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Old Jan 28th 2005, 7:37 pm
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Default You know you live in California if

1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible,

2. You make over $180,000 and still can't afford a house,

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation
in English,

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named
Breeze,

5. You can't remember .. . ... is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor,

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown,
and you can taste the difference between Sumatra and Ethiopian,

9. You can't remember . . ... is pot illegal?

10. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears,

11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast,

12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S,

13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps, and
you don't even notice,

14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks' wearing the baseball
cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney,

15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment,

16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who
delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

17. You can't remember . ..... . is pot illegal?

18. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station:
"STORM WATCH,"

19. You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks
himself is teaching the 4:00 pm Tae Bo class,

20. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy
with their cells or pagers,

21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early
to avoid all the weather-related accidents . . .

22. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal????

23. Both you AND your dog have therapists . . . and lastly,

24. The Terminator is your governor
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California is full of loons.
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and Manchester scallies
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and Manchester scallies
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Default Re: You know you live in California if

hollywoods full of 'orrible little herberts from Cheetham Hill...

really
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hollywoods full of 'orrible little herberts from Cheetham Hill...

really
probably escaping extradition.
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Old Jan 28th 2005, 7:53 pm
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Originally Posted by Eskimo
1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible,

2. You make over $180,000 and still can't afford a house,

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation
in English,

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named
Breeze,

5. You can't remember .. . ... is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor,

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown,
and you can taste the difference between Sumatra and Ethiopian,

9. You can't remember . . ... is pot illegal?

10. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears,

11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast,

12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S,

13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps, and
you don't even notice,

14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks' wearing the baseball
cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney,

15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment,

16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who
delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

17. You can't remember . ..... . is pot illegal?

18. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station:
"STORM WATCH,"

19. You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks
himself is teaching the 4:00 pm Tae Bo class,

20. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy
with their cells or pagers,

21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early
to avoid all the weather-related accidents . . .

22. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal????

23. Both you AND your dog have therapists . . . and lastly,

24. The Terminator is your governor


My Welsh pal is relocating to California in the summer, shall pass this onto her, she will see the funny side (hopefully)

God help California when she arrives LOL
 
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Default Re: You know you live in California if

Originally Posted by Eskimo
hollywoods full of 'orrible little herberts from Cheetham Hill...

really
what's wrong with Cheetham Hill ?.......wait till the Gorton lot find out there is land west of Ireland
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Old Jan 28th 2005, 8:20 pm
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WHAT! California is full of sane people.
... if you vote for the protection of very dry and inflammable scrubland surrounding your house.
 
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what's wrong with Cheetham Hill ?.......wait till the Gorton lot find out there is land west of Ireland
If I meet anyone from around the Beswick area in the USA I'm moving back to my safety blanket that is Stockport.
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Default Re: You know you live in California if

Originally Posted by Eskimo
1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible,

2. You make over $180,000 and still can't afford a house,

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation
in English,

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named
Breeze,

5. You can't remember .. . ... is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor,

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown,
and you can taste the difference between Sumatra and Ethiopian,

9. You can't remember . . ... is pot illegal?

10. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears,

11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast,

12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S,

13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps, and
you don't even notice,

14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks' wearing the baseball
cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney,

15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment,

16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who
delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

17. You can't remember . ..... . is pot illegal?

18. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station:
"STORM WATCH,"

19. You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks
himself is teaching the 4:00 pm Tae Bo class,

20. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy
with their cells or pagers,

21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early
to avoid all the weather-related accidents . . .

22. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal????

23. Both you AND your dog have therapists . . . and lastly,

24. The Terminator is your governor
You know you are in CA when you have to pay $1/2M for a garden shed, with 2 bed/1 bath.
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And You Know You Live in Arizona When...
  1. You buy salsa by the gallon.
  2. Your Christmas decorations include a half a yard of sand and 100 paper bags.
  3. All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.
  4. You think someone driving while wearing oven mitts is clever.
  5. Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or "Los."
  6. You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
  7. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
  8. Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
  9. You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're laughing funny.
  10. You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
  11. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.
  12. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
  13. You can say 120 degrees without fainting.
  14. Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
  15. You can be in the snow, and then drive for an hour and it will be more than 100 degrees.
  16. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
  17. You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
  18. People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.
  19. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
  20. The pool can be warmer than you are.
  21. You can make sun tea instantly.
  22. People will drive over 100 miles just to see snow.
  23. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
  24. Most people will not drink tap water unless they are under dire conditions.
  25. People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
  26. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
  27. You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
  28. You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
  29. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
  30. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro," "Tempe," "Gila Bend," "San Xavier," "Canyon de Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Ajo."
  31. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving on the streets.
  32. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
  33. Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout counter, a formula less than 30 SPF is a joke, and you wear it just to go to the Circle K.
  34. Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and other fools will actually buy them.
  35. Hot-air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.
  36. No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car.
  37. You eat hot chilis to cool your mouth off.
  38. You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
  39. The temperature drops below 95, you feel a bit chilly.
  40. You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.
  41. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.
  42. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
  43. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
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Originally Posted by fatbrit
And You Know You Live in Arizona When...
  1. You buy salsa by the gallon.
  2. Your Christmas decorations include a half a yard of sand and 100 paper bags.
  3. All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.
  4. You think someone driving while wearing oven mitts is clever.
  5. Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or "Los."
  6. You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
  7. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
  8. Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
  9. You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're laughing funny.
  10. You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
  11. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.
  12. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
  13. You can say 120 degrees without fainting.
  14. Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
  15. You can be in the snow, and then drive for an hour and it will be more than 100 degrees.
  16. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
  17. You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
  18. People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.
  19. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
  20. The pool can be warmer than you are.
  21. You can make sun tea instantly.
  22. People will drive over 100 miles just to see snow.
  23. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
  24. Most people will not drink tap water unless they are under dire conditions.
  25. People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
  26. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
  27. You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
  28. You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
  29. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
  30. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro," "Tempe," "Gila Bend," "San Xavier," "Canyon de Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Ajo."
  31. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving on the streets.
  32. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
  33. Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout counter, a formula less than 30 SPF is a joke, and you wear it just to go to the Circle K.
  34. Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and other fools will actually buy them.
  35. Hot-air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.
  36. No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car.
  37. You eat hot chilis to cool your mouth off.
  38. You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
  39. The temperature drops below 95, you feel a bit chilly.
  40. You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.
  41. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.
  42. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
  43. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
I can relate. lol
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Originally Posted by Eskimo
1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible,

2. You make over $180,000 and still can't afford a house,

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation
in English,

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named
Breeze,

5. You can't remember .. . ... is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor,

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown,
and you can taste the difference between Sumatra and Ethiopian,

9. You can't remember . . ... is pot illegal?

10. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears,

11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast,

12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S,

13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps, and
you don't even notice,

14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks' wearing the baseball
cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney,

15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment,

16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who
delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

17. You can't remember . ..... . is pot illegal?

18. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station:
"STORM WATCH,"

19. You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks
himself is teaching the 4:00 pm Tae Bo class,

20. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy
with their cells or pagers,

21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early
to avoid all the weather-related accidents . . .

22. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal????

23. Both you AND your dog have therapists . . . and lastly,

24. The Terminator is your governor

California is like a bowl of muesli
Full of fruits, nuts and flakes.

PS Shit on the Villa!
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Default Re: You know you live in California if

Originally Posted by tomelina
California is like a bowl of muesli
Full of fruits, nuts and flakes.

PS Shit on the Villa!

youre not a f***ing blue nose are you ?
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