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You’re so Chattanooga if…

You're so Chattanooga if...
You're so Chattanooga if... You're so Chattanooga if...

Your favorite music video was made by the local fire department.

You’ll switch to fiber when it goes to 11.

You’re furious because construction has added 1 minute to your commute.

photo Lauren Alaina

You’ve voted for Lauren Alaina, Best Town Ever and Best of the Best, but you’re not a registered voter.

photo Shoes made with a 3D printer by the company Feetz are displayed in this file photo.

Your shoes were made with a 3-D printer.

photo The exterior of Signal Mountain Middle High School on is seen in this photograph taken Wednesday, July 30, 2008.

You’re not sure if Signal Mountain High is a public or a private school.

photo Bike lane tile

Your driveway has a bike lane.

photo Since opening in August, Clyde’s on Main has become a bustling addition to the Main Street corridor.

You remember a time when you did not want to be in places called Clyde’s and Slick’s after dark.

photo Baylor’s campus as seen from the air.

You conduct a national search and then pick a local Baylor grad for the job.

photo Walnut Street Bridge

The majority of your Instagram posts involve the Walnut Street Bridge and the river.

photo Swiss Rolls are lined up during a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of McKee’s Swiss Rolls on Thursday at the Miller Plaza Waterhouse Pavilion in Chattanooga.

You can name at least 5 Little Debbie products.

You become uncomfortable in any flat state where you can see the horizon in multiple directions.

photo Jordan Smith, left, a studentat Lee University, chose Adam Levine’s team Monday night. Ellie Lawrence, of Calhoun, Ga., right, was selected for Gwen Stefani’s team Tuesday night on “The Voice.”

You’ve considered attending Lee University just so you can get on “The Voice.”

photo Gangs tile

You thought Gangster Disciples was a youth group.

photo Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke tries out the front seat of the new Volkswagen Cross Blue.

You think Andy Berke secretly writes the Chattanooga Bystander.

You visit the Cleveland Police Department for a good time.

photo Staff photo by Doug Strickland Mountain Cove Farms is seen on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Chickamauga, Ga.

Your county is buying Georgia Lottery tickets with hopes to pay off all its loans.

photo Ian Jeffries, Toni Gemayel, T. J. Weigel and Matt Neely, from left, work Thursday, September 10, 2015, at the Lamp Post Group.

You think Lamp Post Group has something to do with Narnia.

photo The crumbling concrete stairs are among the problems that caused Raymond James Stadium at East Ridge High School to be condemned.

You thought the entire city of East Ridge was condemned.

photo Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond

Your sheriff moonlights as an expert on Islam.

photo Unclaimed Baggage is located in Scottsboro, Ala.

Unclaimed baggage sounds really exciting to you.

photo Bobby Thomas (left) and Greg Poe work at a conveyer belt sorting recyclable materials at the Orange Grove recycling center recently.

You wonder what else isn’t getting recycled.

photo EPB headquarters in Chattanooga

You don’t know who owns EPB either.

photo Chattanooga police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a video that appears to show two police officers drag racing their patrol cars down a street.

Your idea of a good time is drag racing with the police.

photo The Blue Cross/Blue Shield building at 801 Pine Street is one of three the insuror has for sale as work proceeds on the new offices atop Cameron Hill. The golden glass structure opened for business in 1970.

You thought Donald Trump owned the Gold Building.

photo Parkway Towers

You have big plans for Parkway Towers.

photo Residents and guests mingle Thursday at the grand opening.

You want to see just how many senior living facilities will fit on Shallowford Road.

photo Gary “Bubba” Couey stands next to “Buford” the mannequin which he assembled on his girlfriends rural Ooltewah, Tenn., property.

Your neighbor keeps an armed mannequin in the front yard.

photo Nathan Bell, left, and Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville stand outside of the Armed Forces Career Center in Cleveland, Tenn, on July 23.

You stood guard outside a Navy recruiting station after July 16.

photo The stalled replacement lock project at the Chickamauga Lock is seen at left next to the original lock in this Aug. 11, 2015, file photo.

You wonder if high-speed rail to Atlanta will be finished before the Chickamauga Lock.

photo Chattanooga Violence Reduction Initiative card

You wonder if VRI actually stands for Violence-Raising Initiative.

photo The Olgiati Bridge in Chattanooga

You wonder where the New Giati Bridge is.

You drive your Hummer to shop at Whole Foods.

photo Bebe Heiskell

You wonder where in Walker County Bebe High School is located.

Ikea, Trader Joe’s and Chipotle are about the only words that could ever tempt you to leave.

photo Downtown Chattanooga and the North Shore is visible in this file photo.

You’ve just moved back.

photo Aerial view of Coolidge Park and the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.

You live in the best town ever.

Read the complete list at Chatter Magazine.