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Sdiver
04-02-2008, 20:24
After living up there for awhile, I understand quit a few of these. :D :D



1. You know the state flower (Mildew).

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant or to church.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "WALK" signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real
mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and
Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Haceta, Yaquina, Yachats,
Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while
only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and
"Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

17.You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through
the cloud cover.

20. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can
actually see it.

21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear
your hiking boots and parka.

22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones
after such a long time.

26. You measure distance in hours.

27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.

28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, winter, Still Raining
(Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).

30. You understand these jokes.

Pete S
04-02-2008, 20:49
Its sad how true those all are.
We're the only area that has concentrations of the "North Face Mafia."

HOLLiS
04-02-2008, 21:19
Its sad how true those all are.
We're the only area that has concentrations of the "North Face Mafia."

^^^ what he says. and yes, switching to heat to A/C on the same day is not unusual. We even have snow on the coast range range (close to my house) and it is T-shirt weather.

Divemaster
04-05-2008, 09:00
If you...

31. still can't drive in the rain

32. seen sunlight cause gridlock

33. believe Gore-Tex is an acceptable anniversary gift.

34. KNOW there is good beer in the U.S. and they make it in your local tavern.

35. have your name engraved on the wall at Engine House No. 9.

...you might be from the Pacific Northwest

Noslack71
04-06-2008, 06:35
Washingtonians Don't Tan, they Rust!

The Seattle Rain Festival, it runs from Jan 1 - Dec 31st very year.



Nosalck

Books
04-08-2008, 18:29
Yeah, that list is pretty spot on. The Southeast nearly killed me with it's lack of drizzle, crummy coffee and crappy beer. When I got back to the Northwest and had a cask conditioned Lagunitas IPA at the neighborhood pub while sporting my Birkenstocks and mountaineering parka. . . well, life got right real quick. You can take the boy out of the PNW, but you can't take the PNW out of the boy. Of course I missed playing golf in short sleeves in November or swimming in the Atlantic in October. There's always a trade off.

Books
04-15-2008, 19:12
Pemco Insurance has been running regional ads with character profiles native to the PNW. I wonder if they're funny to the rest of the country or if we just like to laugh at ourselves.

http://werealotlikeyou.com/