you know you're from winnipeg when...

(i found this a little while ago and thought i'd share a few of my favorites)
~ you know of several people who have hit deer more than once
~ you design your kid’s halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit
~ you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction
~ you’re bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a toque, two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 (-80,000 with the wind-chill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, your nose is running, you can’t feel your toes, and you still stop at 7-11 for a slurpee on the way home
~ you refer to 7-11 simply as “sev”
~ all directions start with “you take portage…”
~ you know what a social is
~ mosquitoes don’t even phase you anymore
~ you know who dancing gabe is
~ you’ve been to the forks
~ you know about Sunday cruise night, and have been
~ you’ll drive to the smallest town ever to find the best party
~ you tell everyone at home that you hate the peg, but when you leave it’s suddenly the best place in the world
~ you know dairy queen is closed from september through may
~ you know at least 10 people that have moved to calgary
~ you refuse to buy a slurpee from macs
~ you hate the guy from the best sleep centre radio commercials
~ ace burpee is your hero
~ being “stuck in rushhour” means an extra 5 minutes to your ride home
~ you’ve been to the festival du voyageur
~ you don’t ask why there’s plugs hanging out of everyone’s cars
~ you brag that a least we’re not saskatchewan
~ you talk in terms of wind-chill and humidex factors
~ one word: tinkertown
~ every second car you see is either a pontiac sunfire or a chevy cavalier
~ you know what a booter is
~ you go to polo park and see at least 10 people you know, no matter where you live
~ you’re surprised to see a limo, and point it out to all your friends while trying to guess who could be inside