You may have gotten an e-mail like this before, but this one is different -- at the bottom you can see that people have been adding their own "you know you're from Erie when" lines. Hilarious!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM ERIE WHEN...

* The words 'to be' are not used in sentence structure, e.g. "the car needs washed or the grass needs mowed"
* Been bar-hopping downtown, visited 10 bars and never left 1 block
* Know what a davenport is
* You think going to North East is a long drive
* You know that North East is in the Northwest corner of the state
* "Pop" has everything to do with beverages and nothing to do with your Dad.
* You have three choices - Browns, Bills or Steelers that's it.
* It's completely normal to see people you've known since kindergarten every weekend
* Perch is on the menu
* If it's not a Smith dog, I don't want it.
* You think greek sauce and pepperoni balls are available everywhere
* Pizza and wings are your favorite meal - whether at home or eating out
* You keep an ice scraper in your car for 10 months out of the year, because you just never know
* You've heard "it's a horse apiece" and know what it means
* You find drive-through beer distributors in your neighborhood
* You find zero degrees "a bit chilly"
* Peach jam refers to traffic problems
* You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events
* You know several people who have hit deer more than once
* You can drive 65 mph through two feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching
* You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them
* Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow
* You measure distance in hours
* You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again
* Otters are a hockey team and the Seawolves play baseball
* When choosing a pumpkin for Halloween, you often have to dig through snow to find one
* Every time you hear "Carol of the Bells" you start singing "Star Mobile Home, Star Mobile Home..."
* You know all the lyrics to the "Brandel Painting" jingle
* Getting dressed up means putting on something OTHER than sweatpants (or at least the ones without the holes)
* "80s hair" isn't a thing of the past
* It wouldn't be summer with an ice cream cone from Sara's
* Your weekend plans include a stag and drag and a diaper party
* You've ever bought a beer for a quarter
* A Register is something that heat comes out of.
* You've been to a "Save-An-Eye" game.
* You remember the Pop Man at Jerry Uht Park
* You wear shorts when it's the least bit warm No Matter What because you never know when you'll get to do it again
* You consider walking around the Millcreek Mall a totally viable option for a date
* You know what ox roast is
* You have a pool table in your basement and you are on a bowling league
* You know what sponge candy is
* When you eat out, you get a side of ranch dressing for your french fries
* You get these jokes and probably have a few of your own...

What would you add? Post a comment, or send your addition to me (heather.cass@timesnews.com) & I'll post the comments (I've heard from some readers that they've tried to comments and are "forbidden" -- so much for having all the blog bugs worked out, eh?)