The Pacific Northwest - According to Jeff Foxworthy

[Paully_44]

A friend of mine posted this on her myspace blog and I just had to share for the few of us with ties to the PNW.



1. You know the state flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement 'sun break' and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the 'Walk'
Signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, its
not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and
Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.

11. Yo u know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,
Yakima,and Willamette.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13.You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the
dark-while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by 'Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,'
and 'Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers.'

17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of
mind.

19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see
through the cloud cover.

20. You notice, 'The mountain is out' when it is a pretty day and you
can actually see it.

21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but
still wear your hiking boots and parka.

22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the
socks on.

23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old
ones after such a long time.

26. You measure distance in hours.

27. You often switch from 'heat' to 'a/c' in the same day.

28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk Season (Fall).

[A2JGirl]

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,
Yakima,and Willamette.

How DO the natives pronounce Oregon? I say it is "Organ" with maybe a slightest hint of a pause between the "or" and the "gan". My husband insists it is Or-eh-Gawn. Can anyone help me prove my husband wrong? LOL!

[Paully_44]

How DO the natives pronounce Oregon? I say it is "Organ" with maybe a slightest hint of a pause between the "or" and the "gan". My husband insists it is Or-eh-Gawn. Can anyone help me prove my husband wrong? LOL!

right or wrong, I pronounce it either Or-gun and sometimes Or-E-Gun

[TW]

Or·e·gon
awr-i-guhn, ‑gon
–noun 1. a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 2,632,663; 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
2. a city in NW Ohio. 18,675.


Three syllables, sorry, your hubby while not totally correct is closer than you.


TW

[Susie Hamilton]

Google again TW?

[TW]

Nah! Dictionary.com


TW

[JanB]

I have always said Or-gun.

[A2JGirl]

I don't care what the dictionary says, I wanna know what the locals say.

[Darling]

I say "Or e gone"

[Shellie]

I say Or a gun. Of course, I say Ohia also.