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You might be from Colorado if:

Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by Mignonne, 12 Apr 2006.


  1. You know your from/in Colorado when....

    -People move onto the highway at 15 miles an hour.

    -You have absolutely no recognizable accent.

    -If the humidity gets above 25%, you consider it "muggy".

    -You only go to Central City when friends are in from out of town.

    -You have been skiing less than 10 times in your life

    -You think 5-points is a ghetto.

    -You think Westminster is a ghetto

    -You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed.

    -You say things like "I don't care how big Golden is, it's still a one-horse town".

    -You think only stupid people get lost in your town.

    -When giving directions, you never say "Turn left, turn right", it's
    always go West, then South. (TOWARDS THE MOUNTIANS THEN SOUTH)

    -During a thunderstorm you wonder "which I-25 underpass is flooding".

    -You never plan a picnic between 3:30 and 6:00 in Spring or Summer months.

    -If it rains more than 2 days straight you compare the weather to being in Seattle.

    -You voted for higher taxes to fund Coors field, but voted down taxes for public transportation.

    -You have a broken windshield.

    -You see no reason to travel to Aurora.

    -The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle.

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

    -You thought "Californication" would be banned by Amendment 2.

    -You think "South Park" is a place to stop for gas on your way to Buena Vista.

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

    -You have a flat tire in your refrigerator and your garage.

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

    -You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.

    -You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.

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

    -You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.

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

    -The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

    -You personally wouldn't pay $10 per head to drive up Pikes Peak unless it was the only mountain on earth, but you tell all your house-guests to do it.

    -You get depressed after one day of foggy 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 damned 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 and Birkenstocks.

    -You see your East Coast relatives now more than when you lived there.

    -You think gun control is a steady hand.

    -You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.

    -You've stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.

    -You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.

    -You're a meat eating vegetarian.

    -You think the major food groups are Boulder Bars, tofu and Fat Tire Beer.

    -You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate your local sports team's victory.


    -You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but can't get to work if there are 4 inches of snow.

    -You know the correct pronunciation of Buena Vista.

    -When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.

    -Your car insurance costs more than your car.

    -You have surge protectors on every outlet.

    -April showers bring May blizzards.

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

    -"Timberline" is someplace you have actually been.

    -You know Telluride isn’t a made up town with Tim McGraw in it

    -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.

    -A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does.

    -Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning-rod.

    -People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.

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

    -Thunder has set off your car alarm.

    -A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal.

    -"Where we're going, we don't need roads!"

    -You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.

    -You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight.

    -Driving directions usually include 'Go over ____ Pass...'

    -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.

    -They were both in the same year.

    -You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream

    -You know the elevation of a town, but not its population.

    -You never pack away your coat and sweaters.

    -You can name only two people you know who were actually born in Colorado.

    -You call tumbleweed "groundcover".

    -You love your Broncos, your Avs, your Rockies, Nuggets, Rapids, Mammoths

    -You or someone you know plays golf 12 months of the year.

    -You don't have AC in your home, but you use it in your car all winter long.

    -If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime.

    -You can name the states that make up the Four Corners.

    -You know what and where the Continental Divide is.

    -You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Colorado.



    :) sorry sent, saw your wisconsin one and a friend just sent these to me, and the sad thing is, lots of them are true!! :) enjoy all
     
  2. ROFL!! Good one Mig!! Funny stuff, all true and yes I am a Colorado Native!! :D
     

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