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I was hoping to find WI in this thread so I could learn what the stereotypes are that I need to now live up to.

Except, I can find my way more or less around Hartford - so long as the directions start with 84 or 91.

I know Hartford isn't a big city!

Most people start work when my work day is half over - who starts work at 9?

According to Geico, CT is the wealthiest state - I'd be wealthier if it weren't for paying a special tax on EVERYTHING! And no, it doesn't all balance out in the end - I could live elsewhere for less than half the price it costs to live here.

Not everyone here likes Italian and Seafood - or them combined (maybe it's because I'm a transplant).

I'm from Western New York
I'm cheap.
I love all kinds of food - including the family-run Italian places on every corner.
I don't freak out when I find Canadian money in my pocket.
I drink pop.
I shop at Wegman's.
I grew up watching Sesame Street in English and French.
I get offended when people from Westchester, Long Island, or NYC tell me I'm from "Upstate".
The people on tv talk just like I do.
I make fun of Canadians.
I know Niagara Falls is in NY.
I know it's spelled NiagAra.
I clip coupons.
I say coupons, not q-pons.
I have a basement in my house, not a cellar.
I love winter.
I tell everyone that they don't know what snow is until they've experienced Lake Erie lake effect snow.
I know what lake effect snow is, and where the "snow belt" is.
I can calculate wind chill effects.
I hate tourists.
I hate that no one else can drive in the snow.
I will always think that Norwood really fucked up the wide right, that the forward lateral was crap, and No Goal will live forever in Buffalo sports history.
10 minutes in traffic is a huge fucking traffic jam.
No one else makes real chicken wings. And yes, they're wings, or chicken wings if you're bein fancy, never Buffalo wings.

I live in Winnipeg – Winter Peg by some.
- I do not see Polar Bears walking down the street
- We do not all live in Igloos
- Long underwear is part of everyone’s wardrobe
- -20c and sunny is a great winter day
- I plug my car in (all cars are sold with block heaters)
- I skate outside in the winter
- My windshield washer fluid is good to -40c
- We fog for mosquitoes
- Hydro is the Utility that supplies us with Electricity not water

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Originally Posted by maddy

who starts work at 9?

:wave: :D

Ironically...look up our state motto.

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Originally Posted by WildIrish

Ironically...look up our state motto.

:wave: maddy :D :D :D

Ahh well, I'm thankful for all you residents that start at 9 - gives me quiet productive time in the morning and a peaceful commute.

CT has a state tartan?!?!? And the state song: Yankee Doodle. I should have been more dilligent in my research.

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Originally Posted by maddy

Peaceful commute? :confused:

Which Connecticut did you move to? :D

hehehe @ ^^^ try the 7am commute and you might find an advantage to starting early.

Orginally posted by FallenAngel5:

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I will always think that Norwood really fucked up the wide right, that the forward lateral was crap, and No Goal will live forever in Buffalo sports history.

As a fellow New Yorker...I gotta say this...

-Dont cry about the Norwood thing...you guys went 4 straight years and still choked...

-Yeah, the forward lateral was crap, I'll agree, but at least you guys are responsible for the biggest comeback in NFL history..

-Fuck the Sabres...the best thing to come out of Buffalo hockey was Pat Lafontaine...

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Originally Posted by maddy

hehehe @ ^^^ try the 7am commute and you might find an advantage to starting early.

What'm I...a farmer? lmfao

Actually, I start work at 8:30, and it's one of the latest start times I've ever had. It works out ok because my office needs coverage after 5:00. Though it does make the evenings short. Well, especially since I don't know how to leave when I'm supposed to. :D

If by Pat Lafontaine you mean DOMINIC HASEK then I have to agree :D :D

I remember watching Brett Hull kick that freaking puck in. Grrrrrrrrr

I am from Ohio.
* No, I did not go cow tipping as a kid
* I have never lived on a farm
* Going to the dairy to feed the goats is a perfectly respectible passtime
* I voted blue and I am proud of it
* I would claim all of my golf entertainment and dinners, given the chance to be governor
* Columbus is neither part of the rust belt nor part of the rubber belt, but I have friends that work in both industries
* Life does revolve around Buckeye football, and that's the way it should be.

I live in Berkeley, CA:
- I have never gone to (or pretended to be) a psychic
- I do not smoke weed
- I only occasionally eat tofu
- I am not in love with the Grateful Dead
- I am not gay, nor am I a Wiccan (although I have friends of each group)
- Go Bears!
- I shop at the grocery store, ond only occasionally at the Farmers Market
- I believe there are much better places to drink and dine than Telegraph
- I do not drive a VW Beetle
- I do recycle

I guess I fail at all stereotypes...yes, I was born & raised in Music City USA, & while I am a musician, I despise country music, & my musician friends are all of the same mindset...downtown Nashville does NOT look like the set of HeeHaw, we do NOT all wear overalls, & if you wanna see a real farm, it's about a 45 minute drive from here...

...on the other hand, I do know that a request for a coke may really be a Sprite or Dr Pepper, & if I need to water the garden, I'll say, "Bring me the hosepipe"

Dunno if i'm a stereotype or not...nor do i care if ppl think i am

I'm an Aussie...and proud of it

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Originally Posted by Cheyanne

You've never met any celebrities
Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway
"Vacation" means driving through the Amanas or going to Adventureland
You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular
You measure distance in minutes
Down south to you means Missouri
You know several people who have hit a deer
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Moines"
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 know what "Hawks" and "Clones" are
*You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way
*You've 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 exposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
*All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable
*You can locate Iowa on the United States map
*Detassling was your first job
*You've 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 learn your pickup will run without a muffler
*You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked
*When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say "It was different"
*Being a bit younger, you remember Terry Branstad as the governor the whole time you were growing up
*You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor
*People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "Os" in them
*You carry jumper cables in your car
*You drink "pop"
*You know what the numbers I-80, 280 and 380 mean
*You know what "cow chips" are

:D

OMG Chey! ALL of those apply to me, especially when i came back from the UK and asked how my trip was. I actually said that it was different, but also added that i had an excellent time!
And the Yoders live down the road from my parents, and my dad used to drive van for hire for the Amish, and it was nicknamed the "Yoder Toter" ROFLMAO!!!