How can you tell if you're from Coeur d'Alene? Well, for one thing, you have attended (or had) a birthday party at Skate Plaza. For another, it's always a treat to eat "gooeys" at the Coeur d'Alene Resort (and you remember that the Hagadone Corp. originally called it "The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake"). These are among the how-you-can-tell bonafides making the rounds in MySpace bulletins. Shinie, who publishes the blog "Well, I Guess This Is Growing Up," posted 30 ways from MySpace bulletins that you can tell you're from Coeur d'Alene. Others: You have hiked and jumped off the rocks at Tubbs Hill. You know a Red Hot Mama. Every new person in your neighborhood is a Californian. You always wanted to parasail (but probably never have). One or both of your parents attended Coeur d'Alene High. You freeze your butt off the day after Thanksgiving to watch the lighting ceremony. You have been trick-or-treating on snob hill because you know they are all rich and have the best candy. You know "the floating restaurant" is not as cool as it sounds. As a teenager, you were kicked off Sherman Avenue at least once late at night. You always pay $1 to contribute to the Fourth of July fireworks. You were born in, or have been checked into, the "big blue hospital" (Kootenai Medical Center). You once had a pass to Wild Waters, but now you are putting it out of business by buying passes to Silverwood. You saw a movie for $1 at Riverstone Cinemas on opening day. I'm not a Coeur d'Alene native, but I still scored 13 out of those 16. How about you?

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