True Buffaloians

chinpei
Well, got this again from another Buffalonian (in fact, ex-Buffalonian, since she’s currently enjoying sunshine in Malaysia now, and the snow in Buffalo was just the "precious memory" for her). I know there’ve been many versions of this, but, still special thanks to Lai Lee for forwarding this "interesting article" to my e-mail, and now I’m broadcasting to the world (Google might catch this in their database, somehow). Anyhow, some of the statements (I would probably say… MOST of the statements) below might not be that "politically correct" – I would say "hazardous", and may be "emotionally disturbing" to some readers. I don’t hold any responsibility for any consequences that the reader might face after facing the following "truth"… so… read at your own risk =)
 
Here you go…
If you consider it a sport to sit in a ice hut all day long with a rod and reel just to put perch in your freezer.. you might live in Buffalo.

If you’re proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Lewiston is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Buffalo.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Buffalo.

If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Buffalo.

If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don’t work there, you might live in Buffalo; because you’re all so damn friendly.

If you have ever worn shorts, sunglasses and a parka at the same time, you might live in Buffalo.

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, or if you are in church and your priest or minister asks you to pray for the Bills, and wants to get you all home for 1 p.m. kickoff you might live in Buffalo.

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Buffalo.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Buffalonian when:

1. "Vacation" means going over to your cabin in Canada for the weekend.

2. You measure distance in hours.

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

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

5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

6. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.

7. You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

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

9. You know all 4 seasons: almost fall, winter, still winter and road construction.

10. Down South to you means ERIE, PA.

11. You find ‘0’ degrees "a little chilly."

12. You go out to fish fry every Friday, Prime Rib on Saturday and bingo every Wednesday.

13. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.

14. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

15. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Buffalo friends!

Well, when I was on the way back home from Niagara Falls Blvd recently, I just found out that the Dairy Queen is really now "closed for winter". Soon enough, most of the staircases on campus will be "closed for winter" soon as well.
 
"Vacation means going over to Canada" is a real nice statement, I would guess… since I receive "invitation" almost once a week recently to have "vacation".
 
"Hitting deer"… hm… I haven’t had a chance to hear that yet, but I do see deers quite frequently on the streets when I’m driving around.
 
Regarding "switching ‘Heat’ to ‘A/C’", I would like to "amplify" the statement as: "you might experience the four seasons in the same day. Spring in the morning, Summer in the noon, Fall in the afternoon, and… you know… snow in the night…"
 
Amazingly I found the radar image of the "Lake Effect" happened on Nov 20, 2000. That was one of the most terrible snow that Buffalo has experienced, and that was the first snow that I’ve ever experienced in my life as well.
 

Well… when you think of Buffalo, you think of snow. I remember the time when I visited Atlanta in 2002, they’ve experienced the first snow ever in the town. At that time, we were asking direction in a gas station, and we were asked where we were from. We proudly responded "BUFFALO"… and he responded "no wonder we would experience this snow". Well, BUFFALO = SNOW.

2 thoughts on “True Buffaloians”

  1. PS Caterine

    HAHAHAH~~~~lolx~~~I’m ABSOLUTELY sure that I’m a VERY TRUE buffaloians .
    Thanks for sharing,  i really enjoy these jokes soooo much.
    Well, it sounds pretty stupid, somehow, it is VERY TRUE!!!
    I just can’t stop laughing while I was reading it.
    Almost every statement bring my mind back to that snowy place, Buffalo!!
     
    Kinda miss the snow there….even though i hate the coldness!

  2. Chinpei

    Haha! Glad to hear that you still preserve your nature of Buffaloian. Yeap, these jokes can only be understood by Buffaloians. But, you’re currently a Californian, any jokes like that?

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