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You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."
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You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.
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You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.
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You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
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You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."
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You know what REAL pot pie is.
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Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and definitely NOT "dressing."
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You know that a turkey dinner at a firehouse is the most nearly perfect food on earth.
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You've heard of distelfinks and hex signs.
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Red Beet Eggs makes your list of top ten favorite foods.
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You say you're going out to the shed "awhile," instead of "for awhile."
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You buy your beer and soda only by the case.
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You know the Penn State cheer. (WE ARE...PENN STATE!)
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Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.
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You never see Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
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You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.
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School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish because just about every town has its own school district.
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When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes" and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI."
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You call Sloppy Joes "barbecue."
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You think "medium rare" equals well done.
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You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face.
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You only own three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
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You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
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You owe more money on your snow mobile than your car.
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You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
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You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
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Your snow blower gets stuck on your roof.
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The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.
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You think the start of deer hunting is a national holiday.
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You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
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You find -20F "a little" chilly.
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The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.
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You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
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The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus.
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You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game without either Halupki, Halushki, or Kielbasi.
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You remember fondly days of youth known as "Snow Days."
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You don't understand why all sports commentators don't sound more like Myron Cope.
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Words like: gumband; buggy; hoagie; chipped ham; and pop actually means something to you.
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You've never met any celebrities.
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"Vacation" means going to Cedar Point or Hershey Park for the weekend.
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You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
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You know several people who have hit a deer.
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You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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Your school classes were cancelled because of cold.
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You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
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You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.
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You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time the year.
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You end your sentence with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?"
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All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain or animal
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You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
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You carry jumper cables in your car.
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You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.
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You know what "Cow Tipping" and "Snipe Hunting" are.
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You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
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You think deer season is a national holiday.
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There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
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You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in lard.
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You do things "once," as in "I'll go check in the back room once."
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You know that chicken corn soup from a firehouse is the most nearly perfect food on earth.
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Your neighbors' names are Dreibelbis, Stoltzfus, Lebo, Peachey, Yoder or anything ending in "-baugh or -ouch."
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You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."
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You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET.
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You can use the phrase "Fire Hall Wedding" and not even bat an eye.
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You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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You use a down comforter in the summer.
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Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
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You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
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You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
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There are seven empty cars running in the parking lot at the Turkey Hill mini-mart at any given time.
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It takes you three hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
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You can eat, and like, cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.
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You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, Blue, White, Brown, Gold (Go Big Ben's!)
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At least 5 people on your block have "electric candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
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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.
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You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
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You know that the top three Pennsylvania sports are bowling, darts and pool.
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You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.
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You know what a Moravian star is and what to do with it.
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When traveling and asked where you are from...you say "P-A" ... Do you know of people from any other state that say they are from the two-letter abbreviation of their state?
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You actually get these jokes.
