You've never met any celebrities

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway

"Vacation" means going to the State Fair or going to Indiana Beach

You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular

You measure distance in minutes

Down south to you means Kentucky

You know several people who have hit a deer

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute"

Your school classes were canceled because of cold

Your school classes were canceled because of heat

You know where all the Yoders live

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July

Stores don't have bags, they have sacks

You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain

Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice

You say catty-corner

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked

You only own 3 spices---salt, pepper and ketchup.

You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

You have more miles on your snow blower than on your car.

You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel shirt.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1 page but requires 6 for sports.

You think that deer season is a national holiday.

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

You find -20*F "a little chilly".

You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and construction.

You think a hot topic of conversation is the upcoming RV show.

Your teens refer to the bus as the 'cheese wagon', and refuse to ride it.

You drink pop.

Your kids trip over Christmas lights while they are hunting for Easter eggs.

There are currently more than five 7-11 cups and fast food bags on the floor of your car.

There is a trampoline in your neighbor's back yard.

Most can repeat the scores of the last 8 IU games, but unless the VP is a Hoosier, we aren't sure who he is.

If you can see at least 2 basketball hoops from your yard.

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