kim
January 30th, 2004, 12:13 PM
You Know You're From Boston If......
1. The words wicked and mint were major parts of your vocabulary, along with calling chocolate sprinkles at the ice cream shop " Jimmy's"
2. You think crosswalks are for babies.
3. Khaki's are something you start the car with.
4. You think if someone's nice to you, they either want something or they're from out of town (and probably lost).
5. You know how to cross 4 lanes of traffic in 5 seconds.
6. If you hear someone say "pahk the cah in hahvad yahd" one more time you're going to slap them upside the head.
7. Anything past Worcester is "the middle of nowhere."
8. You can go from one side of your hometown to the other in only about 15 minutes and see at least 15 deadbeats you graduated with----doing the exact same thing they were doing when the last time you saw them!
9. You think it's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. You know that a yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through......
11. and that a red light means 2 more can.
12. Crown Victoria = undercover cop.
13. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as the "T", and only the "T".
14. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.
15. There are 6 Dunkin Donuts within 20 minutes of your house.
16 You or someone in your family has a FASTLANE Pass.
17. When people talk about the "curse of the Bambino", you know what they're talking about (and believe in it too).
18. You know what the blinking red light atop the Hancock tower means in the summer.
19. You think of Rhode Island as the "deep south."
20. You think the Yankee's suck and Jeter... well, you know.
21. You believe using a turn signal "gives away your plan to the enemy,"
22. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 names.
23. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green.
24. You've honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green.
25. All the potholes just add excitement to your driving experiences.
26. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it.
27. 6 inches of snow is considered a "dusting."
28. 3 days of 90+ heat is definitely a "heat wave" and 63 degree weather is "wicked warm"
29. $15 to park is a bargain.
30. You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress try to do "the Boston accent" in a movie - if you don't have it, you're never gonna get it right, even if you were born here.
1. The words wicked and mint were major parts of your vocabulary, along with calling chocolate sprinkles at the ice cream shop " Jimmy's"
2. You think crosswalks are for babies.
3. Khaki's are something you start the car with.
4. You think if someone's nice to you, they either want something or they're from out of town (and probably lost).
5. You know how to cross 4 lanes of traffic in 5 seconds.
6. If you hear someone say "pahk the cah in hahvad yahd" one more time you're going to slap them upside the head.
7. Anything past Worcester is "the middle of nowhere."
8. You can go from one side of your hometown to the other in only about 15 minutes and see at least 15 deadbeats you graduated with----doing the exact same thing they were doing when the last time you saw them!
9. You think it's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. You know that a yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through......
11. and that a red light means 2 more can.
12. Crown Victoria = undercover cop.
13. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as the "T", and only the "T".
14. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.
15. There are 6 Dunkin Donuts within 20 minutes of your house.
16 You or someone in your family has a FASTLANE Pass.
17. When people talk about the "curse of the Bambino", you know what they're talking about (and believe in it too).
18. You know what the blinking red light atop the Hancock tower means in the summer.
19. You think of Rhode Island as the "deep south."
20. You think the Yankee's suck and Jeter... well, you know.
21. You believe using a turn signal "gives away your plan to the enemy,"
22. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 names.
23. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green.
24. You've honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green.
25. All the potholes just add excitement to your driving experiences.
26. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it.
27. 6 inches of snow is considered a "dusting."
28. 3 days of 90+ heat is definitely a "heat wave" and 63 degree weather is "wicked warm"
29. $15 to park is a bargain.
30. You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress try to do "the Boston accent" in a movie - if you don't have it, you're never gonna get it right, even if you were born here.