Richard, a girfriend in San Francisco emailed this to me today and I, naturally, thought of you.
How do you know you live in California?
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 Breeze.
>
> 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 know which restaurant serves the freshest
> arugula.
>
> 9. You can't remember ... is pot illegal?
>
> 10. A really great parking space can totally move
> you to tears.
>
> 11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV
> broadcast.
>
> 12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere
> else in the US.
>
> 13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia
> and crotch-less chaps ...
> You don't even notice.
>
> 14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at
> Starbucks wearing the baseball
> cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney
> really IS George Clooney.
>
> 15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house
> payment.
>
> 16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is
> gay, the woman who
> delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay
> rep is a guy in drag.
>
> 17. You can't remember .. is pot illegal?
>
> 18. Its barely sprinkling rain and there's a report
> on every news station:
> "STORM WATCH 2003."
>
> 19. You have to leave the big company meeting early
> because Billy Blanks
> himself is teaching the 4:00 PM Tae Bo class.
>
> 20. You pass an elementary school playground and the
> children are all busy
> with their cell phones or pagers.
>
> 21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you
> leave for work an hour
> early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
>
> 22. Hey, Is Pot Illegal?
>
> 23. Both you AND your dog have therapists.
>
> 24. The Terminator is your governor.
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