2. You think that people from Pennsylvania have an accent.

3. Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six pack of Genny and a bucket of Buffalo wings.

4. You believe that "down south" means Maryland.

5. The mosquitoes have landing lights.

6. Driving is better during Winter because all the potholes are filled with snow.

7. You design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.

8. You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.

9. You know that Argyle not only exists, but that it isn't far from Hell.

10. Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the opening of deer season.

11. Your snowmobile, lawn mower and fishing boat all have big block heavy engines.

12. You know the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

13. Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.

14. TrueValue Hardware o any Saturday is busier than the tot stores at Christmas.

15. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

16. From May to October there is a festival every weekend celebrating a different fruit, vegetable, or agricultural product.

17. Every vehicle you own has a ski rack or a gun rack.

18. You experience spring as three days and a weekend that rains.

19. You spend winter mumbling about moving to Florida and summer bragging about not being able to find a better place in the world.

20. Your snowblower gets stuck on the roof.

21. If you spend more money in car washes, than in underwear.

22. If your car ever froze solid and you couldn't open the doors.

23. If you ever had to say, "No, I am not from the city."

24. If you have a friend in the Highway Dept. that promises to give you tons of deer meat.

25. You only own 3 spices: Salt, Pepper, and Ketchup.

26. You attended a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your snowmobile boots.

27. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons.

28. If the name for your TV channel meteorologists team starts with "Storm".

29. You frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck.

30. Rock salt forms part of you grocery-shopping list.

31. If you ever compare ice scrapers.

32. As soon you leave downtown, you can smell manure.

33. The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports.

34. If you think that Albany, Rochester and Syracuse are BIG cities.

35. If you still have winter tires on your car in May.

36. The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.

37. The mayor greets you on the street by your first name.

38. If you do most of your holiday shopping at Wal-Mart.

39. At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat-processing plant.

40. You actually get these jokes, and forward them to all your Northern friends.