And the flannel.
Don't forget the flannel.

nothing wrong with flannel. keeps your parts warm in these here cold parts.

It's all about keeping ones bits and pieces warm.

Don't want 'em falling off.

Especially the nasty bits...

Seeing pro hockey live is awesome.
And awesomely expensive.
I've only been to minor league games
and even that is wild.
Speed, power, violence, finesse.

I'm old school Detroit-
Stroh's and Vernor's.
Both gone.
Vernor's got bought by Cadbury
Shweppes and ain't the same.
Stroh's left DayTwah and just went to
hell.

Man, I love Vernors .... best ginger ale out there .... but then again, it's not really ginger ale, now is it.

DG

It was a different animal when it was
local to the Detroit area.
And they had one of the most fantastic
neon displays outside Times Sq. or
Vegas.

Vernor's drinkers are only found in Michigan, or are from there at some point. Everyone else chokes and makes 'that face' when drinking it.

Stroh's- The beer is gone (god rest it's foamy soul), but the ice cream ain't, and it is still the best damn ice cream around. It also goes best with. . .

SAUNDER'S HOT FUDGE! Heaven comes in a small glass jar. The thickest, richest, carameliest, gooeyest, bestest fudge sauce. Now, if you want fudge-fudge, ya gotta go 'Up to da Nort, eh?'. Michigan KNOWS fudge. We didn't become the fattest State for nothing.

We drink Labatt's, or Molson (it's bitter cousin). We try to sneak it across the border from CanuckyFuckyLand though, because it is twice as strong over there. (5.4%abv, 7-7.2% for ice or super premium versions)

Yes, the neon in downtown is gone, but the city still looks beautiful on a summer night. . . as long as you are viewing it from the Windsor side fo the river. (I'm not kidding. Detroit realyl can look good.)

We have the best team in hockey. Period.

Yes, it really is as dangerous as some people think it is.

No, it is not as dangerous as other people think it is.

No, we don't 'usually' eat tourists. It only happens during times of famine, or after Lions games.

The People-Mover is the biggest, stupiest waste of money I can think of. . . and we cherish it with all our being.

There is REAL culture and nightlife to be found in Detroit. From a world class orchestra, to a serene opera house, to 5 major sports teams (and 6 minor ones), to great food, and awesome bars (at decent prices compared to everywhere else I go), you can find things to do here.

Louchie, what other fond memories am I forgetting?

You know you're from Michigan when...

1.When you go away for the weekend, you refer to it as 'going Up North', even if you are really going east, west, or even south.

2."Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.

3.At least 1 member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan/Michigan State game.

4.Half the change in your pocket is Hoser.....eh!

5.You drive 92 mph on the highway and pass on the right.

6.Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.

7.You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.

8.It's easy to get VERNORS Ginger Ale, Sanders Hot Fudge sauce, AND Faygo Pop.

9.You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."

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

11.You bake with SODA and drink a POP.

12.The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.

13.Your little league game was snowed out.

14.The word "thumb" has geographical, rather than anatomical significance.

15.You show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand.

16. Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.

17.You measure distance in minutes.

18.When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."

19.You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but isn't that far from Hell.

20.Your year has 2 seasons: Winter and Construction.

21.Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.

22.You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.

23.Owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown.

24.You believe that "down south" means Toledo.

25.People from Ohio live in another country, and should be considered 'hostile'.

26.Meanwhile, Hosers are considered no more foreign then someone in the next county over, because many Hosers in fact live closer then the next county over.

You covered Faygo and eurchre.
The Bob-Lo still running?
Don't forget Belle Isle and the speedboats.

Bob-lo is gone, completely.

Damn cryin' shame too. I used to love going to Bob-lo Island.

Belle Isle. . . go only if you are wearing TypeIII Body Armor nowadays (and mine is only TypeIIb, so no speedboats for me).