**Small Town**

You Might Be From A Small Town If ...

  • You can name everyone you graduated with.
  • You know what 4-H is.
  • You ever went to parties at a pasture, barn, or in the middle of a dirt road
  • You used to drag "main."
  • You said the 'f' word and your parents knew within the hour.
  • You schedule parties around the schedule of different police officers, since you know which ones would bust you and which ones wouldn't-same with the game warden.
  • You ever went cow-tipping or snipe hunting.
  • School gets canceled for state events.
  • You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how old you were (and if you were old enough they'd tell your parents anyhow).
  • When you did find someone old enough and brave enough to buy cigarettes, you still had to go out to the country and drive on back roads to smoke them.
  • You were ever in the Homecoming parade.
  • You have ever gone home for Homecoming.
  • It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town.
  • You had senior skip day.
  • The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
  • You don’t give directions by street names, but instead like this: Turn right by Nelson’s house, go 2 blocks east past Anderson’s & it’s 4 houses left of the track field.
  • The cc golf course had only 9 holes.
  • You can't help but date a friend's ex-girlfriend.
  • Your car stays filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
  • You think kids that ride skateboards are weird.
  • The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snooty", but is actually just like your town. 
  • You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as the "rich people".
  • The people in the city dress funny, then you pick-up on the trend two years later.
  • You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on your truck for your birthday.
  • Anyone you want can be found at either the Burger Queen or the feed store.
  • You see at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town.
  • Football coaches suggest that you buck hay for the summer to get stronger.
  • Directions are given using "the" stop light as a reference.
  • The city council meets at the coffee shop.
  • Your letter jacket was worn after your 19th birthday.
  • You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask if you need a ride.
  • Your teachers call you by your older siblings names.
  • Your teachers remember when they taught your parents.
  • You can charge at all the local stores.
  • The closest McDonald's is 60 miles away.
  • So is the closest mall.
  • It is normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
  • You are laughing because you know these are true!