You Know You're From Colorado If...

[CO Liberal]

You switch from "Heat" to A/C in one day.

You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.

Your sense of direction is “towards the mountains” and “away from the mountains”.

You're a meat-eating vegetarian.

You use a down comforter in the summer because you have the a/c on at 55 degrees.

You're able to drive 65 miles per hour through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without even flinching.

You take your out of town guests to Casa Bonita even though you would never go there otherwise.

You install security lights on your house and garage but leave all doors unlocked.

You think the major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Coors Beer.

You carry jumper cables in the car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.

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

Driving is better in the winter cause the pot holes are filled with snow.

You think that sexy lingerie is tube sox and flannel PJs.

You know all 4 seasons – “almost winter”, “winter”, “still winter”, and “construction”.

You've been tear-gassed in a riot to celebrate a team’s win.

You think the State Governor is John Elway.

Your idea of a traffic jam is more that 10 pedestrians on the bike path.

You carry skies in your car, "just in case."

You can never figure out why your out-of-town guests faint from altitude sickness on a picnic to Mt. Evans.

You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena Vista and Saguache.

You think there are only 3 seasons: “elk”, “football”, and “skiing”.

April showers bring May blizzards.

You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's someone you know.

'Timberline' is someplace you have actually been, many times.

You know who Alferd Packer was.

SPF 90 is not out of the question.

People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.

A full moon has never kept you awake.

You have an $800 stereo in a $300 truck.

Knowing that Texas and California are both downstream gives you a certain feeling of satisfaction.

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.

You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.

You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandana.

You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman.

You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.

Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix.

The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.

You get depressed after one day of cloudy weather.

You think that formal wear is ironed denim.

North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those liberals keep moving in from.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.

You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt, and Birkenstocks.

Your bridal registry is at REI.

You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.

You have stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.

You can visit friends at sea level, drink a whole case of beer, and not get a buzz.

You’re actually proud of "South Park."

You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.

You’ve never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.

Your SUV’s tire size exceeds your IQ.

[Heidi]

1. Might I add one that I learned . . .

while living in a Colorado resort town?

You think "après ski" means "bar run!"

[donco6]

2. Byoona Vista; Sawatch

Or Byoonie for short.

:hi:

[CO Liberal]

3. I LIve Near Pueblo

The city so nice, the natives pronounce it six different ways:

PWEB-low
Poo-EBB-low
Poo-EBB-oo-low
PEB-low
Pee-EBB-low
Pee-EBB-oo-low

:-)

[rockymountaindem]

4. Damn that Alferd Packer.

We'd be 5 votes closer to a majority now if it weren't for him.