I culled some Washingtonisms I found on the net and some I made up.
You know you're from Western Washington when:
- You know how to say goeduck and know it has no feathers.
- You measure distance in hours.
- You have used the a/c and the heater in your car--on the same day.
- If someone complains about the weather, you tell them to wait ten minutes.
- You can name five ways to kill a slug.
- You know who the twelfth man is.
- You remember where you were May 18, 1980.
- June is also referred to as "Junuary".
- You feel guilty throwing anything away that could be recycled if you were at home.
- You have only been to the Space Needle when you have out-of-town guests.
- You know what a Frango and a Dick's Deluxe are.
- An inch of snow = arctic blast and all schools are closed.
- A snow day means you have roughly four hours to play in the snow before it rains.
- Everyone you know is pink after the first sunny day in May.
- There are two types of sandal days: regular and wool sock combo.
- You can pick out Starbuck's, Tully's, or Seattle's Best in a blind taste test.
- You know more Canadian rock songs than American rock songs.
- If someone is carrying an umbrella, you know they are a tourist.
- Surfing requires wetsuits.
- You don't know what a turnpike is.
- You think it's pretty funny that people come from all over the world to get their picture taken with the Sheriff in Forks just because Bella's dad was a sheriff in a book.
- Your restaurants have signs that say "Bella ate here" only Bella is a character and the author has never even actually been here.
- The Christmas display at your State Capital also contains a Menorah, an atheist poster, and a festivus pole.
