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gehayi.
Google the phrase "You know you're from (your home state) if..." Bold the ones that are true.
You know you're from New Jersey if:
- You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges". There's South Orange, West Orange, East Orange. No North Orange that I know of.
- You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags. Actually, it was always advertised as "Six Flags Great Adventure", but "Great Adventure" is what stuck in everyone's mind.
- A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter. On occasion.
- You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. I don't know the way to Seaside Heights today.
- You've eaten at a Diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 a.m. I've never been stoned or truly drunk.
- You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison. I remember the "Two Guys" department store. Didn't know where the Two Guys were from.
- You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery. Wordity word word word.
- At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from. My folks never listened to Springsteen and I only just discovered his music. I was at Bon Jovi's house in Red Bank this past Monday, though.
- You know what a "jug handle" is. Variation on a cloverleaf off a highway, called that because from above that's exactly what it looks like.
- You know that WaWa is a convenience store. There used to be one in my town. It's called Welsh Farms now.
- You know that the state isn't all farmland. Also true.
- You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore". And you don't go "to the shore", you go "down the Shore". And when you are there, you're not "at the shore", you are "down the Shore". I wasn't quite that indoctrinated into the language of The Shore.
- Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And it's a Sub, not a submarine sandwich or worse yet, a hoagy, a hero, or a grinder. It's a sub.
- You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.
- You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. People who are trying to enter a traffic circle yield to people who are already in the circle.
- You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
- You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?) Never thought of it before, but you know, that's right? *g*
- You only go to New York City for day trips, and you call it "The City". My brother can't say this, but I can. I don't overnight in the City.
- You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich. Also known to some of my erstwhile peers as a "Murder Burger".
- You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege. I'm not a mayo fan in any case.
- You don't think "What exit" is very funny. Asking "what exit" won't get you anywhere near my house.
- You know that the first "strip shopping center" in the country was on Route 22. Actually, I didn't know that.
- You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different".
- You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters. Hey! I applied to Princeton! stupid admissions committee bounced my application...
- The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
- You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. Er, yeah. And that's about all I live close to.
- You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. Except for the Turnpike and the Parkway. Every weeknight for years, my route home was 208 to 4 to 17 to 3 to 21.
- Every year, you had a least one kid in your class named Tony. Can't remember.
- You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits. Never seen the Sopranos opening credits.
- You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. Heh. Yeah. Happens.
- You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way.
- You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
- You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
- You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's and Orbach's. At least I remember Channel, Rickel's, Bamburger's, and Two Guys.
- You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
- You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
And finally...
- You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas. Gas stations in New Jersey don't have self-serve pumps. The attendant handles the pump. It's actually the law.
gehayi.Google the phrase "You know you're from (your home state) if..." Bold the ones that are true.
You know you're from New Jersey if:
- You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges". There's South Orange, West Orange, East Orange. No North Orange that I know of.
- You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags. Actually, it was always advertised as "Six Flags Great Adventure", but "Great Adventure" is what stuck in everyone's mind.
- A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter. On occasion.
- You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. I don't know the way to Seaside Heights today.
- You've eaten at a Diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 a.m. I've never been stoned or truly drunk.
- You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison. I remember the "Two Guys" department store. Didn't know where the Two Guys were from.
- You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery. Wordity word word word.
- At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from. My folks never listened to Springsteen and I only just discovered his music. I was at Bon Jovi's house in Red Bank this past Monday, though.
- You know what a "jug handle" is. Variation on a cloverleaf off a highway, called that because from above that's exactly what it looks like.
- You know that WaWa is a convenience store. There used to be one in my town. It's called Welsh Farms now.
- You know that the state isn't all farmland. Also true.
- You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore". And you don't go "to the shore", you go "down the Shore". And when you are there, you're not "at the shore", you are "down the Shore". I wasn't quite that indoctrinated into the language of The Shore.
- Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And it's a Sub, not a submarine sandwich or worse yet, a hoagy, a hero, or a grinder. It's a sub.
- You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.
- You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. People who are trying to enter a traffic circle yield to people who are already in the circle.
- You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
- You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?) Never thought of it before, but you know, that's right? *g*
- You only go to New York City for day trips, and you call it "The City". My brother can't say this, but I can. I don't overnight in the City.
- You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich. Also known to some of my erstwhile peers as a "Murder Burger".
- You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege. I'm not a mayo fan in any case.
- You don't think "What exit" is very funny. Asking "what exit" won't get you anywhere near my house.
- You know that the first "strip shopping center" in the country was on Route 22. Actually, I didn't know that.
- You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different".
- You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters. Hey! I applied to Princeton! stupid admissions committee bounced my application...
- The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
- You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. Er, yeah. And that's about all I live close to.
- You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. Except for the Turnpike and the Parkway. Every weeknight for years, my route home was 208 to 4 to 17 to 3 to 21.
- Every year, you had a least one kid in your class named Tony. Can't remember.
- You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits. Never seen the Sopranos opening credits.
- You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. Heh. Yeah. Happens.
- You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way.
- You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
- You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
- You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's and Orbach's. At least I remember Channel, Rickel's, Bamburger's, and Two Guys.
- You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
- You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
And finally...
- You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas. Gas stations in New Jersey don't have self-serve pumps. The attendant handles the pump. It's actually the law.
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