And for Indiana cause I'm still a Hoosier girl at heart.

[Entropy]

You know you're from Indiana When...

You drive for three hours and the scenery outside doesn't change.

There's three feet of snow on the ground and school is still in session.

You only go to the mall once a year 'cause it takes too long to get there.

While driving all you see is corn.

People still have Christmas decorations up at Easter.

You start saying to yourself "More than corn in Indiana my butt."

Anyone with a cell phone looks out of place.

Walking through Wal-Mart with two carts full of kids is normal.

Wnyone with a tan is rich.

The hip hang-out place is McDonald's.

There really is more than corn in Indiana. There�s soybeans, too.

When you plan an orgy and a Euchre game breaks out.

A restaurant has an invisible wall in the non-smoking section and you believe it works.

Speeding consists of 2 miles over the speed limit.

You think you don't have to use a turn signal on your car because you don't use it on your tractor.

You build your dream house on a cornfield, and you considered it posh.

You warsh your clothes and you think George Warshington was the first president.

You're proud to be called a Hoosier, even if you don't know what one is.

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute"

Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second.

You can stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops all in the same day.

You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner".

You own a dirtbike or a ATV.

You live in a city ... and there's a cornfield in your backyard.

High school basketball game draws a bigger crowd on the weekend nights than movie theaters.

You can see at least 2 basketball hoops from your yard.

You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years.

You shop at Marsh.

Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.

The biggest question of your youth was "IU or Purdue?"

Indianapolis is the "big city".

"Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to school.

People at your high school chewed tobacco.

Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, and whether he is at home or on duty.

You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side.

To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".

The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup.

Someone you know is BIG John Mellencamp fan.

You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival.

To you, a tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.

You call a green bell pepper a "mango".

Sometimes, you call the toilet the "commode" or the "stool".

In the fall, one of your favorite pranks was corning cars.

You know what FFA and 4H stand for.

You know what chip-and-seal is, and your high school was located on just such a road.

You go the county fair every night of it's week-long duration.

You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud.

There's actually a college near you named "Ball State."

The last "g" is silent in any word ending in "ing."

You think the state Bird is Larry.

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



You know you're a Hoosier When..

You don't know what a "Pacer" is, and have never even wondered.

You know that "Mellencamp" went to "Cougar" and back to "Mellencamp."

You know what a "Cutter" is.

You deny the Colts were ever in Baltimore.

You know "The Dunes" are in Indiana (not Egypt).

You can say, "French Lick" without giggling.

There's actually a college near you named "Ball State."

You still can't understand why Knight got fired.

You know Batesville is the "casket making capital of the world."

The last "g" is silent in any word ending in "ing."

You've never heard of "Daylights Savings Time."

You know several people who have hit a deer.

You've never met any celebrities.

You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.

No matter how bad it gets, you'll always have Kentucky to pick on.

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute."

Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.

You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre. [Note: Greatest. Card. Game. Ever.]

You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store no matter what time of year it is.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"' or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with."

Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second.

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

You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner."

You have jumper cables in your car.

You drink "pop."

You know that bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape.

Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups.

You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm implement driving on the roads.

On game night, the high school baskeball gym is the most populous "city" in the county.

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

The local paper covers national and international headlines with one page, but local sports requires six.

You can see at least 2 basketball hoops from your yard.

You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years.

You shop at Marsh.

Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.

The biggest decision of your youth was "IU or Purdue?"

The second biggest decision was "Ford or Chevy?"

"Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to
school.

You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is.

People at your high school chewed tobacco.

To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge.

You actually know what the CART versus IRL debate is about and have taken a side.

To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".

The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup.

You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan.

You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival.

You "take back roads to get there." Why sit in traffic?

To you, a "tenderloin" is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise.

[stangs13]

LOL!! I lived in Illinois, similar to Indian, my dad is from Indiana! Big basketball player! Thanks for the laugh.

[frankykeno]

When you plan an orgy and a Euchre game breaks out.

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! priceless!

[cassandra]

There really is more than corn in Indiana. There's soybeans, too.

When you plan an orgy and a Euchre game breaks out.

You warsh your clothes and you think George Warshington was the first president.

Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second.

You shop at Marsh.

Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.

The biggest question of your youth was "IU or Purdue?"

Indianapolis is the "big city".

People at your high school chewed tobacco.

To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".

To you, a tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.

You call a green bell pepper a "mango".

You know what FFA and 4H stand for.

You know what a "Cutter" is.

No matter how bad it gets, you'll always have Kentucky to pick on.

You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre. [Note: Greatest. Card. Game. Ever.]

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"' or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with."

All of these are TRUE. I remember when I called a green bell pepper a mango when I moved "into town" and someone looked at me like I was nuts.

Euchre IS the best card game ever...and Kentucky does suck. /nod

[Entropy]

Being out here in WA it's amazing how many people look at you like you've sprouted two heads for saying 'I'm drinking pop' SODA is the word here, I say Sack instead of bag... I miss Indiana!

[lord jackel]

Hey I resemble that remark.

[Entropy]

And as for shopping at Marsh, I WORKED at Marsh

[cassandra]

My dad built a house for Mr. Marsh on Lake Monroe a couple of years ago...freaking palace...

God I miss Euchre...I'd kill to find people here who could play it...

[Entropy]

So far out here I say Euchre and people go "are you okay?"