How much of a Pennsylvanian are you?
you know you're from Pennsylvania if:
1) [x] You refer to Philadelphia as only "Philly."
2) [x] You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay).
3) [ ] The first day of buck and the first day of doe season have always been school holidays in your town.
4) [x ] You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
5) [ ] At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
6) [x] You know what a "Hex sign" is.
7) [x] You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
8) [ ] You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup."
9) [x ] Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" actually mean something to you.
10) [x ] You eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same?
11) [x] You not only heard of Birch Beer, but know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
12) [x] You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), Ring Bologna or Hot Bacon Dressing.
13) [x] You know the difference between a cheese steak & pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
14) [x] You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season. [not really for the fairs..but for the beach]
15) [x] You know Blue Bell, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns. [yeah, i vacationed in PA for awhile..]
16) [x ] You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is? (At least you vaguely remember.)
17) [x ] You identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits?.
18) [x] Have you ever been in a traffic jam in Lancaster county? (Or do you know that a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass an Amish buggy on the highway.)
19) [x ] You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
20) [x ] You carry jumper cables in your car.
21) [x] You built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were as a kid.
22) [ ] Your graduating class consisted of mostly TOTAL SPANISH!
23) [x] "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
24) [x] You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Monongahela, and Susquehanna
25) [x ] You actually understand these questions and are you sending them on to other Pennsylvanians.
Count all your X's and multiply by 4. Title this % Pennsylvanianare you?
Sunday, May 21, 2006
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