to ask for the uncensored version of "Titanic."

Hotel rooms all have the Book of Mormon.

You buy your wardrobe at the local grocery superstore.

You learn about the Mormon Church by taking history in elementary school.

You live in a state where Democrats always come in third place, unless a zoo animal is running. Then they come in fourth.

You're on your own if you are turning left.

Schools stay open, even if two feet of snow falls overnight, but close for the opening of hunting season.

People wear shorts and T-shirts if the temperature rises above 32 degrees.

There is a church on every corner, but they all teach the same thing.

The most popular public transportation system is a ski lift.

People drive to Idaho (or Arizona) to pick up a gallon of milk so they can play the lottery.

In-state college football rivalries are bigger than the Super Bowl.

Beer drinkers don't shop on Sunday.

You don't have to breathe cigarette smoke until you walk outside a building.

The cost of living rises while your salary drops.

Every driveway has a minivan and a pickup truck.

When you buy a new vehicle, cigarette lighters are optional equipment but gun and ski racks are standard.

Every time a new family moves into your neighborhood, the local elementary school has to hire a new teacher.

Your paycheck has an additional 10 percent deduction.

"Temple recommends" is acceptable identification for cashing a check.

More movies are filmed in your town than in Hollywood.

You've never had a Mormon missionary knock on your door.

Your neighbors complain about where they live, yet refuse to return to the state they moved from.

You make a toast with red punch at your wedding reception.

You have more raw wheat stored than some Third World countries.

Your idea of a good time is playing Pictionary in the cultural hall.

Your idea of a wild party is a six pack of Pepsi and a PG-13 movie.

You and all your friends come to your mother for a haircut in her kitchen.

You measure Kool-Aid by parts per million.

You think "You're a 10 cow wife" is a compliment.

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Ok ... Those are good!

[Dr T]

Hahahahaha. Those were great! Thank you for those Pammy :)

[FrankJL]

Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom.

Hunting season is a school holiday.

The largest liquor store is the state government.

You can go skiing and play golf on the same day.

Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.

People wear shorts and T-shirts if the temperature rises above 32 degrees.

Beer drinkers don't shop on Sunday.

When you buy a new vehicle, cigarette lighters are optional equipment but gun and ski racks are standard.

Utah and Pennsylvania share these traits at least..

Here too you can only buy liquor at the state stores, none are open on Sunday, and very few are even open on Saturday.

First day of dear and fishing season are "teacher in service days", but they don't even have the teachers show up that day either...they are out in the woods too..

Here in Pittsburgh we have yinz..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinz

[JcDean78]

Same with Virginia. Also the whole day off for start of hunting season too.

To add to your list, "You call Soda "POP" instead of Soda" Its soda!!!

[wiley]

Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.

When I first came to Utah, I had to ask why everyone was taking vacation at the same time?

My father-in-law rarely made my wife's birthday, because he always went hunting.

Even when it is not hunting season, the hunters are still on the prowl. Their idea of family bonding is to pile into the truck and go look for deer. Once we saw a coyote, which I guess is always allowed to be shot. The dad wanted his six shooter NOW!. He was going to take shots at the coyote that was 200-400 yards away. I was a little nervous. Also the time the sons were trying to shoot a bird out of the sky. I kept thinking, what goes has to come down somewhere.

And don't forget about the 24th of July. I didn't understand why the University was closed, fireworks were being shot, big parades were going on. At first I just shrugged my shoulders and thought they didn't get enough of the 4th of July. I'm still not sure which holiday is bigger in Utah.

[pam]

Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.

When I first came to Utah, I had to ask why everyone was taking vacation at the same time?

My father-in-law rarely made my wife's birthday, because he always went hunting.

Even when it is not hunting season, the hunters are still on the prowl. Their idea of family bonding is to pile into the truck and go look for deer. Once we saw a coyote, which I guess is always allowed to be shot. The dad wanted his six shooter NOW!. He was going to take shots at the coyote that was 200-400 yards away. I was a little nervous. Also the time the sons were trying to shoot a bird out of the sky. I kept thinking, what goes has to come down somewhere.

And don't forget about the 24th of July. I didn't understand why the University was closed, fireworks were being shot, big parades were going on. At first I just shrugged my shoulders and thought they didn't get enough of the 4th of July. I'm still not sure which holiday is bigger in Utah.

Only ones that seem to get that holiday off (unless you schedule it off) are the banks and state offices.

[Palerider]

You might be from Utah if someone says...hey lets party...and they break out the choclate smores and Root Beer.

[Dr T]

Pale,

That sounds like a great place to be. :)

[Palerider]

Pale,

That sounds like a great place to be. :)

throw in some vanilla ice cream and I am there!!!!!!!...... B)

[Dr T]

That's funny. I actually read "rootbeer floats" :)

[Palerider]

That's funny. I actually read "rootbeer floats" :)

thats exactly what I was thinking......LOL!!!!!

[pam]

Darn it you guys. Now I need to go to A&W. I want a root beer float and they have the best.

[Palerider]

....go ahead....its on me.....I am paying for it............LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pam]

Oh I'm sure that would work. Just walk in and say some dude name Palerider is paying for it. They would be going

[StrawberryFields]

Darn it you guys. Now I need to go to A&W. I want a root beer float and they have the best.

Hey for a quick fix you can now buy these at Wendy's too.

I was a bit thrown when they asked what kind of soda I wanted in it....

[Palerider]

Oh I'm sure that would work. Just walk in and say some dude name Palerider is paying for it. They would be going

or....they might say....show me the money!!!!!..........LOL!!!!!!

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Darn it you guys. Now I need to go to A&W. I want a root beer float and they have the best.

Hey for a quick fix you can now buy these at Wendy's too.

I was a bit thrown when they asked what kind of soda I wanted in it....

If you have Sonic there.....I can't remember if you do or not......but you can get Root Beer floats there to.

[StrawberryFields]

You know you are from Utah when you Yell GO JAZZ!!!

........... till the very end.

[pam]

We have Sonic. In fact one just down the street from a Wendy's and an A&W. I avoid Wendy's as much as possible. Unless it's 1 a.m. and nothing else is open.

[StrawberryFields]

We have Sonic. In fact one just down the street from a Wendy's and an A&W. I avoid Wendy's as much as possible. Unless it's 1 a.m. and nothing else is open.

Really?

You don't like the square burgers?

[Palerider]

We have Sonic. In fact one just down the street from a Wendy's and an A&W. I avoid Wendy's as much as possible. Unless it's 1 a.m. and nothing else is open.

don't you like the Frosty's??????

[StrawberryFields]

<div class='quotemain'>

We have Sonic. In fact one just down the street from a Wendy's and an A&W. I avoid Wendy's as much as possible. Unless it's 1 a.m. and nothing else is open.

don't you like the Frosty's??????

MMMMMMM Frosty's

[pam]

Frosty's are okay. Just not a real fan of their food.

[Palerider]

Here in the St Louis area we have White Castle.....nothing like a few belly bombers and a nice choclate shake to wash them down with........

[pam]

I've had White Castles. They are an experience.