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                                    You're from Upstate NY
                                    1. You refer to downtown Albany as "The City"

                                    2."Vacation" means going to Rochester for the
                                    weekend.

                                    3. You measure distance in hours.

                                    4. You know several people who have hit deer
                                    more than once.

                                    5. You've ever used your back porch or the trunk
                                    of your car as a fridge/deep freeze.

                                    6. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the
                                    same day.

                                    7. You use a down comforter in the summer.

                                    8. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13
                                    feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without
                                    flinching.

                                    9. People say they live in Clifton Park when
                                    their mailing address is Halfmoon.

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

                                    11. There is a mini-mall every 1/4 mile, if not,
                                    your in Vermont

                                    12. You carry jumper cables in your car and your
                                    girl-friend knows how to use them.

                                    13. There are 7 empty cars running in the
                                    parking lot at the Hannaford at any given time.

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

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

                                    16. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and
                                    flannel pajamas. (YOU MEAN IT's NOT?????)

                                    17. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter,
                                    winter, still winter, construction.

                                    18. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for
                                    one item even when you're in a rush because you have
                                    to stop and talk to everyone in town.

                                    19. You know to avoid tractor trailers (or cars
                                    for that matter!) on the Northway with Canadian
                                    Plates.

                                    20. It's SODA DAMMIT! And people who call it
                                    POP make you want to slap them.

                                    21. You don't consider what Domino's or Pizza
                                    Hut sell as Pizza.

                                    22. You know that 'First Night' isn't a Sean
                                    Connery movie.

                                    23. There is no such thing as waiting for the
                                    left turn arrow at an intersection.

                                    24. Your career ambition is to work for the
                                    state.

                                    25. Even with the slightest threat of snow, you
                                    know that Ichobad Crane schools are closed.


                                    26. There is nothing International about our
                                    airport.

                                    27. You can spell and say 'Schenectady' and
                                    'Rensselaer'.

                                    28. You actually understand these jokes and
                                    forward them to all your friends from Upstate NY.
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