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Photos: Our Favorite "You Can Be Sure You Live in Colorado When..." Punchlines, Part One

What's the difference between "You know you're from Colorado when..." jokes and those that start "You can be sure you live in Colorado when"? Not a whole heckuva lot -- but we just stumbled upon this list using the latter variation and were surprised that many of the gags hadn't...
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What's the difference between "You know you're from Colorado when..." jokes and those that start "You can be sure you live in Colorado when"? Not a whole heckuva lot -- but we just stumbled upon this list using the latter variation and were surprised that many of the gags hadn't shown up in our previous collections. There were so many of them, in fact, that it'll take us multiple posts to share all our favorites.

Here's the kickoff piece. Count down our first photo-illustrated "You can be sure you live in Colorado when..." punchline assortment below.

See also: Photos: Top ten "You know you're from Colorado when..." punchlines

Number 10: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...people from other states breathe five times as often as you do. Number 9: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...you see someone riding a Harley in a downpour and you look closer to see if it's anyone you know. Continue to keep counting down our favorite "You can be sure you live in Colorado when..." punchlines, part one. Number 8: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...SPF 90 is not out of the question. Number 7: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...you think a red light means three more cars can go. Continue to keep counting down our favorite "You can be sure you live in Colorado when..." punchlines, part one. Number 6 : You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...April showers bring May blizzards. Number 5: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...you've dressed in shorts, sandals, and a parka. Continue to keep counting down our favorite "You can be sure you live in Colorado when..." punchlines, part one. Number 4: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...a sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal. Number 3: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...you think the major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Fat Tire Beer. Continue to keep counting down our favorite "You can be sure you live in Colorado when..." punchlines, part one. Number 2: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...driving is better in the winter cause the pot holes are filled with snow. Number 1: You can be sure you live in Colorado when.... ...you get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream.

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