[CH] You Know if you are From New Mexico, if

JJK (chiefsfan@peoplepc.com)
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 01:55:45 -0600 

Top 50 ways people from other states can tell you are  from New Mexico:

1.  You say Vato or nada at least 15 times a day.
2.  You drive over speed bumps sideways.
3.  Your rims run over pedestrians on the sidewalk.
4.  You think Mesilla Valley Mall (Las Cruces) is the place to be, when
you're in college.
5.  The reason you picked NMSU is a little town called Juarez.
 6.  Drink and Drown Baby!! (See #5)
 7.  You eat chile for breakfast.
 8.  You eat chile for lunch.
 9.  You eat chile for dinner.
10. A trip home isn't complete without telling a  uniformed officer you
are an American citizen.
11. Indian gaming isn't recreation, it's a way of  life.
12. You know where Roswell is, and let everybody from  out of state know
it!
13. You have an airbrushed T-shirt with Our Lady of Guadalupe on it.
14. You have at least four T-shirts that have "In  loving memory" on the
back.
15. If you slow down when driving past a "Sonic  Drive-In", then debate
whether or not it is  juvenile to go around.
16. You have a child that is half your age.
17. You've memorized the phone number to the nearest  "Pizza Pros."
18. You could pinpoint every scene in the movie "Truth  or
Consequences."
19. When the Santa Fe scene comes on in the movie  "Twins," you keep
looking for yourself in the  background at the plaza.
20. You drive to other states to see professional sports teams, and no,
the Scorpions and Slam don't count.
21. You say "y'all" just to confuse people. 
22. Your license plate has a chrome chain border.
23. You drink Arizona iced tea because you're jealous.
24. Hey, at least we're not from Iowa!!
25. It isn't just dust in "The Land of Enchantment."
26. You get sunburned and wind burned in the same hour.
27. Hell, who needs Disneyland when you have the New Mexico State Fair?
28. You have no problem spelling Albuquerque and are proud of it.
29. You find yourself speaking Spanish despite being as white as the day
is long.
30. You can tell when somebody on a reservation has  a birthday when
they get to ride in the front of the truck.
31. You are completely amazed by any kind of greenery on the side of a
road.
32. The only national monument on your mind is White Sands.
33. If all your seasons combine into one: Windter
34. You know the actual translation of "Cerveza mas fina":  a good time.
35. Oh yeah, did I mention you eat a lot of Chile, just a reminder.
36. You swear there is a guy living down the road who goes by the name
Jose Cuervo.
37. On your 18th birthday you buy a lottery scratcher and a pack of
cigarettes, just to be cool.
38. You spend half your paycheck on those damn scratchers you got
addicted to on your 18th birthday.
39. You measure distances in time.
40. You get a peso back in some change and you become bound and
determined to use it as American currency.
41. You set sail with Captain Morgan at least twice a week, even though
you live in the desert.
42. You are Taco Bell's best customer.  Two words, "Viva Gorditas!!."
43. Everyday you thank God that you're not farther south, you know what
I mean, El Paso.
44. Your roommate won't let you talk during Taco Bell commercials with
that little Chihuahua.
45. You know that you should have bought stock in that damn orange
construction barrel business. (That goes double for all the Ruidosoans!)
46. Christmas isn't complete without sandwich bags and candles.
47. You leave your Christmas lights on your house year round and you
aren't afraid to use them on the Fourth of July.
48. The population of your town is 3:1, prisoners to citizens.
49. Lake Powell is nothing, the Butte is where it's at!
50. Still, every time you pass Elephant Butte lake, you laugh at the
"Inn at The Butte" sign.
-- 
John J. Knoll  chiefsfan@peoplepc.com
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