You Know You Are In Wyoming When...

[MANUMIT]

...living in a RV trailer is acceptable and considered NORMAL.

...all highway and informational signs are perforated with .30 caliber and up for better airflow.

...you can drive 50+ miles on gravel roads at 60 mph with only antelope & sheep to contend with.

...ammo (when in-stock) is sold at the local hardware/grocery store.

More to come...


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[elk]

I can only hope that Kalifornia really does sink into the ocean, because then I can live in Wyoming and still be within driving range of the docks.  Then I can have the best of everything, freedom at sea and freedom on land.

[Brandy]

..when the highlight of the local parade is 30 tractors in all different shapes and sizes.

..when mud bogging, tractor pulls, mini-car racing, rodeo and a horse auction are the events of the weekend and you see all the same people there.

Brandy

[kylben]

Here's one I have for Arizona, I bet it applies in Wyoming, too:

When you look both ways before crossing a dry wash.  (In case any cars, trucks, Jeeps, motorcycles, bears, coyotes, or actual giant walls of water are coming).

The one that literally applied to me, the first time I went there, was:  I knew I was in Wyoming when I found myself trying figure out how to take a picture of vast emptiness.  I still have that picture, but it didn't really capture it.

[MichaelNotMike]

    
You Know You Are In Wyoming When...

--The Democrat governor acts more libertarian than most Republicans.

--The elevation is four times the population.

I made those two up. Here's a good one I heard:

Wyoming has four seasons: winter, almost winter, still winter, and road construction!

[Paul Bonneau]

When the few traffic jams you run into, are herds of cows crossing the road.

[MichaelNotMike]

..You can get a battle rifle (or even a .50 cal) in a sporting goods store.....They're in the aisle between the fishing lures and the basketballs.

[MichaelNotMike]

Your county has far more dead, stuffed animals than live Democrats.

[Flight-ER-Doc]

You drive for 50 miles, see two other vehicles, and comment on the heavy traffic...

[MichaelNotMike]

There is no shortage of ammo, as long as you get to WalMart by 8 AM.

[Future/Now]

The wind blows over half a train in Cheyenne and nobody thinks twice about it.

[MichaelNotMike]

found on http://billstclair.com/blog/stories/fromwyo.html


You Know You're From Wyoming When:
   1.  Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
   2. "Vacation" means going to Cheyenne for the weekend.
   3. You measure distance in hours.
   4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
   5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
   6. You use a down comforter in the summer.
   7. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
   8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
   9. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
  10. You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
  11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
  12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Wal-Mart store at any given time.
  13. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
  14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
  15. You think lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
  16. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
  17. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
  18. You have ever uttered the term " Greenie!"
  19. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Wyoming.

[biathlon]

Your front bumper is designed to launch deer or antelope over the cab

[Big Ugly]

... when you're riding your motorcycle between Casper & Lander .... you have to slow down for the curves because the bike is already leaned into the wind enough to drag iron.

[MANUMIT]

...the wives are capable of putting more meat (deer, elk & antelope) on the table than the husbands.

...every truck comes standard with a resident ranch dog (or two in the upgraded model) riding in the back.


MANUMIT