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You
can name everyone you graduated with
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You
know what 4-H is
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You
went to parties at a pasture, barn, or
in the middle of a
dirt road.
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You
used to drag "main"
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You
said the "F" word and your parents knew within
the hour
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You
scheduled parties around the schedule of
different police
officers,
since
you knew which ones would bust you
and which ones wouldn’t.
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You
could never buy cigarettes because all
the
store clerks knew how
old you were (and if you were old enough they'd
tell your parents anyhow).
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When
you did find somebody old enough and brave
enough to buy cigarettes, you
still had to go out into the country and drive on back
roads to smoke them.
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It
was cool to date somebody from the neighboring
town
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The
whole school went to the same party
after
graduation
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You
don't give directions by street names, you give directions by: Turn
by Nelson's house, go to 2 blocks east to
Anderson
's, and
it's four houses left of the track
(field).
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The
golf course had only 9 holes
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You
can't help but date a friend's
ex-boyfriend/girlfriend
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Your
car stays filthy because of the dirt
roads
and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
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The
town next to you is considered "trashy"
or
"snooty", but is actually just like your town.
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You
refer anyone with a house newer then 1980
as the "rich people”
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The
people in the "big city" dress funny,
then
you pick up the trend 2 years later.
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Anyone
you want can be found at the local gas
station or the town pub.
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You
see at least one friend a week driving
a
tractor through town, or
one of your friends drives a grain truck to school occasionally.
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The
gym teacher suggests you haul hay for the
summer to get stronger.
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Directions
are given using THE stop light as
a reference
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You
decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and
ask you if you want a ride somewhere
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Your
teachers call you by your older sibling's
names
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Your
teachers remember when they taught your
parents
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You
can charge at all the local stores or write
checks without
any
ID
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The
closest McDonalds is
45 miles away (or more)
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The
closest mall is over an hour away
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It
is normal to see an old man riding through
town on a riding lawn mower.
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You've
peed in a cornfield.
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Most
people go by a nickname.
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You
laugh your head off reading this because
you know it is all true
and you forward it to everyone who lives in
your town
(because
you know them all!!!)
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