This list was sent to me just after Australia Day, which was Monday...
It's old, old, old, but worth posting anyway.

You know you're Australian if …
1. You know the meaning of the word "girt".
2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn.
3. You think it's normal to have a leader called Kevin.
4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse.
5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden.
6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school.
7. When you hear that an American "roots for his team" you wonder how often and with whom.
8. You understand that the phrase "a group of women wearing black thongs" refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds.
9. You pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin".
10. You pronounce Penrith as "Pen-riff".
11. You believe the "l" in the word "Australia" is optional.
12. You can translate: "Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas."
13. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
14. You call your best friend "a total bastard" but someone you really, truly despise is just "a bit of a bastard".
15. You think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place.
16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife.
17. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin.
18. You understand that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga" but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy".
19. You believe that cooked-down axlegrease makes a good breakfast spread.
20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point they again become Kiwis.
21. Hamburger. Beetroot. Of course.
22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.
23. You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionary known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year.
24. You still don't get why the "Labor" in "Australian Labor Party" is not spelt with a "u".
25. You wear ugh boots outside the house.
26. You believe, as an article of faith, that every important discovery in the world was made by an Australian but then sold off to the Yanks for a pittance.
27. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them.
28. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language.
29. You understand that "excuse me" can sound rude, while "scuse me" is always polite.
30. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose.
31. You understand that "you" has a plural and that it's "youse".
32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.
33. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket.
34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call "Anzac cookies".
35. You still think of Kylie as "that girl off Neighbours".
36. When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case you're trying to sneak in fruit.
37. You believe the phrase "smart casual" refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered.
38. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.
39. When working on a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer.
40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second.
41. You find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's new test for migrants.
42. You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says "cobber".
43. And you will immediately forward this list to other Australians, here and overseas, realising that only they will understand.
Happy Australia Day.

-Most of those are true, but some are more for Eastern Staters. And I abhor tracksuit pants!

About 15 of those apply to me, including the one about decorating the nations highway's with bananas prawns and sheep, calling my friends bastards ( especially whereas it involves videogames or airsoft. ) and arguing over cricket.

There's a list that's very similar to this one called "You know you're from Michigan when..." I think it might have actually been one of the original few lists like it. I'll see if I can find it. I don't actually think there's a "you know you're American when.." list.

Edit- Found way faster than I thought.

* You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the Little Finger.)
* The only place in the world can you experience all four seasons in one day.
* You know what a 'party store' is.
* You've never met any celebrities.
* "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.
* At least one member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.
* Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.
* Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?
* You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
* You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
* It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge sauce, and Faygo pop.
* You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."
* You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.
* You bake with SODA and drink POP.
* The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.
* Your little league game was snowed out.
* The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.
* Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
* You measure distance in minutes.
* When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
* You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but isn't far from Hell.
* Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
* Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
* You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
* When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown.
* You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
* Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
* You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.
* You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
* You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?"
* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
* You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
* You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk.
* You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
* Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.
* Your favorite holidays are Christmas,Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season, which you consider a National Holiday.
* You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
* You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.
* You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
* Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
* You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”
* The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM, or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.
* You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
* Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.
* You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
* You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots.
* The municipality buys a zamboni before a bus.
* You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
* The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.

That's hilarious! lol!

Those are always funny...there's one for Winnipeg like this, but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who would appreciate it.

ozoneocean
3. You think it's normal to have a leader called Kevin.

...and that a past indiscretion involving a strip club actually improved his chances of being elected (probably)

8. You understand that the phrase "a group of women wearing black thongs" refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds.

unless there wearing just the thongs

16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife.

secretly? I'm openly proud of our killer wildlife

20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point they again become Kiwis.

*cough*Russell Crowe*cough*

24. You still don't get why the "Labor" in "Australian Labor Party" is not spelt with a "u".

I find it more confusing that our "Liberal Party" is the more conservative one.

32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.

get one of those silver things that you put over wheel to make it stop doing that

34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call "Anzac cookies".

THERE BISCUITS DAMMIT!

40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second.

I had to learn the second verse in Primary school, can't remember it now...

I'm an Eastern Stater. So that thing about train timetables is 100% true!! City Rail (commonly known as "Shitty Rail" ) really does give me the shits...

warefish
I'm an Eastern Stater.

The Wooloomaloo, Wogga Wogga, and Woy Woy sound weird to WA people. :)

Not to mention Aubrey Wadonga! o_O

But then we have Gingin; pronounced "jin-jin". It's funny when Eastern stater news people get that one wrong ^_^
And northern towns like Exmouth and Broome...

I'm an Eastern Stater too, and I have relatives living in Woy Woy! and I've been to Aubrey-Wadonga!

Iba has a great idea here. Let's turn this into a "you know you're a (wherever you're from) topic."

You know you're an Icelander if:

-You’re suspicious of pink fish, and wouldn’t want to eat it out of choice.
-But you like eating rotten fish (and sheep’s heads).
-Despite the cold, Ice cream is a very popular choice of snack.
-You consider a Toyota Hi-Lux a "runabout" and an F150 a small car.
-There is no such thing as having overly large wheels on your vehicle.
-Driving 150km to the cinema is regarded as normal.
-You classify a single lane road where you have to get to the curve whenever you meet opposing traffic as a highway.
-You consider Reykjavik a big city.
-You like Opal as you’ve been conditioned to like the flavor from an early age with the same brand sweets.
-You have an involuntary impulse to say "How do you like Iceland?" when meeting a foreigner for the first time.
-You use a credit card for all purchases, especially for less that Kr100.
-You have been caught speeding by the police at least 5 times in the last year.
-and when you get caught speeding you get a "25% discount" if you pay on the spot with a credit card.
-You have Christmas lights up in your room all year round.
-You have an urge to be a student in Denmark.
-You eat rhubarb jam with beef.
-Soup is considered a dessert.
-The biggest parties revolve around horse and sheep festivals.
-Going to a bar before 1am is seriously uncool, but queuing to get in at 5am isn’t.
-Whilst waiting for the correct time to go to the bar, you make as many circuits as necessary in your car on a "Runtur" around the town, stopping at regular intervals at the local petrol station.
-Although not particularly interested in whaling or whale meat, you like to take part in whaling discussions to wind up the international community.
-You have a personal blog, and treat this as the primary communication system with your friends.
-Cod liver oil is non-negotiable.
-You think any plant taller than 15cm is a "tree" and 5 together are known as a "forest".
-You believe in trolls (when foreigners are in earshot), and think they live in "suspicious looking rocks".
-You are proud of topping the world league tables on life expectancy, quality of living, and lowest age at losing your virginity.
-You can actually pronounce the beer Egilsgull.
-You have never heard of Magnus Magnusson, despite him being the most famous Icelander (ok after Bjork)
-You don't like Bjork but feign pride whenever you're near a foreigner.
-There is no such thing as a time when you can’t say "Haa?"
-You like using letters likethis one [en.wikipedia.org] and this one [en.wikipedia.org], but get confused by the letter z. (I had to change this one since this forum doesn't support those letters.)
-You've either bought or sold Herbalife product at some point in your life.

you know you're Australian if...
#44- A dingo ate your baby.

......


i'm...i'm sorry.




i found one for illinois too, but it's got a lot of the same stuff on there as the michigan one does, but in the spirit of the moment, here's a few choice cuts:

you know you're form Illinois if:

_You measure distance in minutes
_Down south to you means Kentucky
_You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines"
_You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor
_People from other states love to hear you say "Illinois" and other words with "Os" in them.
_You drink "pop."
_You know what the numbers I-80, 75 and 57 mean
_ You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
_ You know where all the Yoders live
_ You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, pop, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows
_When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say, "It was different."

Hahaha! I bet you have a brilliant accent ^_^

The first few for "You know you're from Winnipeg when..."

1. "Vacation" means going to Brandon for the weekend.
2. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
3. You know of several people who have hit deer more than once.
4. You use a down comforter in the summer.
5. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
6. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
7. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
8. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled.
9. You know all four seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
10. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a toque, two
pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 (-8000 with the wind-chill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7 Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home.

Two things you need to know about Winnipeg to get this: one, we are known for our harsh winters, and two, Winnipeg is the slurpee capital of the world.

Ice fixation :)

I sent a metal Chanfron to Winnipeg once (horse face armour). Poor horse... :(
I bet it's still frozen to the creature's head -_-

You know you're a Tanker when....


1. The only ashtrays at home are 105 mm shell casings.


2. You're always accusing your wife of turning the volume down on the TV, telephone, doorbell, etc.


3. You cannot pass gas without saying "On the way!"


4. You wish it wasn't illegal to stick your head out of the sunroof while driving.

5. You refer to Fort Knox as home.

6. You refer to George S. Patton as "Him."


7. You consider four as the right number of people to have in a family.


8. The only kind of scouts you are aware of are Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.


9. You laugh whenever someone mentions the thrill of firing a big bore gun such as a .308.


10. "Up" is no longer a direction to you.


11. You believe a hammer can fix anything.


12. You invite all your friends to a barbecue and all three show up.


13. You drive everywhere, even if it's two houses down.


14. Your wife is always reminding you to bring the lounge chairs and cooler home.


15. You sleep better sitting in your chair than you do in your bed.


16. You can sleep through the worst thunderstorm but wake up immediately when your clock radio goes off.


17. You believe radial tires are overrated.


18. Your hunting dog obeys such commands as; "halt", "traverse left/right", "forward" and "identified."


19. You were doing drive-by shootings before they were a fad.


20. You think nothing of your kids peeing off the porch instead of using the bathroom.


21. You use old track to surround your wife's small garden.


22. You replace all your wife's flower vases with shinier ones after each gunnery.


23. You get mad whenever your wife puts anything away and it's not by the load plan.

24. It takes you a few extra minutes in the morning to remember that the throttle for your car is on the floor.

25. You use your child's telescope to track passing cars.


26. Your child's first words are "Not my echelon."

27. You believe that a combat load should not interfere with the amount of coffee and propane you pack.


28. You would help your kids with math if only you had all your fingers.


29. When you drive the Interstate you are always looking for possible ambush sites.


30. You figure vacation travel by fuel consumed and rations needed.


31. Overhead helicopter noise makes you tuck your head in and tighten various muscles

But wait there's more:

32. Your wife complains because the kitchen junk drawer is full of MILES keys, head space and timing keys and heater parts.

33. You named your son "Roger"

34. After sex you make the wife wipe down the breech.

35. Instead of meeting you at the door with a cold beer after work, your wife meets you with a can of degreaser and orders to strip before you touch the furniture.

36. During intercourse you announce "On the WAY!"

37. You refer to the Gulf War as the big one of '91

38. You wish your POV had a TAC IDLE.

39. You rank Monster trucks between a LAV and a Bradley.

40. You carry a tanker bar in your POV.

41. You think bad sex may be just be a Boresight problem.

42. You think hot spots are targets, not clubs.

43. You think of ground troops as a speed bump.

44. Your dog's name is SABOT.

45. You don't buy gas for your POV, you "top off"

46. If you go to a fireworks show and feel disappointed that the noise wasn't loud enough.

47. You think diesel and cordite are two of the basic food groups.

48. You think the best way to deal with a fuel spill is to kick sand over it and walk away.

49. If you have ever been starteld out of sleep and yelled "IDENTIFIED!"

50. If you see a truck stuck in the mud and say, "That's nothin' I once had my tank buried so deep..."

And so...

You Know You're From Louisiana When...


1. The crawfish mounds in your front yard have over taken the grass.

2. You think that half an inch of frost is a reason to close all business in town.

3. You greet people with "Howzyamomma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

4. Every so often, you have waterfront property.

5. When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "other side of the bayou" or "other side of the levee."

6. When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."

7. You've ever had Community Coffee.

8. You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.

9. You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

10. You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.

11. The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.

12. You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

13. The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake.

14. You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.

15. You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.

16. You believe that purple, green and gold look good together.

17. Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

18. You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.

19. You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.

20. You describe a color as "K & B Purple."

21. You like your rice and politics dirty.

22. You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins."

23. You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.

24. You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

25. You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.

26. You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron...

27. You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window...

28. When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.

29. You have flood insurance.

30. Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

31. You consider a Bloody Mary a light breakfast.

32. You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws.

33. You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands.

34. You have a parade ladder in your shed.

35. Your first sentence was "Throw me something mistah" and your first drink was from a go-cup.

36. You worry about a deceased family member returning in spring floods.

37. You reply to anything and everything about life here with "Only in Nahlins".

38. You have a monogrammed go-cup.

39. You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and don’t think twice.

40. You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

41. Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

42. No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.

43. You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you give any thought to what you'll fix for dinner.

44. You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring about seafood quality.

45. When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

46. You call tomato sauce "red gravy."

47. You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.

48. Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

49. Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw."

50. You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of four box fans.

51. No one eats healthy. Fried Batter is actually a menu item in some restaurants.

52. You know more than a dozen ways to build a raft out of everyday materials.

53. You can properly pronounce Lafayette, Bossier, Natchitoches,
Opelousas, Shongaloo, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, and you know
that New Orleans doesn't have a long "e" sound anywhere in it

54. You think people who complain about the heat in their states
are pussies.

55. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard
and look for a funnel.

56. You know that the true value of a parking space is not
determined by the distance to the door, but by the
availability of shade.

57. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.

58. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.

59. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

60. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special
occasions.

70. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to
the ocean.

71. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an
outfit.

72. You know cowpatties are not made of beef.

73. Someone you know has used a LSU football schedule to
plan their wedding date.

74. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger
than your fist.

75. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and
bait all in the same store.

76. A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Ford F-250
Extended Bed Crew Cab Powerstroke is a status symbol.

77. You know everything goes better with 'Tony's'.

78. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how
to multiply

19. If you're about to do something, you're "fixin'" to do something.

20. You're not offended by the term "coonass." If anything,
it's a compliment.

Finally, you are 100% Louisianian if you have ever had this
conversation:

"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr Pepper."

You know you're a cow if you:

1. Moo

You know you're from Colorado when:


1. You switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in one day
2. You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.
3. Your sense of direction is: towards the mountains and away from the mountains.
4. You're a meat-eating vegetarian.
5. The bike on your car is worth more than your car and you have your own special bike lane.
6. You're able to drive 65 miles per hour through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without even flinching.
7. You take your out-of-town guests to Casa Bonita {we call it Mexican Disney Land in Colorado} even though you would never go there otherwise.
8. You think your major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Fat Tire beer.
9. You design your kid's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
10. You think that sexy lingerie is wool socks and flannel PJs.
11. You know all 4 seasons "almost winter, winter, still winter and spring blizzards
12. You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate a CU/CSU victory.
13. You can never figure out why your out-of-town guests faint from altitude sickness on a picnic to the mountains.
14. 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.
15. You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena Vista.
16. When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.
17. Your car insurance costs more than your car.
18. You have surge protectors on every outlet.
19. April showers bring May blizzards.
20. 'Timberline' is someplace you have actually been.
21. You know what a 'Chinook' is.
22. You know what a 'Rocky Mountain Oyster' is.
23. You know what a "fourteener" is.
24. But you don't know what a "turn signal" is.
25. A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does.
26. Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning rod.
27. You know who Alfred Packer was and what he did.
28. You know who Baby Doe Tabor was.
29. SPF 90 is not out of the question.
30. People from out of state breathe 5 times as often as you do.
31. Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange.
32. Thunder has set off your car alarm.
33. A full moon has never kept you awake at night.
34. You have an $800 stereo in your $300 truck.
35. A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal.
36. You think a red light means 3 more cars can go.
37. Where we're going, we don't need roads!!
38. You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.
39. You know where Buffalo Bill's grave is.
40. You know where the real "South Park" is.
41. You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight
42. Driving directions usually include 'Go over _________ Pass.'
43. You've 'checked for ticks'
44. You've dressed in shorts, sandals, and a parka with a hood.
45. You've gone snow skiing in July and...
46. You've played golf in January and.....
47. They were in the same year!
48. You've urinated on the Continental Divide just so it could 'run into both oceans'
49. And most important: You get a certain satisfaction knowing that California and Texas are both downstream.
50. You know what a down slope and an up slope weather pattern is ..
51. You actually understand these jokes and send them to your Colorado friends.