You Know You're from Pennsylvalnia If:

I enjoyed reading Richard's California post. I decided to do one for Pennsylvania.


You know you're from Pennsylvania if:

# You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."
# You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.
# You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in LARD.
# You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips,pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.
# You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."
# You know what REAL pot pie is.
# YOUR turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."
# You know that chicken corn soup from a fire house is the most nearly perfect food on earth.
# You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."
# You've heard of distelfinks and hex signs.
# You only buy your beer and soda by the case.
# You think the roads in any other state are smooth.
# You know the Penn State cheer, and although you've never attended PennState, you are a most obnoxious Penn State fan. (WE ARE...ANNOYING!)
# Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.
# You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
# You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.
# You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
# School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.
# When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI."
# You call sloppy joes "barbecue."
# When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
# You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face.
# Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).
# Have the Rolling Rock bottle memorized: "From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment. . . . "
# Know that Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "Wilks Berry."
# Can pronounce "Knoebels."
# Can pronounce (or spell) "Schuylkill."
# Live for summer, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
# Have a day off school on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is the first day of hunting season.
# Never have to worry about being stuck in a ditch when it's snowing. -someone in a 4WD pickup with tow chains will be along shortly.
# Elect pro-life Democrats and pro-choice Republicans for Governor (i.e., Casey and Ridge)
# Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?"
# Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."
# You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
# You have more miles on your snowblower than your car.
# You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
# Words like: gumband; buggy; hoagie; chipped ham; and pop actually mean something to you.
# You can use the phrase "Firehall Wedding" and not even bat an eye.
# You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes,"

no kidding. my dad was in the clean-up effort with the PA National Guard from Agnes' flood. quite nasty.

what the heck is soda, we drink pop.

Another "pop" drinker!

This is fun, I feel like I'm getting a education!

Charlotte

another ROTFLMAO !!!!

thanks guys for the YUKS

Risa

As a fellow Pennsylvanian I love your list Brenda. 1972 was several years before I was even born but even to me 1972 is the year of Agnes. LOL, so true about running out for milk and bread if the weather mentions snow.

LOL! I love Knoebels.

HOw fun. I must see if we can come up with something similar for place in England...

I don't even know what some of these mean. Did you have an equally bad time with the California list?

Chris

I didnt see the California list. At least I have been there. I will look for it.

Yeah, I did. There were lots of things on the California list I didn't "get"

Howdy Brenda

Can you tell me how to get to Blue Balls? Want to come with?

My folks life in Newark Delaware - right at the top of Wedge in DE on its top western side. When I walk a dog there I have two choices ... walking one way and I am in Pennsylvania, the other and I am in Maryland. We love heading north to Lancaster and spending a fortune at the outlet malls. Who knew Wedgewood would have an outlet store! And getting behind an Amish buggie on an impossible to pass on bumpy road was ratehr quaint at first. After 10 years of it, I admit to wishing I had taken that other country road! LOL And you forgot the very best thing in all of Pennsylvania that really can NOT be duplicated anywhere else ... the Philly Cheese Steak.