You Might be a Civil War Reenactor If....

• Getting up at 6am to the sound of cannon fire doesn't bother you but getting up at 7am to go to school does.
• Shooting at people and falling down in a field wounded actually thrills you.
• You smell a wood fire and it brings a smile to your face.
• You do not shower for 3 days and it is ok with you.
• It is impossible to watch a movie without correcting every little historical inaccuracy…OUT LOUD.
• Your friends refuse to attend any historic movie dramas with you...
• You go into a store and look for merchandise that would fit you Civil War persona.
• You can take apart your carbine blindfolded.
• You think it's funny when spectators jump at the cannon fire.
• The worst four letter word is FARB.
• You can't wait to see how many car alarms go off when you fire your cannons.
• You have been mistaken for a ghost.
• You are more careful about the care of your uniform than you are about any of your other clothes. The dirty uniform will get hung up before anything else.
• You purchase a vehicle on how well it can navigate a cow pasture.
• You've made a vehicle purchase decision based on how well it can accomodate your tent poles...
• That $20,000 car sits out in the weather so your $200 tent can stay in the garage...
• You would rather sleep on the ground than in your own bed.
• You think the smell of black powder is better than any perfume.
• You know how to fall down like you are dead without getting hurt.
• You drive by some open land and think, "What a great place for a Battle!"...
• Most of the clothes you own went out of style over 150 years ago...
• You've ever uttered the phrase, "only 68 more days til our next event"...
• Sleeping in a leaky tent in the rain and mud is your idea of a fun Saturday night...
• You've ever worn wool when the temperature tops 100 repeatedly...
• There are half-completed sewing projects decorating your furniture...
• You've ever made a career decision based on its impact on your reenacting weekends...
• You can spot 100% wool at 30 yards...
• Your kids can correct their history teachers...
• Your mailman is confused as to what rank you hold in the reserves...
• You have been asked at a gas station if you're Amish...
• Your birthday and Christmas list reads like a quartermaster's request for supplies...
• You believe that your brogans are the most comfortable shoes that you own...
• You set up camp in the middle of the night

You know you are a Civilian reenactor when....

• You carry your hoop skirt into a hardware store looking for suitable boning material...
• You won't sit down in chairs with arms because your hoops might fly up...
• You believe your corset is the most comfortable undergarment you own...
• You grow your hair long so you can get rid of your wig...
• You feel more comfortable in a hoop skirt than in jeans...
• You know the benefits of keeping pickle juice on hand...
• Your favorite store is an antique store that sells gloves and hankies....
• You save your hair off your hairbrush to make a rat...