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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.
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: i( _) R) F9 b$ t% U) c* s' R5 r2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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2 l& C8 j) T3 d. l _6 i- ~8 c8 j4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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- n$ i8 X) Z6 {" w- n. n4 I$ i5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
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& P i5 E8 Y% E+ s6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a
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7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)
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7 n5 Q; g/ K {6 d; W4 V10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, 8 y/ r: g R0 R1 u/ N
two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35
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Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
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