A friend sent these to me. Thought they were pretty right-on.

You KNOW you're in California when . . . .

Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.

You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.

You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.

Your child's 3rd grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Breeze.

You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.

You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.

A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast.

Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the United States.

Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30am in Starbucks wearing the baseball cap & sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney.

Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who delivers your mail is into S & M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

You can't remember . . . is pot illegal???!!!

Its barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station "Storm Watch 2003."

You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cells or pagers.

It's barely raining outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather related accidents.

Both you AND your dog have therapists.

The Terminator is now your governor.