YOU MIGHT BE FROM A SMALL TOWN IF:
(and my comments about myself)
1. You can name everyone you graduated with. (not any more, but there were only 47 of them, and i sure could then)
2. You know what 4-H is. (yup)
3. You ever went to parties at a pasture, barn, or in the middle of a dirt road. (all of the above)
4. You used to drag "main." (yup)
5. You said the 'f' word and your parents knew within the hour. (frequently)
6. You schedule parties around the schedule of different police officers, since you know which ones would bust you and which ones wouldn't-same goes with the game warden. (we did indeed)
7. You ever went cow-tipping or snipe hunting. (yup)
8. School gets canceled for state events. (of course)
9. You could never buy cigarettes 'cause all the store clerks knew how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents anyhow). (when i was young the antitobaco facist were not in power, so i bought 'em, just couldn't smoke 'em at home)
10. When you did find someone old enough and brave enough to buy cigarettes, you still had to go out to the country and drive on back roads to smoke them. (we smoked down by the river)
11. You were ever in the Homecoming parade. (not me personally)
12. You have ever gone home for Homecoming. (nope)
13. It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town. (date?)
14. You had senior skip day. (for sure)
15. The whole school went to the same party after graduation. (yes)
16. You don't give directions by street names or directions by references(turn by Nelson's house, go two blocks east Anderson's, and it's four houses left of the track field). (how else would you give directions?)
17. The cc golf course had only 9 holes. (don't know actually)
18. You can't help but date a friend's ex-girlfriend or boyfriend. (date?)
19.Your car stays filthy because of the dirt roads. (a car can be washed?)
20. You think kids that ride skateboards are weird. (yes they are)
21. The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snooty", but is actually just like your town. (yup)
22. Getting paid minimum wage is considered a raise. (paid?)
23. You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as the "rich people". (yes)
24. The people in the "big" city dress funny, then you pick-up on the trend two years later. (not me personally, but true in general)
25. You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on your truck for your birthday. (yup)
26. Anyone you want can be found at either the Dairy Queen or the feed store. (very true, or Fishbecks BBQ)
27. You see at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends drives a grain truck to school occasionally. (well sure)
28. Football coaches suggest that you haul hay for the summer to get stronger. (yup)
29. Directions are given using "the" stop light as a point of reference. (yup)
30. The city council meets at the coffee shop. (actually, the dinner)
31. Your letter jacket was worn after your 19th birthday. (didn't have one)
32. You have ever taken a dog to school. (not me, but others did)
33. Weekend excitement involves a trip to a Wal-Mart. (true)
34. Even the ugly people enter beauty contests. (yup)
35. You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask if you need a ride. (yes)
36. Your teachers call you by your older siblings names. (yup)
37. Your teachers remember when they taught your parents. (yup)
38. You can charge at all the local stores. (yup)
39. The closest McDonald's is 45 miles away. (McWhat?)
40. The closest mall is over an hour away. (yes)
41. You think nothing of seeing an older citizen driving around town on a riding lawn mower. (how else would they get around?)
42. You laugh your butt off reading this because you know they're all true & forward it to everyone who lives in your town. (ummmm... yup)
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