Small Town

[Emery]

Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this.

> Those who didn't will be in disbelief.
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> 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
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> 2) You know what 4-H means.
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> 3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the

> middle of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the
> party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the
> woods when the party was busted. (See #6.)
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> 4) You used to "drag" Main.
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> 5) You said the "F" word and your parents knew within the hour.
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> 6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different
police
> officers, because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones
couldn't.
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> 7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks
knew
> how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents
anyhow.)
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> 8) When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy

> cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on back

> roads to smoke them.
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> 9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer
your
> buyer dropped off.
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> 10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
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> 11) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
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> 12) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by
> references. Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and
it's
> four houses left of the track field.
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> 13) The golf course had only 9 holes. (And was used for
> Cross-Country meets)
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> 14) You couldn't help but date a friend's
ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
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> 15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you
will
> never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
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> 16) The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty,"
but
> was actually just like your town.
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> 17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1965 as the
> "rich people.
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> 18) The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you
picked
> up the trend 2 years later.
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> 19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or

> the town bar.
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> 20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through

> town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school
occasionally.
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> 21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get

> stronger.
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> 22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.
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> 23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people
would
> pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
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> 24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
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> 25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
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> 26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without
any ID.
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> 27) The closest McDonalds was 25 miles away (or more).
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> 28) The closest mall was over an hour away.
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> 29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a
riding
> lawn mower.
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> 30) You've pee'd in a wheat field.
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> 31) Most people went by a nickname.
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> 32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it
is
> true, and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small
town.
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> I would not have wanted to been raised any other
way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[miner49er]

So TRUE...... BUT YOU HAD A FEW THINGS WE DIDNT AND THAT WAS A GOLF COURSE AND A STOP LIGHT!!! LOL GOOD POST

[Rocky Hill Kennel]

WOW....thats amazing,lol, everyone of those describes at least someone in my family, im really liking number 3, 24, 27 and 28, they really describe me and my sister,lol, nice post

courtney

[LoneStarBeagler]

So TRUE...... BUT YOU HAD A FEW THINGS WE DIDNT AND THAT WAS A GOLF COURSE AND A STOP LIGHT!!!

We didn't have those either.
There were no police! Only the occasional sheriffs deputy (about once a week).
Our school had about 20 long parking spots where you could park with your cattle trailer and not block everyone else.
We also went hunting and fishing with the principal.
YeeHaw!

[illinois boy]

we don't have a stop light
we have a sherif but he has no power i don't even know why we have him he can't even stop u for speeding and he don't have a gun.
adn we only have 200 people in out town i have to go to school in teh next town over and i have drove to school with a cattle trailer on

[tnbeagleman]

We didn't even have a town! but most of it worked for the country.