lisa sent me this... i only kept the ones that were so terribly true... *Sigh*


"You must be an Iowan if..."



Vacation means driving through the Amanas or going to Adventureland

You measure distance in minutes

You know several people who have hit a deer

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Moines"

You know the answer to the question: "Is this Heaven?"

Your school classes were canceled because of cold

Your school classes were canceled because of heat

You know what "hawks" and "clones" are

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way

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

You know what's knee high by the Fourth of July

Stores don't have bags, they have sacks

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable

You can locate Iowa on the map

Detasseling was your first job

You've ever been on a "Geode Hunt"

You say catty wampes instead of kitty-corner.

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

Being a bit younger, you remember Terry Branstad asgovernor the whole time you were growing up.

People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "O" in them.

You carry jumper cables in your car

You know what the numbers I-80, 280 and 380 mean.


*sigh* "is this heaven?" "no, it's iowa."