Sunday, May 21, 2006

84% Pennsylvanian

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?

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