New Germany, Nova Scotia

How true are these??? For those who grew up in New Germany, there you, and recognize the following: 1) what "dasn't" means 2) that "coppers" aren't police but a form of money 3) that "hooters" aren't on a woman, but something you smoke to get high 4) you took your father's work truck to school, complete with diesel, powersaw, or chains on back 5) the community pool is on the lake 6) Garney 7) that the only Tim Horton's coffee available is Irving coffee 8) the line up at the liquor store at 10am is only equal to the banking line on cheque day 9) where a traffic jam means a tractor trailer is parked in the road 10) that squirelling means spinning your tires ... bonus points if it's in the school parking lot 11) leaving school to go to one of three greasy eateries means summer's in the air 12) you know what a Kirk's jerk is 13) the Station yard 14) you call a volunteer firefighter to find out where the fire is 15) you go to Bridgewater and *they* make fun of your Lunenburg County accent 16) you know that the video store was actually a drug store 17) you stayed at "The Welfare Hotel" 18) you were conceived at the Canada Day garden party 19) you've gone tubing down the river 20) you buy vegetables or fish out of the back of a truck 21) you let your wife get a hunting license so you can bag two deer 22) your car has been hit by deer a minimum of two times 23) there's a CB in your truck 24) you read the "Court Report" to make sure they didn't spell your name wrong 25) the only place to drink is the Legion 26) you met your better half at a Legion dance 27) the railroad tracks are in better condition than the main road 28) you remember when Eggie's was owned by Eggie 29) you've ever had to wash manure off your car 30) you've had people think you're from Europe (Germany?) 31) you and your family either work at: Michelin, Bowater (and calls it Bowaters), in the woods or shearing Christmas trees 32) on the weekend, you rush to read the flyers and are upset that they've already been "read" 33) you partied more in camps than in bars 34) when someone asks if you own a car, you tell them you have a four-wheeler 35)you have at least one childhood photo of yourself holding either a trout or an (empty?) beer bottle, bonus points if it's both 36) you've ever been called "dutchy" 37) ending a sentence with with is perfectly accepted English 38) your family tree overlaps more than once 39) you remember the pizza restaurant 40) you know people who say "farther" instead of "father" 41) someone in your family has had the shine 42) your next door neighbour sold beer 43) your next door neighbour sold hooters 44) you remember when New Germany had a train 45) you make fun of people from the outskirts of New Germany (Hemford, North River) 46) you know that smeltz potatoes aren't made from fish 47) on holidays, you argue about what kind of dressing (black or brown) to have 48) you've ever filled in a pothole with gravel, sawdust, or other fill 49) you go into a gas station and ask for "unleaded" 50) goin' to town means cruising around the TOB 51) you recognize at least two people in the community notes section of the Bulletin 52) you've ever read the telephone book to see who has placed an ad in the classifieds 53) you don't go to get your hair cut -- you go for the gossip 54)your truck follows one of the following designs a) multicoloured b) welded or fixed with sheet metal and pot rivets c) jacked up d) has a wooden box instead of a metal one e) is painted with Tremclad 55) instead of being affiliated with a political party, people know you come from either GM, Ford, or Dodge families 56) you organize your week around Bingo 57) you've spent at least three years trying to get your Grade 12 58) if, instead of going to a dance that turns into a fight, you go to a fight that turns into a dance 59) think that plaid or doeskin is appropriate clothing for shopping or family reunions 60) you spend time at the local garage, just "hanging" out 61) you give directions that involve signposts like "hang a left by the old Zwicker place" 62)you call a house "the old Zwicker place" or "the green house" even though it's owned by "people from the city" and is now painted blue 63) you know the meaning behind "Spring Breakup" 64) family stories revolve around mythical muscle cars 65) anyone has ever laughed when you've enunciated your telephone number ...644 66) you get TFC. 67) you know everyone you graduated with, and half are related to you. 68) you have relatives who are related to you twice. 69) when anyone ever asks if you've been on vacation, you tell them you've been camping. 70) your car has 60/4 air conditioning: four windows rolled down and you got to drive 60 miles an hour. 71) when you go to a tree lot for your Christmas tree, you literally go to a tree lot and cut your own. 72) you hate store-bought jam and pickles because you're accustomed to homemade 73) you've ever used one of the following verbs: boaring, squirreling, rutsching, gutzing 74) you got into a car for the first time and wondered why it didn't have a rabbit and a turtle on the gear shift 75) you're jealous of the Springfield kids because they have more snowdays than you 76) you've ever partied in a hall where there's no running water, just an outhouse 77) you remember when New Germany could support two grocery stores AND a general store 78) going to the drive-in was a great night out, except for those damn mosquitoes 79) you know three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup 80) you've never gambled at a casino, but you HAVE played all the games of chance at the local garden parties 81) most of your meals are made up of meat, potatoes and sauerkraut, except for Saturday night, which is beans night 82) you know the difference between chicken and pig manure with just one whiff 83) you've listened to Swap Shop either to buy something or make fun of the people selling stuff 84) you go to all weddings and funerals for the sandwiches 85) you refer to people by a nickname like The Cube or Sonic the Hedgehog 86) you get your library books from the Book Mobile 87) you've ever driven a K-car, Crapolier, or the 'Vette 88) you've taken a dip in the river 89) you've outrun the police on a dirtbike or four-wheeler 90) remember when going to Wal-Mart was a great excursion to the city or the valley 91) you and your parents had the same teacher in school 92) most of your clothing has come from the "boutique" or the Daisy 93) your neighbours know more about your personal life than you do 94) it's a tradition to go skating on a pond at night, which is lit up by burning tires 95) you go around to the piles of trash just before spring or fall clean up to decorate your living room 96) rising oil prices don't concern you because you heat your house with wood that you've split and stacked yourself 97) you've ever shot a squirrel, porcupine, or skunk 98) you've ever been to an ox-pull 99) your car stereo and rims are worth more than your car 100) on April 1 you become a fishing widow instead of a sports widow 101) you were a "heathen" because you played cards on Sunday 102) you stole staplers, paper, and dictionaries from school for no particular reason 103) you either mow a field with your lawn mower, or mow your lawn with a tractor 104) you've earned a bit of money either picking strawberries, blueberries, or haying 105) you stole peas or beans from your neighbour's garden, then ate them raw 106) you know all the words to "All the gold in Caledonia" 107) you're an entrepreneur because you operate a yard sale every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer 108) all your bedding was made by either your mother or grandmother 109) you rented a church hall or the Legion for your wedding reception 110) have more than one satellite dish on your roof