this was funny

Syracuse is a rather interesting place, but no one knows it better than those of us who are from there. Here's how you know you're from this crazy city...

You know you're from Syracuse when...

1. You refer to Syracuse as "The 'Cuse."

2. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.

3. You know that Syracuse is more than just a college town, it's just that everything outside of the college section is boring.

4. You drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, and all you do is turn up the heat.

5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

6. You have worn shorts and a coat at the same time.

7. You don't know where you'd be without Wegman's. You either have, or know multiple people who have worked there. By just driving 10 miles, you can easily find another Wegman's.

8. You're proud when Syracuse makes the national news each year because Syracuse gets more snow than any other major city in the US.

9. You know what "DestiNY USA" is, and you know it's never going to be finished.

10. You've trick-or-treated in the snow.

11. You've gone to Mother's Day Brunch in the snow.

12. You still brag about Carmelo Anthony going to SU.

13. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. And there's no construction.

14. You know what real BBQ food tastes like because you've been to Dinausaur BBQ.

15. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend / wife knows how to use them.

16. There is no such thing as waiting for the left turn arrow at an intersection. Also, 45 MPH really means 65 MPH.

17. You find 10 degrees "a little chilly."

18. You can clearly see Carousel Mall looking in any direction, up to 5 miles away.

19. Stop/Slow/Yield Signs etc. are suggestions.

20. You have used the term "It's wicked [insert adjective]" to decribe something.

21. You know that people from New York City view upstate New Yorkers as "hicks" but you've never touched a cow in your life.

22. You will still always call "Alliance Bank Stadium" "P&C Stadium." And on that note, it'll always be Burnet Park Zoo, too.

23. Going to the New York State Fair is a daily, end of summer event.

24. The only really good sports season is basketball, but you're sad, however, because G-Mac graduated.

25. You've seen G-Mac when you were just walking around

26. You wake up to three additional feet of snow, and you know you'll still have school.

27. You blame Greg Robinson for the football season.

28. You hold on to your hat while leaving GATE E from the Carrier Dome

29. You know who "Otto the Orangeman" is and you own clothing with him on it. And you refuse to refer to it as just "The Orange"

30. You know when you're near the Carousel Mall because you can smell Onondaga Lake.


31. Last year every other person you saw was wearing something with the number 44. And you know exactly why.

32. When you hear someone talk about an IMAX you automatically assume they mean The MOST.

33. You know that The Country Club is not where old people go to play golf.

34. You tell people you only eat Columbus Bakery italian bread and they respond by saying, "I thought you were from Syracuse not Ohio..."

35. You roll your eyes but smile everytime you hear, "the flounder-Oops! FOUNDER of Doug's Fish Fry."

36. You've stuck it out a few more years by going to SU or LeMoyne. Or you compared the college you attended to SU.

37. You remember the Labor Day Storm clearly, mainly because the lightning was so bright you could see everything better than you could have in the daytime.

38. You can remember exactly where you were when the Orangemen won the national title, on April 7th 2003 around 11:30pm.

39. The best thing about Onondaga Lake is Lights on the Lake. And what special radio do you have to have to get that supposed "Christmas Carol" station to work?

40. The phone number of Jim "the hammer" Shapiro comes to your mind before your own number. Or any other lawyer on TV or that matter...

41. You throw up in your mouth a little everytime you hear the word "HUGE." And you wonder how the heck he still sells car after all those awful commercials. Also, you're pretty sure poor Tom is now in therapy.

42. You remember taking a trip to St Marie among the Iroquois around 4th grade and thinking what the hell is an indian village doing in Liverpool?

I KNOW there has to be more. Post it! Some even funnier ones are posted below.
P.S. I can make you an officer if your title is Cuse related :)