Jeff Foxworthy's view of Pennsylvanians

[DISUNC]

Are they the alternates to get through the Stroudsburgs? If they are... I have no idea which roads they actually are!

Thats where i live!!!!

 

[Muhlenberg]

I knew that. From the pre-WPASADI days.

 

[Muhlenberg]

Your green hair gave you away.

 

[agentpleakley]

You know you're from Western PA if . . .

1. "Hey yunz guyz" is a greeting;
You've taken deliberate field trips to Old Bedford Village and Ft. Ligonier;

2. You actually know where "up-ere" and "don-nare" is (up there, down there);

3. You know the time and location of every wing night in a 10 mile radius;

4. "'77 was a flood.";

5. Idlewild Park was the biggest and only theme park you knew until you were on your own and discovered Kennywood and Hershey;

6. You think people from Phili talk funny;

7. You actually know what to do at a wedding to a REAL bridal polka (bridal dance);

8. Church is replaced with Sunday Steeler game parties;

9. You own an original "terrible towel";

10. You don't understand what all the hype is about for Rolling Rock... you have been drinking it for years;

11. You consider an exotic vacation a trip to Ocean City, MD or the Jersey shore.

12. Your version of the English language contains no form of the verb "to be"...(for example, the car needs warshed instead of the car needs to be warshed);

13. You're 30 years old, have never been outside of Westmoreland County and don't see the need to do so now;

14. You only own three spices.... salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup;

15. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit;

16. You have more miles on your snowblower than you do your car;

17. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow;

18. The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports;

19. You think the start of deer hunting is a National holiday;

20. You know the four seasons... winter, still winter, almost winter and construction;

21. The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus;

22. You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game without either halupki, halushki, pierogies or kielbosa;

23. You remember fondly the days of youth known as "snow days";

24. You don't understand why all sports commentators don't sound more like Myron Cope;

25. Words like gumband, buggy, hoagie, chipped ham, gob and pop actually mean something to you;

26. You thought all wedding receptions were held at the firehall;

 

[Mkrop]

Ah yes Hoagies, dont call them subs people! Should we add soft pretzels, cheesesteaks and Tastykakes in there.

I think I may be getting to Phillyish vs PAish here! Oh well!

 

[Mkrop]

We have BLUE & ORANGE routes up here in the poconos too! Just makes me think of the NY Mets

NY Mets, that's blasphmey! Althoug I hear the Poconos are being invaded by NYers!

 

[agentpleakley]

Ah yes Hoagies, dont call them subs people! Should we add soft pretzels, cheesesteaks and Tastykakes in there.

I think I may be getting to Phillyish vs PAish here! Oh well!

I forgot all about Tastykakes .... mmmmmmmmm

 

[MAKmom]

Very cute.

I have a few to add;

If you call your purse a pocketbook you may live in PA.

If you had your Wedding reception in a fire hall you may live in PA.

If you know what scrapple is may live in PA.

 

[Mkrop]

Very cute.

I have a few to add;

If you call your purse a pocketbook you may live in PA.

If you had your Wedding reception in a fire hall you may live in PA.

If you know what scrapple is may live in PA.

Pocketbook, huh didnt know that was regional. I do that all the time.

 

[Mkaz]

Here's a few more:

If you leave your car unlocked; with your purse and keys inside, you may live in PA.

If you call Pennsylvania-P.A., you may live in PA

If you say you are going to town instead of down town, you may live in PA

If you have ever hit four deer at the same time, you may live in PA (dh did this)

If it takes twenty minutes to get to the nearest town, you may live in PA

If you know there are really only two seasons; winter and construction, you may live in PA

 

[eclectics]

I'll add one.

When you mail your county tax bill check to the tax collector's home address, you may live in PA.

 

[eclectics]

Thought of a couple more.

If you consider a can of "OFF" to be household staple, you may live in PA.

If there is a big jar of Pickled Eggs in the Supermarket's Deli Case, you may live in PA.

 

[betsywdw]

Very cute.

I have a few to add;

If you call your purse a pocketbook you may live in PA.

If you had your Wedding reception in a fire hall you may live in PA.

If you know what scrapple is may live in PA.

Unfortunately I do know what scrapple is and yes I do live in PA

 

[Kycha]

We have BLUE & ORANGE routes up here in the poconos too! Just makes me think of the NY Mets

Are they the alternates to get through the Stroudsburgs? If they are... I have no idea which roads they actually are!

I know in Lancaster they had blue and orange routes as alternate routes during construction on Route 30. Of course that was done years ago, and the signs are still up. That's probably another sign that you are in PA.

 

[Anne34]

That sounds just like Wisconsin too.

I was going to say " It sounds like Wisconsin (where I grew up) and Illinois (where I live now) -- especially about doing 75 in 2 feet of snow!!

 

[hentob]

For those who haven't seen this page:::::::

http://www.coalregion.com/

Yay PA

 

[simba928]

You know you're from Western PA if . . .

1. "Hey yunz guyz" is a greeting;
You've taken deliberate field trips to Old Bedford Village and Ft. Ligonier;

2. You actually know where "up-ere" and "don-nare" is (up there, down there);

3. You know the time and location of every wing night in a 10 mile radius;

4. "'77 was a flood.";

5. Idlewild Park was the biggest and only theme park you knew until you were on your own and discovered Kennywood and Hershey;

6. You think people from Phili talk funny;

7. You actually know what to do at a wedding to a REAL bridal polka (bridal dance);

8. Church is replaced with Sunday Steeler game parties;

9. You own an original "terrible towel";

10. You don't understand what all the hype is about for Rolling Rock... you have been drinking it for years;

11. You consider an exotic vacation a trip to Ocean City, MD or the Jersey shore.

12. Your version of the English language contains no form of the verb "to be"...(for example, the car needs warshed instead of the car needs to be warshed);

13. You're 30 years old, have never been outside of Westmoreland County and don't see the need to do so now;

14. You only own three spices.... salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup;

15. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit;

16. You have more miles on your snowblower than you do your car;

17. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow;

18. The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports;

19. You think the start of deer hunting is a National holiday;

20. You know the four seasons... winter, still winter, almost winter and construction;

21. The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus;

22. You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game without either halupki, halushki, pierogies or kielbosa;

23. You remember fondly the days of youth known as "snow days";

24. You don't understand why all sports commentators don't sound more like Myron Cope;

25. Words like gumband, buggy, hoagie, chipped ham, gob and pop actually mean something to you;

26. You thought all wedding receptions were held at the firehall;

Those are great! I'm a born and raised Pittsburgher. If you had to describe me, you would say I'm a nebby, pop-drinkin', Kennywood-goin', Terrible Towel-wavin' Stiller fan...n'at. Oh, and I'm HIGHLY embarassed to say that I have never had a Primanti Bros., even though there is one about 10 minutes away.

 

[makinorlando]

Dont know about orange routes but the BLUE ROUTE is really a portion of Rt476 that runs from the end of the Turnpike(Midcounty exchange) or the end of the NE Extension (another road name! ) to Interstate 95. This project took forever to build and there were many arguments among locals about it being built. On the map it was always distinguished as Blue Route and the name stuck. It was built and within a year it was the most used road in SE PA!

I was going to say the same thing, you beat me to it!

This post is very appropriate, as I have made the decision to leave Orlando and move back to PA! There are so many local PA things (in addition to really missing my family) that I just miss.

I loved the Blue Route for about the first 2 months it was open. I lived in near the Lansdale (Kulpsville exit) of the turnpike and worked in Wayne and took it to work every day for several years!

Yum, scrapple. When you are raised on it, and you are too young to ask what it is "whatcha gonna do".

Here in FL the road that you pay tolls on is a TOLL ROAD, in PA - it's the TURNPIKE.

We had a garage sale today, and a woman stopped by, and I knew as soon as she opened her mouth she was a PHILA native.

 

[mickeyfan2]

We do #8 every year.

 

[goofinoff]

These definately could apply to Mainers!! All of them!!! Too funny!!!