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You Know You’re From Milwaukee When . . .

on: Nov/15/04 and its been viewed 1,244 times

Found over at Lost In Wisconsin.

You’ve been to the Rep and could smell beer, brats, and kraut.

You drive around with little Green Bay Packers flags on your car.

You and your friends spend all day Sunday drinking at the bar, bashing the Cubs.

You don’t know that Schlitz, Blatz, and Pabst aren’t brewed in Milwaukee anymore

You know people who have tied dead animals to the hoods of their cars.

You know what a “Supper Club” is.

You’ve eaten beer, brats, and kraut for breakfast.

You think “The Safe House” is better than Disneyworld.

You won’t let a car from out of state go faster than you.

You call Air Force Ones Dookies

No matter where you go you see the Jesus Car - and can’t understand what’s coming out the speakers

You cruised Hwy 100 or Sherman Ave

To you, Martin Luther King Drive is still 3rd St. and Cesar Chavez Drive is still 16th St

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Milwaukee.

I actually get all of those jokes! The Safe House!! OMG ! :D

A few additions of my own:

1. You’re driving downtown and you smell yeast and it’s not bread.
2. You don’t do the ‘neighborly’ think and help pick up garbage in Veteran’s Park.
3. You worry when the blue light on top of the gas building flickers.
4. You still call it “County Stadium”

Posted on: November 15, 2004 |

Posted in: That's Life

/*--- 9 Responses to “You Know You’re From Milwaukee When . . .” ---*/

  1. Lori
    11:33 pm on November 15th, 2004

    heh heh I use to live in WI and my mom is from there so I got a kick out of these. I like the 4th one!

  2. So Lost
    8:16 pm on November 16th, 2004

    OMG, yours were just as good! Love it!!! And I love the yeast smell. I know. I am ill.

  3. astroknight
    12:08 pm on November 17th, 2004

    Geeze, I live on the correct side of the Mississippi and even I get most of these!

  4. Lisa
    2:34 pm on November 17th, 2004

    It’s Astro! :D Good to see ya here, man :)

    Milwaukee - - we’re not all that complicated ;)

  5. astroknight
    3:11 pm on November 17th, 2004

    Glad to be here. Tried checking you out before but something was messed up with my connection or something. Nice that it’s finally fixed!!!

    Nah, Milwaukee isn’t all that complicated. You cheeseheads are pretty simple people… :twisted::razz:

  6. RedFred
    3:19 pm on November 17th, 2004

    I’m kinda glad I don’t have a clue what you all are talking about, especially the yeast….

  7. eric
    1:39 am on May 3rd, 2006

    pabst shlitz blatz hams old style are still brewed in milwaukee theyve either had their recepie bought by miller or are contract brewed by miller brewing

  8. Real Milwaukeean
    3:40 pm on March 6th, 2008

    Completely lame. Whoever made this list probably lives in West Allis or Greenfield and just tells everyone they’re from Milwaukee.

  9. initial
    8:58 am on May 4th, 2008

    sorry for the late reply, I still see that Jesus car around the area.

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