You might live in St. Louis…

I’m sure many of these apply to a lot of cities, but some are specific to St. Louis.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from October through May, you might live in St. Louis.

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don’t work there, you might live in St. Louis.

If someone mentions “The Landing” and it has nothing to do with the space shuttle, you might live in St. Louis.

If you’ve worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in St. Louis.

If you’ve seen a tornado touch down and ONLY thought “Damn it, I just waxed the car”, you might live in St. Louis.

If you’ve had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in St. Louis.

If you measure distance in hours instead of miles, you might live in St. Louis.

If you have switched from ‘heat’ to ‘A/C’ in the same day and back again, you might live in St. Louis.

If you drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard for some White Castles, you might live in St. Louis.

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you might live in St. Louis.

If you take I-Farty-Far to Six Flags, you might live in St. Louis.

If you know what/where the Piasa Bird is, you might live in St. Louis.

If someone says concrete and you think of Ted Drewes instead of pavement, you might live in St. Louis.

If you know what a TRAM is, you might live in St. Louis.

If you design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you might live in St. Louis.

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph — you’re going 80 and everybody is passing you, you might live in St. Louis.

If you’ve ever skipped school, work, or even a court-date because you  had tickets to an afternoon Cards, Blues or Rams game, you might live in St. Louis.

If you can say the words “Cahokia Mounds” and not think of a candybar or boobies, you might live in St. Louis.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you might live in St. Louis.

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you might live in St. Louis.

If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you might live in St. Louis.

If you find 10 degrees a little ‘chilly’, you might live in St. Louis.

If you actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your St. Louis friends & others, you live or have lived in St. Louis.

Thanks Ronnie

4 thoughts on “You might live in St. Louis…”

  1. … and if you pronounce it “muskachollie”.

    What’s with the winter jokes, though? Sounds more like St. Paul, Minnesota. I’ve lived in the St. Louis area (within 30 minutes of downtown) all my life and I’ve never known winter to be long or cold. Just… kind of bleh… with some snow and ice if I’m lucky.

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