June 2009 Weddings
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Represent your home town
(or popular town near you)
Aka...you know your from _______ when -
Re: Represent your home town
You know your from Philly when -
You punctuate every sentence with, "You know" at least twice.
You want olive oil, not mayonnaise on your "hoagie".
You hate the Redskins
You hate Dallas.
You realize that your favorite dessert is "wooder ice".
You find yourself using "yo" and "youse guys" when talking long-distance to family members.
You know how to spell Schuylkill.
You pronounce ACME "ACK-A-ME".
You think that $2,500 a year for insurance on a 1977 Toyota Corolla is a bargain.
You find youself at a nice restaurant thinking "I wonder if they have cheese steaks?"
You sleep soundly through gunfire and ambulance sirens.
You visit New York and are impressed by how clean it is.
You can't eat french fries without Cheese Whiz.
You call sprinkles on top of your ice cream cone "jimmies".
You don't think Wawa sounds funny.
You snub a cheese steak that isn't on an Amoroso roll.
You know who Jim O'Brien is and how he died.
You can't imagine lunch without a Tastycake.
A vacation at the Jersey shore (pronounced "Down the shoore") is better than going to an island (there's more stuff to do, plus you know everybody.)
You know where to find the Rocky statue.
You know that only tourists go to Geno's, Pat's and Jim's for authentic cheese steaks.
You only go if you're drunk and it's 3:00 a.m.
You can make a cheese steak and you've never been taught
You've never been to the Liberty Bell, or the only time you were there was on a class trip in third grade.
You know what and where "Boathouse Row" is
You will buy a pretzel from anyone, anywhere without even thinking of where it was - or where his hands have been.
You can't imagine a breakfast without scrapple.
You don't know what a sub is, but you think they are trying to describe an imitation HOAGIE.
You aren't a bandwagon Sixers fan?you loved them when they sucked, and before they had A.I.
You go to The Gallery or South Street in the summer time just to chill.
You have the pizza place on speed dial.
You know you're from Colorado when you can only tell directions by which side the mountains are on!
I'm going on two years in Texas next week and I still have the hardest time telling which way is North, South, East or West.
Lol, served together? (please say no!)
Of course they are together. Who else would you eat them? (and yes, I know this is a weird PA Dutch food). Mamie-are you with me on this one?
I am not from PA, but I have heard of it before.
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You know you are from Point Pleasant when you know where the Mothman Statue is!
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LOOOOVE chicken and waffles. And for those are not from PA, (and I just learned this myself a few months ago), the PA Dutch version of chix and waffles is NOT the Roscoe's friend chix and waffles.
PA Dutch version is a stewed chicken over waffles. It's amazing.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
You think it's your God-given right to cut someone off in traffic.
You think there are only 25 letters in the alphabet (no R's).
You refer to 6 inches of snow as a "dusting."
You don't think you have an attitude.
You always 'bang a left' as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
Everything in town is "a five minute walk."
You have no idea what the word compromise means.
You believe using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
You don't realize that you walk and talk twice as fast as everyone else.
You're anal, neurotic, pessimistic and stubborn.
You think if someone is nice to you, they must want something or are from out of town.
Your favorite adjective is "wicked."
You think 63 degree ocean water is warm.
You think the Kennedy's are misunderstood.
You know you're from Boston when you say... (I swear, I don't sound like this... but my entire family does!)Bizah - odd
Flahwiz - roses, etc.
Hahpahst - minutes after the hour
Pissah - superb
Retahded - silly
Shewah - of course
Wikkid - extremely
Things not to do in Boston...Don't call it Beantown.
Don't pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd. They'll tow it to Meffa (Medford) or Slumaville (Sommerville).
Don't swim in the Charles, no matter what Bill Weld tells you.
Don't sleep in the Common.
Don't wear orange in Southie on St. Patrick's Day.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
I want a Wawa in NYC more than anything. LOVE.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
I'm from Central PA and chicken and waffles is definately a staple around here. I personally don't like it though. I won't eat breakfast foods at any other time during the day and chicken and waffles fits in with that
More PA stuff, especially central PA
1. You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA."2. "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.3. You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." 13. You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."16. The first day of "Buck Season" and "Doe Season" is a school holiday.17. The only Jewish people that you've ever met have been from New York or New Jersey.30. At least ONE person in your family hunts, loves Nascar, or watches wrestling.38. You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.39. You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
You know you're from Cleveland when:
You always hear there are famous people in town, but you've never seen one.
You take credit for Cedar Point even though it's over an hour away.
You take Dead Man's Curve at 60 mph....holding your breath.
You know about the East side/West side rivalry, but don't really understand it.
You've never ridden in a taxi.
You wear shorts the first day of the year it isn't below zero and snowing...just because you can.
You know Tower City isn't a city at all.
You're Polish.
You swam in Lake Erie, but by the time you get to your twenties realize how disgusting the thought of ever doing that was.
You often switch from heat to AC in the same day
and back again.
You're a die-hard Browns/Cavs/Indians fan even though they break your heart year in and year out.
You use a preposition at the end of your questions..."where's my coat at?"
Toward the lake means north, and toward the river means south."You use a preposition at the end of your questions..."where's my coat at?"
This is also a PA thing. I can't get DH to stop doing this.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
What's so PA about dippy eggs? They're my fave!
My Bio (wedding pics added 7/6)
My 101
You know you're from Rochester, NY when...
1. "Waking up with the Wease" doesn't mean that you have a respiratory infection.
2. The thought of eating a "garbage plate" makes your mouth water.
3. The only thing at the annual May Lilac Festival is snow.
4. The worst four-letter word you could say is "Fuji".
5. You can't swim at the beach.
6. You thought that you had figured out that alternate-parking thing, but wind up with a ticket anyway.
7. Toronto is about 70 miles away, but it takes four hours to get there.
8. The name "Greater Rochester International Airport" is bigger than the airport itself.
9. There's an 800 number to report a pothole in the road.
10. You know that a "Can of Worms" is not something that you take fishing.
11. Your baby's first word is "Wegmans".
12. You ask lifetime residents where the George Eastman House is, but they don't know either.
13. In a city where it snows at least 90 inches a year, they build a new sports stadium with no roof on it.
14. It can be 70 degrees one day, below freezing the next, and you think nothing of it.
15. Your mother is buying outfits to wear to Wegmans.
16. Your low-fat diet is never low enough to exclude an Abbott's custard.
17. You order a white hot and a pop, and the counterman knows what you're talking about.
18. You can travel from Egypt to Greece in about a half-hour by car.
19. D&C is a newspaper, not a medical procedure.
20. You know who Vinnie and Angelo are.
21. You can go to any mall on a Saturday and see at least 5 people you either work with, went to school with or dated.
22. Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
23. You awaken from a deep sleep, look at the clock and see that it's 6:00, but you have no idea whether it's AM or PM.
24. When 12+ inches of snow falls overnight, but you never thought of NOT going to work.
25. You are perplexed when friends from other cities come to visit and want to "see the sights"
26. A flagpole strung with white lights seems like an acceptable alternative to a municipal Christmas tree.
27. In winter if the temperature hits 45 degrees and the sun comes out, people walk around downtown wearing shades and no jackets.
28. There are places at the poles that seem to get more sunlight during the winter months than we do.
29. Wegmans is somewhere to go on a Friday night, for entertainment.
30. Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.
31. You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
32. You think that people from Pennsylvania have an accent.
33. Halloween is snowed out with great regularity.
34. You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
35. Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six pack of Genny and a bucket of Buffalo wings.
36. You believe that "down south" means Maryland.
37. You can compare Nick Tahoe's garbage plate to at least 3 other knock-offs in competing restaurants.
What's so PA about dippy eggs? They're my fave!
i gotta ask, what are "dippy eggs"??
i gotta ask, what are "dippy eggs"??
The kind with runny yolk so you can dip your toast, sausage, bacon, etc.
My Bio (wedding pics added 7/6)
My 101
My Bio (wedding pics added 7/6)
My 101
I also call them dippy eggs. I'm not from either of those states.
Been there! Have pictures in front of that! DH, MIL, FIL and I all drove down for the The Mothman Festival in 2008. I have a sweet Mothman shirt that I wear on the regular.
Thanks for representing So Cal, SBS! I also think the "turn signals are a sign of weakness" applies quite nicely to L.A.
Also, you know you're from L.A. if:
You drive to any building that is not adjacent to the one you're in.
You know where the Hollywood sign is, even if you can't see it.
You arrive at baseball games in the 3rd inning and leave in the 8th.
The last museum you went to was in a restaurant.
You're usually wearing velour sweatsuits but you wouldn't be caught dead without a full face of makeup and blown out hair.
You are sure that you invented the "trucker hat" and are sort of pissed at Von Dutch about this.
You have your agent, your lawyer and your pot dealer all on speed dial.
You are sure that your most recent audition/the script you're writing/the guy you met when you were waitressing last night is THE ONE that will finally be your big break.
You were the prettiest girl growing up in your hometown and you're sure that means something here.
You think the gym is a great place to meet people.
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These are hilarious! I learned some things!
Here is mine (Palm Beach County baby!)
-You know there's a difference between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach
-High school football is crazy
-You have a choice of going to a variety of 10 or more different beaches in one county
-You've actually driven by Donald Trump's house. Or in rare cases, known one of his butlers and gotten a tour of the mansion.
-You've actually gotten excited when you heard the hurricanes were coming because you knew you would get free time off from school.
-High schools care more about football than academics.
-You almost get hit by an old geezer at least once a week
-Going to the beach is a normal activity
-The girls are smokin' hott
-The guys are the size of Slavic strongmen
-You've ever been to Sunfest
-All the homeless people chill on the intersection median by every major road
-The roads actually have names, not numbers, which is personally more convenient
-With the exception of Beeline Highway, all of the roads are nice and simple: East towards the ocean, West towards the boonies, North towards Jupiter, South towards Boca
-The cars are so nice no matter what part you're in
-There are a million freakin' car dealerships in your community.
-The most successful professions are contracting firms and landscape architects
-You know a stripper who makes more money than a doctor
-When you can get from the absolute middle of nowhere to downtown in 15 minutes.
-You'll be driving northbound on I-95 for over an hour just in Palm Beach County
-You have a friend from each of the seven continents of the globe
-You watch COPS and KNOW exactly where they at
"Hey I was just there yesterday."
-Every road you drive on has construction going on
-The difference between the straight up ghetto and the richest *** is a train track
-Ever you start to feel like your county is becoming boring or you want to go somewhere else, you'll be on vacation for just 4 or 5 days and already miss the 561
-You have no memory of I-95 not under-construction
-You know how to say curse words in Creole
-You can ski, wakeboard, surf, kayak, dive, snorkel, and drink.... and never leave peanut island.
-You have ever seen a woman swimming across the intracoastal holding a beer above water.
-You have ever ridden the water taxi with capt. Joe, and are convinced he is a real pirate.
-You dont own anything warmer than a sweatshirt.... What is a jacket?
-When you enter the county and within 5 to 10 mins you've seen somebody sittin on "DUBS" or better!
-You've seen more golf courses than schools
-You know West Palm Beach doesn't have a beach!!! (you gotta go to the raw)
- When you are used to driving on bridges and overpasses.
-You car was damaged by wild game at Lion Country Safari.
-You laugh at the fact Marilyn Manson is from Boca.
-When you are driving and its perfectly normal to see hispanic people running across the street.
-You laugh when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.
-You've watched more than 3 sailboats slowly sink into the sandbar under the Blue Heron bridge...
- When people say their going to "Rachel's" we all know its not a friends house...but a strip club...
-Every day during the summer, it rained at exactly 3pm.
-Your car has ever been hit by a golf ball... while you're driving it.
-You remember Splack Pack ..Scrub the ground
That's right ladies--be jealous! The great rap group Splack Pack is from 45th Street in West Palm Beach (you may know a few of their classics such as Scrub da Ground, Shake that A$$ B!tch and a few others I won't mention) which is where my husband and I first met, LOL! We were both involved with the road construction that was previously mentioned, we don't usually hang out under bridges. haha!
My true hometown...
You know you are from Bismarck, ND when...
The drive-thru line at Big Boy is less than 3 blocks and you make a u-turn across 4 lanes of traffic because you don't know when it will be that short again.
Speaking of Big Boy, you will order a pizza burger flying style, fries & gravy, and a hot & tot. One cupholder in the front is for driver's drink and the other is for the gravy. Passengers will either hold their drink or find a cupholder in the back seat.
You've been to the Desert.
You've been to a HS game where the Demons are playing the Saints or the Braves are playing the Patriots.
25 mph is a perfectly acceptable speed in town.
Being on the 17th floor of the state capitol feels like you are extremely high off the ground.
You have ever told your passenger "Hold my beer while I try something" while driving a car, boat, or 4-wheeler.
You have eaten Lutefisk, Lefse, and Knoephla soup in the same week
The pizza places also serve Fleishkechle (Bonus points if you know alternative spellings for that!)
You know Salem Sue.
Party on the Prairie has a permanent place on your calendar
You cannot fathom why people would ever pay for parking. $2 - no thanks, I'll park a block away and walk over!
Lark, excellent list
Here's a few more San Diego/SoCal ones...
You can't drive in the rain. Period.
Everyone not from SoCal assumes you know how to surf, even though you've never touched a surfboard in your life.
Everyone not from SoCal assumes you're blonde and tan, and then thinks there's something wrong with you when you're neither.
Your evening news contains at least one story about an animal. (Seriously, if you've seen Anchorman, it's not a joke -- that IS what San Diego news is like.)
The idea of being more than 2 hours away from mountains, deserts, beaches, or plains/valleys is confusing to you.
You can pass a Spanish 1 test without ever taking a Spanish class.
You call Qualcomm Stadium "Jack Murphy Stadium."
You call the San Diego County Fair "The Del Mar Fair."
You can vaguely remember when your city had sports teams that made it to championship games...you know, in the mid-late 90s...but you still cheer for them anyway.
If you're from San Diego - you hate the Dodgers. If you're from Los Angeles - you hate the Padres. But no matter what, you both hate the Giants.
You know you're from Minnesota when:
You measure distance in minutes.
Weather is 80% of your conversation
You have no concept of public transportation (we have crap public transportation but it is finally getting better)
You know more than 1 person that has hit a deer.
You have no problem saying or spelling Minneapolis.
You hate ?Fargo? but realize that a lot of your family has that accent.
You assume when you say ?The Cities,? people know to what you are referring.
You know what the numbers 694, 494, I-94, 394 mean.
You know what ?uff-da? means and how
to use it properly.