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I can relate to most of these. :D

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> Those of us who grew up in a small town will laugh when we read this. Those of you who didn't will be in disbelief ... but trust me everyone one of these is true.

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1) You can name everyone you graduated with

 

2) You know what 4-H is

 

3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, or in the middle of a dirt road.

 

4) You used to drag or lap "main"

 

5) You said the "F" word and your parents knew within the hour

 

6) You scheduled parties around the schedule of different police officers, since you know 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) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town

 

10) The whole school went to the same party after graduation

 

11) You don't give directions by street names or numbers "Turn by Nelson's house, go to 2 blocks east to Anderson's, and it's four houses left of the track (field)"

 

12) The golf course had only 9 holes

 

13) You can't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend or girlfriend

 

14) Your car stays filthy because of the dirt roads and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason

 

15) The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snooty", but is actually just like your town.

 

16) You refer to anyone with a house newer then 1970 as the "rich people"

 

17) The people in the "big city" dress funny, then you pick up the trend 2 years later

 

18) Anyone you want can be found at the local gas station, cafe or the town pub

 

19) You see at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends drives a grain truck to school occasionally

 

20) The gym teacher suggest you bail hay for the summer to get stronger

 

21) Directions are given using THE stop light as a reference

 

22) You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask you if you want a ride somewhere

 

23) Your teachers call you by your older sibling's names

 

24) Your teachers remember when they taught your parents

 

25) You can charge at all the local stores or write checks without any ID

 

26) The closest McDonalds is 45 miles away (or more)

 

27) The closest mall is over an hour away

 

28) It is normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.

 

29) You've peed in a cornfield.

 

30) Most people go by a nickname.

 

31) You laugh while reading this because you've experienced most or at least some of the above and you forward it to everyone who lives in your town (because you know them All!!!)

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silverado man Senior Enthusiast

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LMAO that is soo true.....my town had ~ 2500 people in it.....man o man..those bring back some memories!

2500!!  thats not a town that's a city. :D I come from a town of 200-300 people. :sarcasm:

Jpshostr Senior Enthusiast

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LMAO that is soo true.....my town had ~ 2500 people in it.....man o man..those bring back some memories!

What the ####?  2500 ain't small town, not quite a city, but sure as #### not small town.  Try Lynn Center, pop. 65, or Andover, pop 550.  The closest stoplight being 25 miles away, thats small town. :D

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lol ok ok!!! geez guys....to me it was a small town...all the towns existing around it were smaller (this is in Nevada)....but all of the above statements about small towns are true and I can related to every one of them.....

 

especially the one about the 1 stop light...except this one was just a blinking red light strung across 2 light poles with a string...

doverarjim Senior Enthusiast

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You guy are talking about really big cities!!  Booger Hollow Pop. 7 countin one coon dog!!!!! :D

Jpshostr Senior Enthusiast

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You guy are talking about really big cities!!  Booger Hollow Pop. 7 countin one coon dog!!!!! :D

But do you live there?  I'm thinking no. :D   And General, we know you don't live in that place you are talking about.

sincityZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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lol ok ok!!! geez guys....to me it was a small town...all the towns existing around it were smaller (this is in Nevada)....but all of the above statements about small towns are true and I can related to every one of them.....

Where in Nevada are you talking about?  Just wondering, I have been through every little bit of NV so I probably have been through it.

Sarah99GXE Enthusiast

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lol ok ok!!! geez guys....to me it was a small town...all the towns existing around it were smaller (this is in Nevada)....but all of the above statements about small towns are true and I can related to every one of them.....

Where in Nevada are you talking about?  Just wondering, I have been through every little bit of NV so I probably have been through it.

I lived in Yerington Nevada..  Let's just say the population of that whole town was the same population of the High School I graduated from in California.....that's why to me....this is a small town.

sincityZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I lived in Yerington Nevada..  Let's just say the population of that whole town was the same population of the High School I graduated from in California.....that's why to me....this is a small town.

Yep I have been through that town a few times.  It is small but bigger then the average middle of nowhere Nevada town.

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