There were no questions submitted this month, so I just figure that everyone is on vacation.  Remember, to all my readers...  Don't forget the twist... Submit your questions to Gwenda Here
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• Your coworker 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 Flower.

• You can't remember . . Is pot illegal?

• 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 distinct difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

• You can't remember . . . Is pot illegal?

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

• Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

• Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney really is "George Clooney."

• Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

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

• It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH."

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

• It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid All the weather-related accidents.

• HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????

• Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and cosmetic surgeons.

• The Terminator is your governor.

• If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license; If you're here illegally, they want to give you one.

P.S. Oh how the opinion is changing about the last one. Just ask any Los Angelean..... 

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