You Know You're From Delaware When...
I've been living in Delaware too long... LoL the ones in bold apply, or I know.
You Know You're From Delaware When...
You know where, what and when the Hummers Parade is held.
"Vacation" means going to Rehoboth or Cape "Cantaloupe" Henlopen.
You know the best subs come from Capriotti's.
(Never eaten there... but heard that in if you eat @ Capriotti's in other parts of the country and flash a Delaware ID you get a free sub or something like that)
You used to play in the wooder in the crick, and caught fraugs.
Your school classes were canceled because of 3 snowflakes.
The whole state panics and uses all of their road salt for those 3 snowflakes.
You love the beach but hate the tourists.
You know about punkin-chunkin and you have your favorite chunker.
(I know what it is, but don't have a favorite, nor have I ever witnessed it)
You know someone who went to school with one of the Capano's.
You've eaten scrapple sandwiches.
(I won't touch the stuff *pukes*)
You can identify all the major types of manure by smell (especially chicken!)
(haven't lived here THAT long LoL)
If it takes more than an hour to drive to, you're not going.
(applies to SO MANY ppl I know)
You know what a "slippery" dumpling is.
You know who YouDee is.
(yeah... the University of Delaware blue hen mascot)
Somebody in your family has worked for the DuPont Company.
(no, but my ex did)
You think the "Apple Scrapple Festival" is perfectly normal, except for all those granola types running in the 5K race.
(its not normal... eww scrapple *more puking*)
You think, maybe, just maybe, you might get a White Christmas. Then it rains.
The highest point in the state is a rise on the golf course.
The state has one hill. You've been sledding on it.
You remember WAMS and WCAU (BARSKY in the morning!).
You know NewERK is in New Jersey, but NewARK is in Delaware.
You know how to carefully pronounce the name Foulk Road.
You talk of Northern Delaware and the entire Eastern Seaboard as "above the canal."
You know if another Delawarean is from southern, middle or northern Delaware as soon as they open their mouth.
You know the name of every street in Delaware, but have no idea what the route number is.
(I know more Route numbers than street names)
When you want to go out for a nice dinner, you have to switch states.
(Unless its Hibatchi)
You can remember when Maryland Bank (MBNA) swallowed up Ogletown and Putt-Putt.
Everywhere you go, you always run into someone you know or went to school with.
You know what Newark Night and First Night are.
(been to First Night- Wilmington before. I was in middle school then)
You know exactly which roads to avoid due to the CONSTANT road construction.
You love Dollie's salt water taffy and Grotto's Pizza.
You know where all of the late-night 24-hour rest stops and restaurants are.
(Except in Dover... on the weekends the 24-hour places close cuz of the bars and Xtreme [stupid night club])
You can remember when Christiana Hospital was a field with cows.
You remember when Christiana Mall had a Galaxy arcade.
(actually yeah... For those who don't know, its now Hot Topic)
When you go out of state to shop or eat, you are always surprised about the tax
(*face palm* yes... *sigh* Or when you go to a public restaurant and hear "Hello, smoking or non smoking?")
You know the differences in housing in Elsmere, Pike Creek, and Greenville.
You actually get these jokes.
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You Know You're From Delaware When...
You know where, what and when the Hummers Parade is held.
"Vacation" means going to Rehoboth or Cape "Cantaloupe" Henlopen.
You know the best subs come from Capriotti's.
(Never eaten there... but heard that in if you eat @ Capriotti's in other parts of the country and flash a Delaware ID you get a free sub or something like that)
You used to play in the wooder in the crick, and caught fraugs.
Your school classes were canceled because of 3 snowflakes.
The whole state panics and uses all of their road salt for those 3 snowflakes.
You love the beach but hate the tourists.
You know about punkin-chunkin and you have your favorite chunker.
(I know what it is, but don't have a favorite, nor have I ever witnessed it)
You know someone who went to school with one of the Capano's.
You've eaten scrapple sandwiches.
(I won't touch the stuff *pukes*)
You can identify all the major types of manure by smell (especially chicken!)
(haven't lived here THAT long LoL)
If it takes more than an hour to drive to, you're not going.
(applies to SO MANY ppl I know)
You know what a "slippery" dumpling is.
You know who YouDee is.
(yeah... the University of Delaware blue hen mascot)
Somebody in your family has worked for the DuPont Company.
(no, but my ex did)
You think the "Apple Scrapple Festival" is perfectly normal, except for all those granola types running in the 5K race.
(its not normal... eww scrapple *more puking*)
You think, maybe, just maybe, you might get a White Christmas. Then it rains.
The highest point in the state is a rise on the golf course.
The state has one hill. You've been sledding on it.
You remember WAMS and WCAU (BARSKY in the morning!).
You know NewERK is in New Jersey, but NewARK is in Delaware.
You know how to carefully pronounce the name Foulk Road.
You talk of Northern Delaware and the entire Eastern Seaboard as "above the canal."
You know if another Delawarean is from southern, middle or northern Delaware as soon as they open their mouth.
You know the name of every street in Delaware, but have no idea what the route number is.
(I know more Route numbers than street names)
When you want to go out for a nice dinner, you have to switch states.
(Unless its Hibatchi)
You can remember when Maryland Bank (MBNA) swallowed up Ogletown and Putt-Putt.
Everywhere you go, you always run into someone you know or went to school with.
You know what Newark Night and First Night are.
(been to First Night- Wilmington before. I was in middle school then)
You know exactly which roads to avoid due to the CONSTANT road construction.
You love Dollie's salt water taffy and Grotto's Pizza.
You know where all of the late-night 24-hour rest stops and restaurants are.
(Except in Dover... on the weekends the 24-hour places close cuz of the bars and Xtreme [stupid night club])
You can remember when Christiana Hospital was a field with cows.
You remember when Christiana Mall had a Galaxy arcade.
(actually yeah... For those who don't know, its now Hot Topic)
When you go out of state to shop or eat, you are always surprised about the tax
(*face palm* yes... *sigh* Or when you go to a public restaurant and hear "Hello, smoking or non smoking?")
You know the differences in housing in Elsmere, Pike Creek, and Greenville.
You actually get these jokes.
Get Your Own "You Know You're From" Meme Here