You know you're from Colorado when ...

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Meme gacked from entrenous88.

1. In google, type the string "you know you're [or 'you are'] from [insert appropriate state here] when"...
2. Pick a list that strikes your fancy, and bold the ones that you actually identify with.

I grew up in Colorado, lived there my first 18 years, so I did Colorado.

But I must also direct you to the same meme done by my love, bunnyohare. I have lived here in Rhode Island now for 16 years, so I definitely identify more as a Rhode Islander now. Duh. Therefore I think her RI version of the meme is WAY better and easier to identify with.

In three years, I will have lived here in RI longer than I lived in Colorado. That'll be a fabulous day.

Warning, the meme is REALLY long, hence the cut.


OK, here are a bunch I made up that I could not find on the web:

(I am not going to bother bolding them since obviously they are all true.)

- You pronounce "measure" like this: "may-zure" (I get razzed for this a LOT.)
- All those tiny states on the East Coast are or were at one time indistinguishable to you.
- You can drive for 150 miles and still be inside your own state.
- Visiting another town usually involves getting on I-25.
- The speed limit on the Interstate is 75 mph.
- You, or instead everyone you grew up with, were obsessed with the Broncos and with college football. (Not Me, Them.)
- People you knew drove 500 miles just to see a football game. (Not Me, Them.)
- You went to school with lots of Hispanic kids.
- You know what "Horsetooth" is.
- You're really familiar with goose droppings.
- There are ten or twenty different institutions like flower shops, mountaineering shops, nursing homes, streets, schools, etc. all named "Columbine".
- You've actually seen an eagle.
- You've actually seen a marmot.
- You've actually seen a ram.
- You've seen lots of jack rabbits with them long ears.
- Your school mascot was some animal like a coyote, roadrunner, lamb, ram, or bear.
- You went to school with the son or daughter of someone in the Broncos organization (child of a player, manager, coach, etc.) You hated that person.
- The school status symbol was lots of lift tickets attached to people's ski jackets. You did/didn't have them and were either superior or jealous.
- When you go to another state, you can never tell which way is West because you can't see any mountains.
- You never saw the ocean ever during your first 18 years of life.
- You really hate Mormons because so many of them invade your state from Utah.
- You expect to have two or three weeks in January be 70 degrees and sunny.
- You expect it to snow in June.
- You can say the phrase "springtime in the Rockies" with the appropriate amount of dripping sarcasm.
- You pronounce "Coors Beer" like this: "Currs Beer".
- You live(d) near a Coors, Budweiser, or other beer plant.
- You live(d) near a Hewlet Packard facility.
- A major flood has happened in your lifetime and destroyed property or killed people.
- You spent half of elementary school in the school basement due to constant tornado warnings.
- You worked or shopped at a supermarket called "King Soopers" when you were a teenager.
- You or your neighbor keeps the car in the driveway and kept dead deer er, venison, dripping in the garage.
- You or your neighbor goes trout fishing. If your neighbor does, he gives you lots of free fresh-caught mountain stream trout when he comes home.
- You've never really eaten fresh ocean fish in your life. Mostly you eat frozen cod sticks.
- You've seen hundreds of rainbows in your life and don't think twice about it.
- You love face lotion because your skin is always dry from the desert-like climate, even if you are a straight guy.
- Lots of times you would get stuck going somewhere waiting for a goods train to pass.
- People from Nebraska speak really slow. You don't like Nebraska.
- Kansas is really boring.
- Hicks live in Wyoming.
- You see aspen trees all the time.
- There are tons of evergreens in your yard.
- You live(d) in a ranch or raised ranch style house.
- Lots of neighborhoods in your town had names with the word "park", "brook", or "wood" in them.
- The city constantly watered its parks and government building lawns with elaborate sprinkler systems.
- Unfortunately, you went to school with a LOT of people who had mullets.

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Ones from the web like the meme says, bold for ones that describe me, and I crossed out the abhorent ones:

- "Where we're going, we don't need roads!!"
- 'Timberline' is someplace you have actually been.
- A full moon has never kept you awake.
- A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal.
- April showers bring May blizzards.
- But you don't know what a 'turn signal' is.
- Driving directions usually include 'Go over ____ Pass...'
- Driving is better in the winter cause the pot holes are filled with snow.
- Having a Senator named "Nighthorse" doesn't seem strange.
- A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does. - SO NOT.
- If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime.
- In Colorado there is an additional season, "Road Construction."
- Knowing that Texas and California are downstream gives you a certain feeling of satisfaction when you flush.
- SPF 90 is not out of the question.
- The bike on your car is worth more than your car.
- The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.
- Thunder has set off your car alarm.
- When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.
- You call a creek a river.
- You call tumbleweed "groundcover".
- North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those liberals keep moving in from. - SO NOT.
- You are a liberal and a bit of a hippy and love or grew up in Boulder and love to go see summer Shakespeare plays on the CU Campus. (INSTEAD of the atrocious previous one, I added this one.)
- You can name the states that make up the Four Corners.
- You can never figure out why your out-of-town guests faint from altitude sickness on a picnic to the mountains.
- You can recognize the license plates of all states on sight.
- You carry skis in your car, "just in case".
- You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.
- You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt, and Birkenstocks.
- You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You don't have AC in your home, but you use it in your car all winter long.
- You get depressed after one day of cloudy weather.
- You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.
- You hate Californians.
- You hate Texans.
- You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.
- You have stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.
- You have surge protectors on every outlet.
- You install security lights on your house and garage but leave all doors unlocked.
- You know that Independence Pass really is "closed" in the winter.
- You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena Vista and Pueblo.
- You know the elevation of a town, but not its population.
- You know what a "Fourteener" is.
- You know what a 'Chinook' is.
- You know what a 'Rocky Mountain oyster' is.
- You know what the "People's Republic of Boulder" means.
- You know what the Front Range is.
- You know where Buffalo Bill's grave is.
- You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.
- You know where the real 'South Park' is.
- You know who Alfred Packer was.
- You know who Baby Doe Tabor was.
- You love your Broncos, your Avs, your Rockies, Nuggets - well you can't have everything.
- You never pack away your coat and sweaters.
- You or someone you know plays golf 12 months of the year.
- You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna.
- You own of the following: skis, snowboard, mountain bike, hiking boots, cowboy boots, 4 wheel drive vehicle, snowshoes, snowmobile, polarfleece, SPF 30 sunscreen.
- You own or have owned a pickup or an SUV.
- You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's someone you know.
- You switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in one day.
- You take your out of town guests to Casa Bonita even though you would never go there otherwise.
- You think a pass can be something does not involve a football or a woman.
- You think a red light means 3 more cars can go.
- You think gun control is not dropping it. - SO NOT.
- You think that formal wear is ironed denim.
- You think that sexy lingerie is tube sox and flannel pj's.
- You think the State Governor is John Elway.
- You think the major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Coors Beer.
- You think there are only 3 seasons: elk, football, and skiing.
- You wear shorts in January and a winter coat in July.
- You'd be happier if you didn't know who Barbara Streisand was.
- You're a meat eating vegetarian.
- You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate a team's victory.
- You've crossed the Continental Divide and know where it is.
- You've dressed in shorts, sandals, and a parka.
- You've gone skiing in July.
- You've gone sunbathing in January.
- You've used 'checking for ticks' as an excuse to get someone naked.
- Your SUV's tire size exceeds your IQ.
- Your bridal registry is at REI.
- Your car insurance costs more than your car.
- Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning rod.
- Your idea of a traffic jam is more that pedestrians on the bike path.
- You know what "cow tipping" is.
- You drink "pop", not "soda".
- Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix. (HAHA.)
- Your sense of direction is: towards the mountains and away from the mountains.
- You're actually proud of "South Park."
- You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.