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You Know You're From Colorado when . . .

Oct 24, 2002
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You Know You're From Colorado when . . .
You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena Vista.

Sun block SPF 90 is not unreasonable.

April showers bring May blizzards.

You have stood on solid ground & looked down on an airplane in flight.

You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, & you look closer to see if it's someone you know.

Timberline is someplace you have actually been, many times.

You actually know who Alferd Packer was. People from other states breathe 5 times more often than you.

Having a Senator named 'Nighthorse' doesn't seem strange.

A full moon has never kept you awake.

You have a $1500 stereo in a $300 pickup truck.

You have a MBA business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.

You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne, Tex, or Dakota that wears a bandanna.

You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman.

You are 62 years old and take up snowboarding.

Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix.

You get depressed after one day of cloudy weather.

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.

You think that formal wear is ironed denim.

North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" East and west are where all those darn liberals keep moving in from.

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, & hiking boots.

Your bridal registry is at REI.

Boulder means left-wing nuts; Colorado Springs means right-wing nuts.

In Colorado there is an additional season..."Road Construction."

Originally published November 14, 2002.

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