OT Ping: SOCKS
 

I am a British Columbian....

& What it means to be A British Columbian


1. You know the provincial flower (Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. You use the statement "sunny break" and know what it means.
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"
signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow, it is not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Esquires, and Tim
Horton's.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Squamish, Osoyoos, Nanaimo and
Tsawwassen.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese,
Korean and Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark
while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,
"and" Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sunny breaks".
18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
19. You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.
20. You can point to at least two ski mountains, even if you cannot
see through the cloud cover.
21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you
can actually see it.
22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 5, but
still wear your hiking boots and parka.
23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 10, but keep your
socks on
24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
26. You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV
shows.
27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
ones after such a long time.
28. You measure distance in hours.
29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in your car in the same day.
30. You use a down comforter in the summer.
31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
them.
32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) & Raining Again (Fall).
34. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
friends in British Columbia or those who used to live here!



--
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts
on the unthinking.

-John Maynard Keynes, economist (1883-1946)

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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:36:00 GMT, Pink Freud©®
<drive-in-lobotomies@trepanation.calm> wrote:

>
>I am a British Columbian....
>
>& What it means to be A British Columbian
>
>
>1. You know the provincial flower (Mildew)
>2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
>3. You use the statement "sunny break" and know what it means.
>4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
>5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
>6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
>7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"
>signal.
>8. You consider that if it has no snow, it is not a real mountain.
>9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Esquires, and Tim
>Horton's.
>10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
>11. You know how to pronounce Squamish, Osoyoos, Nanaimo and
>Tsawwassen.
>12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
>13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese,
>Korean and Thai food.
>14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark
>while only working eight-hour days.
>15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
>16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,
>"and" Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
>17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sunny breaks".
>18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
>19. You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.
>20. You can point to at least two ski mountains, even if you cannot
>see through the cloud cover.
>21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you
>can actually see it.
>22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 5, but
>still wear your hiking boots and parka.
>23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 10, but keep your
>socks on
>24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
>25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
>26. You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV
>shows.
>27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
>ones after such a long time.
>28. You measure distance in hours.
>29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in your car in the same day.
>30. You use a down comforter in the summer.
>31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
>them.
>32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
>33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
>Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) & Raining Again (Fall).
>34. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
>friends in British Columbia or those who used to live here!

---- that was funny!

We should add that English is a second language.
A Sikh on a motorcycle has a helmet made of cloth.
The majority population of Richmond and Surrey don't know how to
drive. But boy can they cook!
The local government tell us that we are proud to be Canadian... But
the Canada line ALRT trains are made in Korea and our ferries come
from Germany.

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Hmmm...sounds awful similar to how to tell if you are from the northwest. =)



On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:36:00 GMT, Pink Freud©® <drive-in-lobotomies@trepanation.calm>
wrote:

>>
>>I am a British Columbian....
>>
>>& What it means to be A British Columbian
>>
>>
>>1. You know the provincial flower (Mildew)
>>2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
>>3. You use the statement "sunny break" and know what it means.
>>4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
>>5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
>>6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
>>7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"
>>signal.
>>8. You consider that if it has no snow, it is not a real mountain.
>>9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Esquires, and Tim
>>Horton's.
>>10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
>>11. You know how to pronounce Squamish, Osoyoos, Nanaimo and
>>Tsawwassen.
>>12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
>>13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese,
>>Korean and Thai food.
>>14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark
>>while only working eight-hour days.
>>15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
>>16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,
>>"and" Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
>>17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sunny breaks".
>>18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
>>19. You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.
>>20. You can point to at least two ski mountains, even if you cannot
>>see through the cloud cover.
>>21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you
>>can actually see it.
>>22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 5, but
>>still wear your hiking boots and parka.
>>23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 10, but keep your
>>socks on
>>24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
>>25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
>>26. You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV
>>shows.
>>27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
>>ones after such a long time.
>>28. You measure distance in hours.
>>29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in your car in the same day.
>>30. You use a down comforter in the summer.
>>31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
>>them.
>>32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
>>33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
>>Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) & Raining Again (Fall).
>>34. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
>>friends in British Columbia or those who used to live here!

Re: OT Ping: SOCKS
 

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:27:47 -0800, jbjeep <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote:

>Hmmm...sounds awful similar to how to tell if you are from the northwest. =)

Yup, that pretty much sums it up!
Oh, and we too are from the North West...
In fact we are further North!