[3e3c3e]

You Know You're From or In Pennsylvania If:

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?

You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.

The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school
holidays.

You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.

You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least 10 times, a Polka, and either an Italian song (sung in Italian), or "Hava Nagila."

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

You know what a "Hex sign" is.

You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup."

Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "stickybuns," "shoofly pie," "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.

You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.

You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.

You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

Customers ask the waitress for "drippy eggs" for breakfast.

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is. (At least you vaguely remember.)

You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.

You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in
your trunk, even if you live in the South.

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

As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd,and Monongahela.

You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.

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If you are from the great state of PA - I hope you enjoy these.

~3e3c3e

[NeedinMoreJesus]

Originally posted by 3e3c3e
You Know You're From or In Pennsylvania If:

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?

You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.

The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school
holidays.

You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.

You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least 10 times, a Polka, and either an Italian song (sung in Italian), or "Hava Nagila."

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

You know what a "Hex sign" is.

You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup."

Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "stickybuns," "shoofly pie," "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.

You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.

You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.

You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

Customers ask the waitress for "drippy eggs" for breakfast.

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is. (At least you vaguely remember.)

You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.

You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in
your trunk, even if you live in the South.

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

As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd,and Monongahela.

You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.

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If you are from the great state of PA - I hope you enjoy these.

~3e3c3e

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL! I absolutely Loved it. Thank you for sharing!

[3e3c3e]

Originally posted by Eggy
Haha. That's great. I fit the bill for all but 6 of those, and nearly all of them it was like: . I've not only heard of all those towns, but lived in Beaver PA for 10+ years, and I've hit multiple deer myself. And I'm always calling groups of people "you guys" (the jr hi-ers i work w/ look at me like i'm crazy when i call them that, lol).

Haha. I think I fit about 8 or 10. I've been to Beaver before. Actually I've been to all of those towns. Haven't hit a deer yet, and Lord Willing will not. But I know what "you guys" mean. I get a funny look everytime we are visiting my wife's family in CT. But atleast I don't say "Quarter" funny.

By the way - do you say "Water" or "Wader"? Not sure if that is just a Philly thing or a PA thing.

~3e3c3e

[NeedinMoreJesus]

Originally posted by 3e3c3e
Haha. I think I fit about 8 or 10. I've been to Beaver before. Actually I've been to all of those towns. Haven't hit a deer yet, and Lord Willing will not. But I know what "you guys" mean. I get a funny look everytime we are visiting my wife's family in CT. But atleast I don't say "Quarter" funny.

By the way - do you say "Water" or "Wader"? Not sure if that is just a Philly thing or a PA thing.

~3e3c3e

LOL. I say Wader.......never really thought about it to much before. hehe. It is funny they all suite me perfectly..I will always be a PeeAer...LOL...no denyin that. Despite I really wanted to be a cowgirl... Well, we will see.

[SnaleJam]

hahah. I've hit two deer. I go to church in Slippery Rock. lol.
The Pittsburgh (pronounced Picksberg) way to say "you guys" is "youns guys" HAHA
Very funny.

[Awzmgd117]

yep that definatly describes all of my PA relatives
:kcool:

[cea2488]

Ha, they're all so true.

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

I've been to most of these places, and live only a few minutes away from Slippery Rock.

[baseballboy]

Originally posted by 3e3c3e
You Know You're From or In Pennsylvania If:



You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?

Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "stickybuns," "shoofly pie," "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is. (At least you vaguely remember.)

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

Guilty of these.

[Legolas]

While I live in Jersey, I am often found in the Bird-In-Hand/Intercourse area and was able to appreciate most of these...like the birch beer ones.

[meagain1420]

HAHAH that was great i love the berch beer thing lol im adicted to it

you konw your in pa if you kown what A-treet is and if your mad that you dont get at least 1 a-treet creem a month.

[3e3c3e]

Originally Posted by meagain1420

HAHAH that was great i love the berch beer thing lol im adicted to it

you konw your in pa if you kown what A-treet is and if your mad that you dont get at least 1 a-treet creem a month.

Ummmmm A-Treet :kduh: :kduh:

I haven't had one in some time.

*Mental note: stop on way home and pickup some A-Treet soda *

~3e3c3e

[spokenfor]

i've gotten this email before and it's so funny to me to read again. i definitely *definitely* fit the bill for every single one of these..except for the 'dippy eggs'..cause i don't eat my eggs like that but certainly have heard that one before. *hangs head in shame*

[Shaneathin86]

i was disapointed at the lack of mentioning regional foods like Tastykakes (which are awesome) and mentioning Turkey Hill's which aren't only in PA but only in this area of US

[Legolas]

I love tastykakes

They are great. Especially the one with peanut butter, though I don't know what they are called.

[RevelationNJ]

Originally Posted by Legolas

I love tastykakes

They are great. Especially the one with peanut butter, though I don't know what they are called.

Those would be KandyKakes

Im from Jersey And I say "youguys" "philly" and "Jersey"