Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this. Those
who didn't will be in disbelief.

1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle
of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the party
because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods
when the party was busted. (See #6.)
4) You used to "drag" Main.
5) You said the "F" word and your parents knew within the hour.
6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police
officers, because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones
wouldn't.
7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how
old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents
anyhow.)
8) When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy
cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on back roads
to smoke them.
9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your
buyer dropped off.
10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
11) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
12) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by
references. Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and it's four
houses left of the track field.
13) The golf course had only 9 holes.
14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will
never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
16) The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty," but was
actually just like your town.
17) You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1965 as the "rich
people.
18) The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you picked up
the trend 2 years later.
19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or the
town bar.
20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town
or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get
stronger.
22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.  (OK,
what stop light?)
23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would
pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
27) The closest McDonalds was 50 miles away (or more).
28) The closest mall was over an hour away
29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding
lawn mower.
30) You've pee'd in a cornfield or on a dirt road.
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed reading this because you know it is true, and you
forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town. 

I would not have wanted to been raised any other way!  Tough times
don't last. Tough people do.....