Are you a real Wisconsinite? Check out our list of 15 ways to tell whether you're truly a cheesehead.
15 ways to tell you're a Wisconsinite
Curd kings
You know that curds and whey are more than words in a nursery rhyme.
M.P. KING -- State Journal archives
Snow savvy
You prepare for a snowstorm by pulling up the wipers from your windshield to keep them from getting plastered down by ice.
JOHN HART – State Journal archives
Beloved brandy
You drink your Manhattan with brandy. You drink your old-fashioned with brandy. Heck, you drink everything with brandy.
Capital Times archives
Grilling gurus
Any time is the right time to grill out -- with or without a parka.Â
Capital Times archives
Green (and gold) genes
You bleed green and gold. There are no fair-weather Green Bay Packers fans here. And there's really very little fair weather either, come to think of it.
Press-Gazette Media
Sausage scholar
You know how to spell landjaeger and braunschweiger correctly. Plus, you know what they are. (Types of sausage, for the uninitiated.)
M.P. KING -- State Journal archives
Beer fridge
You have a separate fridge for your beer. It may be fancy and calibrated to just the right temperature. Or it may be simple, parked in your garage or basement. Either way, it's fully stocked. (Are you more PBR or Spotted Cow?)
Capital Times archives
Sturgeon spearing
No one thinks it's strange if you use a chain saw to cut a hole in the ice and stare into it for hours, hoping to spear a prehistoric fish. (For newbies, we're talking about sturgeon spearing.)
Associated Press archives
Chicken dancers
Being told that you're dancing like a chicken at a social gathering is actually a good thing.
Racine Journal Times archives
Blaze orange
At certain times of year, you have to run a separate load of blaze orange clothes on laundry day.
Greg Dixon
Meat raffles
You've tried your luck at a local tavern's meat raffle.Â
AMBER ARNOLD — State Journal archives
Up North
You make an annual pilgrimage "Up North."
BARRY ADAMS -- State Journal archives
Tailgating
You've turned tailgating into an art form -- whether for the Packers, Badgers or even the Brewers.
AMBER ARNOLD -- State Journal archives
Cream puffs
You've stood in line with 300 other people for a Wisconsin State Fair cream puff.
Associated Press archives
Warm-blooded
Wearing shorts on a 50-degree day with snow on the ground just feels right.
