Gimp

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO, IF.....

-Your living room is called the "front room." (pronounced fronchroom)
-You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois, and you become irate at people who do.
-You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"), and everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.
-You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "DesPlaines."
-Your school classes were canceled because of the cold weather. Your school classes were canceled because of the hot weather.
-You've switched from heat to air conditioning in the same day.
-Your grocery stores don't have sacks; they have bags.
-You end your sentences with prepositions: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with," or "Come by and pick me up."
-Your idea of a great sandwich is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, it has everything on it, and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
-You always carry jumper cables in your car.
-You drink "pop," not soda.
-You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different highways.
-You know the names of the interstates:
Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens, but you call them all "expressways."
-You refer to anything south of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"
-You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake."
-You know what the "cribs" are.
-You refer to Chicago as "The City."
-The "Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1985.
-No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown," you immediately assume they're talking about downtown Chicago.
-You know "the Loop" means Downtown.
-You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!
-You read "The Trib."
-You drive to the North suburbs by taking "The Outer Drive" even though no such road exists.
-When giving directions - You say ...
Go toward Wisconsin; Go South; Go West; Go towards the Lake!
-You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!
-You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog and what does not go on. --You NEVER put Katchup on a hot dog!
-You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
-You know what "Italian Beef" is.
-You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City."
-You understand what "lake-effect" means.
-You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. (Do note the preposition.)
-You ride the "L."
-You can distinguish among the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, & 815.
-You respond to the question "Where are you from with a "side." Example: "WESS SIDE," "SOUT SIDE," or "NORT SIDE."
-You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.
-And, the all time CHICAGO CLASSIC: You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.

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I Don't CARE!!

xbrandonx

I've been to several shows in louisville and people use their trash cans.

a good way to not have a trash can in the morning. Or if your lucky just dumped in your yard.

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Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin

Nostrodomas

There I fixed if for ya pal.....

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if my 4 year old daugher was as sexy as your 2 year old son it'd be a diff story...