you know you’re from michigan when… owning a japanese car was a hanging offense in your hometown

You know you’re from Michigan when…

owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your hometown.


“vacation” means going to Cedar Point.


you measure distance in minutes


you know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre


your school classes were canceled because of cold


your school classes were canceled because of heat


the trees in your yard have spigots.


you can explain the difference between yoopers, trolls and fudgies.


you are not fazed by a traffic sign saying "Snowmobile Crossing."


you have no problem spelling names like

Mackinac,Tahquamenon and Ypsilanti.


the Big Three are either Ford, Chrysler and GM

orDomino's, Little Caesar's and Hungry Howie's.


you know that it's usually warmer in Hell than in Paradise.


you go "up north" for the weekends.


you know all the lyrics to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."


you visit Florida and are frustrated because the newspapers there don't report hockey scores.


you think that having clogged sinuses is normal.


you bake with soda and drink pop


the word “thumb” has a geographical rather than an anatomical significance.


you know how to pronounce “Mackinac”


you expect Vernor’s when you order ginger ale


you know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but that it isn’t far from Hell


at least one person in your family disowns you for the week of the Michigan/Michigan State football game


you carry jumper cables in your car


traveling coast to coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon


half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh


you design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit


you show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand


the local paper covers national & international news on 1 page but requires 6 pages for sports


you have experienced frostbite & sunburn in the same week


your year has 2 seasons: Winter and Construction


shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout

You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when…

you think Alkaline batteries were named for a Tiger outfielder


your idea of a traffic jam is 20 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel on the highway


the Big Mac is something that you drive across


you believe that “down south” means Toledo


you’ve ridden the school bus an hour each way


your Little League baseball game was snowed out


you end your sentences with a preposition. Example: “Where’s my coat at?”


you install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked


you know what a millage is


you know that deer season is a national holiday


driving is better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow


you have more miles on your snow blower than your car


you owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car


you have 10 favorite recipes for venison


the trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer


you define summer as 3 months of bad sledding

you know you’re from michigan when… owning a japanese car was a hanging offense in your hometown

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