Couldn't resist passing it on... Californians >Not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes, one of >the Golden State's more honest residents wrote the following; > > >You know you're from California if: >1. Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible. > >2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house. > >3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation >in English. > >4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is >named Flower. > >5. You can't remember . . is pot illegal? > >6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor. > >7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, >and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian. > >8. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal? > >9. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears. > >10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S. > >11. Unlike back home, the guy in Starbucks at 8:30 am, wearing a baseball >cap and sunglasses, who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney. > >12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment. > >13. You can't remember . . .is pot illegal? > >14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news >station: "STORM WATCH." > >15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy >with their cell phones or pagers. > >16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour >early to avoid all the weather-related accidents. > >17. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal???? > >18. Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and >cosmetic surgeons. > >19. The Terminator is your governor. > >20. If you drive illegally, they take away your driver's license. If >you're here illegally, they want to give you one.