Posted by Margi (161.184.81.207) on February 09, 2001 at 12:25:33:
I promise: last one.
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1. You never meet any celebrities except Ian Tyson
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2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
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3. "Vacation" means going to Calgary
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4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular in Toronto.
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5. You measure distance in hours.
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6. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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7. Your classes were cancelled because of cold.
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8. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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9. You use a down comforter in the summer.
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10.. Your grandparents drive at 100/km per hour through 13 feet of snow and raging blizzard - without flinching.
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11. You plan your financial future around bingo.
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12. You see people wear hunting clothes at social events.
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13. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
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14. You think of the major four food groups as deer meat, beer, fish and saskatoons.
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15. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
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16. There are always 4 empty cars running in the parking lot at the beer store at any given time.
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17. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
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18. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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19. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
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20. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
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21. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pyjamas.
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22. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
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23. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter,
Still Winter, and Construction.
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24. It takes 3 hours to go to the mall for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
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25. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from out of the province.
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