Jun 03, 2005 11:03
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM MASSACHUSETTS IF.....
You think crosswalks are for wimps
You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they
are from out of town and lost
You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in five seconds
You're amazed when traveling out of town that people at McDonalds
actually speak english
You think it's not actually tailgating unless you're touching the bumper
of the car in front of you
You know that a yellow light means that at least five more people can
get through and a red one means two more can
The transportation system is known as the "T"
You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house
Subway is a fast food place
There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house
When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you know what they're talking about and used to believe it, too
You believe using your turn signals gives away your plan to the enemy
If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three
different names
Someone has honked at you because you didnt peel out the second the
light turned green
You have honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the
light turned green
All the potholes just add to the excitement of driving
Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only of you want to
Six inches of snow is considered a dusting
Three days of 90 degree heat is definately a "heat wave" 63 degrees is
"on the warm side"
You cringe everytime you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston
Accent" on TV or in a movie, if you don't have it then you're never going to get it even if you were born here
At the ice cream shop you call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"
You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes and see at least fifteen losers you went to high school with doing the same thing they were doing when you saw them last
The person in front of you is going 70 MPH and you're cursing them for
going too slow
You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, and Leominster
You know what they sell at a "packie" (heheh fo sho)
You have never been to Cheers
You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round (on the driver side door check the gtp)
Paranoia sets in when you can't see an ATM or CVS
You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming
traffic so you can make a left
You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop
You know what "regular coffee" is!
You can navigate a rotary without a problem
You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you
When someone calls you a "masshole" you take it as a compliment
You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the same sentence, and often in
the same compound-adjective
You know what a frappe is
Saint Patrticks Day is your second favorite holiday...even when you're
not IRISH! (arab baby!)
You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair
You never say "Cape Cod"...... you say "The Cape"
You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least
once, in elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill
You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day
You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester Firefighters
You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather
dividing line
You almost feel dissapointed when someone doesnt flip you off when you
cut them off or steal their parking space
wow that was way too amusing... maybe because most of them are true... lol... but anyway im about to go clean out the boat... then its off to the carwash and dinner...
im tired and hungry, and im gonna take a nap b4 i clean the car...
today is momma dukes birthday by the way, and i bought her a gawdy ring (the type she likes) and she was quite happy...
my neck is killing me blahh, i could use a massage...
now imma lay down and blast the band called "the silence" (ironic) and then clean the boat...
leave me something