Arizona

YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN ARIZONA WHEN:


- You've signed so many petitions to recall governors that you can't
remember the name of the incumbent.


- You notice your car overheating before you drive it.


- You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're laughing funny.


- You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.


- You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the
Salt River.


- You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.


- You can say 115 degrees without fainting.


- You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour and it will be over
100 degrees.


- You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.


- You discover, in July, that it only takes two fingers to drive your
car.


- You can make sun tea instantly.


- You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use
your fireplace.


- You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of
distance.


- You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.


- Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.


- You can pronounce the words: "Saguaro", "Tempe", "Gila Bend", "San
Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", "Cholla", and
Tlaquepaque".


- It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person
is moving on the streets.


- You actually burn your hand opening the car door.


- Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout
counter, a formula less than 30 spf is a joke, and you wear it just
to go to Circle K.


- Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools
will actually buy them.


- Hot air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter
than the air inside.


- No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car.


- You can understand the reason for a town named "Why."