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Alpha Frog, I am a California girl, but my husband is from IL, about 30 minutes from Macomb. You can imagine my shock when we pulled into his town. All I saw was fields!! At least Macomb gave me a little relief, something that sort of resembles a CA city! |
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I swear i do not have a cowboy hat and i do not live on a ranch but i did take my picture for my OSU id with a mullet.
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You know you're from dc when
1. You say you're from DC, but you actually live in VA or MD but are too embarrassed to say it 2. Snow means rain to you 3. Ice on the roads just means that you pay more attention to other cars, but still go 75 mph on the highways 4. You can tell when the roads change from DC to Maryland (they get better) 5. MD drivers say VA drivers are bad while VA drivers say MD drivers are bad 6. We get out of school for government closings 7. You know where the pentagon really is 8. You consider Costco to be fun (and now you know that there's alot to choose from) 9. You can see the national cathedral from almost anywhere 10. The air and space museum is NOT the best museum.......nor are any of the monuments (we're not saying its the worst... we're just saying that its not the best) 11. You actually know at what times the streets change directions and which they direction they change to 12. We don't have southern accents, IT'S NOT THE SOUTH!!!!! 13. You know at least 2 rowers 14. You know that Georgetown is NOT only a school 15. We are NOT all related to each other 16. You consider Northern VA to be in no way similar to southern VA 17. You know at least 3 other people from any of the 3 areas 18. You know which bridges to cross to get to Maryland or VA 19. The closest Wal-Mart is ____minutes away 20. Do we even have a Wal-Mart? 21. When you say you're going to the mall you don’t necessarily mean you're going shopping 22. The Old Post Office doesn't sell stamps 23. We aren't all Orioles, Wizards or Redskins fans 24. You can take the subway to another state 25. You can be in a boat on the Potomac and be in DC, VA, and MD 26. We call it targét, not target 27. You can live next door to a senator, an ex president/vice president or any political figure 28. You consider exploding man hole covers to be a yearly occurrence 29. You actually know what HFStival is 30. We know what direction to go on the beltway 31. Washington National is and will always be "WASHINGTON NATIONAL" not "Reagan National” 32. DC cops ARE real cops 33. You constantly hear stories about dead bodies that are found in our rivers…. Oh and cows too 34. You actually know what’s in Dupont circle… need I say more 35. that you can't believe that some people get so insulted by this stupid stuff that they feel like that they have completely insult the authors when IT WAS JUST A JOKE!!! COME ON... DON'T YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR!!! 36. DC park police CAN and WILL come to your house to ticket you…. Even if you don’t live in DC 37. When you have a party, most of the cops know about it and stop by 38. When a party is going on, at least 5 schools are represented and they aren’t all from the same state 39. A lot of your friends have parents that are some sort of lawyer 40. There’s at least 4 7-eleven’s on a road and each of them are at least a ¼ mile from each other 41. There’s at least 5 gas stations on each intersection 42. You can tell by people’s cars where they live and maybe even what neighborhood 43. You claim that there’s nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have a HUGE city to explore 44. You dress like you’re going to go to a club but you drive around Georgetown instead 45. You actually know that Captiol Hill really is a hill 46. You dont take metro stops names literally... Foggy Bottom ain't foggy 47. You have the metro map memorized. 48. You've given people directions to I-95 and 66... simultaneously 49. Everything is at least 10 minutes away and you still think it's too far away 50. You know what "Zag" is and you've been to one of their parties 51. One word: ABERCROMBIE 52. When you get a person's phone number, you get their house number along with their cell phone and/or pager and either put it in your own cell phone or in your palm pilot 53. You can name almost all the private schools in the area and name at least 2 people from each of them 54. You've been to the Cathedral numerous times but only one of the times has actually been a school field trip 55. You notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you never see anyone working on it 56. You know dozens of Congressmen/Sentators/Diplomats/IMF and World Bank members, because you either live next door to them or you've partied with their kids 57. Once you are able to drive, you drive EVERYWHERE and never even think about the possibility of walking anywhere THINGS PEOPLE HAVE ADDED: * You say "NOVA" to refer to the community college and not to Nothern Virginia itself. * When you hear "College Park" you think Univ. of Maryland-College Park, NOT some off-campus housing at a college. * You turn on the "local news" to hear about the latest national scandals/events. * You know the names of all the major roads: Falls, River, Wisconsin, the Pike, and M Street. * A yellow light actually means "3 more cars can go through," and a red stop light actually means "2 more cars can go through." * You meet someone else who says they're from the DC area and you realize they're an hour away from you. * You can't go to Tysons Mall without seeing someone you know!! * A Virginian doesn't even have to look at a cars license plate to know that it is a Maryland driver. * when you drink with your buddies in the parks. * When you know exactly where every Starbucks is within 20 miles. * it is rush hour 24/7. * You never actually call "the Metro" a subway. * It takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on 66 on the way to school. * when you are driving at night and you see 5 poilce cars pulling someone over you know its just for a rountine stop. * When you are driving through Georgetown and you can hear the music of the car next to you louder than you can hear your own. * When you pay more money in parking tickets in a year than you do in medical bills. * you go to JMU, Tech, or UVA and you know 80% of your class. * You know you're from Northern Va. when 30 minutes seems too long to drive to get to a mall. * you have been to at least a dozen twenty-four hour restaurants in the middle of the night... and yes, krispy kreme counts. * You've ever had to explain to someone that there's more to Arlington than a big cemetery. * You have a few friends who don't know what their parents do...It's Top Secret government work. * you have been to Bob and Ediths Diner at least once, and know its the best place to go past midnight * you know that Woodrow Wilson Bridge is backed up for at least 2 miles in each direction, any time of day * you describe traffic moving 1 mile in 5 minutes as "not that bad" * you know what parts of DC you shouldn't venture into * "I got stuck behind a motorcade" is a common excuse for being late * You're aware that National Airport is in ARLINGTON, not D.C. * You have memorized where every red-light camera in the area is. * You always got pissed when Fauquier County got out for snow, and you didn't. * you have a scary story about getting lost in anacostia * You know at least 3 different ways to get to the beltway * You know exactly what a Crown Vic looks like in daylight or night, and can spot it's headlights in your rearview mirror. And you know every undercover cars make and model. You also know exactly where and when the cops will be on any road. * When getting someone phone number, you must get their area code too (we ran out of numbers under one area code). * people from other states don't undersatnd why the monuments aren't "The coolest things EVER" to you * If you listened O.A.R., Dispatch, and Vaco way before everyone who listens to them now. * When you meet someone else from the DC area, the first thing you ask them is where they went to school * You have eaten at Tastee's Diner in Bethesda when your completely drunk * When you don't understand how someone can live without a cell phone or other mobile device * When you criticize the size, year and features of your friends cell phones * You have ever gone to watch the planes land at the airport. * you know you are in DC if you notice white kids in Polo khakis and button down shirts listening to hardcore rap * you go to Pentagon City Mall and laugh at the silly school groups and tourists with their matching neon shirts and caps * when people ask for directions you tell them it's either "inside" or "outside" the beltway * You recognize the sound of a helicopter instantaneously * you know about the rope swing at the potomac. (extra points if you have ever sat in the hammock). * you know the best way to get somewhere in the city is not with a map...but to get lost and find it on your own. * You know how to get to the "REAL" exorcist stairs! * your idea of a waterfront is four decent restaurants alongside dark alleys facing a polluted river with nothing on it besides a boathouse and twelve rickety powerboats. * you have eaten at Cali T, Cal Tor, or C T, but have no idea what California Tortilla is. * People don't ask you if Chevy Chase is named after the actor. * There are at least 5 ways to get everywhere and you know which way to go based on the time of day and whether you are coming or going * When you go to the Eastern Shore for vacation and everyone you meet is from the DC area too. * your school's parking lot looks like an auto importer's showroom * you wear flipflops year round. * If a class trip took you out of the country * Your highschool was designed by the same architech that did the local Nordstroms * your behind the wheel test for driver's ed was on 95 and 495 * When you drive on a road you haven't been on in a few weeks, and you see a brand new shopping center being built and aren't surprised. * if you hit one red light on Constitution Ave. you will hit every red light until you get to 66 * You know when you are in Northern Virginia when driving from Maryland and your speedometer goes from 60 to 0. * You know that Vietnam is no longer in the South Pacific, it's now been re-located to Eden Center * You've actually seen the real Patch Adams * You know that the school in "Remember the Titans" IS a real school * u know ur from DC because u r the only person at college that knows the OAR went to Wootton HS * when your high school security guards ride around on golf carts * You have asked your dad what NOVA 35 REALLY is * half the people who attend your school are kids of Congressmen and Diplomats * You know that the LOST DOG is really a restaurant * If you are a white guy from Alexandria your cd range from Busta Ryhmes to Dispatch. * When ever spring rolls around, conversations shift to and stay on rowing for four months. * When you went to college up north and before going out asked everyone "what are y'all doing tonight" and they laughed at you for saying y'all. * the few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia. * people from outside the area are thrown off by your sarcasm * You are 4 degrees of separation away from Skye Elliot. (Trust me, you are) * When you know what "If you don't get it, you don't get it" really means. * I-395 is Norther Virginia's version of NASCAR, but no, we don't watch that, we just do it. * If your high school doesn't have enough parking spots for the senior class. * if you've been to Gravely Point and seen/felt the planes take off and land at National Airport * You will forever associate the color purple with Gonzaga * You can parallel park like it’s your job. * You've spent more time after dark at Iwo Jima (yes the monument) that in the daytime. * Coke is always called coke. It's not soda or pop, or even soda pop. As in "Hey do you want a coke?" "Yes, what do you have?" "Sprite, root beer, Coke..." * you have no comment for those who brag that they've been to DC. * you are the one amazed at the skyscrapers in cities like Pittsburg, Chicago and New York. * you know what HS David Grohl went to. * you don't pull out your wallet to pay when you enter a museum * There is no North, South, East, or West directions on the beltway, it's just go "that" way! * You have ever gone paddle-boating in the Tidal Basin. * You know you're from DC area when your life revolves around finding a parking space. * When you laugh every time you see the "Surrender Dorothy" continuously painted over and repainted on the bridge over the beltway approaching the Mormon Temple. * Chevy Chase is a place to live, not an actor * You can read the things crew teams have painted on the wall. * When you realize you utter the phrase "damn tourists" entirely too often. * When all your friends either go to Ivy Leagues or small liberal arts colleges on the east coast or in Cali. * Really it's more like 3 degrees of separation from Skye Elliot. * You've gotten lost in Virginia at least 3 times and never knew quite how you got back into DC. * You're in high school and you actually know what the World Bank, IMF and EPA are. * You know that Skyline mall = ghetto * When you say you go to school at NOVA you mean the community college but know that others think you mean Villinova. * you can go to school every day and see atleast 5 people you've never seen before. * You know you're from the DC Metro area when you're house becomes a hotel for all your college friends to stay at when they visit Washington. * you can harmonize perfectly with the alert for "Doors Closing" on the Metro * you realize that you have to drive a long ways to find some nice woods or a park that is safe and healthy * You know where and what the Social Safeway is. * only in Arlington can the same road run parallel to ITSELF! |
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM INDIANA WHEN...
-You think the State Bird is Larry. -You know that "Mellencamp" went to "Cougar" and back to "Mellencamp." -You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud. -There's actually a college near you named "Ball State". Don't hate on BSU, that's where I went! -You know Batesville is the "casket making capital of the world," and you're proud of it. Word, one of my sisters worked making caskets, lol. -The last "g" is silent in any word ending in "ing." -You could never figure our "spring forward-fall back," so "Screw Daylight Savings Time!!" -Your feelings get hurt whenever someone points out the acronym for Purdue University is "P-U". -You know several people who have hit a deer. -You've never met any celebrities. -You've seen all the biggest bands 10 years after they were popular. -Down south to you means Kentucky. -You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute". Who can't say Terre Haute?? lol -Your school was cancelled because of cold. More times than I can count -Your school was cancelled because of heat. Ditto that -You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means. -You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre. -You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store, no matter what time of year it is. -You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" -Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops, all in the same barn lot on the same day. -You've ever had to switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day ("Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version). -You say things like "catty-wampus" and "kitty-corner". -You install security lights on your house and garage, then leave both of them unlocked. LOL So what!! Shut up!! -You drink "pop". Personal side note, I drink soda - - I'm not a natural born Hoosier -You know that bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape. -You know that strangers are the only ones who come to your "front" door. -Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups. -You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm implement driving on the roads. -High school basketball games draw bigger crowds on the weekends than movie theaters, IF you have movie theaters. -Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. -The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires six for local sports. YES :mad: -Can repeat the scores of the last eight IU games, but unless the MVP is not from the state, you are not sure who he is. -You can see at least two basketball hoops from your yard and are proud of it. -You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years and can recite a defense for each. -Damon Bailey was your childhood hero. -The biggest question of your youth was "IU or Purdue?" -Indianapolis is the "big city". -"Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to school. -The Wabash River is the "biggest body of water" near your house. -You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is. -People at your high school chewed tobacco. -Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, and whether he is at home or on duty. -To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge. -People in your neighborhood really, REALLY like NASCAR. -You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side. -The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a jeep or pickup. -You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan. -You've actually been to the Covered Bridge Festival. -You took back roads to get there. "Why sit in traffic?" -To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles. |
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IF...
1. You've never met any celebrities. 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 3. "Vacation" means going to the family reunion. 4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. 5. You measure distance in minutes. 6. You know several people who have hit a deer. 7. Your school classes were canceled because of cold. 8. Your school classes were canceled because of heat. 9. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. 10. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. 11. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." 12. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. 13. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks. 14. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. 15. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. 16. You use "fix" as an adverb. Example: I am fixing to go to thestore. 17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, plants, or animal. 18. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 19. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. 20. You carry jumper cables in your car. 21. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is. 22. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. 23. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. 24. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts. 25. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports. 26. You think that deer season is a national holiday. 27. You know which leaves make good toilet paper. 28. You know that going "barefootin" is one of the great joys oflife. 29. You find 90 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm." 30. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas. 31. You know if another South Carolinian is from the Low Country, the Sand Hills, or the Piedmont section of South Carolina, as soon as they open their mouth. 32. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 of more, except for Orangeburg which has Dairy-O. *edited b/c i pasted them wrong |
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Other than the aforementioned Lincoln and corn (both are true...Lincoln's all over the place, as is corn) I don't know any other Illinois stereotypes. The stereotype about Chicago drivers blowing through IN and WI, though, is true. I get soooo frustrated when I drive outside of the Chicagoland area - why does everyone go so darn slow?? :) |
I know a lot of people who think that if you live in AZ, you are a cowboy, you ride a horse everywhere, and cactus is your favorite plant. I can tell you right now, I don't think cactus is that cool, and I have never owned a cowboy hat. When My mother moved here in the 70's, her family didn't want to visit cuz they were afraid they were going to get shot by cowboys/indians. And some people just promote this by buying adobe houses and filling them with all this southwestern themed stuff. We live in the desert, why bring into your home???
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You know you're from Chicago when...
The "living room" is called the "front room" and is pronounced "fron troom" You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois, and you become irritated at people who do. You measure distance in blocks or minutes (especially "from the city") and you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "DesPlaines" or "Lisle." Your school classes were canceled because of cold. Your school classes were canceled because of heat. You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates "expressways." You refer to anything south of I-80 as "Southern Illinois" or "Downstate" You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake." You refer to Chicago as "The City." "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986. No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago, which really is "The Loop." You buy "The Trib." You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog. You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is. You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City," and it's not because of the wind. You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra and know which station they end up at. You can distinguish between the following area codes: _847, 224, 630, 773, 708, 312, 815. You have, at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter. You respond to the question "Where are you from?" with a "side." Example: "WEST SIDE," "SOUTH SIDE," OR "NORTH SIDE." You thank Michael Jordan for helping people around the world to stop equating the city with Al Capone. You don't flinch when you pay the fifth toll of your 45-minute car ride on the highway. When you were walking to work last summer, you ran into a cow. You know the significance of State and Madison. You can decipher a WMAQ traffic report, but your out of town passenger thinks it's just gibberish. When the visiting team hits a ball out of the park you expect to see it sail back in moments later. You can finish this phrase: five eight eight Grocery stores are the only type of retail entity that get a definite article: "I'm going to The Jewel" or "I'll stop by The Dominick's on the way home." You can tell within minutes of meeting someone if they're probably a Cubs fan or a Sox fan. |
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MAINE
This is where i live now and go to school...
YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM MAINE IF: 1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 2. "Vacation " means going to the White Mountains for the weekend. 3. You measure distance in hours. (Man, is this true.) 4. You know several people who have hit a moose more than once. 5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. 6. You use a down comforter in the summer. 7. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. 8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. 9. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave doors to both of them unlocked. 10. You think of the major food groups as moose meat, beer, fish and berries. 11. You carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows how to use them. 12. There are four empty cars running in the parking lot at the convenient store at any given time. 13. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 14. Driving is better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow. 15. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas. 16. You know all four seasons: almost wintah, wintah, still wintah, and construction. 17. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from New England. Nat |
Seattle
You're certainly from Seattle if you ...
1. Have no concept of humidity without precipitation. 2. Throw an aluminum can in the trash and feel guilty. 3. Use the words 'sun breaks' and know what it means. 4. Know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee. 5. Complain about Californians as you sell your house to one for twice its value. 6. Never go camping without waterproof matches and ponchos. 7. Half your friends work at Microsoft or Boeing. 8. Know the exact location of fifteen drive-thru espresso stands in your neighborhood. 9. Stand on a deserted street corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal. 10. Know more people who own boats than air conditioners. 11. Obey all traffic laws except "Keep right except to pass." 12. Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Veneto's. 13. Consider swimming an indoor sport. 14. Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain. 15. Know exactly what they mean by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain" and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers." (Just like Eskimos are said to have twelve words for snow.) 16. Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food. 17. In the winter, go to work in the dark, come home in the dark, and only have an 8 hour day. 18. Understand what people mean when they say "pop." (Translation: soda) 19. Consider a floating bridge a pain in the butt, not an engineering marvel. 20. Know what lutefisk is. 21. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a really nice restaurant. 22. Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see through the cloud cover. 23. Personally know someone from Alaska. 24. Feel like you've grown up with Bill Gates and can't figure out why people can be so mean to him. 25. Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists. 26. Find a wallet with $500 and give it back to the owner. 27. Know how to pronounce: Sequim, Puyallup, Rainier, and Issaquah. 28. Used to live somewhere else but won't admit it publicly. 29. Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon. 30. Knew immediately that the view out Frasier's window was fake. 31. Ever ordered a half caff/decaf, nonfat mocha Grande with raspberry whip (or know what it is). 32. Attended a wedding where the bride and groom registered at REI. 33. Are amazed at an accurate weather forecast. 34. Heard someone ran their car off the freeway and asked if they drowned. 35. Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka. 36. Switch to your sandals when it gets above 60, but keep the socks on. 37. Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain. 38. Would be miffed if the store was out of your favorite brand of water. This is where is grew up! Nat |
NEW ORLEANS!!!
You Know You're A Native Of New Orleans if...
...your sunglasses fog up when you step outside. ...no matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food. ...your loved one dies and you book a jazz band before you call the coroner. ...your accent sounds nothing like Harry Connick, Jr's. ...you can sing these jingles by heart: "Rosenberg's, Rosenberg's, 1825 Tulane;" "At the beach, at the beach, the Pontchartrain Beach..." ....your baby's first words are "long beads." ...you ask, "How they running?" and "Are they fat?" but, you're inquiring about seafood quality and not the Cresent City Classic. ...when a hurricane is imminent, you have a lot more faith in Nash Roberts than some Super Doppler 6000. ...your town is low on the education chart, high on the obesity chart and you don't care because you're No. 1 on the party chart. ....nothing shocks you. Period. Ever. ...being in a jam at Tulane and Broad isn't the same as being stuck in traffic. ...your idea of health food is a baked potato instead of fries with your seafood platter. ...you believe Ronnie Virgits should be Archbishop. ...you have to take your coffee and favorite coffeemaker with you on a three-day trip. ...you exhibit the "doubloon reflex" by stomping runaway coins with your foot. ...you have sno-ball stains on your shoes. ...you call tomato sauce "red gravy." ...your middle name is your mother's maiden name, or your father's mother's maiden name, or your mother's mother's maiden name, or your grandmother's mother's maiden name, or your grandfather's mother's maiden name. ...you know you recycled too much newspaper when there isn't enough for the dinner (or crawfish) table. ...you're going through customs and the agent asks you where you're from and you answer, "Gentilly." ...on certain Spring days, Crawfish Monica is your breakfast. ...your house payment is less than your utility bill. ...you've done your laundry in a bar. ...you push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws. ...you don't show your "pretties" during Mardi Gras. ...you write "crookedpolitician" as all one word. ...you know it's "ask" but you purposely say "ax." ...you understand it when someone describes their favorite color as K&B purple. ...you know how to mispronounce street names correctly. (Melpomene, Terpsichore, Chartres, etc.) ...you know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease. ...you "boo" the mayor on national television. ...beignets are the major cause of your gallstones. ...you wear sweaters in because it ought to be cold. ...someone asks you, "Where y'at?" and you tell them how you are. ...you think of potholes as naturally-occurring speed bumps. ...your grandparents are called "Maw-Maw" and "Paw-Paw." ...your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a football player. ...you suck heads, eat tail, sing the blues and you actually know where you got them shoes. ...you shake out your shoes before putting them on. ...you're afraid to move away because you won't be able to make groceries. |
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My best friend got paged with that once and actually called it back! We have never let her forget it! :D What's this about us blowing through WI and IN? I can understand Wisconsin, but Indiana drivers are the worst thing I have ever seen! I am terrified of driving on the Tri-State near the Indiana border because I almost get killed by one of them every damn time!!! Sigh... Florida is so boring compared to Chicago. :( |
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Absolutely hilarious! I went to highschool in NOVA and I've lived in NW/tenleytown and Bethesda.... Some of these are soo true. I have one thing to add though... Although you know that driving on ANY major road b/w the hours of 3 and 7 is practically murder, you drive anyway bc you'd never be seen walking anywhere. |
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Some others: You have "French quarter" or "Mardi gras" shoes You know what it means to order your sandwich dressed You're seriously considering naming your first child McKenzie in homage to the now deceased bakery You watched Popeye and Pals as a kid on Saturday Mornings. Your wedding reception is buffet-style. Who can party when you've got a sit-down dinner going on? You give directions in terms of the position of the river and the lake You know what a "who-dat" is - and you may possibly be one You remember when Seth Green was just the Cha-Ching guy on the Rally's commercials |
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here are the supposed top 10 reasons to make BC your home... of course it picks on many of the BC stereotypes...
1. Weed 2. Vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges 3. The local hero is a pot-smoking snowboarder 4. The local wine doesn't taste like malt vinegar 5. Your $400,000 Vancouver home is 5 hours from downtown 6. A university with a nude beach 7. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations 8. If a cop pulls you over, just offer them some of your hash 9. There's always some sort of deforestation protest going on 10. Cannabis |
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hehehe, taylor ham egg and cheese on a hard roll rocks |
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CALIFORNIA WHEN...
* The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway. * You know how to eat an artichoke. *Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible. *You make over $250,000 and still can't afford a house. *Your child's 3rd grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring and is named Breeze. *You can't remember...Is pot illegal? *You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor. *You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian. *You know which restaurant serves the freshest arugula. *A really great parking space can move you to tears. *Gas costs 75 cents per gallon more than it does anywhere else in the U.S. *A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps. You don't even notice. *The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney. *Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment. *Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who delivers your mail is into BSDM, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag. *You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers. Oh, and just to clarify, not everyone in San Francisco is gay!!!! That is the one question I always get asked when I tell someone I'm from San Francisco. |
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF:
You've never met any celebrities, (except Gilligan), who is close by,in Princeton WV) Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. "Vacation" means driving through Wyatt on the way to Morgantown. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. You measure distance in minutes. Down south to you means Kentucky. You know several people who have hit a deer. Your school classes were canceled because of cold. Your school classes were canceled because of heat. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. Stores don't have bags; they have pokes. They don't have shopping carts; they have buggies. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals. You've seen a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: Where's my coat at?" or "Where are you going to?" All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. You carry jumper cables in your car. You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with ice & snow. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. You cook green beans for hours. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. You don't ever park your car without setting the emergency brake. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports. You think that deer season is a national holiday. You know which leaves make good toilet paper. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly." You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction. You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones. You know if another Hillbilly is from southern, central, or northern WV as soon as they open their mouth. Your parents have threatened to have you sent to Pruntytown. You can watch someone order a hot-dog and know in what part of the state they live. You can spell words like Allegheny, Monongalia, Monongahela, Kanawha and Hawks Nest. You know how to pronounce Canaan and Gilmer. You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes. You know at least one couple who went to Virginia or Maryland to get married. |
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yes..DEFINATELY from north jersey..to me if you live in south jersey you might as well live in like, iowa(no offense to those from south jersey or iowa) taylor ham egg & cheese on a bagel is my ultimate drunk/hungover food...mmmmm so good. |
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BTW...FYI...The state of Delaware is technically "down south" because that is where the Mason-Dixon line starts....so if Delaware is considered a southern state. |
Another way to tell if you are a true West-Virginia..........you know who Jesco White, the Dancing Outlaw is. :)
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