You know you're from South Dakota when...

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You Know you're from SD when...

1.You know how to polka , but never tried it sober....

2.You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.

3.You know it is traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the reception and wedding dance.

4.You know the difference between "Green" and "Red" farm machinery, and would fight with your friends on the playground over which was
better!

5.You buy Christmas presents at Fleet Farm.

6.You spent more on beer & liquor than you did on food at your wedding.

7.You hear someone use the word "oof-dah" and you don't break into uncontrollable laughter.

8.You or someone you know was a "Dairy Princess" at the county fair.

9.You know that "combine" is a noun and a verb.

10.You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post in the middle of winter.

11.You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions.

12.You know that "creek" rhymes with "pick".  (explanation* we say crick.  Rich people have creeks, we have cricks)

13.Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before wedding dates are set.

14.A Friday night date is getting a six-pack and taking your girlfriend shining for deer.

15.Saturday you go to your local bowling alley.

16.There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning.

17.You have driven your car on the lake.

18.You can make sense of "upnort" and "batree".

19.Every wedding dance you have ever been to has the hokey pokey and the chicken dance.

20.Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar.

21.The local gas station sells live bait.

22.At least twice a year some part of your home doubles as a meat processing plant.

23.You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday.

24.Pop is the only name for soda.

25.You laugh at people who call their toyota a "truck."

26.You and all your friends carry guns to school and everyone knows it.

27.You can explain the "mark out" rule.

28.Sushi bars don't exist.  You want sushi?  Go to the bait shop.

29.You go to the fair for the critters, not the rides.

30.You drive down a gravel road to get to your house.

31.You know what gumbo is.

32.You won't allow gas powered vehicles in your pasture but diesels are ok.

33.You've ever fought a fire because you didn't follow number 32.

I'll keep adding more as I think of them.

[mikepmcs]

that's some good stuff right there, i should move to SD.

[General 713]

i think alot fit Wisconsin too

[Blown70]

haha, ADD NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL.....

[defiance]

man... my ex-wife is from (and now back to) South Dakota.........

IT'S ALL TRUE!!!

We actually got married in SD.  The evening after we got married it hit -50 (yes, that's NEGATIVE 50) wind chill in a "small" snowstorm...  I should have realized that was a sign!

[Blown70]

man... my ex-wife is from (and now back to) South Dakota.........

IT'S ALL TRUE!!!

We actually got married in SD.  The evening after we got married it hit -50 (yes, that's NEGATIVE 50) wind chill in a "small" snowstorm...  I should have realized that was a sign!

-50 is that all..... so it was warm then