The Neon Nurse's Charting

6:45 this evening:

1) go to google.com and type in "You know you're from (your state here) if..."
2) pick out whichever list strikes your fancy and bold the ones that apply to you.
3) post it in an entry. Duh.

You know you're from Colorado when...

You know the "correct" pronunciation of Buena Vista.
You think there are only 3 seasons: elk, football, and skiing.
April showers bring May blizzards.
You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's someone you know.
Timberline is someplace you have actually been, many times.
You know who Alferd Packer was.
You know who Baby Doe Tabor was, and who Mount Silverheels is named after.
SPF 90 is not out of the question.
People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.
Having a Senator named "Nighthorse" doesn't seem strange.
Knowing that Texas and California are downstream gives you a certain feeling of satisfaction when you flush.
You still belong to the Church of Elway.
You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.
You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.
You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna.
You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman.
You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.
The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.
You get depressed after one day of cloudy weather.
You think that formal wear is ironed denim.
North means "mountains to the left", south is "mountains to the right", and east and west are where all those liberals keep moving in from. Yay! More liberals!!
You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.
You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt, and Birkenstocks.
You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.
You have stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.
You can visit friends at sea level, drink a whole case of beer, and not get a buzz.
You're actually proud of "South Park."
You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.
You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.
You switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in one day.
You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.
You're able to drive 65 miles per hour through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without even flinching. (Or you THINK you can....)
You take your out of town guests to Casa Bonita even though you would never go there otherwise.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter 'cause the pot holes are filled with snow.
You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate a team's victory.
You have surge protectors on every outlet.
You know what a 'Chinook' is.
You know what a 'Rocky Mountain oyster' is.
You know what a 'fourteener' is.
But you don't know what a 'turn signal' is.
Thunder has set off your car alarm.
You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.
You know where Buffalo Bill's grave is.
You know where the real 'South Park' is.
You've used 'checking for ticks' as an excuse to get someone naked..
You've gone skiing in July.
You've gone sunbathing in January.
You've urinated on the Continental Divide just so it could run into both oceans.
You actually understand these jokes