SpinnerBait_Nut
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"You Might Be From The Northwest If You"<br /><br />Feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.<br />Use the expression "sun break" and know what it means.<br />Know more than 10 ways to order coffee.<br />Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.<br />Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.<br />Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"<br />signal.<br />Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted,<br />it's not a real mountain.<br />Complain about Californians, as you sell one your house<br />for twice its value.<br />Can taste the difference between Starbucks,Seattle's<br />Best Coffee, and Veneto's.<br />Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye<br />salmon.<br />Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,<br />and Willamette.<br />Consider swimming an indoor sport.<br />Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and<br />Thai food.<br />In winter, go to work in the dark and come home in the dark --<br />while only working eight-hour days.<br />Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.<br />Are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,"<br />and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."<br />You can't wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."<br />Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.<br />Know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.<br />Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see through<br />the cloud cover.<br />Say "the mountain is out" when it's a pretty day and you can<br />actually see it.<br />Feel like you've grown up with Bill Gates and can't quite figure<br />out why people can be so mean to him.<br />Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but<br />still wear your hiking boots and parka.<br />Switch to your sandals when it gets above 60, but keep the<br />socks on.<br />Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.<br />Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.<br />Knew immediately that the view out Frasier's window was fake.<br />Buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old<br />ones after such a long time.
