The PNW according to Jeff Foxworthy...

Even after being in Houston for over 4 years - I still do some of this stuff... and while living in the NW, I did all but 2 of them!!!

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Read this and then tell me there is "no truth" in this!

The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy:

1. You know the state flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement 'sun break' and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the 'Walk' Signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, its not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima,and Willamette.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13.You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark-while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by 'Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,' and 'Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers.'

17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

20. You notice, 'The mountain is out' when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.

26. You measure distance in hours.

27. You often switch from 'heat' to 'a/c' in the same day.

28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk Season (Fall).

30. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward them.

SnowDragon 17 years ago
Lol sad I can say I know or have done some of those. Not all but most. Now he should do texas.
FyreGarnett 17 years ago
I was laughing so hard I was crying. sent it to one of my co-workers - and then stood over her while she was trying to pronounce #11. The only one she got right was Oregon - and she was darn close on Yakima. The rest? Not even in the ballpark!!
Den 17 years ago
You know...that brings up an interesting point Fyre. I lived in Crescent City, California for 6-7 years, and it's in Del Norte County.

Now the proper way to say the county is Del Nor tay...its an Indian word, and that's the way they pronounce it. However, people who live there pronounce it Del Nort...go figure :P
Sarah 17 years ago
Den, that's like being in Texas and having Montague pronounced Mon-tayg or Manchaca pronounced Man-shack or Itasca pronounced Eye-task-uh Weee!
ROzbeans 17 years ago
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.


HAHAHAHA, you seriously say this out loud when you see it.
FyreGarnett 17 years ago
oh yeah! i can remember standing in line at teh liquor store and this lady in front of me complaining that they weren't going to be able to have a bbq that weekend because it was going to rain. the checkout lady and i both stared at her for a minute before we both started laughing. "you're new tho the area aren't you?" the other customer was like "How did you know?" geez, the number of outings, picnics and bbq's i went to while it was raining - if you didn't, you never left the damn house!!