you know you're from baltimore when...
You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Annapolis
You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie
1 hour is an easy commute to work
You have more than three recipies for crabcakes
French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay
There are more than two crab places in your town
You got your first lacrosse stick before you were six years old
You call all turtles "terrapins"
You refer to your state as "Merlind"
You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"
You know what the "golden tits" are
You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.
You know what the mustard in crabs is
You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"
M R Ducks makes perfect sense.
You still root for the Orioles even when they suck
When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"
You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."
Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.
You know a girl under 18 that has at least two chilren.
People give you a ten digit telephone number.
You can go 1 inch across the city line and know that you're out of the county.
You can tell the city from the county by the condition of the roads.
You've know where every Red Light Camera is.
You ignore every No Turn On Red Sign
When the traffic light turns yellow you look over to the right for a red light camera.
You still have SuperBowl 35 Flags on your car. Raven 34 Giants 7.
Jay walking is a sport
The further away from the city you work, the better the pay is.
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere, Baltimore has its own version of traffic rules.... "Hold on & pray."
There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Baltimore ... we all drive like that.
All directions start with... "The Beltway...."....which has no beginning and no end.
The morning rush hour is from 6am to 11am, the evening rush hour is from 1pm to 7pm... Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
You know the inner loop from the outer loop.
You can point out places where homicide was shot.
If the humidity is 98+ and the temperature is 98+ it's May/June/July/August/September.
You understand that Old Bay is essential to have a good meal
Your entire high school senior class went to Ocean City for a senior week
You can pronouce and spell Havre de Grace
You remember memorial stadium"
You know where poe's grave is
You understand that the Terps and the Ravens kick major ass
You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie
1 hour is an easy commute to work
You have more than three recipies for crabcakes
French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay
There are more than two crab places in your town
You got your first lacrosse stick before you were six years old
You call all turtles "terrapins"
You refer to your state as "Merlind"
You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"
You know what the "golden tits" are
You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.
You know what the mustard in crabs is
You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"
M R Ducks makes perfect sense.
You still root for the Orioles even when they suck
When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"
You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."
Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.
You know a girl under 18 that has at least two chilren.
People give you a ten digit telephone number.
You can go 1 inch across the city line and know that you're out of the county.
You can tell the city from the county by the condition of the roads.
You've know where every Red Light Camera is.
You ignore every No Turn On Red Sign
When the traffic light turns yellow you look over to the right for a red light camera.
You still have SuperBowl 35 Flags on your car. Raven 34 Giants 7.
Jay walking is a sport
The further away from the city you work, the better the pay is.
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere, Baltimore has its own version of traffic rules.... "Hold on & pray."
There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Baltimore ... we all drive like that.
All directions start with... "The Beltway...."....which has no beginning and no end.
The morning rush hour is from 6am to 11am, the evening rush hour is from 1pm to 7pm... Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
You know the inner loop from the outer loop.
You can point out places where homicide was shot.
If the humidity is 98+ and the temperature is 98+ it's May/June/July/August/September.
You understand that Old Bay is essential to have a good meal
Your entire high school senior class went to Ocean City for a senior week
You can pronouce and spell Havre de Grace
You remember memorial stadium"
You know where poe's grave is
You understand that the Terps and the Ravens kick major ass