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*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 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..
* You'd pay $8.75 for a movie.
* You've never really fully evaluated the meaning of the name Hicksville.
* You know where the Commack Motor Inn is but, you "have never been there."
* You've never been to Times Square on New Year's Eve.
* No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
* How many times can YOU use the word 'like' in a sentence?
* The most exciting day of your summer is when all tickets to every Jones Beach show go on sale.
* You went to an elementary school that promoted dodge ball as the number 1 game among children 7-13
* 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've never taken an MTA bus.
* You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.
* You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
* 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. It's ”Christiano's" in Syosset
* You know which parts of The Godfather were filmed on LI.
* You've said stupid things like "Strong Island."
* You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
* You think religion doesn't affect you much.
* You miss wiffleball and running through sprinklers.
* You always liked Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.
* You think that Jones Beach Theater is the best place to see a concert.
* Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore
* You don't see the big deal about the Hamptons.
* You think 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 never realize you have an accent until you leave.
* At some point in your life, you've gone clamming.
* You curse. A lot.
* If your parents didn't, your grandparents lived in the city.
* At some point in your life you or someone you know has gotten an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
* You've always liked Billy Joel and you own several of his "records"
* Is it just me, or is every girl from Rockville Centre a bitch?
* The Belt Parkway sucks!
* You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."
* Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on the way home from the beach).
* News 12 sucks.
* Regular gas - $1.30
* You can name at least three players on the Islanders Stanley Cup teams.
* You have come to terms with the fact that the Islanders have completely sucked since La Fontaine left.
* You remember the exact day you stopped going to Jones Beach and started going to Robert Moses.
* Public beach? What's that?
* Is Huntington really that cool?
* The Marathon
* Does anyone know why the HOV lane on the LIE stops in Hicksville instead of the Northern State?
* "I'm going to the park."
* You've had a seagull crap on your car.
* You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
* Even the concept of the Islanders EVER leaving is unrealistic.
* The guy who thought up the "new" Islanders logo..no way he's from Long Island.
* You've cruised on the "turnpike"
* You know someone with a cabana.
* You've played golf at Eisenhower Park...legally or otherwise.
* You hate paying tolls.
* You don't have to go far to see your family.
* Grumman
* The Parkways, the LIE, the Causeway, Robert Moses Bridge
* You know the exact streets that divided your school districts, but have no idea which voting district you are in.
* You know the difference between WLIR and WDRE, even though they played
the same music.
* You were an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There was no crossover.
* You can correctly pronouce places like Hauppauge, Commack, Islip, Islandia, Massapequa.
* You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
* There are no REAL bagels or pizza anywhere else (except "the city")