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from erniesaurus
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your area) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky").
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you.
> You know all the words to the Michigan fight song
> You know better than to drive through downtown on a game day
> You'd rather get caught with marijuana than alcohol (if you're under 21)
> You know at least one homosexual Really?
> You know at least one vegetarian
> You know at least one environmentalist
> You are thinking of taking an adult class but you can't decide between yoga, aromatherapy, conversational Mandarin or building your own web site class
> Half the people you know work at the U of M Well. Half the people I know (in ann arbor) go there.
> You've been to the Art Fair
> You've been to Top of the Park
> You've driven down Hiscock
> You've seen that Nixon Bluett
> You know that a random sampling of the Ann Arbor population would be fairly representative of the United Nations
> You or a friend were thrown into an ESL class in grade school even though you didn't need to be there
> You went to Huron, Pioneer, Skyline, Community, Stone or Greenhills
> You hate drivers when you're a pedestrian, hate pedestrians when you're a driver, and think all drivers are terrible at driving except for yourself Bonus: I hate drivers AND pedestrians when I'm biking :D though strictly speaking I'm aware of the fact that I'm not a very good driver
> You know that Ann Arbor does not consist of only UofM campus.
> You know who Andreyka is (what what!)
> You experience blizzarding snow when it's supposed to be Spring.
> You go to a club or a bar and the bathroom stalls are filled with political, socio-economic comments
> You remember that Macy's was once Marshall Fields, was once Hudsons and that Von Maur was once Jacobson's
> You remember the CD shop on State street that is now Potbelly's
> You remember various stores on South U that only existed for a few months (i.e. cool waves)
> You don't stop for traffic when crossing the streets It depends on how close they are. If they have to stop when they shouldn't, then I don't do it because that's dangerous and stupid.
> You almost feel bad throwing away a flyer for a free concert or benefit 30 steps after that nice person handed it to you in the Diag
> NYPD is not the Police....it's just delicious
> You don't pour fish food in the fish bowl, you write papers in it
> There's a stairway to heaven...next to a Jimmy Johns
> You see cars driving on the sidewalk
> You find yourself standing less than 5 feet away from a squirrel on a regular basis
> You remember listening to Shaky Jake as a kid, and now own a shirt with his face on it
> You remember what the Showcase Cinemas looked like before they remodeled it into an arcade (vaguely)
> You refuse to frequent Starbucks, and insist on supporting locally owned coffee shops like Sweetwater's and Cafe Ambrosia
> You have hunted easter eggs in the snow.
> You've been to the arb!
> You refuse to eat Ben and Jerry's just because they opened up next door to Stucchi's.
> You remember when Bivouac was a real outdoors store...and Wilderness Outfitters was still much better.
> You know NOT to go to Scorekeeper's or Rick's.
> Running a naked mile in 40 degree weather seems like a fine idea
> Back room pizza is the best place in the world.
> Washtenaw dairy is the best place to get ice cream. Good, cheap, and lots! :D
> Your parents *took* you to your first Hash Bash in 7th grade!
> You know the directions to Columbus are: South until you smell it, East until you step in it.
> you know what a DIAG RAT is
> You've gone to backroom pizza 3 times in the same day.
> You've seen and can testify to the Hippy Beetle I know of a hippy Beetle; does that count?
> You've seen boob man
> You are familiar with the Fish Car, the Toys Car, and the AATA Flower Bus-- for example, "I saw the Fish Car today!" is an acceptable conversation started... Heck, I went to school with the daughter of the owner of the Fish Car
> You know you are better than those Ypsi bitches!
> You know how to pronounce Ypsilanti.
> You are very proficient at driving on dirt roads.
> a trip to the SSS (Safe Sex Store) was a regular after school activity.
> you go by the gaming center and roll your eyes b/c of all the guys in there just sitting playing Mario on a 75 degree summer day.
> You could be about 5 blocks away sometimes hear people cheering in the stadium on game day. I can do you one better: my HOUSE is within earshot of the stadium cheers and the marching band.
> You've spent an entire day just sitting in the diag
> You can sit out at night and hear the Michigan marching band playing.
> You know about the fairy doors and have seen all of them
> You've seen no face
> You have met the legend that is Shakey Jake
> You have seen that guy by vets doing martial arts
> You received a $10 ticket for possession under an ounce.
> You attend frat parties and you tell the college kids you live in West Quad and that you're a liberal arts major to try and cover up that fact that you're in junior high.
> You move out of your parents house at 16 and live with a Girl.
> The booths in both drakes and the flame bar, food court in tally hall (hell), when borders was actually locally owned, and that the downtown borders was originally jacobsons before they moved to B-world. Loving spoonfull on Main st.
> You remember Faz of Hello Faz and he personally offered you free cheesy bread at least once.
> Your 10 year old berates you for taking her to a Doctor's appointment at Domino's farms because of Tom Monaghan
> The idea of taking your toddler to a music class in a church that is also a synagogue or a synagogue that is also a church is totally normal. No toddler, but that's a pretty cool building.
> You wear your birkenstocks with dress socks, and so does your clergy-person.
> You still miss the limeade at Drake's though it's been closed for a million years.
> You were lured to the 7th floor of Tally Hall for the "view" only to make out by the elevator.
> You still remember the first time someone took to Dominick's in April for pitcher of Sangaria. (And you were taught to always get the pizza w/ Pepperoni Onion and Tomato because they'd call it a Pizza with POT.)
> You've pushed a friend around in a shopping cart at Meijer's while wearing your dress or suit after Homecoming
> You get frustrated by people who slow down in front of green lights with nobody in front of them, then read this and don't realize that you do it all the time (I admit it, I do this...)
> You can't walk around Kerry Town on a Saturday without running into at least 5 people you know!
> You know what a Fraggle is.
> You've sang with Shaky Jake
> You remember going to "Second Chance"
> If you went to Huron, you remember skipping school to hang out in Gallup park.
> You've rang the bells at Kerrytown.
> You know what and where the gum wall is.
> You ate at Bimbo's and threw peanuts on the floor.
> The derby bar and the wonder bar still meant something...., when the falcon still had great music and when boogie woogie red was still a regular at the blind pig.
> You shopped at Kiddie Land,Good year,ice cream at Jasons,soft serve at kresges,dial-a-ride,Cross-eyed-moose Jt Abernathy's place in the Nickols Arcade with the talking parrotShop keepers swept the sidewalks,the butcher shop that is now Zingermans.the Rubiyat,TV AL
> You haven't considered "that's what she said" jokes perverted since the 6th grade
> "You wasted several afternoons playing Jenga at Bubble Island after high school" ...and whatever you wrote on those Jenga pieces is still there...
> You groan when you hear the art fair...you been to it WAY to many times.
> Kids kingdom used to be the coolest place as a kid until chucke cheese ran them out of business
> You've been to the briarwood mall so many times you could find everything with a blindfold on...
> You get used to the bipolar weather...how it's 60 degrees on Tuesday and then 10 degrees on Thursday.
> You get frostbitten on Monday and a sunburn on Friday
> You know what a2 ice3 means Ann Arbor Ice Cube! :D
> You know that Nickel's Arcade is in fact NOT a nickel arcade..
> You remember that Farmer Jacks used to be Wayside Theater across from Ypsi Arbor.
> You know at least 10 potheads Probably
> You know exactly where to drive and park during Art Fair without paying.
> The Fleetwood at 3 am... if you haven´t been to the Fleetwood at 3 am, you haven´t been to Ann Arbor
> You have personally painted the rock. Does it count if it was a school field trip in elementary school? XD
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your area) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky").
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you.
> You know all the words to the Michigan fight song
> You know better than to drive through downtown on a game day
> You'd rather get caught with marijuana than alcohol (if you're under 21)
> You know at least one homosexual Really?
> You know at least one vegetarian
> You know at least one environmentalist
> You are thinking of taking an adult class but you can't decide between yoga, aromatherapy, conversational Mandarin or building your own web site class
> Half the people you know work at the U of M Well. Half the people I know (in ann arbor) go there.
> You've been to the Art Fair
> You've been to Top of the Park
> You've driven down Hiscock
> You've seen that Nixon Bluett
> You know that a random sampling of the Ann Arbor population would be fairly representative of the United Nations
> You or a friend were thrown into an ESL class in grade school even though you didn't need to be there
> You went to Huron, Pioneer, Skyline, Community, Stone or Greenhills
> You hate drivers when you're a pedestrian, hate pedestrians when you're a driver, and think all drivers are terrible at driving except for yourself Bonus: I hate drivers AND pedestrians when I'm biking :D though strictly speaking I'm aware of the fact that I'm not a very good driver
> You know that Ann Arbor does not consist of only UofM campus.
> You know who Andreyka is (what what!)
> You experience blizzarding snow when it's supposed to be Spring.
> You go to a club or a bar and the bathroom stalls are filled with political, socio-economic comments
> You remember that Macy's was once Marshall Fields, was once Hudsons and that Von Maur was once Jacobson's
> You remember the CD shop on State street that is now Potbelly's
> You remember various stores on South U that only existed for a few months (i.e. cool waves)
> You don't stop for traffic when crossing the streets It depends on how close they are. If they have to stop when they shouldn't, then I don't do it because that's dangerous and stupid.
> You almost feel bad throwing away a flyer for a free concert or benefit 30 steps after that nice person handed it to you in the Diag
> NYPD is not the Police....it's just delicious
> You don't pour fish food in the fish bowl, you write papers in it
> There's a stairway to heaven...next to a Jimmy Johns
> You see cars driving on the sidewalk
> You find yourself standing less than 5 feet away from a squirrel on a regular basis
> You remember listening to Shaky Jake as a kid, and now own a shirt with his face on it
> You remember what the Showcase Cinemas looked like before they remodeled it into an arcade (vaguely)
> You refuse to frequent Starbucks, and insist on supporting locally owned coffee shops like Sweetwater's and Cafe Ambrosia
> You have hunted easter eggs in the snow.
> You've been to the arb!
> You refuse to eat Ben and Jerry's just because they opened up next door to Stucchi's.
> You remember when Bivouac was a real outdoors store...and Wilderness Outfitters was still much better.
> You know NOT to go to Scorekeeper's or Rick's.
> Running a naked mile in 40 degree weather seems like a fine idea
> Back room pizza is the best place in the world.
> Washtenaw dairy is the best place to get ice cream. Good, cheap, and lots! :D
> Your parents *took* you to your first Hash Bash in 7th grade!
> You know the directions to Columbus are: South until you smell it, East until you step in it.
> you know what a DIAG RAT is
> You've gone to backroom pizza 3 times in the same day.
> You've seen and can testify to the Hippy Beetle I know of a hippy Beetle; does that count?
> You've seen boob man
> You are familiar with the Fish Car, the Toys Car, and the AATA Flower Bus-- for example, "I saw the Fish Car today!" is an acceptable conversation started... Heck, I went to school with the daughter of the owner of the Fish Car
> You know you are better than those Ypsi bitches!
> You know how to pronounce Ypsilanti.
> You are very proficient at driving on dirt roads.
> a trip to the SSS (Safe Sex Store) was a regular after school activity.
> you go by the gaming center and roll your eyes b/c of all the guys in there just sitting playing Mario on a 75 degree summer day.
> You could be about 5 blocks away sometimes hear people cheering in the stadium on game day. I can do you one better: my HOUSE is within earshot of the stadium cheers and the marching band.
> You've spent an entire day just sitting in the diag
> You can sit out at night and hear the Michigan marching band playing.
> You know about the fairy doors and have seen all of them
> You've seen no face
> You have met the legend that is Shakey Jake
> You have seen that guy by vets doing martial arts
> You received a $10 ticket for possession under an ounce.
> You attend frat parties and you tell the college kids you live in West Quad and that you're a liberal arts major to try and cover up that fact that you're in junior high.
> You move out of your parents house at 16 and live with a Girl.
> The booths in both drakes and the flame bar, food court in tally hall (hell), when borders was actually locally owned, and that the downtown borders was originally jacobsons before they moved to B-world. Loving spoonfull on Main st.
> You remember Faz of Hello Faz and he personally offered you free cheesy bread at least once.
> Your 10 year old berates you for taking her to a Doctor's appointment at Domino's farms because of Tom Monaghan
> The idea of taking your toddler to a music class in a church that is also a synagogue or a synagogue that is also a church is totally normal. No toddler, but that's a pretty cool building.
> You wear your birkenstocks with dress socks, and so does your clergy-person.
> You still miss the limeade at Drake's though it's been closed for a million years.
> You were lured to the 7th floor of Tally Hall for the "view" only to make out by the elevator.
> You still remember the first time someone took to Dominick's in April for pitcher of Sangaria. (And you were taught to always get the pizza w/ Pepperoni Onion and Tomato because they'd call it a Pizza with POT.)
> You've pushed a friend around in a shopping cart at Meijer's while wearing your dress or suit after Homecoming
> You get frustrated by people who slow down in front of green lights with nobody in front of them, then read this and don't realize that you do it all the time (I admit it, I do this...)
> You can't walk around Kerry Town on a Saturday without running into at least 5 people you know!
> You know what a Fraggle is.
> You've sang with Shaky Jake
> You remember going to "Second Chance"
> If you went to Huron, you remember skipping school to hang out in Gallup park.
> You've rang the bells at Kerrytown.
> You know what and where the gum wall is.
> You ate at Bimbo's and threw peanuts on the floor.
> The derby bar and the wonder bar still meant something...., when the falcon still had great music and when boogie woogie red was still a regular at the blind pig.
> You shopped at Kiddie Land,Good year,ice cream at Jasons,soft serve at kresges,dial-a-ride,Cross-eyed-moose Jt Abernathy's place in the Nickols Arcade with the talking parrotShop keepers swept the sidewalks,the butcher shop that is now Zingermans.the Rubiyat,TV AL
> You haven't considered "that's what she said" jokes perverted since the 6th grade
> "You wasted several afternoons playing Jenga at Bubble Island after high school" ...and whatever you wrote on those Jenga pieces is still there...
> You groan when you hear the art fair...you been to it WAY to many times.
> Kids kingdom used to be the coolest place as a kid until chucke cheese ran them out of business
> You've been to the briarwood mall so many times you could find everything with a blindfold on...
> You get used to the bipolar weather...how it's 60 degrees on Tuesday and then 10 degrees on Thursday.
> You get frostbitten on Monday and a sunburn on Friday
> You know what a2 ice3 means Ann Arbor Ice Cube! :D
> You know that Nickel's Arcade is in fact NOT a nickel arcade..
> You remember that Farmer Jacks used to be Wayside Theater across from Ypsi Arbor.
> You know at least 10 potheads Probably
> You know exactly where to drive and park during Art Fair without paying.
> The Fleetwood at 3 am... if you haven´t been to the Fleetwood at 3 am, you haven´t been to Ann Arbor
> You have personally painted the rock. Does it count if it was a school field trip in elementary school? XD