This was passed on in an e-mail I got. Enjoy!

(Take a look at #13)
You know if someone is from southern, middle or northern Illinois as soon as they open their mouth.
1. When you say "the city" - you mean Chicago.
2. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
3. All the festivals are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
4. You actually know how to cow tip.
5. You spent a good deal of nights hanging out at DQ.
6. You don't pronounce the "S" in Illinois like the rest of the world.
7. You know more than one person with a septic tank.
8. Down south to you means Kentucky.
9. You know people that pronounce the invisible "R" in the word wash.
10. You think Chicago is a completely different state from Illinois.
11. Your idea of a really great burger is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and accompanied tons of ketchup and a dill pickle slice.
12. When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say, "It was different".
13. You drink "pop".
14. You've probably never met any celebrities.
15. You measure distance in minutes.
16. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
17. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
18. You know several people who have hit a deer.
19. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
20. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
21. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
22. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
23. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
24. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
25. You carry jumper cables in your car.
26. You have the four essential spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and A1.
27. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
28. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
29. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
30. You know people that think that deer season is a national holiday.
31. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 of more.
32. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Southern Illinois.