1st from Illinois

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

**You know you're from Illinois when...**

-You've never met any celebrities.

-Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

-Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

-You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

-You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"

-You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

-You carry jumper cables in your car, a coat hanger, a single screw driver and duct tape.

-You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

-Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

-You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.

-Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November
through February.

-Your first job was at some sort of Ice cream shop or a store in the mall.

-If you have worn shorts and a snow boots at the same time.

-If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation
with someone who dialed a wrong number.

-You know several people who have hit a deer.

-When you say "the city" - you mean Chicago.

-You have to scrape the ice off your windshield and start your car 15 minutes early just so it will heat up.

-"Vacation" means going to Six Flags, Wisconsin Dells, or Lake Michigan.

-You don't pronounce the "S" in Illinois like the rest of the world.

-You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines".

-You think Chicago should be a completely different state from Illinois.

-People from other states love to hear you say "Illinois" and other words with "Os" in them.

-If you're from Northern Illinois, You've never been to Southern Illinois..

-You drink "pop."

-You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower,Dan Ryan, and the Edens ...But you call the interstates "expressways" or "highways".

-You pluralize grocery stores and retail chains: "I'm going to Jewels"; "I bought it at Targets"; "I couldn't find parking at Wal-Marts"; I'm going to "Meijers".

-No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.

-You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

-You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.

-You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708, 312, & 815 .

-You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.

-You are STILL a Bulls fan.

-You don't flinch when you pay the fifth toll of your 45-minute car ride on the highway.

-You know what it really means to be cold outside!

-You laugh at people in other states when they complain it's cold when it's 40 degrees.

-You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.

-You know the significance of the jersey number 23.

-You've fought with your friends about which team is better: Sox or Cubs.

-You've seen it snow in April..or October.

-You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".

-You know what a corn field looks like.

-You have heard people argue that Chicago should become it's own state.

-You say "you guys".

-You pronounce aunt like ant.

-You split Illinois up in three divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern
(We have city, suburbs, and farmland!)

-You have heard of Casimir Pulaski Day and may have gotten off of school because of it.

-You know the Super Bowl Shuffle by heart.

-You can finish this liine: "Hey Chicago What do you say? Cubs are .."

-Peter Francis Geraci.. Need I say more?

-You know what the phone number is to Luna Carpet and Empire Flooring!