If you can laugh at the wild weather, the sports and the corn fields, you are obviously an Illinois resident at heart who can appreciate these one-liners:
1. Illinois is basically two states – Chicago and everywhere else.
2. The rest of Illinois is pretty cool, too, Chicago people.
3. Yeah, we deal with some pretty long, harsh winters. But we love it.
4. Sometimes in Illinois, it seems like we have 5 seasons.
5. The Bears/Packers rivalry is like no other. Fans take it pretty seriously.
6. We’re a pretty hardy bunch.
7. Yeah, corn is a pretty serious business in Lincoln Land.
8. Okay, this is just plain mean. But it’s funny.
9. Illinois basketball hasn’t been good since 2005.
10. There are some pretty thuggy rednecks in Illinois, that’s for sure.
11. Voter registration controversies are a big deal here.
12. Deer season is a pretty serious business in Illinois.
13. Chicago residents will roll their eyes. The rest of us are nodding in agreement.
14. Illinois can’t even pay it’s lottery winners anymore.
15. Sadly, a large percentage of our population is straight up racist..
16. Our weather can change on a dime. You can get all four seasons on one day in April.
17. Illinois residents have a special place in their hearts for Jay Cutler.
18. We never know how long we might be cooped up when the snow hits.
19. But we can handle just about anything.
20. We have a love/hate relationship with tornadoes.
For us Pinckneyvillians, “Cutler is a cotton-headed ninny muggins”has a *whole* new meaning.