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You know you're from Idaho when....

Jan 01, 1900
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You know you're from Idaho when....

* The wind is faster than your truck.
* Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
* When the sun goes down you start looking for your coat.
* In March your vehicle is 43% mud.
* You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.
* You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool.
* You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick."
* The elevation exceeds the population.
* You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
* You can see the stars at night.
* People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall.
* Your great grandmother is older than the courthouse.
* You got a set of snow tires for Valentines Day.
* The bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house.
* Your back yard smells like sagebrush or various animals.
* A girls' basketball game fills the gym.
* You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.
* A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert.
* You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.
* Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what."
* Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list.
* You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck.
* You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.
* In the spring every tenth car you pass is a tractor.
* When the car in front of you is weaving you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk.
* Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicle's "jocky box."
* You can choose plastic bags or paper sacks for your groceries.
* You have to wait for a flock of sheep to pass you on the road.
* You know why people pay money to watch "pig wrestling."
* You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Idaho friends.

Originally published November 14, 2002.

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