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You know you're from Long island when...
[x] 1. You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there.
[ ] 2. You've always liked Billy Joel and own several of his albums.
[x] 3. You know someone who went to Chaminade.
[ ] 4. You wonder why there is no bridge to Connceticut.
[ ] 5. You've tried to find the Amityville Horror House.
[x] 6. You've cruised on Ocean Parkway.
[x] 7. If you're not from Long Island, Staten Island, or NYC, you're not really from NEW YAWK.
[x]8. You pronounce it Lawn-Guyland.
[ ] 9. If you're from Nassau County, you've been to Safety Town.
[x] 10. You've played golf at Eisenhower Park...legally or otherwise.
[x] 11. You've been to Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.
[x] 12. You curse. A lot.
[ ] 13. At some point in your life, you've gone clamming.
[x] 14. Billy Joel said it best: "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore."
[x] 15. You've said stupid things like "Strong Island" or "Strong Isle."
[x] 16. The Belt Parkway sucks!
[x] 17. Concerts at Jones Beach...the best place in the world to see a show.
[x] 18. You can correctly pronounce places like Commack, Massapequa, Hauppauge, Islip, and Islandia.
[x] 19. You wonder why there has never been a copyright lawsuit against Marvel in Long Beach.
[x] 20. You've had a seagull crap on your car.
[x] 21. What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
[x] 22. You refer to Deer Park Avenue as "DPA,"the avenue" or "the strip."
[ ] 23. You remember all the times that Walt Whitman Mall went on fire.
[ ] 24. You were an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There was no crossover.
[x] 25. You can order a whole pizza and a soda and people understand.
[x] 26. You're Italian.
[x] 27. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "the City."
[x] 28. Your car is covered with pollen in the spring and summer.
[ ] 29. Debbie Gibson was your idol when you were young.
[x] 30. The eastern-most part of the Long Island Expressway doesn't scare you at night.
[ ] 31. You know which parts of The Godfather were filmed on Long Island.
[x] 32. You'd pay $9.25 for a movie.
[x] 33. No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
[ ] 34. Either your parents or grandparents lived in the city.
[ ] 35. You've been to Mulcahy's on Thanksgiving Eve...the largest ladies night event of the year.
[ ] 36. You remember Roosevelt Field before it had two levels. hah!
[x] 37. How many times can you use the word "like" in a sentence?
[x] 38. Z100, WBLI, KROCK are preset on your car stereo.
[x] 39. Block parties.
[x] 40. Somehow, you know the OBI is cool, but you've never actually been there.
[ ] 41. You know where at least one strip club is.
[x] 42. Regular gas about $2
[x] 43. No, the SOB does not stand for Son of a Bitch!
[x] 44. The 7-11's are all within half a mile of one another.
[x] 45. You wonder why the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway begins in Seaford, but ends in Syosset instead of Oyster Bay.
[x] 46. You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
[ ] 47. Is Huntington really that cool?
[x] 48. You're waiting for a bridge to Fire Island.
[x] 49. You don't get scared driving over the Robert Moses bridge.
[ ] 50. Whenever you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out which places on Long Island he is singing about.
[x] 51. You've seen where Queens changes to Nassau simply on intuition.
[x] 52. You or someone you know has an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
[x] 53. When people ask you where you're from, you answer Long Island assuming that everyone in the world knows that answer means New York.
[x] 54. You don't realize what little patience you have for people on the road until you get your license.
[x] 55. You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica." haha!
[x] 56. "Hey! How YOU doin!"
[ ] 57. You've stuck your head out the window or sunroof of your car or your friend's car and tried to pick up a guy/girl when stopped at a red light or while stuck in traffic.
[ ] 58. You've gotten lost trying to get to South Shore Mall from the other side of Sunrise Highway.
[ ] 59. The name "Donna Donna" means something to you.
[x] 60. You know someone with a cabana.
[x] 61. You've purchased a 40, underage, with no problem
[ ] 62. You head to the city or hamptons after the prom.
[ ] 63. You wonder what the deal is with the Commack Motor Inn.
[x] 64. Snapple is an important part of every meal.
[x] 65. You feel like you know Howard Stern. (who lives in old westbury if i am correct)
[ ] 66. You know the exact point of a movie at the Westbury Drive-In before it was torn down.
[ ] 67. When you think of Massapequa, only one name comes to mind: Buttafuoco.
[x] 68. You think your family has connections to the Mafia.
[ ] 69. You've failed your road test in Hicksville, but passed it in Brentwood.
[x] 70. You don't take no crap from no one.
[x] 71. You've driven to Montauk Point and back just for the hell of it.
[ ] 72. You've toilet-papered someone's house at your high school.
[x] 73. When you leave, you forget you're no longer in New York and start cursing like a truck driver...and then wonder why you get strange looks from people.
[x] 74. You or someone you know has worked at Waldbaums.
[ ] 75. When you're underage, the places to be are TGI Fridays or Applebees.
[x] 76. Every other car you see is a Camaro or a Firebird, has tinted windows and rims just about as big as the wheel.
[x] 77. You know the location of every mall on the Island.
[x] 78. You've read all 77 of these and youve most likely read this before and didnt mind reading it again cause some of it is so true.
[x] 1. You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there.
[ ] 2. You've always liked Billy Joel and own several of his albums.
[x] 3. You know someone who went to Chaminade.
[ ] 4. You wonder why there is no bridge to Connceticut.
[ ] 5. You've tried to find the Amityville Horror House.
[x] 6. You've cruised on Ocean Parkway.
[x] 7. If you're not from Long Island, Staten Island, or NYC, you're not really from NEW YAWK.
[x]8. You pronounce it Lawn-Guyland.
[ ] 9. If you're from Nassau County, you've been to Safety Town.
[x] 10. You've played golf at Eisenhower Park...legally or otherwise.
[x] 11. You've been to Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.
[x] 12. You curse. A lot.
[ ] 13. At some point in your life, you've gone clamming.
[x] 14. Billy Joel said it best: "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore."
[x] 15. You've said stupid things like "Strong Island" or "Strong Isle."
[x] 16. The Belt Parkway sucks!
[x] 17. Concerts at Jones Beach...the best place in the world to see a show.
[x] 18. You can correctly pronounce places like Commack, Massapequa, Hauppauge, Islip, and Islandia.
[x] 19. You wonder why there has never been a copyright lawsuit against Marvel in Long Beach.
[x] 20. You've had a seagull crap on your car.
[x] 21. What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
[x] 22. You refer to Deer Park Avenue as "DPA,"the avenue" or "the strip."
[ ] 23. You remember all the times that Walt Whitman Mall went on fire.
[ ] 24. You were an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There was no crossover.
[x] 25. You can order a whole pizza and a soda and people understand.
[x] 26. You're Italian.
[x] 27. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "the City."
[x] 28. Your car is covered with pollen in the spring and summer.
[ ] 29. Debbie Gibson was your idol when you were young.
[x] 30. The eastern-most part of the Long Island Expressway doesn't scare you at night.
[ ] 31. You know which parts of The Godfather were filmed on Long Island.
[x] 32. You'd pay $9.25 for a movie.
[x] 33. No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
[ ] 34. Either your parents or grandparents lived in the city.
[ ] 35. You've been to Mulcahy's on Thanksgiving Eve...the largest ladies night event of the year.
[ ] 36. You remember Roosevelt Field before it had two levels. hah!
[x] 37. How many times can you use the word "like" in a sentence?
[x] 38. Z100, WBLI, KROCK are preset on your car stereo.
[x] 39. Block parties.
[x] 40. Somehow, you know the OBI is cool, but you've never actually been there.
[ ] 41. You know where at least one strip club is.
[x] 42. Regular gas about $2
[x] 43. No, the SOB does not stand for Son of a Bitch!
[x] 44. The 7-11's are all within half a mile of one another.
[x] 45. You wonder why the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway begins in Seaford, but ends in Syosset instead of Oyster Bay.
[x] 46. You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
[ ] 47. Is Huntington really that cool?
[x] 48. You're waiting for a bridge to Fire Island.
[x] 49. You don't get scared driving over the Robert Moses bridge.
[ ] 50. Whenever you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out which places on Long Island he is singing about.
[x] 51. You've seen where Queens changes to Nassau simply on intuition.
[x] 52. You or someone you know has an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
[x] 53. When people ask you where you're from, you answer Long Island assuming that everyone in the world knows that answer means New York.
[x] 54. You don't realize what little patience you have for people on the road until you get your license.
[x] 55. You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica." haha!
[x] 56. "Hey! How YOU doin!"
[ ] 57. You've stuck your head out the window or sunroof of your car or your friend's car and tried to pick up a guy/girl when stopped at a red light or while stuck in traffic.
[ ] 58. You've gotten lost trying to get to South Shore Mall from the other side of Sunrise Highway.
[ ] 59. The name "Donna Donna" means something to you.
[x] 60. You know someone with a cabana.
[x] 61. You've purchased a 40, underage, with no problem
[ ] 62. You head to the city or hamptons after the prom.
[ ] 63. You wonder what the deal is with the Commack Motor Inn.
[x] 64. Snapple is an important part of every meal.
[x] 65. You feel like you know Howard Stern. (who lives in old westbury if i am correct)
[ ] 66. You know the exact point of a movie at the Westbury Drive-In before it was torn down.
[ ] 67. When you think of Massapequa, only one name comes to mind: Buttafuoco.
[x] 68. You think your family has connections to the Mafia.
[ ] 69. You've failed your road test in Hicksville, but passed it in Brentwood.
[x] 70. You don't take no crap from no one.
[x] 71. You've driven to Montauk Point and back just for the hell of it.
[ ] 72. You've toilet-papered someone's house at your high school.
[x] 73. When you leave, you forget you're no longer in New York and start cursing like a truck driver...and then wonder why you get strange looks from people.
[x] 74. You or someone you know has worked at Waldbaums.
[ ] 75. When you're underage, the places to be are TGI Fridays or Applebees.
[x] 76. Every other car you see is a Camaro or a Firebird, has tinted windows and rims just about as big as the wheel.
[x] 77. You know the location of every mall on the Island.
[x] 78. You've read all 77 of these and youve most likely read this before and didnt mind reading it again cause some of it is so true.