You know you're from California if.... (car insurance, house, elementary school)

[lonestar2007]

So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes, somebody had to come up with this:

You know you're from California if....

1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.

2. You make over $300,000 a year and still can't afford a house.

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.

>5. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

8. You can't remember . . . Is pot legal?

9. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.

10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

11. The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney.

12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

13. You can't remember .. . . Is pot illegal or legal?

14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: 'STORM WATCH.'

15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers.

16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.

17. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????

18. Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and cosmetic surgeons.

19. The Terminator is your governor.

20. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license. If you're here illegally, they give you one.......

[.highnlite]

You know you are from California if;

You are 6 pitches up a granite wall and only a quarter done

You are skiing on fine snow, in July

You are sailing a 20 mile long lake and you dip a cup over the side for a drink of cold clear clean water.

You are standing 283 feet below the level of the sea, and your feet are dry and your neck is getting sunburned.

You are standing next to a tree that would take a thirty five foot long saw to cut down

You are standing next to a tree that is two end zones longer than a football field.

You ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon, and in between you stopped at a fresh produce stand for some ripe fruit and fresh vegetables.

You have walked a single trail for a thousand miles, and you are still in the same state.

You are driving through the deepest valley in the world, with mountain walls rising 10,000 feet on either side.

You have walked for 250 miles in one direction and you have not crossed a road.

Your cowboy hat has a flat brim, not a taco brim like them Texans.

You look out your window and see nothing, since the snow is as deep as your second floor windows.

You are out cross country skiing and hook your skis on a wire, which you extract your self from gently as it is a powerline stretched between two power poles.

You can climb a volcano

You can ski a glacier

You chose among 12 peaks over 14,000 feet to climb, you can bicycle to the top of one of them. You can ski down some of them.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

You know you are from California if;

You are 6 pitches up a granite wall and only a quarter done

You are skiing on fine snow, in July

You are sailing a 20 mile long lake and you dip a cup over the side for a drink of cold clear clean water.

You are standing 283 feet below the level of the sea, and your feet are dry and your neck is getting sunburned.

You are standing next to a tree that would take a thirty five foot long saw to cut down

You are standing next to a tree that is two end zones longer than a football field.

You ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon, and in between you stopped at a fresh produce stand for some riper fruit and fresh vegetables.

You have walked a single trail for a thousand miles, and you are still in the same state.

You are driving through the deepest valley in the world, with mountain walls rising 10,000 feet on either side.

You have walked for 250 miles in one direction and you have not crossed a road.

Your cowboy hat has a flat brim, not a taco brim like them Texans.

You look out your window and see nothing, since the snow is as deep as your second floor windows.

You are out cross country skiing and hook your skis on a wire, which you extract your self from gently as it is a powerline stretched between two power poles.

You can climb a volcano

You can ski a glacier

You chose among 12 peaks over 14,000 feet to climb, you can bicycle to the top of one of them. You can ski down some of them.

Excellent list! The "other" real California

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes, somebody had to come up with this:

You know you're from California if....

1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.

2. You make over $300,000 a year and still can't afford a house.

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.

>5. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

8. You can't remember . . . Is pot legal?

9. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.

10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

11. The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney.

12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

13. You can't remember .. . . Is pot illegal or legal?

14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: 'STORM WATCH.'

15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers.

16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.

17. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????

18. Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and cosmetic surgeons.

19. The Terminator is your governor.

20. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license. If you're here illegally, they give you one.......

Funny and fairly accurate. I think the list has been posted before or maybe this one is updated a bit. But to answer the question: pot is not legal, at least not yet. But as of today, California law has the most tolerant policy toward marijuana of any state.

[Fontucky]

21. You have to evacuate your house twice in the span of one month: first for wildfire, second for mudslides.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes, somebody had to come up with this:

You know you're from California if....

1. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.

2. You make over $300,000 a year and still can't afford a house.

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.

>5. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

8. You can't remember . . . Is pot legal?

9. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.

10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

11. The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney.

12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

13. You can't remember .. . . Is pot illegal or legal?

14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: 'STORM WATCH.'

15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers.

16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.

17. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????

18. Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and cosmetic surgeons.

19. The Terminator is your governor.

20. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license. If you're here illegally, they give you one.......

You know you're from Texas when you post the same list of California-isms for the umpteenth time.

[Fontucky]

They're drawn to the fascinating California fora like bees to orange blossoms.

[lonestar2007]

I apologize if this offended anyone and I'm sorry I didn't know it had been posted before. I have never seen it until today. California is beautiful country and I doubt you could find someone to say differently to that fact. Just checking to see if your sense of humor is still intact.

[slo1318]

^^I think its fine, the list is made of some stereotypes, but we all know stereotypes are rooted in truth.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

I apologize if this offended anyone and I'm sorry I didn't know it had been posted before. I have never seen it until today. California is beautiful country and I doubt you could find someone to say differently to that fact. Just checking to see if your sense of humor is still intact.

NP, there is obviously some truth in these and they are funny the first time or two you read them. But yes, they have been posted a number of times before.

And I'm sure there is a similar type list for Texas.

While living in CO I think I remembered one of these lists for CO floating around on their forum.

Derek