| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 11/27/2005 4:43:59 PM | Hi! I'm from Nevada, but was sent this via email from a Idahoan coworker; thought I'd share:
The following list of rules applies to each person as they enter Idaho.
Please learn 'em & remember 'em.
1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.
2. Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road". I drive a pickup truck because I need to.
No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus.
Please drive it or get out of the way.
3. They are horses, cattle & sheep. That's what they smell like to you.
They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-84 goes east > and west, I-15 goes north and south. Pick one.
4. So you have a $60,000 dollar car. We're soimpressed.
We have quarter-million dollar air conditioned tractors that we drive 3 weeks a year.
5. So every person in every pickup waves. It's being friendly.
Try to understand the concept.
6. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of geese are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of
your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
7. Yeah, we eat Walleye & Rainbow Trout. You really want sushi & caviar?
It's available at the corner bait shop.
8. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season.
It's practically a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
9. We open doors for women.
That applies to all women, regardless of age, size, or hair color.
10. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu.
Order steak, or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.
11. When we set out the spread on a table,there are three main dishes:
meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and A-1.
12. You bring "coke" into my house - it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.
You bring "Mary Jane" into my house - she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
13. High School Football is as important here as the Vikings or the Seattle Seahawks and a
dang site more fun to watch.
14. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit the water hazards - it spooks the fish.
15. Colleges? Try Idaho State University, University of Idaho or Boise State University.
Students and graduates come out with an education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups when they come home for the holidays.
16. We have more folks per capita in the Navy, Army, Marines, and Air Force than any other
state, so "Don't Mess with Idaho."
If you do, prepare to get your hind-end kicked by the best. | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 4/6/2006 1:30:38 PM | | I set up 2 searches - one male and one female - "looking for ANYthing/one" within 50 miles of Boise - and got over 300 hits.....try it!! - that means a lot of Fish around to meet on the west side (behind the music) of Alive at Five at the Grove downtown Boise - see ya there........pass it around!! | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 2/14/2007 10:27:06 AM | When you see the sign..
*Entering Idaho*..this is a hidden message meaning..
either..keep yer foot on the peddle and get the hell out of it ..and fast..
or..turn around..keep yer foot on the peddle and go back from where u left.. | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 3/5/2007 10:15:13 PM | that is so and lets not forget
"Come on vaction,
Leave on Probation
Return for revocation"
Idaho has a quicksand judicial system | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 3/9/2007 12:40:35 AM | I'm confused" whats the point? Is this a bash Idaho thing ? I thought it might be people in this state who genuinely would like to see if there are other residents who might like to correspond...or something? Instead all I've seen so far is a bunch of bad jokes about Idaho (rural states).
A thread specific to your own state in which you reside could (and should be) a great thing. I will check out the other little threads in here before passing final judgements...but I have to say, my expectations are fast fading. | |
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Posted: 3/21/2007 1:04:25 PM | oh come on now......I think this pointed out all of the GREAT things about Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest in general....I LOVE living 10 miles away from my neighbor on a dirt road with no traffic, and if there is traffic I know the person, can wave to them and invite them in for a beer. And just to set the record straight, I can shoot, hunt, fish, camp, drive, ride while keeping my lip gloss on and my long hair looking lovely, not only that but I can cook too....I AM SOOOO IDAHO....and happy to say so..... | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 4:21:23 PM | Ok... I concede. I over reacted. I think I had other 'expectations' when I first opened the Idaho thread. Actually that first list of stuff was very good. ha.
But. I would still like to see some actual personals stuff on an Idaho thread. ???? Again...perhaps I expect , or wish for...too much?
(ok...I'm tired of this....other people can post a 5 word sentence and be accepted. With everything I had written above this last paragraph.... it said...'messages this short cannot be posted'....what? don't get it?) Ok.... maybe it will post now? | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 5/5/2007 10:54:10 AM | As a fourth generation Idahoan, I take exception to some of the wise cracks. Along with gravel roads, we have miles and miles of just plain old dirt roads - couldn't get a gravel truck down or up one of those narrow little things if you tried. And there are plenty of people who don't eat meat, potatoes and a vegetable -we actually offer vegetarian fare as well as sushi. We have some great theatres that produce wonderful plays and believe it or not, we don't all drive trucks with gunracks in the back. So consider yourself "educated" by a true Idahoan who leans very much to the left and I'm not talking about my balance and do have a fun time when you move here since we are, unfortunately, the third fastest growing state in the nation. And pinebreeze, yeah, it would be nice to see some personals just for we Idahoans...YeeeeHaaaaaa  | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 5/7/2007 6:45:57 PM |
oh come on now......I think this pointed out all of the GREAT things about Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest in general....I LOVE living 10 miles away from my neighbor on a dirt road with no traffic, and if there is traffic I know the person, can wave to them and invite them in for a beer. And just to set the record straight, I can shoot, hunt, fish, camp, drive, ride while keeping my lip gloss on and my long hair looking lovely, not only that but I can cook too....I AM SOOOO IDAHO....and happy to say so.....
 I'm right there with ya!
As a fourth generation Idahoan
And me, being a fifth !! (Nice post Auntie.) Points that are not only true, but hilarious in light of the fact that some of the most cultured, famous, wealthy and influential people world-wide live in Idaho, at least part time. Many full time. Oh the misguided general public. I wonder how many of those cracks would be rendered if while on vacation, some of these people fly-fish near Ernest Hemingway's cabin, eat sushi with Bruce Willis at the next table and ski at Andre Agassi's new resort. Not to mention, seeing the Tetons (which make the Rockies look like rock piles); spending time at Shoshone Falls (Niagra looks pathetic in comparison) and can still see a mountain in the distance because we aren't filled with the usual pollutants that obstruct views in many other populated areas. (Star struck isn't what we are here ~ they are our neighbors...you don't get that anywhere else.)
I've never been happy in rural Idaho, but I have learned to respect the beauty of the state as a whole. I'm only 6 states short of being in all 50, other than Alaska, nothing compares to the rugged beauty here. If you don't like the outdoors, thank God Boise has evolved and now has blues, jazz, alternative, theater, concerts, and wonderful art museums.
Jokes aside ~ and I tell my fair share....there are wonderful people here who wouldn't dream of leaving someone stranded on the roadside with a flat tire or lack of gas ~ I wonder how often that happens elsewhere. JMO  | |
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Posted: 8/30/2007 12:32:09 PM |
And, we've got a heckuva good sense of humor about ourselves!! Liked this one so much, I've printed it and taped it to the door of m'trailer!!
And, as for the fellow referring to BSU as a "trucker university", I'll enable you to look over my profile, my young friend. Get half of what this ol'man's accomplished done & give yerself a "gold star"! I truck! And, it's definately not for the weak of heart, soul or spirit! If you think otherwise, let me know! I'll arrange for you to take an overnight trip with me and my BigBlackBooDog to let you experience, first hand, the masterful art of dodging "Student KamiKasi Pilots (4-wheelers)" while trying to make a deadline driving 100,000 Lbs of groceries down a 6 mile, 6% grade (hill to you) in a 55 MPH state with wall-to-wall smokies (many of whom I know personally and whom I will call to report your misconduct in "OUR" Neighborhood Watch Area!
BSU's a heckuva school and one of the principal reasons I chose to reside here. Still cling to hopes of going there to complete my Bachelors in Industrial Planning and Operations Management in which I have years of experience in the Electronics and Defense Contract manufacturing sectors before the "great off-shoring" ensuited! And, yes! They also have one heckuva "Trucking School" as well. Many can't cut it!
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 9/1/2007 6:09:47 PM | | Now if only our republican legislature would fix our interstate so that you truckers don't get flung from side to side in those ruts too much traffic has created. We need to rename I-84 the Oregon Trail, I swear the ruts are as deep as the wagon ruts were and for those of you not in the know, the Oregon trail ran right through Boise. But our roads are a shambles so my hat's off to you JimIdaho2 as I had a nightmarish drive from the Wy border to Boise in a torrential downpour with 40 mph winds, it was a total whiteout every time I went around one of the big rigs...never will drive in those conditions on our roads again! Other than a few minor complaints like that - I love this place and wish all of you who don't like it would just go home, stay away and take what I say with a grain of salt And GOOOOO BRONCOS!!!! Off to a good start 56-7 I believe.... | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho RE: a slam...not hardly...lol
Posted: 9/6/2007 10:44:55 AM | I cannot resist mentioning that it was not a slam against us Idahoans, I really got a chuckle out of the rules and I was born and raised here.
Yes there are tractors here that cost more than a Southern California mansion. Not everyone here has the opportunity to observed the huge bend-in-the-middle farm tractors that have twelve huge tires to keep them from slipping sideways on the dry farms in the Palouse dry farm, wheat & canola country of Northern Idaho or the extra large tractors that have tank type rubber tracks to pull the extra heavy equipment in the Southern Potato & sugar beet country.
No I have never driven one of them, the ones I drove had no air conditioning and the dust will really get to you...
There are more millionaires per capita in Idaho than any other state but it is mostly farm land wealth, not money to purchase trinkets with...
A few of us have gold mines in that value range also but it takes money to get the gold outta the gravel...
I hear stories of those who came to Idaho with California license plates who were flipped off or dissed in some way, I doubt very much that this type of behavior comes from those of us of my vintage who were actually nurtured here from birth.
From what I have observed such behavior might be traced to former Californians who wish to keep all of the new border crossers away from the paradise that they have discovered...
To me the center part of the state is truly paradise. Alpine lakes that may not be ice-free until mid August with trout to make a fisherman drool. A secret alpine valley that I enjoy visiting where more than fifty elk, mountain sheep, mountain goats and very large deer live with no worries of hunters discovering them.
Idaho is also a gourmet mushroom lovers paradise where as many as twenty different varieties of morels grow and often I can pick them wild in April and on into September. As any Midwestern morel lover can tell you, they are lucky to have fresh morels growing for two weeks of each year. | |
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| rules upon entering Idaho
Posted: 3/4/2008 10:13:52 AM | I LOVE IT ~ I LAUGHED SO HARD ~ I MOVED OVER FROM OREGON. NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER LEAVE OREGON. OMG. IDAHO IS SUCH A NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL STATE. SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO. AND I SO AGREE. YOU MOVE HERE BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE THE RAT RACE YOUR LIVING IN AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO THINGS AND INCREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES!! WE'RE FINE. DON'T TRY TO MAKE YOUR LIVING OFF US.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, OREGON IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL BUT I NEVER KNEW I'D LOVE IDAHO THIS MUCH......HEARD THE DISC JOCKEY ON 107.1 YESTERDAY OR SUNDAY AND I LIKED WHAT HE SAID.....LEAVE US TO L ALONE. IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT AND WHO ARE YOU THINKING YOU NEED TO COME IN HERE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND TRY TO FIX US? KRIS | |
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