California

[Kangan (imported)]

So as not to be outdone by all the Redneck,

Hillbilly, and Texan jokes, somebody came

up with this.

You know you're from California if:

1. Your co-worker 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 sitting in

Starbucks at 8:30 a.m. 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 Ipods.

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 your

driver's license. If you're here illegally,

they want to give you one

[Kangan (imported)]

I think that #1 above would also apply to many EA users....

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

I thought #3 was hillarious but true. When I was a kid in this neighborhood, we had one black family, one hispanic family and the rest of us were caucasian (civilised rednecks).

Now, mine is the only minority household in a neighborhood of 20% black and 75% hispanic.

Hell, I get offended when I call one of the utility companies and the robot starts out with "press 1 for english."

My town has a Spanish name but in past was only about 22% hispanic. Census says by 2010 hispanics will increase to 61% of my town... not counting the undocumented workers.

I get the impression I will soon need to learn to "habla en espanol."

Now, where did I hide my stash?

[IbPervert (imported)]

21. The only state that will vote a creepy governor out of office (Governor Browne) and then reelect him to be the states chief attorney!

[skivvynine (imported)]

I lived for forty years except for the eight years I was in the Air Force, in Northern California - Marin, Sonoma Counties. When I moved there in 1960, California was a great place to live. But now Califonia and New York are vying for the distinction of taxing the populace the most. I think as of the writing of this response, California is leading. I live in Albuquerque, NM where you can still buy a house - 3500 square feet - for the price of a three bedroom two bath house on a quarter acre lot in California.

[Danya (imported)]

I'll admit it. I love California but I've never lived there. I have spent lots of time there, though. Perhaps that was the inspriation for my single body piercing. Just like in #1, it is not visible.

[Riverwind (imported)]

I have lived all over the state of California, born and raised in LA. Its true Cal was a nice place up tell about 1965 or so, its been going down hill ever sense.

#1 D:D

#5 #8 #13 and #17 I don't remember but I did not inhale.

River

[jemagirl (imported)]

7. You have a very strong opinion about where

your coffee beans are grown and you can taste

the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

Sumatran has a musty, muddy, earthy kind of flavor while Ethiopian is lighter and nuttier with hints of citrus.... Hey I can't remember... is pot legal???

14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a

report on every news station: "STORM WATCH."

I wish I had paid attention to the storm warning. I came into my art studio to find that my roof was leaking and both of my computer keyboards were soaked with water. I just spent the last two hours at the work bench over a cup of coffee, disassembling them so I could dry out the membranes and electronics. I could really enjoy sitting back with some 420, but I can't remember if it's legal

[StefanIsMe (imported)]

I wish I had paid attention to the storm warning. I came into my art studio to find that my roof was leaking and both of my computer keyboards were soaked with water. I just spent the last two hours at the work bench over a cup of coffee, disassembling them so I could dry out the membranes and electronics. I could really enjoy sitting back with some 420, but I can't remember if it's legal

My only hint is keep the front-half of the keyboard face down, under no circumstances flip it in the rinsing / airing process; I had a bugger of a time fitting all the little letters back into the correct spots (you have to do it upside down, see, to be sure you're putting it in the right space... holding the frame, head tilted, other hands fingers fumbling for keys, smoke drifting in the eyes, knowing that smoke is perfectly illegal.... aye carumba).

Also, after about 4 days, pushing "t" resulted in "k" appearing on-screen.... but not the vice-versa, which would have been workable. Mentioning red nuns would have resulted in references to Sister Krisker, and I'm not sure that would be fair :p

[jemagirl (imported)]

My only hint is keep the front-half of the keyboard face down, under no circumstances flip it in the rinsing / airing process; I had a bugger of a time fitting all the little letters back into the correct spots (you have to do it upside down, see, to be sure you're putting it in the right space... holding the frame, head tilted, other hands fingers fumbling for keys, smoke drifting in the eyes, knowing that smoke is perfectly illegal.... aye carumba).

Also, after about 4 days, pushing "t" resulted in "k" appearing on-screen.... but not the vice-versa, which would have been workable. Mentioning red nuns would have resulted in references to Sister Krisker, and I'm not sure that would be fair :p

No worries. I've got both keyboards working perfectly at this point. I used a little silicon spray where the keys slide and now the keyboard works even better than when it was new. Some how I seem to get a lot of experience fixing keyboards. People always spill stuff like coffee wine or juice while they are at work. Red wine is the worst by the way. To avoid this in the future, I'm keeping my keyboards well away from where the roof leaked. I don't want to get any better at this than I already am.