Yellow Rose's Garden

You might be from Texas if.

You know how to pronounce:
Refugio (ruh-fair-ee-oh)
Mexia (muh-hey-uh)
Bexar (bay-er)
Leakey (lake-ee)
Guadalupe (guad-a-loop)
Pedernales (perd-en-allies)
Pflugerville (floo-grr-ville)

You know where Pflugerville is (extra points if you've heard the Austin Lounge Lizards song)

You think the Hill Country actually has mountains

You grew up believing "East Texas" is just a polite way to say "West Louisiana"

You attend spring football practice to see if your town's team will improve next season

And you might be a Native Texan if you remember when you could go skinny dipping in the Hill Country without worrying about your clothes getting full of fire ants.


You might be from Pennsylvania if

You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

You don't understand what all the hype is about for Yeungling or Rolling Rock beer, you've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is cheaper.

You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."

You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

You call sloppy joes, "barbecue".

When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.

Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).

The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school holidays.

One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and Horseshoe curve.

You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your room.

You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.

All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey shore. Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.

Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.

You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.

You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?

You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

"Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day. Your grandparents(all Pittsburghers) drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both unlocked.

You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.(more that women are handy, not princesses)

You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. Those from NY find this "barbaric".

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.

At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks) have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.