You might be a Yooper!You Might be a Yooper if...
*Your wife's Lady Remington is a 30-06...
*Your snowmobile costs more than your kid's college education...
*Your wife's night gown says Fred Bear Archery...
*A trip to the islands means Mackinac and Bois Blanc...
*You're on a first name basis with the clerk at the Michigan State
Unemployment Office...
*You install your snow tires in early September...
*You think working at McDonalds' means making the big bucks...
*Your best clothes are reversible; Blaze Orange to Camouflage...
*Going south for the winter means going to Escanaba...
*You think that Iron Mountain is a prime example of a big city in urban
decay...
*You think the expression "to open a can of worms" means " to go fishing"...
*You think that a Big Mac and a shake refers to the Bridge on a windy day...
*People in Wisconsin act superior to you...
*Your kid "aced" the 3rd grade...on his 9th try...
*A new car means a 1972 AMC Gremlin...
*Being a "Red Wing fan" means you like their new line of hiking boots...
*You watched the "Ricki Lake Show" because you thought it was a show
about fishing...
*You answer the question "How many UP'ers does it take to change a light
bulb?" with "None, we don't have electricity"...
*You consider Velcro to be high tech...
*You think that "The Straits of Mackinac" refers to the heterosexual
population on the island...
*You think that the Mackinac ferry refers to, well, you know...
*You view working the drive-through window as an important career
advancement...
Hello. I am the often forgotten Upper Peninsula of Michigan. If you like nature, snow, shitty weather in general, wide open spaces, clean air, alcohol, hicks, animals, camp parties, embarassing accents, hicked-out trucks, and small town mentalities, you'll love me! What's there to forget about, eh?
