scott64
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Joined: 9/12/2004 From: Colorado Status: offline
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You know you are a Coloradoan if ... You'll eat ice cream in the winter. When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt. It snows a foot and you don't expect school to be cancelled. You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature. You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's. And then you make fun of them. Anything over 25% is considered humid Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and way from the mountains. You will drive 10 miles to find the perfect sledding hill. the Hall of Life rings a bell You know that April showers bring May blizzards You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold off planting them until just before Father's day. You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat. You scoff at the “five-day forecast” You know what the Continental Divide is. You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal. You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult. You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities. You always know the elevation of where you are. You shop at King Soopers, but have no idea what Kroger is You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow. You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High It’s called “pop” and when someone says “soda” you think they are a snob You know that there is nothing exciting east of Denver. SPF 90 is not out of the question You’ve seen the homeless guys outside of Cherry Creek Mall begging for money while listening to iPods. Your motto is "if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes" Every movie theater has military and student discounts. You have to scrape the inside AND the outside of your car windows in the morning. It snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime. Your dog wears or has worn a bandana Everybody wears jeans to church. You actually know that “South Park“ is a real place not just a show on TV You know what a 'trust fund hippy' is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder There is no pizza place like Beau Jo’s in Idaho Springs. You know what “cruz Feds” means You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags. Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders. You've been to the original Chipotle near the DU campus on Evans. You know that the best place to get fireworks is Wyoming. You learned Spanish not from a class, but from your peers Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange. You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city You know what a “fourteener” is You think a red light means three more cars can go. The fast lane is for cruising and the slow lane is for passing. You've seen someone shovel snow in shorts The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle You know what a "Rocky Mountain Oyster" is...and you try to get your out-of-towner friends to eat one. You're amazed when you're not driving through road construction. You know that Vail is a place for tourists As a kid, you wore a button that said “DAM” (Denver Art Museum) and thought it was hilarious You never plan a picnic between 3:30p.m. and 6:00p.m. in the Spring or Summer months. It rains more than 2 days straight and you compare the weather to being in Seattle. You know that it doesn’t snow in July/August... usually You don’t even notice that the airport is in the middle of nowhere anymore You can name the states that make up the Four Corners. You have jumped off of the roof of a 2 story or higher building with nothing to stop you but snow. When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh. You've ever driven through the Eisenhower Tunnel and it's been dumping snow on one side and 70 degrees and sunny on the other. You would know Attorney Frank Azar (The Strong Arm) and Jake Jabs (American Furniture Waaaaaarehouse) if you saw them on the street. You know what the Mousetrap is You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight John Elway will always be your hero You loved the Rockies before they made it to the World Series You know exactly where The Shane Company is located (just off of Arapahoe Road on Emporia one half-mile east of I-25) even though you have never been there T-Rex is more than just a dinosaur to you 
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