It's Funny Because It's True

Or, alternately, it's funny because I am (1) in the third straight day of an unrelenting headache, (2) still slightly ill & (3) delirious from staying up until 3 a.m. painting.

Okay, they are admittedly totally cheesy. But while procrastinating today, I came across one of those "you know you're an Oregonian when..." lists & it actually made me smile & nod. Holy crap! Here's a small selection of choicer cuts (I've made no grammatical corrections):

You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.

You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.

You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or people from california

You blame everything that's not right on ex-Californians.

You know what is in between the East Side and the West Side, and how to pronounce it.

You are sitting at a red light surrounded by Subaru Legacy Outbacks.

You only honk your horn if collision is imminent and never for anything else.

If someone ran your car off the highway, you might drown.

Obey all traffic laws except "keep right unless passing."

You know the exact day you had school off because it snowed like....one inch.

You remember Ramblin' Rod...and you laugh because you used to watch it....or because you were on it for your birthday.

you say "pop" instead of "soda."

you smile at people you don't know as you walk by them on the sidwalk.

you make subtle remarks about washington drivers, but save your real road rage for california drivers.

You've witnessed 300 nude bicyclists just cruising around downtown like its no big deal.

Well, yeah...pretty much.