You Know You're from Idaho When...


The wind is faster than your truck.

Every other vehicle is a 4x4.

When the sun goes down you start looking for your coat.

In March your vehicle is 43% mud.

You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.

You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool

You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick."

The elevation exceeds the population.

You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.

You can see the stars at night.

People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall.

Your great grandmother is older than the courthouse.

You got a set of snow tires for Valentines Day.

The bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house.

Your back yard smells like sagebrush or various animals.

A girls' basketball game fills the gym.

You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.

A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert.

You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.

Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what."

Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list.

You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck.

You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.

In the spring every tenth car you pass is a tractor.

When the car in front of you is weaving you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk.

Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicle's "jocky box."

You can choose plastic bags or paper sacks for your groceries.

You have to wait for a flock of sheep to pass you on the road.

You know why people pay money to watch "pig wrestling."

You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Idaho friends.

Amen