You Know You're From IL If...
Joke Gallery - YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM ILLINOIS IF:
1. You've never met any celebrities.
2. "Vacation" means going to Six Flags.
3. You measure distance in minutes.
4. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
5. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
6. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to" A/C" in the same day.
7. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
8. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
9. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to town I wanna go with."
10. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
11. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
12. You carry jumper cables in your car.
13. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
14. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
15. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
16. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
17. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nighty.
18. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page,but requires 6 pages for sports.
19. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."
20. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.
21. You know if another Illinoisan is from southern, middle or northern Illinois as soon as they open their mouth.
22. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
23. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Illinois.