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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.
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$ n2 X0 H s) b+ k1 j! g( e. W2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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7 k# P* t2 \- J% q% o" E! L3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day./ g" P& s1 k4 @; \) m# y. v1 o
1 C9 a. v7 }# i! h* H4 T* q4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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5. You use a down comforter in the summer. : s) d! ^( j1 ~! O
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6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a 9 V: h" {, U7 E. Y% @
blizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though]
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' Z0 V3 o( ] G/ z7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit./ W( i3 ]5 }) P; @0 }! M
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9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)4 v0 n- Z! o( a% m6 U
+ O2 h- |4 F( {, D& m" y. O10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque,
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(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, - y- K! A- d6 m# i( _+ n
your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
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12. Gopher = speedbump.
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. @: G: S7 A# ~ o j13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your # U# g* Y. H& P1 M: K9 I0 G8 \( i
friends from Alberta. |
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