You know your from Manitoba, Canada, when....

alsboy
By alsboy

You only know three spices - salt, pepper and ketchup.

You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

The mosquitoes have landing lights.

You have more miles on your snowblower than your car.

You have 10 favourite recipes for moose meat.

Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas.

You live in a house that has no front step, yet the door is one meter above the ground.

You've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow.

You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports.

At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.

The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.

Your snowblower gets stuck on the roof.

You think the start of moose season is a national holiday.

You head south to go to your cottage.

You frequently clean grease off your barbeque so the bears won't prowl on your deck.

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

The major parish fund-raiser isn't bingo - it's sausage making.

You find -40C a little chilly.

The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.

You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your Sorels.

You can play road hockey on skates.

You know 4 seasons - Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction.

The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.

By monymoe• 9 Sep 2008 16:33
monymoe

the same could be said for most of canada! lol except for the mosquitos; holy god do they have a lot of those up there.

i drove through manitoba twice..both times during winter, both times it was too cold for me to stop and 'enjoy' the scenery lol

By Umm Adam• 9 Sep 2008 14:23
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Umm Adam

Sounds like my state of Minnesota where we have 2 seasons-winter and road construction. I sure miss the snow and the change of seasons. Thanks for the laugh.

By Fatcat• 9 Sep 2008 14:13
Fatcat

Yummy, I want to try it!

By brutus_ceasar• 9 Sep 2008 14:12
brutus_ceasar

HHMmm... yum yum... Moose meat... (hhmmm... imagining Moose meat shawarma..)

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Heard your wife left you,

How upset you must be.

But don't fret about it...

She moved in with me.

By Gypsy• 9 Sep 2008 14:09
Gypsy

No, it's a lot like the thickest, juciest, best ever Steak you've ever had.

By Fatcat• 9 Sep 2008 14:07
Fatcat

What does moose meat taste like? Anything like lamb/goat/mutton?

By anonymous• 9 Sep 2008 14:07
anonymous

Calgary. Where snow in the summer is not a once in a lifetime event.... in fact Calgary reminds me of a cold Doha now I think about it...

By Tigasin321• 9 Sep 2008 13:55
Tigasin321

Minnesota and all of Alaska.

Just call me Tigasin. That's what I'm talking about

By Gypsy• 9 Sep 2008 13:53
Gypsy

Not that's like yup, true, you making a big deal out of it. :P

By Ragnarock Raider• 9 Sep 2008 13:52
Ragnarock Raider

true of most of Canada i'm affraid hehe ;)

Man I miss the snow!

Stay safe all.

Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?

By alsboy• 9 Sep 2008 13:50
alsboy

Thts uh-huh, ho, ho & hooo :)

By Gypsy• 9 Sep 2008 13:46
Gypsy

Uh-huh....so?

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