If they consider it a sport to gather their food by drilling through 8 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, they might live in Wisconsin.
If their local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, they might live in Wisconsin.
If someone in a store offers they assistance, and they don't work there, they might live in Wisconsin.
If they may not have actually eaten it, but they have heard of Lutefisk, they might live in Wisconsin.
If they have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, they might live in Wisconsin.
If they have either a pet or a child named "Brett", they might live in Wisconsin.
If their town has an equal number of bars and churches, they might live in Wisconsin.
If they have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, they might live in Wisconsin.
If they know how to say Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Menominee and Manitowoc, they might live in Wisconsin.
their idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
"Vacation" means going up north past Hwy 8 (Tomahawk) for the weekend.
They measure distance in hours.
They know several people who have hit deer more than once.
They often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
their whole family wears Packer Green to church on Sunday.
They can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
They see people wearing camouflage at social events...including weddings.
They install security lights on their house and garage and leave both unlocked.
They think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and venison.
They carry jumper cables in their car and their girlfriend knows how to use them.
There are 7 empty cars with their engines running in the parking lot at Mill's Fleet Farm at any given time.
They design their kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
They refer to the Packers as "we."
They know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
They can identify a southern or eastern accent.
They have no problem pronouncing Lac Du Flambeau.
They consider Minneapolis exotic.
They know how to polka.
their idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to their blue spruce.
They were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
Down South to they means Illinois.
A brat is something they eat.
their neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn.
They go out to fish fry every Friday.
their 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
They have more miles on their snow blower than their car.
They find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
Thanks to the MIL, who is both proud to be a Georgia peach and a rabid Wisconsin Green Bay Packer fan!
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