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Saturday, April 30, 2005
You Know You're From St. Louis When...
OK... let's see where I'm "more" from:
You Know You're From St. Louis When...
- You love toasted ravioli with Budweiser beer. (yum.... just... yum...)
- "Vacation" is a choice between Silver Dollar City and Lake of the Ozarks. (you mean we can't do both? why not?)
- You can find Pestalozzi Street by aroma alone. (can't everyone?)
- You can get anywhere in 20 minutes, except on highway 40. (and you avoid 40 like the plague unless you have to go there)
- You can debate for 30 minutes whether Missouri Baking or Marge Amighetti makes the best Italian bread. (this one I'm not familiar with)
- You know what "Party Cove" is, and where the "lake" is. (been a while, but...)
- You still can't believe the Arena is gone. (sad... so sad... )
- Your first question to a new person is, "Where did you go to High School?" (it explains so much in so few words)
- Your non-St. Louisan friends always ask if you're aware there is no "r" in "wash." (whatever... )
- You know at least one person who's gotten hurt at Johnson Shut-ins. (oh, yeah)
- You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football. (nah... I'm not delusional)
- You think the four major food groups are Beef, Pork, Budweiser and Imo's. (they're not? except, I'd have to trade Ted Drew's for Imo's)
- You know there are really only three salad dressings: Imo's, Zia's and Rich and Charlie's. (No, there is only R&C's... the other's aren't worth it)
- You'll pay for your kid to go to college unless they want to go to KU. (well, yeah)
- You would rather have a root canal without anesthetic than drive on Manchester on a Saturday afternoon. (umm... yeah... )
- It just doesn't seem like a wedding without mostaciolli. AND YOU PRONOUNCE IT 'MUSKACHOLLI'. The balance of the menu is ham, boiled roast beef, string beans with ham and of course pitchers of Busch Bavarian (class weddings have Bud) (yeah... that's is the wedding menu...)
- You know, within a three-mile radius, where another St. Louisan grew up as soon as they open their mouth. (it can get obvious pretty quick)
- You know what a Pork Steak is...and what kind of sauce to put on it! (oh, man... I'm getting hungry!)
- Everyone in your family has floated the Meramec River at least once. (Mom's not much into float trips, but... I did swim in it... dang! it's cold!)
- A hoosier is someone that lives just south of Chouteau, not a person from Indiana. (yeah... that was confusing when I was little...)
- You have made fun of Mike Shanahan and tried to imitate him ordering another cold, frosty Busch Bavarian Beer. (who hasn't made fun of him?)
- You have listened to Mike's broadcast on KMOX, while watching the game on TV and wonder what game he is watching. A tear forms in your eye as someone mentions their favorite Jack Buck story. (yes, and yes)
- You've said, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." (I'll admit it. I've said it. And meant it.)
- Your favorite summer treat is handed to you upside-down (woohoo!)
- You bleed Blue between September and May (dang straight!)
