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Old 12-10-2005, 03:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM MASSACHUSETTS IF.....

>> You think crosswalks are for wimps.
>> You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they
are from out of town and lost.
>> You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in five seconds.
>> You think it's not actually tailgating unless you¹re touching the bumper
of the car in front of you.
>> You know that a yellow light means that at least five more people can
get through and a red one means two more can.
>> The public transportation system is known as the "T" and you'd rather
drive in bumper-to-bumper traffic for 4 hours to get to Boston than be
caught dead on the "orange line."
>> You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house.
>> Subway is a fast food place.
>> There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house and
that is how you give directions.
>> When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you know what they're
talking about and used to believe it, too.
>> You believe using your turn signals gives away your plan to the enemy.
>> If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three
different names.
>> Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the
light turned green.
>> You have honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the
light turned green.
>> All the potholes just add to the excitement of driving.
>> Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you want to.
>> Six inches of snow is considered a dusting.
>> Three days of 90 degree heat is definitely a "heat wave."
>> 53 degrees is "on the warm side."
>> You've walked to Brigham's for an ice cream cone "to go," in the snow!
>> You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston
Accent" on TV or in a movie, if you don't have it then you're never
going to get it even if you were born here.
>> At the ice cream shop you call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies."
>> A water fountain is called a Bubbler. Say it, "Bubbla."
>> You can go from one side of town to the other in less than 15 minutes
and see at least 15 losers you went to high school with doing the same
thing they were doing when you saw them last.
>> The person in front of you is going 70 MPH and you're cursing them for
going too slow.
>> You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody,
Scituate, Chatham, and Leominster.
>> You know what they sell at a "packie."
>> You have never been to Cheers.
>> You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater.
>> You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round.
>> Paranoia sets in when you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS.
>> You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming
traffic so you can make a left.
>> You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop (don't cha
>> just love a bargain?).
>> You know what a "regular coffee" is!
>> You can navigate a rotary without a problem.
>> You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you.
>> When someone calls you a "Masshole" you take it as a compliment.
>> You use the words "wicked" "pissa² and "good" in the same sentence, and
often in the same compound adjective.
>> You know what a frappe is.
>> Saint Patrick's Day is your second favorite holiday...even when you're
not IRISH!
>> You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair.
>> You never say "Cape Cod"...... you say "The Cape."
>> You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least
once, in elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill.
>> You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.
>> You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester Firefighters.
>> You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather
dividing line.
>> You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you off when you
cut them off or steal their parking space.
>> You actually get all these jokes and pass them on!


These are so true :)
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