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[Since I'm going to be here for at least another week, I may as well make fun of it while I can].
SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE 'GARDEN STATE':
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the Diner Capital of the Country.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (not New York).
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns, some of the nations' most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch & Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for Water Quality Control than any other seaboard state in the entire country (believe it or not).
New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production.
In 1642, the first brewery in America opened in Hoboken.
The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940.
New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes through.
Elizabeth Seaport first.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports at Newark Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player) and motion picture projector were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ laboratory.
New Jersey also boasts the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on their playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway.
NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson. (Holland Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889. (Rutgers College played Princeton.)
The first Drive-in Movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S " Pro Football Teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Shaq,Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy, Eileen Donnely, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo, Robert Blake, John Forsyth, Meryl Streep, Inger Lorre, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Colleen Fitzpatrick (aka: Vitamin C), Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's), William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia and of course.........Frank Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
[I REALLY hate these, but...]: YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM N.J. WHEN....
You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges" [and you pronounce it "'R'-anges" instead of "'OR'-anges"].
You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
A good, quick breakfast is a bagel with butter.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a Diner at 3 a.m.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from (Sayerville).
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
You know that the state isn't all farmland.
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".
You know you have to PAY before they let you on the beach during the day.
You know what a toll booth is.
You know what a 'passing lane' is and what they're used for.
You know how to properly negotiate a 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?)
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich and that they 'only come in one size'.
You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.
You don't think "what exit are you?" is very a funny question.
You know that when you're flashed by a car behind you with their headlights, that you're being politely asked to move over and let that car pass, and not being followed by some homicidal manic or gang member.
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers (unless you're referring to "The Turnpike" or "The Parkway", which is different).
You know that "The City" is referring to New York.
Every year you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits and know where the movie Clerks was filmed.
You have no idea what 'pop' is or what any soy product tastes like.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
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.
You weren't 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 know what a J.A.P. [Jewish American Princess] is.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's, Crazy Eddies, Carvelle, Friendlies and Orbach's.
You know how to use hairspray.
You know that somebody describing themselves as being from 'the New York Area' is actually somebody who's too embarrassed to admit that they're actually from New Jersey.
You believe all other places in the country to be backward, subcultural and 'third world' and at least 3 to 4 years behind New Jersey with the exception of a few major cities such as New York (of course), Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Boston, Atlanta or Phoenix.
You believe a hippy to be a person that 'lived back in the '60's.
You believe that 'mountains' actually exist in Northern Jersey.
You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries or elephant ears.
You use the word 'like' between every 3rd or 4th word in a sentence.
You know what New York pizza tastes like, that a 'pie' is used to describe 'a whole pizza', you believe all other pizza to be sub par, and you typically 'fold' your slice when you eat it.
You've NEVER, EVER pumped your own gas.
SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE 'GARDEN STATE':
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the Diner Capital of the Country.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (not New York).
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns, some of the nations' most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch & Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for Water Quality Control than any other seaboard state in the entire country (believe it or not).
New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production.
In 1642, the first brewery in America opened in Hoboken.
The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940.
New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes through.
Elizabeth Seaport first.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports at Newark Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player) and motion picture projector were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ laboratory.
New Jersey also boasts the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on their playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway.
NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson. (Holland Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889. (Rutgers College played Princeton.)
The first Drive-in Movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S " Pro Football Teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Shaq,Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy, Eileen Donnely, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo, Robert Blake, John Forsyth, Meryl Streep, Inger Lorre, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Colleen Fitzpatrick (aka: Vitamin C), Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's), William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia and of course.........Frank Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
[I REALLY hate these, but...]: YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM N.J. WHEN....
You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges" [and you pronounce it "'R'-anges" instead of "'OR'-anges"].
You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
A good, quick breakfast is a bagel with butter.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a Diner at 3 a.m.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from (Sayerville).
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
You know that the state isn't all farmland.
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".
You know you have to PAY before they let you on the beach during the day.
You know what a toll booth is.
You know what a 'passing lane' is and what they're used for.
You know how to properly negotiate a 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?)
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich and that they 'only come in one size'.
You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.
You don't think "what exit are you?" is very a funny question.
You know that when you're flashed by a car behind you with their headlights, that you're being politely asked to move over and let that car pass, and not being followed by some homicidal manic or gang member.
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers (unless you're referring to "The Turnpike" or "The Parkway", which is different).
You know that "The City" is referring to New York.
Every year you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits and know where the movie Clerks was filmed.
You have no idea what 'pop' is or what any soy product tastes like.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
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.
You weren't 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 know what a J.A.P. [Jewish American Princess] is.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's, Crazy Eddies, Carvelle, Friendlies and Orbach's.
You know how to use hairspray.
You know that somebody describing themselves as being from 'the New York Area' is actually somebody who's too embarrassed to admit that they're actually from New Jersey.
You believe all other places in the country to be backward, subcultural and 'third world' and at least 3 to 4 years behind New Jersey with the exception of a few major cities such as New York (of course), Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Boston, Atlanta or Phoenix.
You believe a hippy to be a person that 'lived back in the '60's.
You believe that 'mountains' actually exist in Northern Jersey.
You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries or elephant ears.
You use the word 'like' between every 3rd or 4th word in a sentence.
You know what New York pizza tastes like, that a 'pie' is used to describe 'a whole pizza', you believe all other pizza to be sub par, and you typically 'fold' your slice when you eat it.
You've NEVER, EVER pumped your own gas.