CodeRed
Critter Creeper
Not sure how many Hoosiers we have here, but might as well... A fair lot of these I agree with, but some I don't know about. Might be for the "older" generation. Be warned, it's a long list 
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1. You know several people who have hit a deer.
2. You've never met any celebrities.
3. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
4. Down south to you means Kentucky.
5. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute."
6. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
8. You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.
9. You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre.
10. You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store no matter what time of year it is.
11. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at? or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
12. Detassling was your! first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops all in the same day.
13. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day OR "Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version.
14. You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner".
15. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
16. You carry jumper cables in your car regularly.
17. You drink "pop".
18. You know what "cow tipping" is.
19. You know that Bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape.
20. You know that strangers are the only ones that come to your "front" door.
21. Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups.
22. You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm implement driving on the roads.
23. High school basketball game draws a bigger crowd on the weekend nights than movie theaters.
24. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
25. The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1 page, but requires 6 for local sports.
26. Can repeat the scores of the last 8 IU games, but unless the MVP is a Hoosier, you are not sure who he is. (not IU, but Purdue)
27. There is a basketball hoop at every house.
28. You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years.
29. You shop at Marsh.
30. Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.
31. The biggest question of your youth was "IU or "Purdue".
32. Indianapolis is the "big city".
33. "Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to school.
34. The Wabash River is the "biggest body of water" near your house.
35. You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is.
36. People at your high school chewed tobacco.
37. Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, whether he is at home or on duty.
38. To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge.
39. People in your neighborhood, really, REALLY like Nascar.
40. You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side.
41. To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".
42. The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup.
43. You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan.
44. You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival.
45. You took backroads to get there - why sit in traffic?
46. To you, a tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.
47. You call a green bell pepper a "mango".
48. Sometimes, you call the toilet the "commode" or the "stool".
49. In the fall, one of your favorite pranks was corning cars.
50. You know what corning is.
51. Wal-mart (K-Mart!) is the most exciting place in your hometown.
52. Technically, you don't even live in a town.
53. You know what FFA and 4H stand for and how to spell them.
54. A typical party at your high school consisted of a bunch of people driving trucks into the woods or an empty field, lighting a bonfire, and staring at it while drinking a few beers.
55. It is a 30 minute drive from your house to the grocery store.
56. You have all the same teachers in high school that your parents had.
57. You know what chip-and-seal is, and your high school was located on just such a road.
58. You think that Notre Dame is a college in South Bend, and not a cathedral in France.
59. You know people who own belt buckles with their initials on them. These buckles are the size of a dinner plate.
60. You go to the county fair every night of it's week-long duration.
::1. You know several people who have hit a deer.
2. You've never met any celebrities.
3. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
4. Down south to you means Kentucky.
5. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute."
6. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
8. You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.
9. You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre.
10. You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store no matter what time of year it is.
11. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at? or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
12. Detassling was your! first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops all in the same day.
13. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day OR "Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version.
14. You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner".
15. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
16. You carry jumper cables in your car regularly.
17. You drink "pop".
18. You know what "cow tipping" is.
19. You know that Bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape.
20. You know that strangers are the only ones that come to your "front" door.
21. Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups.
22. You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm implement driving on the roads.
23. High school basketball game draws a bigger crowd on the weekend nights than movie theaters.
24. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
25. The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1 page, but requires 6 for local sports.
26. Can repeat the scores of the last 8 IU games, but unless the MVP is a Hoosier, you are not sure who he is. (not IU, but Purdue)
27. There is a basketball hoop at every house.
28. You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years.
29. You shop at Marsh.
30. Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.
31. The biggest question of your youth was "IU or "Purdue".
32. Indianapolis is the "big city".
33. "Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to school.
34. The Wabash River is the "biggest body of water" near your house.
35. You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is.
36. People at your high school chewed tobacco.
37. Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, whether he is at home or on duty.
38. To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge.
39. People in your neighborhood, really, REALLY like Nascar.
40. You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side.
41. To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".
42. The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup.
43. You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan.
44. You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival.
45. You took backroads to get there - why sit in traffic?
46. To you, a tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.
47. You call a green bell pepper a "mango".
48. Sometimes, you call the toilet the "commode" or the "stool".
49. In the fall, one of your favorite pranks was corning cars.
50. You know what corning is.
51. Wal-mart (K-Mart!) is the most exciting place in your hometown.
52. Technically, you don't even live in a town.
53. You know what FFA and 4H stand for and how to spell them.
54. A typical party at your high school consisted of a bunch of people driving trucks into the woods or an empty field, lighting a bonfire, and staring at it while drinking a few beers.
55. It is a 30 minute drive from your house to the grocery store.
56. You have all the same teachers in high school that your parents had.
57. You know what chip-and-seal is, and your high school was located on just such a road.
58. You think that Notre Dame is a college in South Bend, and not a cathedral in France.
59. You know people who own belt buckles with their initials on them. These buckles are the size of a dinner plate.
60. You go to the county fair every night of it's week-long duration.
