> You know you are from Nebraska (pronounced na-brass-kuh) when: > *You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear red! > *You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction. > *You live more than 30 miles from the nearest fast food joint. > *You know what a cornhusker really is, and have a recipe for everything corn grown. > "Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means south." > *You know if other Nebraskans are from eastern or western Nebraska as soon as you ask about Lake McConaughy. > *You can spell words like Ogallala, Tecumseh, and you can correctly pronounce Kearney. ( Car-nee) > *"Vacation" means spending a day at the nearest mall. > *You measure distance in minutes. > *Your school classes were canceled because of cold.> > *You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. > *You know what should be knee-high by the Fourth of July. > *You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" > *You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. > *You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. > *You carry jumper cables in your car. > *You know what 'pop' is. > *You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. > *Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with packed snow. > *You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown. > *The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports. > *You know which leaves make good toilet paper. > *You actually get these jokes:laugh:
