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You might be from Seattle if…

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I saw this on-line and did not see a link here.

  1. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
  2. You throw an aluminum can in the trash and feel guilty
  3. You use the word “sun breaks”, and know what it means
  4. You can’t wait for a day with “Showers and sun breaks”
  5. You only turn on your windshield wipers to “intermittent”
  6. You know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee
  7. You complain about Californians as you sell your house to one for twice its value
  8. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho
  9. You know the exact location of 15 drive-thru espresso stands in your neighborhood
  10. You stand on a deserted street corner in the rain, waiting for the “Walk” signal
  11. You know more people who own a boat than an airconditioner
  12. You obey all traffic laws, except “Keep right, except to pass”
  13. You let other drivers merge in front of you
  14. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and Veneto’s
  15. You consider swimming an indoor sport
  16. You think that if it has no snow on it, or has not erupted recently, it’s not a real mountain
  17. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food
  18. You understand what people mean when they say “pop”
  19. You consider a floating bridge a pain in the butt, not an engineering marvel
  20. You know what lutefisk is (visualize Ballard, ufdah)
  21. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a really fancy restaurant
  22. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can’t see through the cloud cover
  23. You personally know someone from Alaska
  24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists
  25. You find a wallet with $500 and give it back to the owner
  26. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Rainier, and Issaquah
  27. You used to live somewhere else, but won’t admit it publicly
  28. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon
  29. You knew immediately that the view out Frazier’s window was fake
  30. You are amazed at an accurate weather forecast
  31. You switch to your sandals when it gets above 60 degrees, but keep your socks on
  32. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain
  33. You would be miffed if the store were out of your favorite brand of water
  34. You have ever ordered a “half caff/decaf, nonfat mocha grande with raspberry whip” (or know what it is)
  35. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50�, but still wear your hiking boots and parka
  36. You feel you’ve grown up with Bill Gates and can’t figure out why people can be so mean to him
  37. You know the difference between “Today’s Forecast: showers followed by rain”, and “Tomorrow’s Forecast: rain followed by showers”
  38. In the winter, you go to work in the dark, come home in the dark, and yet only put in an 8-hour day
  39. The bride & groom registered at REI
  40. If someone ran your car off the freeway, you might drown
  41. Half your friends work at Microsoft and Boeing
  42. Fifteen blocks away is a good parking spot
  43. You read the Stranger for the personal ads, even if you’d never answer one of them!
  44. You try to read a book and drive at the same time
  45. “Capitol Hill” doesn’t mean legislation, it means drag queens
  46. If the temperature gets over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s a “heat wave”
  47. If the temperature goes below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s “record cold.”
  48. 40 days and 40 nights of torrential rain doesn’t sound like Biblical floods – it sounds like a typical spring.
  49. The guy in the $5000 suit is the vice president of the company. The company’s president is the guy in Dockers and a polo shirt.
  50. When someone says he’s cruising for Dicks, you know he’s not soliciting you – just hungry.
  51. If you know what “Acres of Clams” is
  52. If you put an empty soda can in your purse to recycle it later
  53. If summer begins with Folklife and ends with Bumbershoot
  54. If you consider a beer list to be equal to the wine list.
  55. Seven blocks of alternating one-way streets seems perfectly logical
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You might be a fanfic writer if…

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* You have ever gone to a movie with notebooks and pens for taking notes on the scenes.

* You can find slash elements anywhere

* You have ever written a PWP

…for a children’s cartoon. (NOT Anime)
* You’re over 30, and can honestly admit that you’re buying the Harry Potter books for yourself

* So you can write your OWN version of the ending.

* When someone says “lemon” or “lime,” you don’t think citrus fruit.

* You have ever SERIOUSLY contemplated what the hobbies of the Evil Overlord would be aside from the usual “World Domination.”

* And written a story with said Evil Overlord spending a quiet afternoon with his daffodils and a bridge game.

* You have gone through the Evil Overlord’s list and done a checklist of all the ones the one of your particular fandom forgot to screw up.
…So you can write a fic where they DO!
* You have ever been in a serious debate over which fandoms can cross over with which other fandoms.

* And pulled off one of the ones they said “wouldn’t work”

* The name “Mary Sue” causes you to wince

* And proceed to hide all the evidence of the one YOU wrote!

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