you know your from when............

[tiff13]

But so true

 

[Cinderella94]

Lol!!

 

[DHSsenior007]

Okay, I give these about 50% true... we're not that hickish. Well.. depends, north vs. south vs. east vs. west...

But I must say I do not like the Cowboys...

You Know You're From Texas When...
You see more Texan flags than American flags.

You know someone who ate the 72 oz steak and got it for free.

You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Cowboy Boots.

You can write a check at Dairy Queen for 2 Hungr-Busters and fries.

You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.

You dress up to go shopping at the mall.

You've hung ornaments and tinsel on a tumbleweed and used it as a Christmas tree.

You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.

You know from experience that rattlesnake meat tastes like chicken.

You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.

You know what a 'Cowboy Cadillac' is.

You have both a dog and a brother-in-law named Bud

Your local grocery store sells cactus in the Fresh Produce department

You watch the movie Urban Cowboy and laugh at the phony Texan accents

You choose a brand of Mexican salsa with the same care that another might use to select a bottle of fine wine

You think that the 4 basic food groups are nachos, bar-b-que, fajitas, and Copenhagen.

You refer to the Dallas Cowboys as "God's favorite football team"

You know whether another Texan is from South, West, East, North, or Central Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

You don't consider people from Austin to be real Texans.

Your Pastor wears boots.

There is no such thing as a "secret" sin.

The Blue Book value on your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Texas.

 

[The Dark Dancer]

These are true (around here)





You greet people with "Howzyamomma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

Every so often, you have waterfront property.

When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "other side of the bayou" or "other side of the levee."

When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."

You've ever had Community Coffee. (My dad loves the stuff)


The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake.


You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. (It isn't..? I didn't know that...?.)

You believe that purple, green and gold look good together.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.


You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins."


You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.


You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window... (True Story)

When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads. There was a drive-thru daiquiri and margarita place at Holly Beach, LA (Thats where my brother and sis-in-law used to live before the hurricane Rita)

You have flood insurance.

Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.


You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws. (A little old lady once pushed me out of the way catch beads.... )

You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands.


You reply to anything and everything about life here with "Only in Nahlins".


You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food. (sometimes....Not always..)

You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them. (Would if we had snow... )

Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw."

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Louisiana.

 

[BandGeek911]

You don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore".

In your mind you hear "watch out for the tram car please" even in your sleep.

You've had arguments over cheesesteak quality.

When it snows more than an inch, you call it a blizzard.

You know someone named Siprasiut Xayapachan.

You've actually found the Echelon Mall.

Your uncle is in the mafia.

You or your friends have Lyme Disease.

You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.

You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them

You know what became of the 13th Leeds child, and claim to have seen him one time while peeing in the woods.

One time you were driving in the woods and got stuck in sand.

You have an EZ Pass, but you just hold it up.

Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Berlin Farmers Market for cheap stuff.

Your neighborhood demonstrates co-existence of African-Americans and racist rednecks.

You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark.

Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April ann May.

You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.

Honesty, sincerity, and courtesy are things you once saw happen in Ohio.

You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle.

You think the Olive Garden is a bunch of crap and should not open restaurants in South Jersey.

You worked at a blueberry farm when you were 13.

You played soccer from Kindergarten through high school.

You've counted the number of titty bars on the Black Horse Pike.

You always went to the Franklin Institute when you were a kid.

Your middle school hangout was the mall.

You have an unusable, piece-of-**** boat in your front yard.

You once skipped school and went to Wildwood.

You're Italian.

You know where to get the best bagel.

You've called someone an "*******" to their face at the Philly airport.

You say "water" weird. (I know some people though!)

Even your school made good Italian subs, but you call them hoagies.

You've almost fallen asleep on the Expressway.

You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano.

You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.

You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.

You never had school on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.

You take day trips to New York City.

The mafia runs half the businesses in your town.

You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.

In the woods behind your house, you can find couches, washing machines, and shoes.

You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood.

You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.

You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer.[/B]

You know the Atlantic City High School marching band can lay down some phat beats.

You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club.

You smoke Parliament Lights.

You go to the local Fire Department barbeque in June.

Down the road, in the middle of nowhere, is an Egyptian restaurant and a custard stand with a minature golf course.

You know what custard is in South Jersey.

You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring!)

In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.

Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night.

One time, a sea gull **** all over your head.

You once said, "It smells like Philadelphia in here."

You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different".

Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.

You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year.

There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.

You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.

You scoff at tourists in Philadelphia.

Your town has an online commmunity.

At least one person brings Big Fizz to a party.

You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas.

You have your own bucket for carmel corn refills.

You know that no matter how much they put into the Camden waterfront Camden is still Camden.

You have to mail your relocated friends tastykakes.

You think North Jersey is a different state and South Jersey deserves its own secession.

Your high school prom was at the Camden Aquarium or The Mansion in Voorhees.

You have season passes to Great Adventure.

You refuse to call Hoagies "subs."

You know where Olga's Diner is on rt 70.

You are tired of people not believing you're from jersey because you don't have a New York accent.

You drive by a farm every time you get in the car.

You know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else.

Eastern Regional High School has a rip list every year!

Your neighbor is either a painter, a plumber, a builder, or an electrician with a work truck in the driveway.

You have crossed all 5 bridges into Philly at one point in your life.

You take day trips to philly to walk on South Street.

You have had a near or close call experiences hitting a deer with your car.

You run around in the nearest patch of woods and play paint ball with your buddies.(I know people, but I don't)

You've considered renaming "the Garden State" to "the Hoagie State" ( )

You have a story about the "Hell Hole" ride in Wildwood.

You remember the ducks in the middle of Cherry Hill Mall.

You call the Berlin Farmer's Market the Berlin Auction or the Auction.

You took your report card to Clementon Park for free tickets.

You've had some of the best parties in a field.

Other people dont know what funnel cake and water ice is because everyone else calls it fried dough and slush.

You went "diner hopping" till the sun came up.

You don't acknoledge that it is tomorrow until either you go to sleep or the sun comes up.

You know where to buy a katana for less than $50.

You go on dates to diners and arcades.

You have empty Wawa half gallon iced tea bottles all over your car and room.

You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?"

You've ever said the phrase "look at fricken MacGyver over here!"

You know the difference betwine the train and the speedline.

The term "I think of you as a brother" turns into a whole family tree.

You ever drove all the way to the shore just to walk around for 5 minutes then drive back.

Your memories of places all consist of what you did there once when you were ****ed up.

You ever went over someone's house to hang out with their mom.

You have a knife collection, a PS2, a cell phone, a pager, and a computer but you can't afford to get your car fixed.

One of your hangouts is a parking lot.

You say "'lanic city", instead of Atlantic City.

You can't get that sand out of your toes no matter how long it's been there.

You haven't been able to find a decent stromboli since moving out of South Jersey.

You've seen a shack with a satellite dish.

You know that a Jug Handle is both a feature of the highway and a bar that looks like someone's house in Maple Shade.

You know of at least 3 bars where you know they won't card you.

You lived near a "crick" not a creek.

You don't recognize any one at your family reunion.

You say "gimme" instead of give me, or "com' mer" instead of come here.

You know a Chrissy and we all know she's gotten around!

You think we should sell north "Joisey" to New York for $24.

Everyone eventually starred at the Latin Casino.

You never could figure out which was the Black Horse Pike or The White Horse Pike.

You're a female and have beaten the crap out of at least one guy who wasn't your brother.

You ever taken your parents car while they were asleep or away, before you were old enough to drive.

You ever cut your foot on a broken bottle in a local stream.

You have gotten bad poison ivy from hiding in a bush to make weird noises at the people passing by.

There is a dead body somewhere in or near the stream by your house.

You have to drive at least 30-60 minutes to get to work in order to make more than $10 an hour.

You know what "pulling a camper" means and do it publicly when it is necessary.

You know that a "Yield" sign is merely a suggestion.

You've considered going to your high school late at night to check for ghosts in the halls rumoured haunted.[/B]

You think pit bulls are harmless.

You don't think you have an accent.

Half your high school went to Camden County College.

You know what the song "V-town" is about.

Your front yard is made out of stones.

Everything is "twenty minutes away". If you ask how long it takes to get any place in South Jersey, the person always says, "about twenty minutes". To get to a mall, "Oh, about 20 minutes". To get to the airport, "Mmm, about 20 minutes." To get from Runnemede to Philly, "Only about 20 minutes". Try it. Only the shore areas take more than "twenty minutes". They're usually "an hour and twenty minutes."

Thrift shopping with friends is an event.

You've intentionally stood in front of the tram car, and you're upset that it no longer stutters.

You remember the old Morey's Pier before the fire.

Your parents gave in and bought you a hermit crab when you were down the shore.

You curse off three drivers in two minutes.

You went to StoryBook Land as a kid.

You haven't moved out of state soley for the reason you know the food is that bad everywhere else.

WHIPOORWILL!! WHIPOORWILL!!

You know the one-day sale at JC Penny's really lasts three.

You live in a "dry town" and every road out of it has a liquor store at the town border.

Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're mad and proud at the same time.

Your big elementary school trip was to Springdale Farms.

You know what the conductor is going to say for every stop on the PATCO HighSpeedline.

Your neighborhood has a name that ties people together, as in "the kids"

Your shoes have turned black from being in Pennsauken.

You know at least 5 people who work at a prison.

You say "porta reeko" instead of puerto rico, as it should be pronounced.

You go to college and describe where you live in reference to how far you are from Cherry Hill.

You come home from college for christmas break and 75% of your HS graduating class is at the same diner you are at 3am.

You aren't scared of the speed line.

You don't even care when you leave your door unlocked.

More than one of your friends has spent more than a week at your house.

You've lived in a row home.

Making left turns just doesn't feel right anymore.

You have a super secret place to sled that in better than anywhere else in town!

You remember The Garden State Race Track and the day it burnt to the ground and all the tons of ashes that fell for miles.

You can spend the day at the Berlin Auction shopping at the outside flea market.

"Jeet?" makes sense when you hear it.

The only thing you can play on guitar is "Stairway to Heaven"

You were amazed Moorsetown was on MTV Cribs.

A member of your family does not have all of their teeth.

You know Voorhees used to be known as Kirkwood.

You had a birthday party at Xhilarama.

You've been to 2 or more festivals named after some kind of fruit (strawberry, apple, blueberry, lima bean).

You're astounded when a friend that moves tells you theres not a Wawa nor CVS withen a 10 mile radius of them.

Going to New York is a huge trip but Philly is someplace to go when you're bored.

You think Amish people are amazing.

Your whole school knows when each water ice place opens, and the line goes on forever!

You would drop everything you were doing and run to the voting polls right now if you heard we were voting to make North and South Jersey separate states.

Summer is a process, not a season.

You've ever been to Wheaton Village.

You know which places were built on indian burial grounds.

You've slept behind a Wawa.

You remember Caldor.

You've had a dinner with your friends for less than $3.

You don't know that in every other state, people get their liscenses when they're 16.

Everyone you know has had Confirmation but never goes to church.

After seeing a movie at the Ritz, you hang out at Tunes and then play Scrabble at Coffeeworks.

You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.

You think a mountain is any landform taller than your house.

You know what a "shoe-bie" is and can pick one out at the beach.

You go to Delaware to buy smokes.

You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.

You can smell and know when it's low tide.

You remember the bad gypsy moth years.

You eat at restaurants that have locations I, II, III, IV, and V.

You know that you don't put ketchup on boardwalk fries.

You get three 50's in a row when you play skeeball.

Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.

 

[tiggersis]

You know your from Los Angeles when....

You're driving on the 101 and see a clear cut definition of where the smog begins and ends

You're sitting in traffic for at least an hour at any given part of the day

You go to the beach and see that real lifeguards actually do look like the lifeguards from Baywatch

You look around at the nice cars around you during traffic, thinking it'll be your favorite Laker or WB star.

You know it's best not to be on the 405 at 4:05 pm.

Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about "twenty minutes".

You've inadvertently learned Spanish.

You've got to bring the cat/plants in when it drops to 55 degrees.

Your TV show is interrupted by a police chase.

You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.

You eat pineapple on pizza.

When giving directions , you follow up with the phrase: "With/Without traffic."

You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald's or a Starbucks.

It is not unusual for your waitress at a restaurant to have blue streaked hair, a dragon tattoo and tounge piercing.

You are awakened in the middle of the night by a moderate earthquake. Your reply: "That ain't even a 5-pointer" and go back to sleep.

You live 10 miles from work. It takes you 60 minutes to get home.

You go to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway and the whole trip cost you $50.

You personally know at least 3 people who have been in a movie or TV show.

You know what In N Out is and feel bad for all the other states because they don't have any.

You say you live in LA when really you live in a subsection of a subsection of a subsection of southern LA.

The gym is packed at 3pm...on a workday.

Any invitation comes with, "Starts at 8pm or as soon as you can get through traffic."

You have never met a waiter that wasn't really an "Actor."

The three hour traffic jam you just sat through wasn't caused by a horrific 9 car pile-up, but by everyone slowing to rubberneck at a lost shoe lying on the shoulder.

And the one that sums me up is: You've been to Disneyland more times than Downtown.(true, very true)

 

[ktbutterfly2011]

You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.

You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.

You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!

You've heard of 3.2% beer.

Schools close for the state basketball tournament. Definatly!! Mine did since we were in it!!

You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.

You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."

You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.

You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.

You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.

You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, and Tuscarawas

You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.

You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.

You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.

Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.

Down south to you means Kentucky.

You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Ohio.

 

[Secret Shadow]

Alot apply!

Jones Beach Theater is the best place in the world to see a concert. CASE CLOSED!

What's the big deal about the Hamptons?

If you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York.

You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "the City"

You know the Belt Parkway sucks!

You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."

You never realize you have an accent until you leave.

You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.

You curse. A lot.

Is Huntington really that cool?

You've been to Utopia at least once.

The [goshdarn] geese are everywhere!

If your parents didn't, your grandparents lived in the city.

At some point in your life you or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.

You actually remember when you felt safe swimming at Bar Beach and Hempstead Harbor.

Commack movie theatre scares you

You walk around the mall aimlessly.

You drive around your town with your friends, and that's the most exciting part of your evening.

On the weekend, your evening consists of seeing a movie, going bowling, or playing pool.


No word ends in an ER, just an AH.

You feel like you know Howard Stern.

You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you never go there.

When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't.

You know that the beach sucks during the day and is the most magical place in the world at night

You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition.

You're still waiting for a bridge to Connecticut.

You've tried to use your father's monthly ticket to ride the LIRR. It worked.

No matter what you do, you end up at the diner.

Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.

High school sports aren't that important.

You've never been to Times Square on New Year's Eve.

You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.

Each one of your diverse friends mercilessly makes fun of his own background.

You love that salty smell of the ocean.

No, you don't want mustard on that burger!

The most exciting day of your summer is when all tickets to every Jones Beach show go on sale.

You know White Castle is terrible for you and the food sucks. But, you periodically "Get the Crave"

You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.

You can order a pizza pie and a soda and people will understand.

You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.


You watched a game show and wondered, "why are these people so happy that they won a trip to New York?"

You like The Brothers McMullen.

When you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out what places on Long Island he's talking about.

You know that parts of the Godfather were filmed on LI.

You always liked Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.

At some point in your life, you've gone clamming.

You've been to the Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.

You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.

You have been to Mulcahay's on Thanksgiving Eve, the largest ladies night event of every year.

You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.

You think Islip MacArthur airport is cute and you enjoy watching it grow up.


You hate the radio commercials for the Dublin Pub

Public beach? What's that?

You can correctly pronouce places like Happauge, Commack, Islip, Islandia, Massapequa.

You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.

You grew up thinking Chinese food was a basic food group.

You're used to driving down the street in December and seeing more light-up menorahs than you can shake a latka at. In fact, even your non-Jewish friends know what Matzoh is. And you've never driven more than 10 miles without seeing a temple.

Oh, your parents are from Brooklyn? So are mine!

Yes, admit it, you've cruised the Pike.

You can remember making up rules for “Shotgun” calls in high school.

Your elementary school promoted dodge ball as the top gym activity.

You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendy’s.

You consider nachos and cheese at the Coliseum to be a suitable dinner date.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Long Island.

a lot of these apply too.

You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.

You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.

You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can’t find Wisconsin on a map.

The subway makes sense.

You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple".

The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.

You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.

You consider Westchester "upstate".

You think Central Park is "nature."

You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking.

You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal."

You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times.

You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.

You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.

You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.

Your closet is filled with black clothes.

You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since the 80s, and when you did, it terrified you.

You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.

You take fashion seriously.

Being truly alone makes you nervous.

You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.

Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."

America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.

You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form.

You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.

Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.

$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.

You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.

You don't notice sirens anymore.

You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.

Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watchseller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.

You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills.

You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.

Your door has more than three locks.

Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it.

You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.

You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection.

You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license.

You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there are seats available.

You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent.

There is no North and South. It's uptown or downtown.

When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels.

You know the differences between all the different Ray's Pizzas.

You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect.


You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway or bus without knocking off other passenger's hats.

Someone bumps into you, and you check for your wallet.....

You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in Texas

Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from NYC.

 

[belle_of_the_ball]

well to all the SJ fans....ill tell you whats true for me

You don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore".-ya...doesnt everybody

In your mind you hear "watch out for the tram car please" even in your sleep.-yes i love it!

You've had arguments over cheesesteak quality.-Franks has a good one....

When it snows more than an inch, you call it a blizzard.-yeah we do!

You know someone named Siprasiut Xayapachan.-close to it

You've actually found the Echelon Mall.-I LOVE THAT PLACE

Your uncle is in the mafia.-ummm should i tell the truth or not (shifty eyes)

You or your friends have Lyme Disease.-yeah

You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.-they dont have 24 hr diners! what is this!

You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.-yes they are all located in my home town Wash. Twp!

You know what became of the 13th Leeds child, and claim to have seen him one time while peeing in the woods.- OMG the person in VA thought i was the Jersey Devil!

One time you were driving in the woods and got stuck in sand.-saddly

You have an EZ Pass, but you just hold it up.-check!

Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Berlin Farmers Market for cheap stuff.-thats because its better than wal-mart

Your neighborhood demonstrates co-existence of African-Americans and racist rednecks.-yes....you can see it in my school too.

You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark.-unless you have a death wish.....

Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April ann May.-that of which i am highly alergic

You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.-where else would you get it?

Honesty, sincerity, and courtesy are things you once saw happen in Ohio.-hmmm

You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle.-you just got to do it right!

You think the Olive Garden is a bunch of crap and should not open restaurants in South Jersey.-never!!!!!

You worked at a blueberry farm when you were 13.-no..i was 12

You played soccer from Kindergarten through high school.-hated it so i did in Kindy..but after that i quit!

You've counted the number of titty bars on the Black Horse Pike.-hmmm yes

You always went to the Franklin Institute when you were a kid.-EVERYday of my life!

Your middle school hangout was the mall.-where else would it be?

You have an unusable, piece-of-**** boat in your front yard.-haha yup

You once skipped school and went to Wildwood.-no..well..yes..the teachers were on strike.....

You're Italian.-yuppers

You know where to get the best bagel.-duh!

You've called someone an "*******" to their face at the Philly airport.-

You say "water" weird.-I DO NOT! wah-tur is how its to be pronounced

Even your school made good Italian subs, but you call them hoagies.-whats a sub??

You've almost fallen asleep on the Expressway.-yups

You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano.-what are those???

You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.-I KNOW

You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.-the only place i shop!

You never had school on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.-havent for 2 years

You take day trips to New York City.-my favorite place!

The mafia runs half the businesses in your town.-you could say that

You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.-yesh..my neighbor just got fined

In the woods behind your house, you can find couches, washing machines, and shoes.-just shoes...the chair that was there was taken out

You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood.-hahahhahah

You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.-i go to 2!

You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer.-yummy! when i was 7!

You know the Atlantic City High School marching band can lay down some phat beats.-they can!

You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club.-are there any other parts??

You smoke Parliament Lights.-i dont smoke

You go to the local Fire Department barbeque in June.-yes and those hotties can GRILL!

Down the road, in the middle of nowhere, is an Egyptian restaurant and a custard stand with a minature golf course.-of course!

You know what custard is in South Jersey.-yes and its yummy!

You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring!)-ive done it a few times

In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.-im getting a job there soon!

Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night-it does.

One time, a sea gull **** all over your head.-hahahha yeah...it was gross

You once said, "It smells like Philadelphia in here."-yeah..in philly

You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different".-just a bit

Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.-my aunt DATED bruce!

You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year.-it can

There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.-ROWANDS!!!!!!

You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.-yo..dont mess with the word you

You scoff at tourists in Philadelphia.-stupid torists!

Your town has an online commmunity.-yes..its very strange!

At least one person brings Big Fizz to a party.-

You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas.-i have..its pretty funny

You have your own bucket for carmel corn refills.-who doesnt!

You know that no matter how much they put into the Camden waterfront Camden is still Camden.-duh!

You have to mail your relocated friends tastykakes.-i did to my cousin!

You think North Jersey is a different state and South Jersey deserves its own secession.-YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Your high school prom was at the Camden Aquarium or The Mansion in Voorhees.-mine will be at the mansion

You have season passes to Great Adventure.-for a year...

You refuse to call Hoagies "subs."-yeah!

You know where Olga's Diner is on rt 70.-they have great hot chocolate

You are tired of people not believing you're from jersey because you don't have a New York accent.-people have no brains....

You drive by a farm every time you get in the car.-theres like 2 right up the road...

You know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else.-do they have another name??

Eastern Regional High School has a rip list every year!-mmmhmmm

Your neighbor is either a painter, a plumber, a builder, or an electrician with a work truck in the driveway.-his name is joe...no lie!

You have crossed all 5 bridges into Philly at one point in your life.-WW,BF...

You take day trips to philly to walk on South Street.-because its fun!

You have had a near or close call experiences hitting a deer with your car.-s

You run around in the nearest patch of woods and play paint ball with your buddies.-i dont my guy friends do.

You've considered renaming "the Garden State" to "the Hoagie State"-why not!

You have a story about the "Hell Hole" ride in Wildwood.-i hate it

You remember the ducks in the middle of Cherry Hill Mall.-omg yeah!

You call the Berlin Farmer's Market the Berlin Auction or the Auction.-the auction

You took your report card to Clementon Park for free tickets.-3 times!

You've had some of the best parties in a field.-yeah....

Other people dont know what funnel cake and water ice is because everyone else calls it fried dough and slush.-why would you call it Fried dough!

You went "diner hopping" till the sun came up.-with my cousins

You don't acknoledge that it is tomorrow until either you go to sleep or the sun comes up.-exactly..i say when tommorow is!

You know where to buy a katana for less than $50.-hmm

You go on dates to diners and arcades.-yeah

You have empty Wawa half gallon iced tea bottles all over your car and room.-the raspberry kind!

You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?"-yes...with my cousins...cuz i dont drive

You've ever said the phrase "look at fricken MacGyver over here!"-sooo many times!

You know the difference betwine the train and the speedline.-ye-ah!

The term "I think of you as a brother" turns into a whole family tree.-and yours doesnt!

You ever drove all the way to the shore just to walk around for 5 minutes then drive back.-last week!


You ever went over someone's house to hang out with their mom.-guilty!



One of your hangouts is a parking lot-si mi amigo

You say "'lanic city", instead of Atlantic City.-sometimes

You can't get that sand out of your toes no matter how long it's been there.-hahahahahha..too true

You haven't been able to find a decent stromboli since moving out of South Jersey.-no...cuz the best is my neighbor joe...yummy..he made me some for christmas

You've seen a shack with a satellite dish.-its on the highway!

You know that a Jug Handle is both a feature of the highway and a bar that looks like someone's house in Maple Shade.-i know where that is!

You know of at least 3 bars where you know they won't card you.-yeah..i also know the kids who hang out at them

You lived near a "crick" not a creek.-no body says that!

You don't recognize any one at your family reunion.-never

You say "gimme" instead of give me, or "com' mer" instead of come here.-yeah..cuz thats how real people say it!

You know a Chrissy and we all know she's gotten around!-i know all three

You think we should sell north "Joisey" to New York for $24.-no..22

Everyone eventually starred at the Latin Casino.-who hasnt!

You never could figure out which was the Black Horse Pike or The White Horse Pike.-its immpossible

You're a female and have beaten the crap out of at least one guy who wasn't your brother.-would you like the list

You ever taken your parents car while they were asleep or away, before you were old enough to drive.-no...

You ever cut your foot on a broken bottle in a local stream.-it hurt!

You have gotten bad poison ivy from hiding in a bush to make weird noises at the people passing by.-no..im not allergic to poison ivy...but i hid in it to do the weird sound thing.

There is a dead body somewhere in or near the stream by your house.-no...but everybody knows theres a dead body in the stream by my school!

You have to drive at least 30-60 minutes to get to work in order to make more than $10 an hour.-yupp


You know that a "Yield" sign is merely a suggestion.

You've considered going to your high school late at night to check for ghosts in the halls rumoured haunted.-i have...and i found nothing

You think pit bulls are harmless.-well they arent!

You don't think you have an accent.-I DONT HAVE ONE!!!!

Half your high school went to Camden County College.- yeah.they all will


Your front yard is made out of stones.-a majority

Everything is "twenty minutes away". If you ask how long it takes to get any place in South Jersey, the person always says, "about twenty minutes". To get to a mall, "Oh, about 20 minutes". To get to the airport, "Mmm, about 20 minutes." To get from Runnemede to Philly, "Only about 20 minutes". Try it. Only the shore areas take more than "twenty minutes". They're usually "an hour and twenty minutes."-basiclly..20 minutes is all it takes!

Thrift shopping with friends is an event.-so what if it is!

You've intentionally stood in front of the tram car, and you're upset that it no longer stutters.-hey that was the best part!

You remember the old Morey's Pier before the fire.-good ol' days

Your parents gave in and bought you a hermit crab when you were down the shore.-hermey..the hermit crab...good times!

You curse off three drivers in two minutes.-more like 5 in 2

You went to StoryBook Land as a kid.-the greatest place ever!

You haven't moved out of state soley for the reason you know the food is that bad everywhere else.-well not for that reason..but thats on the list!

WHIPOORWILL!! WHIPOORWILL!!-

You know the one-day sale at JC Penny's really lasts three.-DUH!

You live in a "dry town" and every road out of it has a liquor store at the town border.-and we all know why

Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're mad and proud at the same time.-JERSEY JERSEY!

Your big elementary school trip was to Springdale Farms.-great place!

You know what the conductor is going to say for every stop on the PATCO HighSpeedline.-yesh!

Your neighborhood has a name that ties people together, as in "the kids"-only we dont call them that

Your shoes have turned black from being in Pennsauken.-i dont go to pennsauken

You know at least 5 people who work at a prison.-

You say "porta reeko" instead of puerto rico, as it should be pronounced.-i say it right!

You go to college and describe where you live in reference to how far you are from Cherry Hill.-no i just say...the really big highschool!

You come home from college for christmas break and 75% of your HS graduating class is at the same diner you are at 3am.-i susspect they will be

You aren't scared of the speed line.-people are??

You don't even care when you leave your door unlocked.-not really!

More than one of your friends has spent more than a week at your house.-2 weeks!

You've lived in a row home.-yeah..a month...

Making left turns just doesn't feel right anymore....

You have a super secret place to sled that in better than anywhere else in town!--its *********

You remember The Garden State Race Track and the day it burnt to the ground and all the tons of ashes that fell for miles.-mmmmhhmmmmm

You can spend the day at the Berlin Auction shopping at the outside flea market.-i love that place!


The only thing you can play on guitar is "Stairway to Heaven"-yup

You were amazed Moorsetown was on MTV Cribs.-I WAS THERE THAT DAY!

A member of your family does not have all of their teeth.-true...

You know Voorhees used to be known as Kirkwood.-yesh!

You had a birthday party at Xhilarama.-no..but ive been to one

You've been to 2 or more festivals named after some kind of fruit (strawberry, apple, blueberry, lima bean).-who doesnt!

You're astounded when a friend that moves tells you theres not a Wawa nor CVS withen a 10 mile radius of them.-i know i was!

Going to New York is a huge trip but Philly is someplace to go when you're bored.-because it only takes 20 mins to get to philly

You think Amish people are amazing.-well they are!

Your whole school knows when each water ice place opens, and the line goes on forever!-POPS!

You would drop everything you were doing and run to the voting polls right now if you heard we were voting to make North and South Jersey separate states.-who wouldnt

Summer is a process, not a season.-and it can last forever

You know which places were built on indian burial grounds.-yup

You've slept behind a Wawa.-cant say i have...yet

You remember Caldor.

You've had a dinner with your friends for less than $3.-go diner!

You don't know that in every other state, people get their liscenses when they're 16.-they do! how unfair!

Everyone you know has had Confirmation but never goes to church.-

After seeing a movie at the Ritz, you hang out at Tunes and then play Scrabble at Coffeeworks.-which is the only way to do things!

You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.-even if they take longer

You think a mountain is any landform taller than your house.-no..i know that one

You know what a "shoe-bie" is and can pick one out at the beach.-i can!

You go to Delaware to buy smokes.-i dont smoke

You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.- any jersey girl can!

You can smell and know when it's low tide.-yeah..its just not the same

You remember the bad gypsy moth years.-no...

You eat at restaurants that have locations I, II, III, IV, and V.-because they rock!

You know that you don't put ketchup on boardwalk fries.-salt and vinigar..only way to go!

You get three 50's in a row when you play skeeball.-YESSSSSSSS

Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.-yeah..saddly

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from south Jersey.-im posting them on my myspace now!