My Random Thoughts

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  • Saturday, June 25, 2005

    Yep, I'm from Virginia...





    You Know You're From Virginia When...



    Speed limits are just suggestions

    You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work

    Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA

    When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain

    You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.)

    It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.

    You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. (Yeah, man...at least. Probably also happens everywhere else.) A red light means 2 more can.

    You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.

    Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are not, under any circumstances, a "southerner"
    **Correction: I am proud to be from the south**

    You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC

    You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid

    You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English

    You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag

    An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school

    All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience

    Crown Victoria = undercover cop

    Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.

    They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place

    For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa

    If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names.

    You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor

    "Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.

    "Going to the River" means any stream with water.

    You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"

    Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.

    Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider.

    "Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach.

    You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Virginia.





    2 Comments:

    • At 10:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

      lol.. I liked it so I thought I would try my own.. Cool.. Hope your weekend was good.
      Love Lesley

       
    • At 2:02 PM, Blogger Heather P. said…

      That was funny. I am from WV but I will say the panhandle of WV!!! HEHE I live so close (20 miles from Va) so I can totally relate!!

       

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