Jan 24, 2005 14:31
jennifer was talking about this and then i found it so i thought i would post it because its really funny.
You know you're from Virginia Beach if:
1. Beach week is every week for you.
2. Head high and glassy makes you so excited you piss your pants.
3. You think Nova kids are a little weird.
4. You laugh when someone says, "Let's go out to the bars downtown."
5. You say you're from the Beach, not Va Beach.
6. You know that Volcom is a brand, not some guy from Star Trek.
7. You know that Hurley is a brand, not some generic Harley-Davidson.
8. The word "weak" means funny.
9. You've seen the "Voyage of the Mimi."
10. You thought that part in the Voyage of the Mimi where those two guys had to sleep naked in the sleeping bag together to stop the hypothermia was kind of funny.
11. Guy's volleyball doesn't seem that strange to you.
12. You call T.C.C. the University of Virginia Beach.
13. You call T.C.C. the Tide Water Country Club.
14. You think that t-shirt and shorts is proper attire in February.
15. You know what a gerard golden is. (As of August, 2004.. this might be outdated... my favorite piece of feedback so far: Hi. I am from Virginia Beach and I was wondering what a gerard golden is? I've lived at the beach my whole life and never even heard of this. Thanks........ keep reading and you'll find out)
16. You think guys lying out in the sun are a little sketchy.
17. You realize how much Virginia Wesylan sucks.
18. The name Bruce Thompson strikes fear in your heart.
19. You call it Gang Run instead of Green Run.
20. You thought In God's Hands was the coolest movie ever.
21. You don't go Clubbing.
22. Uncle Al is actually famous to you.
23. You can say with a straight face, "Our soccer team beat Cox last night."
24. You just call it the Boulevard.
25. You're high school has its own street down at the beach.
26. P.M.S. can also mean Plaza middle school.
27. You've ever bleached your hair.
28. Nauticus was all right the first time but now it just sucks.
29. You have a watch that tells you when it's high tide and low tide.
30. You've ever attempted the Shadowlawn shuffle.
31. Sal's Bella's Pizza gave you the shits.
32. You know that Chuck Norris isn't really in the Chuck Norris Karate Studio.
33. You've ever used your fake I.D. at the Pour House.
34. Hatteras is your second home.
35. Jet noise doesn't interrupt your conversations.
36. The worst cut down in middle school was to be called a "poser".
37. You can spot a navy dude from a mile away.
38. You've been to Ultra-Zone at least once. Come on admit it.
39. HAHA you went to ultra zone? I bet you were a role player too
40. You were ever late to class cause you needed to call 422-8823.
41. You know what 422-8823 is.
42. You know at least one gromit, and I'm not talking about the dog from fraggle rock.
43. You burnt down the Lynnhaven Marina. We know you did it.
44. You remember the days of Ultra-lite.
45. You burnt down the giant gorilla at Ocean Breeze Fun Park. We know you did it.
46. You've ever wondered what a witch duck is or why they named a street after it
47. Watching girls soccer is a common pastime.
48. You shake your head in shame when someone says 'boogie-boarding'.
49. Two words, Celebration Station.
50. You've spent time at Coney Island Games waiting for your movie at Pembroke.
51. You don't think you have a Southern Accent.
52. A sticker that says "Inlet Fitness" says a lot about you.
53. You actually think Bruce Smith is famous.
54. If you've ever watched highlights on the Tidewater Amateur Sports Show.
55. You remember the mini-Epcot center at the beach.
56. You know "Chick's Beach" is a misnomer.
57. Your name has ever been in the Beacon
58. You've ever read the Beacon.
59. You think Bruce Rader is famous.
60. Scope is more than just that stuff you use when your breath is stank.
61. You know the Haunted Fun House looks cooler on the outside than the inside.
62. Uncle Harry is a cool dude, unless you are lactose intolerant.
63. You have a t-shirt from 17th St. featuring a guy picking his nose.
64. You know what WRV is.
65. You've been to a birthday party at Aladdin's Castle.
66. You can find your way around Bay Colony.
67. Lee's tires commercials are the best thing on TV. I pimp out my wheelz with deuces from Lee.
68. Hampton Roads Rhinos!!
69. Not only is FX a bad tv station, but it's also a bad store.
70. You know that PA doesn't stand for Pennsylvania
71. You burnt down PA. We know you did it... twice.
72. Remember when there was a portable ice skating rink on 31st street.
73. If you have ever got a bum to get you beer at the oceanfront.
74. You and you're friends in elementary school got split up to go to two different middle schools within 5 minutes of each other.
75. You attempt to put surf racks on anything that moves.
76. You drive to the beach and get out of your car during a hurricane.
77. You're considered a "fish out of water" while at college.
78. You Know what the GNC is, not the nutrition center.
79. You refer to Kings Grant as "the grunt."
80. You know what dome shots are, and you would like some of them in the near future.
81. You think Lacrosse is a mystifying and bizarre game practiced by outlanders, or rich private school kids.
82. You see Rudy from Survivor in Farm Fresh, buying beef jerky and tampons.
83. The First street crew beat you up for your lunch money, and then bought Dippin Dot's Ice Cream with it.
84. You don't have to keep kosher or wear a yarmulke to eat at The Jewish Mother.
85. You've seen the progress of "Little Man of Country" to "Plain Hot Country" of Troy Hedspeth. (he emailed me to correct the spelling of his name as of August 2004).
86. You bust out your Ouija board at Edgar Casey's pad.
87. You've been pool-hopping at the beach.
88. You can be at one 7-11 and see another one.
89. You hang out with Pharrell and Chad at the skate park, while wearing a trucker hat and proclaiming that "Virginia is for hustlas".
90. You see an incognito Timbaland or Magoo at Lynnhaven Mall at "Up Against the Wall' or the Disney Store.. or Pacific Sunwear.
91. You brag to your friends about going to high school at Salem with John Gilchrist (MD Bball) and Jacquese Smith (Real World San Diego).
92. If you know that "downtown" Virginia Beach is a huuuge misnomer. And you also realize that most downtowns in this world consist of things other than chain restuarants.
93. You've ever busted out laughing when you see cops with preacher collars and merit badges with bibles... and don't even get me started with the elevator music blasting from the speakers.
94. If you've ever jumped off the Old Great Neck Bridge
95. If you've ever been peer-pressured in to going to a Mobasstics concert.
96. You've gone to the Wave on a Thursday night and danced a lot to music such as Technotronic's "Pump up the Jam" back to back with songs like "Sexy Boy" by Air.
97. You've taken over 6 field trips to Williamsburg.
98. Peabody's makes you want to vomit.
99. You're scared to spit in public.
100. There's a middle school who's mascot are the Trojans yet the school's initials are P.M.S.
101. You know what ECSC stands for, and you think it's silly that it occurs in our backyard
102. You've always wanted to swing by the Cool and Eclectic store to see if it is actually Cool and Eclectic, but you never have.
103. If you understand the deep and troubling contradiciton of naming a school "Ocean Lakes"
104. I was thinking about making a Pat Robertson joke here, and I should, but I'm afraid of the consequences.
105. You remember Duck Inn before it had a huge freaking gazebo.
106. You remember the DJ that got in trouble for announcing on April Fools that Mt. Trashmore was going to explode, thus setting off a "War of the Worlds" like exodus.
107. Hess's doesn't sell gas.
108. You remember the national guard making an appearance at greekfest.
109. You caught a foul ball from the Tidewater Tides and caught bass behind their ballpark.
110. You hung out with Greg Jeffries and Jason Isringhausen at Smackwater Jack's.
111. You know the "back way" to lynnhaven mall
112. You laugh at the people who work at Ocean Ice's, but you've actually worked there before yourself
113. YouÕve gotten drive through food in your boat at ChickÕs
114. You know that shore drive is a great place to die in a car accident, and the lesner brigde is a great place to drown
115. YouÕve never been to hammerheads or the edge
116. You know that at kappital kuts, you dont need an appointment, and if you get razor burn, theyve got the ointment
117. YouÕve heard an ad on 102.9 that insists you will Òget no ass behind clear glassÓ. So you tinted your car. And you still donÕt get ass.
118. You know that the buddha brothers actually have nothing to do with the bald chubby dude who is down with enlightenment
119. You have an intense admiration for Mayor Meyera Oberndorf