NW -- Thanks! Now I HAVE to buy a new boat,,LOL! In my area deer hunting is everything except a religious holiday. Even so-- many chuches in prime areas have breakfast for hunters. There are still gun racks in the back window of many pick-up trucks.
Even the Tourist Bureau gets into the act,,
PENNSYLVANIA TOURIST BUREAU
>
>
> This summer, please consider Pennsylvania as your vacation
destination!
> But, please be aware of the rules:
>
>
> 1. That slope-shouldered farm boy did more work before breakfast than
> you'll do all week at the gym. He doesn't need your respect,but he
sure as
> heck deserves it.
>
>
> 2. It's called a 'dirt road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're
going
to get dust on your BMW. We have four-wheel drives because we need them.
Drive it or get it out of the way.
>
>
> 3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old.
Yeah,
we saw Bambi. We got over it.
>
>
> 4. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will
> get your butt kicked...by our women.
>
>
> 5. Go ahead and bring your $800 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a
catfish
> breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for that little 13-inch
trout
> you fish for.................bait.
>
>
> 6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
>
>
> 7. If that cell phone rings while a flock of dove is coming in, we
will
> shoot it. You might hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
>
>
> 8. That's right. Whiskey is only five bucks. We can buy a fifth for
what
> you paid in the airport for a shot.
>
>
> 9. High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the
> Knicks...and a dang sight more fun to watch.
>
>
> 10. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak.
Order it
> rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick
>
>
> off the two pounds of ham and turkey. Yeah, we have sweet tea. It
comes in
> a glass with two packets of sugar and a long spoon.
>
>
> 11. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served
over
> ice, or in a can.
>
>
> 12. So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car. We're real impressed. We
have
> quarter of a million dollar combine that we drive three weeks a year.
>
>
> 13. Let's get this straight. We have only one traffic light in some
towns.
> We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
>
>
> 14. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks....because they want to.
So,
> you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.
>
>
> 15. Yeah, we eat catfish....carp, too....and turtle. You really want
sushi
> and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
>
>
> 16. They are pigs and cattle. That's what they smell like. Don't
> like it? Get over it. I-80 goes two ways and I-79 goes the other
> two................Pick one.
>
>
> 17. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a
religious
> holiday held in November. You can even get breakfast at the church.
>
>
> 18. Most people in pickups wave. It's called being friendly. Try to
> understand the concept.
>
>
> 19. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards. It
spooks
> the fish.
>
>
> 20. That thing on a rack in the back window of some pickups....it's
> probably a gun. Get over it.
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>
>
> Now, enjoy your visit and then go home. |
