Yes.. I'm from Indiana

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM INDIANA WHEN...


You think the State Bird is Larry.

You know that "Mellencamp" went to "Cougar" and back to "Mellencamp."

You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud.

There's actually a college near you named "Ball State".

You know Batesville is the "casket making capital of the world," and you're proud of it.

The last "g" is silent in any word ending in "ing."

You could never figure our "spring forward-fall back," so "Screw
Daylight Savings Time!!"

Your feelings get hurt whenever someone points out the acronym for Purdue University is "P-U".

You know several people who have hit a deer.

You've never met any celebrities.

You've seen all the biggest bands 10 years after they were popular.

Down south to you means Kentucky.

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute".

Your school was cancelled because of cold.

Your school was cancelled because of heat.

You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.

You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre.

You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store, no matter what time of year it is.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"

Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops, all in the same barn lot on the same day.

You've ever had to switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day ("Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version).

You say things like "catty-wampus" and "kitty-corner".

You install security lights on your house and garage, then leave both of them unlocked.

You drink "pop".

You know that bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape.

You know that strangers are the only ones who come to your "front"door.

Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups.

You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm
implement driving on the roads.

High school basketball games draw bigger crowds on the weekends than movie theaters, IF you have movie theaters.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires six for local sports.

Can repeat the scores of the last eight IU games, but unless the MVP is not from the state, you are not sure who he is.

You can see at least two basketball hoops from your yard and are proud of it.

You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years and can recite a defense for each.

Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.

The biggest question of your youth was "IU or Purdue?"

Indianapolis is the "big city".

"Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to
school.

The Wabash River is the "biggest body of water" near your house.

You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is.

People at your high school chewed tobacco.

Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, and whether he is at home or on duty.

To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge.

People in your neighborhood really, REALLY like NASCAR.

You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side.

The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a jeep or pickup.

You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan.

You've actually been to the Covered Bridge Festival.

You took back roads to get there. "Why sit in traffic?"

To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty,
breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.