 | You've never met any celebrities. |
| Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the
highway. |
| You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. |
| You measure distance in minutes. |
| Down south to you means Kentucky. |
| You know several people who have hit a deer. |
| You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines" |
| You think Chicago is a whole 'nuther state from Illinois. |
| You know the answer to the question, "Is this Heaven?" |
| Your school classes were cancelled because of cold. |
| Your school classes were cancelled because of heat. |
| You know where all the Yoders live. |
| You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. |
| You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C"in the
same day. |
| You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." |
| You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. |
| Stores don't have bags, they have sacks. |
| You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. |
| You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no
matter what time of the year. |
| You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go
with." |
| All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable. |
| You can locate Illinois on the United States map. |
| Detassling was your first job. |
| You've ever been on a "Geode Hunt". |
| Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as
the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice. |
| You still pronounce the "s" in Illinois. |
| You learn your pickup will run without a muffler. |
| You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked. |
| You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O
salad with marshmallows. |
| When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say,
"It was different." |
| 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. |
| Your dream vacation is a trip to Rock Home Gardens. |
| You carry jumper cables in your car. |
| You drink "pop." |
| You know what the numbers I-80, 75 and 57 mean. |
| You know what "cow tipping" is. |
