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Apr. 22nd, 2008 @ 10:53 am Yup....were dorks here.....
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IF YOU'RE FROM MILWAUKEE, YOU ALREADY KNOW............

1) t's always Miller time

2) You call Lake Michigan "the lake"

3) You tailgate for more than just football games

4) You know where the bubbler is ---- (a bubbler is a water/drinking fountain )

5) The smell of yeast does not phase you

6) You've cruised on HWY 100

7) You call it Mil-town

8) You know what and where the "village" is

9) You understand the difference between the green and the blue street signs

10) You use the lake to give you a sense of direction

11) You have gone to Summerfest for more than just the music

12) You have had many meals that were just beer, brats and kraut

13) You know the best brats are cooked in beer before they are grilled

14) You know what the "beast" is

15) You measure distance in time ---- (Hey yeah I'm heading to Cudahay. How far? Well thats 35-45 min each way plus my stop sooo...)

16) You can drive 65mph in 3 inches of snow

17) You go to a fish fry every Friday in the summer ---- (And in Winter, Spring & Fall. Friday Fish Frys are a normal thing here....YUCK)

18) You know how to polka ---- (Dah! No no no!)

19) You know to get all your alcohol bought before 9:00 pm

20) You vacation in Door County

21) You can eat a whole cream puff and probably even two ---- (State Fair CP's are Huge!)

22) You use "up north" and "down south" to describe where you went for vacation

23) You drink soda, not pop

24) You go to Brewers games for one reason.....The Sausage Races!!

25) You pronounce it Mawaukee instead of Milwaukee

26) You know people with the 262 area code aren't really from Milwaukee

27) You know the difference between ice cream and frozen custard

28) You think humidity is a typical part of summer weather around the country

29) You know better than to swim in Lake Michigan, even if the toxic warning signs have been taken down

30) You keep track of the summer months by what festival is happening at the summerfest grounds

31) The sight of the "Jesus Car" fills you with enjoyment instead of anxiety ---- (Otherwise known as the "Godmobile", he drives up and down Wisconsin Avenue preaching over a loudspeacker. Oddly, when you dont see his car for a few weeks, most say "Hey I havent seen the Jesus Car in a while, have you?" then when he rolls by you almost get a sence that all is right in the universe couse hes still cruising along. http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2007/03/29/News/Driving.His.Message.Home-2809816.shtml)

32) You hear "tyme machine" and think of money instead of time travel ---- (Otherwise known as a ATM Machine)

33) You know every George Webb's has two clocks ---- (true Milwaukeeans know why too)

34) You know that at one time both the Packers and the Brewers played at County Stadium

35) You know what The Safe House is, and where it is, and THINK you know the password
Welcome my elven friends
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From:[info]nienna_weeper
Date: April 22nd, 2008 04:25 pm (UTC)
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Yes, but you're OUR dork and weeeeee lubs ya.

Brats cooked in beer before being grilled is a universal tenant. However, the rest of the list made me go, whut.
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From:[info]mdarkdreamer
Date: April 22nd, 2008 04:33 pm (UTC)
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Heheh....yup, boil the brats in beer water (More beer then water of course), cut up a white onion and boil it in there with it...then you grill the brats and put the "beer onions" on it with the bun...lalala...lala...lalala....

~Dark