David's Farm Blog

You Know You’re From A Small Town When.

• The local phone book has only one yellow page.
• Third Street is on the edge of town.
• The “road hog” in front of you on Main Street is a farmer’s combine.
• You leave your jacket on the back of the chair in the cafe, and when you go back the next day, it’s still there on the same chair.
• You don’t signal turns because everyone knows where you’re going, anyway.
• No social events can be scheduled when the school gym floor is being varnished.
• You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one.
• Everyone knows all the news before it’s published; they just read the hometown paper to see whether the publisher got it right.
• The McDonalds only has one golden arch.
• A “Night on the Town” takes only 11 minutes.
• You have to name six surrounding towns to explain to people where you’re from.
• Headline news is who grew the biggest vegetable this year.
• You can name everyone you graduated with.
• School gets cancelled for state sporting events.
• Anyone you want can be found at either the Dairy Queen or the feed store.
• Directions are given out using the stop light as reference.
• It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town.