Subject: Hick Town
> You know you live(d) in a hick town when...
>
> 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
>
> 2) You know what FFA means.
>
> 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.)
>
> 4) You used to "drag" Main .
>
> 5) You said the "F" word and your parents knew within the hour.
>
> 6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police
> officers, because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones
> wouldn't.
>
> 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.)
>
> 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.
>
>
> 9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your
> buyer dropped off.
>
> 10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
>
> 11) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
>
> 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 its four houses
> left of the track field.
>
> 13) The golf course had only 9 holes, or golf courses were only found at
> the "snooty" towns. (See #16)
>
> 14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
>
> 15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never
> own a dark vehicle for this reason.
>
> 16) The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty," but was
> actually just like your town.
>
> 17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1965 as "the rich
> people."
>
> 18) The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you picked up
> the trend 2 years later.
>
> 19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or the
> town bar.
>
> 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.
>
> 21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get
> stronger.
>
> 22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.
>
> 23) When you decided to walk/run somewhere for exercise, people would
> pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
>
> 24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
>
> 25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
>
> 26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
>
> 27) The closest McDonalds was 25 miles away (or more).
>
> 28) The closest mall was over an hour away.
>
> 29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn
> mower.
>
>
> 30) You've pee'd in a cornfield.
>
> 31) Most people went by a nickname.