u know your in band too long when:

~You hear music and mark the time
~You walk in step with the person in front of you
~You don't mind changing on the bus
~All the guys/girls in which you are interested are in the band
~You like your uniform
~You've had a trombone-ectomy
~You consider your drill book a necessary fashion accessory
~You practice your instrument more than you talk to your dog
~You consider getting mauled by a drum a part of normal life
~An armed guard means a girl with a pole, not a guy with a gun
~When alone, you suffocate -- no one tells you to breathe
~You name your instrument
~You know your instrument's birthday but forget your mom's
~You can make brown shoes look white
~Your uniform fits
~You see your section more than you see your family
~You think evening practice should last half an hour longer
~You accidentally call your director Dad/Mom
~You CAN sight read
~You can put on your uniform in under 10 minutes
~Your reed tastes yummy
~You think your plume is alive
~Marking tie is your favorite form of exercise
~You have neck strap harness tan lines (right drummers?)
~Numbers past eight aren't important anymore
~Letters past G aren't important anymore
~When you roll step through the cafeteria, you don't spill your lunch
~When everyone in the band fights like family
~When you practice so long the color guard is together
~You know not only your part, but everyone else's as well
~You eat lunch in the band room
~You possess two instruments:
~a good one for concert and a junky one for marching band
~You can't go to movies on the weekend with friends
~You don't see your parents on the weekend
~Your free time is spent doing homework
~Drummers actually seem to make sense
~Your furniture is dented because of you banging drumsticks on it
~The ego of the trumpet section seems normal
~You got all the jokes on this list.

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