You know your from Missouri if...
 

To all my friends in Missouri this is for you. To my
> > > friends that aren't from Missouri, hopefully this
> > > well help you understand why people from Missouri
> > > are the way they are and are sometimes deemed
> > > "different" than other people from the other parts
> > > of the US of A. Most of these are pretty on target
> > > others are a little less than accurate, but the last
> > > one is the true test of if you are a true Missourian
> > > or not.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You Know You're from Missouri If:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. You've never met any celebrities.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 2. Everyone you know has been on a "Float trip"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 3. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City,
> > > Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER
> > > they were popular.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 5. You measure distance in minutes rather than
> > > miles.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 6. Down south to you means Arkansas.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 7. The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend"
> > > only means one thing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 8. You know several people who have hit a deer.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 9. You think Missouri is spelled with an "ah" not an
> > > "i" at the end.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 10. Your school classes were canceled because of
> > > cold.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 11. You know what "party cove" is.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 12. Your school classes were canceled because of
> > > heat.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 13. You instinctively ask someone you've just met,
> > > "What High School did you go to?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 14. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C"
> > > in the same day.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 15. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot
> > > better."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 16. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 17. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 18. You see a car running in the parking lot at the
> > > store with no one in it no matter what time of the
> > > year.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 19. You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat
> > > Nebraska in football.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 20. You end your sentences with an unnecessary
> > > preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 21. All the festivals across the state are named
> > > after a fruit, vegetable, or grain.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 22. You install security lights on your house and
> > > garage and leave both unlocked.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 23. You think of the major four food groups as beef,
> > > pork, beer, and jell-o salad with marshmallows.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 24. You carry jumper cables in your car and know
> > > that everyone else should.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 25. You went to skating parties as a kid.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 26. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and
> > > ketchup.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 27. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit
> > > over a snowsuit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 28. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a
> > > flannel nightie.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 29. The local paper covers national and
> > > international headlines on one page but requires 6
> > > pages for sports.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 30. You think I-44 is spelled "farty-far." (St.
> > > Louis Only)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 31. You'll pay for your kids to go to college unless
> > > they want to go to KU.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 32. You think that deer season is a national
> > > holiday.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 33. You know that Concordia is halfway between
> > > Kansas City and Columbia and Columbia is halfway
> > > between St. Louis and Kansas City. And, the
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Warrenton outlet mall is halfway between Columbia
> > > and St. Louis.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 34. You can't think of anything better than sitting
> > > on the porch in the middle of the summer during a
> > > thunderstorm.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 36. You've ever said, "it's not the heat, it's the
> > > humidity."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 37. You know all 4 seasons: Summer, Summer, Winter,
> > > Winter.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 38. You know if another Missourian is from the boot
> > > heel, Ozarks, eastern, middle or western Missouri
> > > soon as they open their mouth.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 39. You know that Harry S. Truman, Walt Disney and
> > > Mark Twain are all from Missouri.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 40. You failed world geography in school because you
> > > thought Cuba, Japan, Versailles, California, Nevada,
> > > Houston, Cabool, Louisiana, Springfield, and Mexico
> > > were cities in Missouri. (And they are!)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 41. You think a traffic Jam is ten cars waiting to
> > > pass a tractor.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 42. You actually get these jokes and forward them to
> > > all your Missouri friends!! :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 43. You know what "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLL"
> > > means!!!


Daniel.

That is funny! I thought some mught be a little far-fetched, but after reading through it, they are all true.

And, yes, my Missouri Tigers WILL beat Nebraska in football eventually :D!

Hey! Ethanol does make my truck run better!;)

Having moved to Memphis after living in MO. for 43 years, I'm still looking for winter and letting people know I do know what heat & humidity is. I grew up just 10 minutes from "the Lake" & spent most summers there. I even know where Russellville is. Bought my first Stang about 15 minutes from there. But I still don't understand why Centerville & Centralia are so far from each other.