13 Awkward Moments Every Wisconsinite Has Endured At Least Once

Alternately, laughing at Chicagoans who think Spotted Cow is the best thing because they've never had all New Glarus' amazing other beers. That's fine, more lambics for me.

Or, if you're me, explaining to people that despite being from Wisconsin, I do know how to swim.

It's probably unfair to blame the weatherman, but from the lake effect to slow and fast moving fronts, there's a lot happening above us, meteorologically speaking. We've all headed out in 50 degree weather, thankful for a winter reprieve only to get snowed on a few hours later.

This one is pretty much 3b. This is Wisconsin. Assume all weather is subject to change without notice. Always have gloves and a hat and an umbrella in the car. Know that you'll probably need them on the same day sometimes.

There's nothing worse in the summer than wanting to head up to your cabin only to be stuck behind a long line of FIB's who spend their days complaining about Wisconsin only to spend their weekends vacationing here. I mean, thanks for the tourism dollars, but keep your bad driving at home!

Wisconsin has won Paul Bunyan's Axe 13 years in a row and 20 of the past 22 years. Phil Kessel may have won a Stanley Cup, but when he publicly chose the Gophers over his hometown Badgers "to win a National Championship" it didn't go so well for him. (I'll let you guess who won the title that year.) We have a pretty decent rivalry with this goofy Gophers, but since we've been dominating it so much, it kind of takes the fun out of it.

We should all be better at this than we are. We get complacent and cocky and we think we know how to handle the ice better than anyone else. Then the first patch of ice on a sidewalk comes along and we're on our bums same as everyone else. It's so embarrassing.

Whether it's because of an early or late snow and freeze or because you just plain got complacent, we've all had that moment where our suddenly not-so-trusty car looses it's will to live through another Wisconsin winter and we're caught without the equipment to deal with it. I know it's June, but here's your reminder to go check your trunk for warm clothes, a blanket and a pair of jumper cables.

If you're ever really in need of a laugh, search YouTube for videos of people trying to pronounce Wisconsin cities. These come up every few years, usually tied to some sort of sports contest where Wisconsinites invade some town and the locals are all a bit dazed. Bonus points on this one if it's a tourist of some sort asking for directions and it takes you multiple minutes just to figure out where they're trying to head but you can't because they've butchered the place name so badly.

There's nothing worse than enjoying a spring or fall day only to have it interrrupted by a snow storm. Of course, that's pretty much par for the course and anyone trying to plan an event (especially a wedding) in April or May in Wisconsin is pretty much asking to be snowed on.

Folks around the country love a good long, nasally Wisconsin "O" sound, but they're clearly wrong and uncouth. We speak perfectly normal here, thank you very much, and it's all the rest of you who sound strange. Please catch up.