You know you're from the jersey shore when...
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✖ Bold the items that apply to you.
You've had arguments over pizza quality and you know the location of at least 5 pizza places in your town alone. SO FUCKING TRUE. STORY OF MY LIFE.
You've been to the popcorn park zoo and seen the 3 legged deer! I think I went here once when I was little and thus do not remember/did not encounter this deer of which you speak
You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.
You have EZPASS and you know that you don't do 15mph through it... that's just too slow! I do not have ezpass, though how I wish I did.
People at college thought you were so cool to live so close to the ocean! They thought I was so cool for other reasons as well, but this is the best one 8]
You have empty Wawa coffee cups all over the floor of your car!
You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite. No, Shop-Rite is scary. Wegmans is where it's at.
You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle while talking on your cell phone, changing the radio station at the same time...
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You graduated with at least 3 Ashleys...
Your middle school hangout was the mall. oh god so much truth, so much time spent in suncoast
Even your school made good Italian subs, and thats what they were, SUBS!!! The only food I really ate at school was free PB&J, Phil's extra chocolate milk and the occasional snickers ice cream or bagel. haha
Subs from Wawa and Jersey Mike's were a staple part of your diet. No, this is false. Nicks and only Nicks.
You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.
You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year. This also applies to State College.
You've been to Caffrey's, Jenk's, Bamboo, SawMill, Fo-Ho, or the Thirsty Mallard! No, but only because I've not spent much time at home as a 21 year old. I think these are bars anyway.
You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often. I do actually say yo a lot. It's kind of retarded.
You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas. Not really, but everytime I have to get gas here I wish with all my heart that someone would come do it for me.
You have season passes to Great Adventure. I have in the past, it counts
You know that it's called "Great Adventure"... not "Six Flags" Uhhhh I actually call it six flags. But I know it is also great adventure?
You know that Philly is just as close as New York but New York will always be the "city" TRUTH.
You have had a near or close call experience hitting a deer with your car.
You've had some of the best parties in the woods. No because the woods are full of ticks and mosquitoes and we have an UNDERAGE DRINKING TASK FORCE.
You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?" then end up at a diner WELCOME TO OCEAN TOWNSHIP.
You know water is pronounced "wooder" uhhh yeah if you're making fun of people from philly you mean?
You don't think you have an accent. This is false. I know I have an accent. CHAWKLATE SAWCE.
You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the parkway in the summer!
You don't know that in every other state, people get their licenses when they're 16. I do know this, though.
You count the days down until you can throw on a pair of flip flops and head to the beach! No, because I can do that whenever. Maybe sans flip flops though.
You know that seaside at night has some "interesting" people but you go there anyway. There was this one time when we were 16 me and Aud went to Belmar at 3 am on the day before 4th of July and it was the scariest thing we've ever done, hahahaha.
You know that forked river is pronounced For-ked River and if you hear pronounced wrong you correct the person right away! No, not really because that's retarded. Haha.
At least half the people you knew in high school went to Rutgers.
You know that the only people that call it "Joisey" are from New York. And PA.
You've planned a local trip around ensuring you pass at least one Dunkin' Donuts. how about every day on the way to school senior year.
You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges".
You know that there are bakeries which are not part of a supermarket, but actual individual stores.
You've ordered a "hard roll with butter" for breakfast.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen. One of them is me.
You always use a minimum of 10 variations of the word "damn" while driving. Among others.
You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood. If I want fresh seafood red lobster would be the last place I would go. Cheese biscuits are another story.
The Garden State Parkway doesn't freak you out at night. Why would it?
You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law. We do?
You've eaten a pork roll and cheese on a hard roll...and like it. No, but that's because I'm a freak who doesn't like ham.
You only go to New York City for day trips.
You've run out of money on the Parkway. Solution: throw random coins in without stopping and speed away
You're Italian.
You know where to get the best bagel.
Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April and May.
You live within 45 minutes of at least three different malls.
Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Englishtown Auction for cheap stuff. No...but I don't go to walmart either.
The Jets/Giants game has started fights at your school and/or local bar. More like within my circle of friends.
You've waited for the damn drawbridge for more than 20 damn minutes. Thanks trips to MAST.
You've spent St Patrick's day in Belmar.
At least 5 people in your immediate family have asthma. I'm not sure what this has to do with new jersey.
Your drinking water should not be used for drinking.
Your town has more water restrictions than people living in "dry" states i.e. Arizona, and Nevada. So many sprinkler limits!
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. No because Seaside sucks.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
You know that the state isn't all farmland. Does anyone actually think this? Can I meet them?
You know that this is the only "New __" state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico,...York, .Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?)
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. (except for "the Parkway" and "the Turnpike")
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. And gotten TREMENDOUSLY LOST as a result.
You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.
You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.
You know Asbury Park is no longer the mecca of East Coast resort towns.
You can smell and know when it's low tide.
You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row. Do people not know skeeball? Really?
You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights. blarfff
You know what a "benny" is and can pick one out at the beach.
One time, a sea gull crapped on your head.
you wear flip-flops til it snows...and sometimes still even then
girls: your favorite bikini top is also your favorite bra
you know what a BENNY is and you hate them all with a passion
you refuse to pay for parking at the boardwalk and so you drive around for a minimum of fifteen minutes to find a residential spot
you know that point is not something you do with your finger...its a place you spend 80% of your time
you know the two greatest inventions are Fins and Surf Taco
You have consumed at least 20 lbs. of Rita's itlaian ice in your lifetime
but you know strollo's is better
Midnight Madness sale is like Christmas!!
there are no shoes you'd rather wear than uggs...end of story
you have absolutely no interest in the gotti boys trying to grind on you at abyss especially since I've never been to abyss, thank god
swear words should be in the dictionary you use them so often I believe swearwords are in the dictionary, though perhaps not all the ones in my vocabulary
you do NOT under ANY circumstances pump your own gas
you have had at least one instance of partial nudity at the beach...whether intentional or unintentional
you never say "down the shore" unless you're trying to explain to a benny where you're from
you revel in the secrecy of b*****d beach (name hidden to protect its bennylessness)
you do not say new joisey..in fact you know that no one from joisey does...or anyone for that matter
you don't laugh when you tell people you're from jersey and they say "o what exit har har har"
you know you're the only people on earth who don't have an accent
you can't help but giggle when someone says wicked
girls: you're obsessed with sunshine daydreams
the smell of the ocean is better than any other scent in the world!
you sleep on sandy sheets...all year round
you given a benny the wrong directions at least once:-)
you truly believe in your heart that we have a parallel culture to orange county, CA...and it is so true No it's not. Orange county is retarded, let's leave the laguna beach shit there please.
you know you're hair looks its best after being in the ocean
at least one of your friends genuinely does surf
you know that you can't make a left anywhere and that the jughandle is a way of life...so is wawa My favorite part of this is that our wawa requires use of a jughandle to access.
you know that you live in the greatest place on earth when your sitting in the snow...looking at the ocean
you know that pork roll is more precious than gold and have never been more scandalized than when you found out that other people have never even heard of it..let alone consumed it Like I said, I am not a pork roll fan.
✖ Cut and paste the list.
✖ Bold the items that apply to you.
You've had arguments over pizza quality and you know the location of at least 5 pizza places in your town alone. SO FUCKING TRUE. STORY OF MY LIFE.
You've been to the popcorn park zoo and seen the 3 legged deer! I think I went here once when I was little and thus do not remember/did not encounter this deer of which you speak
You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.
You have EZPASS and you know that you don't do 15mph through it... that's just too slow! I do not have ezpass, though how I wish I did.
People at college thought you were so cool to live so close to the ocean! They thought I was so cool for other reasons as well, but this is the best one 8]
You have empty Wawa coffee cups all over the floor of your car!
You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite. No, Shop-Rite is scary. Wegmans is where it's at.
You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle while talking on your cell phone, changing the radio station at the same time...
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You graduated with at least 3 Ashleys...
Your middle school hangout was the mall. oh god so much truth, so much time spent in suncoast
Even your school made good Italian subs, and thats what they were, SUBS!!! The only food I really ate at school was free PB&J, Phil's extra chocolate milk and the occasional snickers ice cream or bagel. haha
Subs from Wawa and Jersey Mike's were a staple part of your diet. No, this is false. Nicks and only Nicks.
You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.
You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year. This also applies to State College.
You've been to Caffrey's, Jenk's, Bamboo, SawMill, Fo-Ho, or the Thirsty Mallard! No, but only because I've not spent much time at home as a 21 year old. I think these are bars anyway.
You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often. I do actually say yo a lot. It's kind of retarded.
You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas. Not really, but everytime I have to get gas here I wish with all my heart that someone would come do it for me.
You have season passes to Great Adventure. I have in the past, it counts
You know that it's called "Great Adventure"... not "Six Flags" Uhhhh I actually call it six flags. But I know it is also great adventure?
You know that Philly is just as close as New York but New York will always be the "city" TRUTH.
You have had a near or close call experience hitting a deer with your car.
You've had some of the best parties in the woods. No because the woods are full of ticks and mosquitoes and we have an UNDERAGE DRINKING TASK FORCE.
You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?" then end up at a diner WELCOME TO OCEAN TOWNSHIP.
You know water is pronounced "wooder" uhhh yeah if you're making fun of people from philly you mean?
You don't think you have an accent. This is false. I know I have an accent. CHAWKLATE SAWCE.
You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the parkway in the summer!
You don't know that in every other state, people get their licenses when they're 16. I do know this, though.
You count the days down until you can throw on a pair of flip flops and head to the beach! No, because I can do that whenever. Maybe sans flip flops though.
You know that seaside at night has some "interesting" people but you go there anyway. There was this one time when we were 16 me and Aud went to Belmar at 3 am on the day before 4th of July and it was the scariest thing we've ever done, hahahaha.
You know that forked river is pronounced For-ked River and if you hear pronounced wrong you correct the person right away! No, not really because that's retarded. Haha.
At least half the people you knew in high school went to Rutgers.
You know that the only people that call it "Joisey" are from New York. And PA.
You've planned a local trip around ensuring you pass at least one Dunkin' Donuts. how about every day on the way to school senior year.
You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges".
You know that there are bakeries which are not part of a supermarket, but actual individual stores.
You've ordered a "hard roll with butter" for breakfast.
At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen. One of them is me.
You always use a minimum of 10 variations of the word "damn" while driving. Among others.
You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood. If I want fresh seafood red lobster would be the last place I would go. Cheese biscuits are another story.
The Garden State Parkway doesn't freak you out at night. Why would it?
You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law. We do?
You've eaten a pork roll and cheese on a hard roll...and like it. No, but that's because I'm a freak who doesn't like ham.
You only go to New York City for day trips.
You've run out of money on the Parkway. Solution: throw random coins in without stopping and speed away
You're Italian.
You know where to get the best bagel.
Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April and May.
You live within 45 minutes of at least three different malls.
Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Englishtown Auction for cheap stuff. No...but I don't go to walmart either.
The Jets/Giants game has started fights at your school and/or local bar. More like within my circle of friends.
You've waited for the damn drawbridge for more than 20 damn minutes. Thanks trips to MAST.
You've spent St Patrick's day in Belmar.
At least 5 people in your immediate family have asthma. I'm not sure what this has to do with new jersey.
Your drinking water should not be used for drinking.
Your town has more water restrictions than people living in "dry" states i.e. Arizona, and Nevada. So many sprinkler limits!
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. No because Seaside sucks.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
You know that the state isn't all farmland. Does anyone actually think this? Can I meet them?
You know that this is the only "New __" state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico,...York, .Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?)
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. (except for "the Parkway" and "the Turnpike")
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. And gotten TREMENDOUSLY LOST as a result.
You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.
You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.
You know Asbury Park is no longer the mecca of East Coast resort towns.
You can smell and know when it's low tide.
You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row. Do people not know skeeball? Really?
You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights. blarfff
You know what a "benny" is and can pick one out at the beach.
One time, a sea gull crapped on your head.
you wear flip-flops til it snows...and sometimes still even then
girls: your favorite bikini top is also your favorite bra
you know what a BENNY is and you hate them all with a passion
you refuse to pay for parking at the boardwalk and so you drive around for a minimum of fifteen minutes to find a residential spot
you know that point is not something you do with your finger...its a place you spend 80% of your time
you know the two greatest inventions are Fins and Surf Taco
You have consumed at least 20 lbs. of Rita's itlaian ice in your lifetime
but you know strollo's is better
Midnight Madness sale is like Christmas!!
there are no shoes you'd rather wear than uggs...end of story
you have absolutely no interest in the gotti boys trying to grind on you at abyss especially since I've never been to abyss, thank god
swear words should be in the dictionary you use them so often I believe swearwords are in the dictionary, though perhaps not all the ones in my vocabulary
you do NOT under ANY circumstances pump your own gas
you have had at least one instance of partial nudity at the beach...whether intentional or unintentional
you never say "down the shore" unless you're trying to explain to a benny where you're from
you revel in the secrecy of b*****d beach (name hidden to protect its bennylessness)
you do not say new joisey..in fact you know that no one from joisey does...or anyone for that matter
you don't laugh when you tell people you're from jersey and they say "o what exit har har har"
you know you're the only people on earth who don't have an accent
you can't help but giggle when someone says wicked
girls: you're obsessed with sunshine daydreams
the smell of the ocean is better than any other scent in the world!
you sleep on sandy sheets...all year round
you given a benny the wrong directions at least once:-)
you truly believe in your heart that we have a parallel culture to orange county, CA...and it is so true No it's not. Orange county is retarded, let's leave the laguna beach shit there please.
you know you're hair looks its best after being in the ocean
at least one of your friends genuinely does surf
you know that you can't make a left anywhere and that the jughandle is a way of life...so is wawa My favorite part of this is that our wawa requires use of a jughandle to access.
you know that you live in the greatest place on earth when your sitting in the snow...looking at the ocean
you know that pork roll is more precious than gold and have never been more scandalized than when you found out that other people have never even heard of it..let alone consumed it Like I said, I am not a pork roll fan.