Only in Idaho!!!

I have been thinking a lot lately about things that happen in Idaho - not exactly JUST in Idaho but the things that Idahoans would say, "only in Idaho". Here is the list I came up with . . .


Only in Idaho -


1) would you be playing in the sunny 60 degree warm weather one day and the next be celebrating a snow day and making snow angels
2) is it still legal to hang someone publicly for their crimes
3) would legislators suggest that to cut budget expense they should eliminate kindergarten - apparently it's not mandatory in Idaho.
4) would you see a dead deer, coyote, badger or racoon as the majority of the road kill over squirrels and birds.
5) would you have crazy laws that state, "Residents are not permitted to fish from a giraffe's back" - what? "Residents may not cut off their friends heads with an ax" and "it is a criminal offense to ride a merry-go-round on a Sunday". (I'm really NOT kidding!)
6) can a person get a flat tire from running over a metal box in the highway, get stranded without a cell phone next to a cow pasture, have someone you know pull over and lend you the use of their cell phone and witness one of those cows get his brains blown out by the local farmer while you wait for help to arrive - all within 20 min. (personal experience)
7) have your high school friends bring their hunting rifles on school grounds because they had a rifle rack on the back of their trucks and they go hunting after school. Nobody ever got into trouble for that - ever!!!
8) will the majority of the junk cars in the impound lots are due to the unexpected arrival of a deer in the road.
9) we have 72 types of semi-precious and precious stones. Some of these stones can be found no where else in the world. And for that reason we are called the Gem state. However, we are widely known for our precious potatoes - which are not even our biggest export - awesome!
10) would you see people fishing in the canal outside the grocery store!
11) Apparently only we native Idahoans know what a jockey box is!
12) would you be within city limits and still see people on horseback, on fourwheelers and driving go-carts down main roads.
13) would you find all of the comforts of the modern world and yet be minutes away from the refreshing, uplifting air of the mountains and the beauty that is at our doorstep.
14) would you find some of the world's most amazing people! Seriously - a few years back we were in Virginia and we entered a small store on one of the main drags of Lexington and as we were visiting with the cashier she asked politely if we were from the Northwest. To this we agreed and said we come from Idaho - she said that she could tell because the friendliest people she's ever had enter her store are always from the Northwest! Who knew?
15) would you only need a jeep with no shocks to enjoy a carnival ride down one of Idaho's many public roads.


Anyone else have any "Only in Idaho" comments they would like to share? And NO - you dont' have to have lived here all your life. It's most often the people from out of state that come up with the most interesting and sometimes startling perks about our state.


Proud to live in this amazing state!!!