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Sep 22, 2007 03:15 PM

Where do you think you'd Prefer to Live?

by Franemtnurse Platinum Member
Updated Oct 05, 2007 at 11:18 PM by NRSKarenRN

You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where .. ..
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open
your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!



You Can Live in California where......
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
6. The 4 Seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud & Drought

You can Live in New York City where ... ;
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is nature,"4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn.
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You can Live in Maine where ..
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for 'lobsta! h' (lobs ter)
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than 8 buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction!

You can Live in the Deep South where ..
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone; has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean,

You can live in Colorado where ..
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.


You can live in the Midwest where ..
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor or an Amish buggy.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

AND You can live in Florida where..
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.


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No. 1
Old Oct 03, 2007, 06:20 AM

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Your post was hilarious!
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No. 2
Old Oct 03, 2007, 06:24 AM

Default Re: Where do you think you'd Prefer to Live?
Fabulous Post - thanks for the laugh!!

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No. 3
from zooz
Old Oct 03, 2007, 06:39 AM

Default Re: Where do you think you'd Prefer to Live?
You can Live in Maine where ..
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for 'lobsta! h' (lobs ter)

4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than 8 buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction!
Makes me miss Maine. *sniffle*


Excellent post, Franemt!
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No. 4
from Katnip
Old Oct 03, 2007, 03:17 PM

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It took me a while, but I eventually got the Granola reference.

I want to go back to the Midwest.
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No. 5
from hikernurse
Old Oct 03, 2007, 05:05 PM

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Gee they all sound so nice .

Count me in for Maine.
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No. 6
Old Oct 05, 2007, 05:55 PM

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Yeah, we are aggresive here in New York...lol
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No. 7
Old Oct 05, 2007, 06:23 PM

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2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.

5. You've worn out a car horn
LOL!!
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No. 8
Old Oct 05, 2007, 07:29 PM

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Definitely the deep south...Do Y'all know how many times Ive said.."He need some killin"......
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No. 9
Old Oct 05, 2007, 07:35 PM

Default Re: Where do you think you'd Prefer to Live?
After having lived in:

Chicago
Oklahoma
Arizona
Texas
Colorado
Wisconsin

ANd having visited every state except NY and New England.....

I know where I want to live.

RIGHT HERE! (in the PAC NW-30 min from the ocean beach)

I am perfectly happy "rightchere"
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