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Yes, we are from Colorado...

#1 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:15 pm

And yes, I am shamelessly padding my post count.
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:18 pm

A lot of those "you know you're from Colorado" (or PA, or WI, or NM, or Idaho, etc. etc.)" are fairly generic and could apply to dozens of states. Finally, one that REALLY DOES apply to Colorado.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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#3 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:18 pm

A winter statistic:

98% of Americans say "Oh bleep!!" before going into the ditch on a slippery road.

The other 2% are from Colorado, and they say, "Hold my beer and watch this."
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#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:19 pm

You're from Colorado if...

You'll eat ice cream in the winter.
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#5 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:20 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your
legs and wear a skirt.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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#6 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:21 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.
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#7 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:21 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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#8 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:22 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

"Humid" is over 25%.
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#9 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:23 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the
mountains.
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#10 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:23 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You refer to "the interstate" and everybody knows which one.
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#11 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:24 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard.
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:25 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but you try to hold off
planting them until just before Father's day.
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#13 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:25 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat.
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#14 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:26 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You know what the Continental Divide is.

And where it is.
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#15 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:27 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal.
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#16 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:27 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult.
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#17 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:28 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You've gone jeeping in a vehicle that was never intended to go off-road.
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#18 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:29 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You always know the elevation of where you are.
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#19 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:29 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going
to snow tomorrow.
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#20 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:30 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at
Mile High.
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#21 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:30 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

Every movie theater has military and student discounts.
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#22 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:31 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

Everybody wears jeans to church.
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#23 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:31 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You actually know that South Park is a real place not just a show on TV.

And where it is.
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#24 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:32 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You know what a "trust fund hippie" is, you know its natural habitat
is Boulder, and you know a couple of 'em yourself.
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#25 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm

You're from Colorado if . . .

You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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