fromj aq former Coloradoan - spot on and I have eaten at Casa Bonita and recognized it on that South Park episode!<br>
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From: Tahosa McCarthy <Tahosa_the_Cacher@msn.com><br>
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com<br>
Sent: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 7:39 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] gotta love it<br>
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<div class=EC_EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Good Humor is always a good thing to Share!!</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div>A winter statistic:</FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><br>
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98% OF AMERICANS SCREAM BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM COLORADO AND THEY SAY, 'HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS. </div>
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<div>You're from Colorado if you'll eat ice cream in the winter.</FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> <br>
When the weather report says it's going to be2065 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt. <br>
It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.<br>
You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature.<br>
You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's. And then you make fun of them. <br>
'Humid' is over 25%.<br>
Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the mountains. <br>
You say 'the interstate' and everybody knows which one. <br>
You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard. <br>
You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold off planting them until just before Father's day.<br>
You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat. <br>
You know what the Continental Divide is. <br>
You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal. <br>
You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult. <br>
You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities. <br>
You always know the elevation of where you are. <br>
You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow. <br>
You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High. <br>
Every movie theater has military and student discounts. <br>
Everybody wears jeans to church. <br>
You actually know that ** South Park ** is a real place not just a show on TV. <br>
You know what a 'trust fund hippy' is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder <br>
You know you're talking to a fell
ow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags. <br>
A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you. <br>
Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders. <br>
When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh. <br>
You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels 'sticky' and you notice the sky is no longer blue. </div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:evilfish@cox.net href="mailto:evilfish@cox.net">Regan Smith</A> </div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 25, 2008 10:09 PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] gotta love it</div>
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You Know You’re In Arizona When ….<br>
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You think Taco Bell is the local phone company. <br>
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You notice your car overheating before you drive it.<br>
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You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.<br>
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You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.<br>
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You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.<br>
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You d
iscover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.<br>
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The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.<br>
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You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.<br>
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You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.<br>
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You can make sun tea instantly.<br>
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Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.<br>
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It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.<br>
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You actually burn your hand opening the car door.<br>
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Sunscreen is sold year round and kept right at the checkout counter.<br>
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You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.<br>
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Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog.<br>
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You can pronounce Saguaro, Tempe, San Xavier, Canyon de Chelly, Mogollon Rim, and Cholla.<br>
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You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"<br>
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You can fry an egg on the hood of a car in the morning.<br>
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You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.<br>
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No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.<br>
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You see two trees fighting over a dog.<br>
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You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny.<br>
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You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt Ri
ver<br>
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You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves<br>
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You hear people say "but it's a dry heat!"<br>
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You buy salsa by the gallon.<br>
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Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.<br>
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You think a red light is merely a suggestion.<br>
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All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.<br>
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You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.<br>
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Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."<br>
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You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.<br>
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Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.<br>
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Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.<br>
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Most homes have more firearms than people.<br>
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Kids ask, "What's a mosquito?"<br>
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People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.<br>
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You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.<br>
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If you haven't worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer.<br>
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You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.<br>
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You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.<br>
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You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arizona.<br>
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You take rain dances seriously. <br>
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You've signed so many petitions to recall governors you can't remember the name of the incumbent.<br>
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hen a rainy day puts you in a good mood. <br>
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When you drive two miles around a parking lot looking for a shady place - even in the dead of winter. <br>
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You feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs. <br>
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You "hug" a cactus only once in your lifetime. <br>
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When you have to look up "mass transit" in the dictionary.<br>
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A hundred ten in the shade is sorta hot, but you don't have to shovel it off your driveway. <br>
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You wear a bola tie.<br>
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You take a stroll on Ho Hum Way.<br>
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The beer is chilled and filled with chili.<br>
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A haboob happens.<br>
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Petrified doesn't mean scared.<br>
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Standin' on the corner sounds good.<br>
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The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a bit chilly.<br>
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You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.<br>
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You would give anything to be able to splash cold water on your face.<br>
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You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.<br>
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You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.<br>
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