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Old 09-27-2009, 08:20 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by This'nThat View Post
I believe you become a NH resident when the requirements are met:
1. If you are originally from Massachussetts, you stop taking advantage of the curtesy of NH drivers, and actually become curteous yourself.
2. When someone asks you "where do you go for vacation", you don't automatically say "Cape Cod".
3. You actually believe that low taxes and reduced spending are good things.
4. You're no longer outraged by the "1st in the Nation primary".
5. You no longer complain about "only two weeks of summer". You realize that you're actually lucky to get that much.
6. You install woodburning stoves for heat, not show. And 4 cords of wood is never enough!
7. You finally realize what the "Moose crossing" signs really mean.

All that other stuff, like legal residence, utility bills, and the like is simply fluff -- window dressing. I think.....
As a true NH resident, I have to chuckle and the above is true. I could add:

When you decided to join the Republican party and leave well enough alone.....................
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