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> > > Growing Up In A Small Town . . . . . .
> > >
> > > Those of you who grew up in a small town will
> laugh when you read this.
> > > Those of you who didn't will be in disbelief...
> but trust me everyone
> > > one of these is true....
> > >
> > > 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
> > > 2) You know what 4-H is.
> > > 3) You even went to parties at a pasture, barn,
> or in the middle
> > > of a dirt road.
> > > 4) You used to lap "main".
> > > 5) You said the "F" word and your parents knew
> within the hour.
> > > 6) You scheduled parties around the schedule of
> different police
> > > officers, since you know which ones would bust
> you and which
> > > ones wouldn't.
> > > 7) You could never buy cigarettes because all
> the store clerks
> > > knew how old you were (and if you were old
> enough they'd tell your
> > > parents anyhow)
> > > 8) When you did find somebody old enough and
> brave enough to
> > > buy cigarettes, you still had to go out into the
> country and
> > > drive on back roads to smoke them.
> > > 9) It was cool to date somebody from the
> neighboring town
> > > 10) The whole school went to the same party
> after graduation
> > > 11) You don't give directions by street names or
> directions
> > > by references. Turn by Nelson's house, go to 2
> blocks east to
> >Anderson's,
> > > and it's four houses left of the track field.
> > > 12) The golf course had only 9 holes.
> > > 13) You can't help but date a friend's ex
> boyfriend/girlfriend.
> > > 14) Your car stays filthy because of the dirt
> roads and you
> > > will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
> > > 15) The town next to you is considered "trashy"
> or "snooty",
> > > but is actually just like your town!
> > > 16) You refer to anyone with a house newer than
> 1980 as the
> > > "rich people"
> > > 17) The people in the "big city" dress funny,
> then you pick up
> > > the trend 2 years later.
> > > 18) Anyone you want can be found at the local
> gas station or
> > > the town pub.
> > > 19) you see at least one friend a week driving a
> tractor through town
> > > or one of your friends drives a grain truck to
> school occasionally.
> > > 20) The gym teacher suggest you haul hay for the
> summer to get stronger.
> > > 21) Directions are given using THE stop light as
> a reference.
> > > 22) You decide to walk somewhere for exercise
> and 5 people
> > > pull over and ask you if you want a ride
> somewhere.
> > > 23) Your teachers call you by your older
> sibling's names.
> > > 24) Your teachers remember when they taught your
> parents.
> > > 25) You can charge at all the local stores or
> write checks
> > > without any ID.
> > > 26) The closest McDonalds is 45 miles away (or
> more).
> > > 27) The closest mall is over an hour away.
> > > 28) It is normal to see an old man riding
> through town on a
> > > riding lawn mower.
> > > 29) You laugh your butt off reading this because
> you know it
> > > is all true and you...

Daniel.