Growing up in Central Missouri

You've never met any celebrities.

Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip,"

You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.

You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well, Lee's Summit is only 30 minutes away."

The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.

You know several people who have hit a deer.

You Know that "Old Drum" was neither old nor a drum, but a dog.

Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

You know what "Party Cove" is.

Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of day.

You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

You'll pay for your kids to go to college unless they want to go to KU.

You know that Concordia is halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, and Columbia is halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Warrenton Outlet Mall is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis.

You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the
middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.

You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and
Football.

You know if another Missourian is from the Boot-heel, Ozarks, Eastern, Middle or Western Missouri soon as they open their mouth.

You know that Harry S Truman, Walt Disney and Mark Twain are all from Missouri.

You failed World Geography in school because you thought Cuba, Versailles, California, Nevada, Houston, Cabool, Louisiana, Springfield, and Mexico were cities in Missouri. (And they are!)

You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

You know what "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLL" means.