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Rural Iowa; Just thought I'd dhare
Topic Started: Apr 19 2007, 02:57 PM (161 Views)
ANOVA
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You Grew Up In Rural Iowa If...

Doesn't everyone know that "creek" rhymes with 'pick"?

You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.

You know the difference between "Green" and "Red" farm machinery, and would fight with your friends on the playground over which was better!

You buy Christmas presents at Farm & Fleet.

You or someone you know was a "Pork Queen" at the county fair.

You know that "combine" is a noun.

You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post in the middle of winter.

Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before wedding dates are set.

Saturday you go to your local bowling alley.

There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning...phew!
You have driven your car on the lake.
Every wedding dance you have ever been to has the hokey pokey and the chicken dance.

Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar.
The local gas station sells live bait.

At least twice a year some part of your home doubles as a meat processing plant.

Pop is the only name for soda.

You actually understand these jokes
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Admiralbill_gomec
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I understand them all, and I grew up in Suburban New Jersey and Texas. I haven't lived them (we fought over Mets versus Yankees), but I understand.

Scary!

I've been to several weddings that featured the Chicken dance. Most of them had at least one Czech in the bride/groom party.

One of the gas stations I currently frequent does sell bait.
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24thcenstfan
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Something Wicked This Fae Comes
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The local gas station sells live bait.

Fewer and fewer do around where I live.

The closest one to where I live that sold bait was knocked down to make way for a larger more modern (non-bait selling) gas station/convenience store. They do sell lottery tickets though. :lol: :rolleyes:
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captain_proton_au
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A Robot in Disguise

All the ones around me sell bait, but of the dead kind, never seen one that sells 'live' bait
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Dandandat
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Time to put something here
No I guess I didnt
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HistoryDude
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Shaken, not stirred...
I've always like these -- you can customize them to many states! :P One of my favorites is:

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You buy Christmas presents at Farm & Fleet.
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rowskid86
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You know the difference between "Green" and "Red" farm machinery, and would fight with your friends on the playground over which was better!/quote]

that ol debate. I rememebr that all too well. I grew up in the "green" Farm Machinary. Go John Deer. granted we do have one Farmall.

actually all but the first 2 apply to rural Michigan. Well only one gas station sells live bait, the other one stopped a few years ago.

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Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before wedding dates are set.


I've known many people who scheduled their wedding around hunting and harvest.

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You know that "combine" is a noun.


I wonder how many here actually been in one.
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TribbleMom
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This must work for us Nebraska natives as well, although I never did drive my car (truck) on a lake.
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