101 Ways You Know You're From Boston ....

[REVS FAN 1]

101 WAYS YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM BOSTON ....


1. The Red Sox World Series win was, and will always be, one of the
greatest moments in your life.
2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you're
>swearing at him for going too slow.
>3. When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke.
>4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid
>5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
>6. You do not recognize the letter"R" as a part of the English
>language.
>7. Your social security number starts with a 0
>8. You can actually find your way around Boston ..
>9. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
>10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round.
>11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a
Dorchester accent.
>12. Springfield is located "way out west."
>13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird
when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
14. You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester ,
Billerica , Gloucester , and Haverhill .
15. Anyone you don't know is a potential idiot until proven otherwise.
>16. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or CVS within
>eyeshot at all times.
>17. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday just to buy alcohol.
>18. You know how to pronounce Yastrzemski.
>19. You know there's a trophy at the end of the Bean Pot.
20. You order iced coffee in January
21. You know that the Purple Line will take you anywhere
22. You love scorpion bowls.
23. You know what they sell at a Packie.
24. Sorry Manny, but number 24 means DEWEY EVANS.
25. You know what First Night is.
26. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or
Seamus.
27. McLobster? McCrap!
28. You know at least 2 cops in your town because they were your high school drinking buddies.
29. Sure there are 6 New England states, but Connecticut really doesn't count.
You intentionally give wrong directions to tourists, feel bad when
>they drive off, but then say to yourself,"Ah, screw 'em."
>31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink
after last call.
>32. You're sick of the Kennedy's, but you vote for them anyway.
>33. You know holding onto the railing when riding the Green Line is
not optional
>34. The numbers '78 and '86 make you cringe.
>35. You've been to Goodtimes before
36. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and
Independence Day. (...and they DO).
37. You have never been to "Cheers."
38. The words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
39. You've been to Fenway Park several times.
>40. You've gone to at least one party at U Mass.
41. You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
42. You know what a Frappe is.
43. You've been to Hempfest.
>44. You know who Frank Averuch is.
>45. ADVANCED: You know Frank Averuch was once Bozo the Clown
>46. You can complete the following: "Lynn, Lynn ...."
>47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it
>turns out to be Snows.
48. You actually know how to merge from six lanes of traffic down to
one.
49. The TV weatherman is damn good if he's right 25% of the time.
>50. You never go to "Cape Cod," you go "down the Cape ".
>51. You think that Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
>52. You know who Whitey Bulger is.
>53. You went to the Swan Boats, House of Seven Gables, or Plymouth
> Plantation on a field trip in elementary school
>54. Bobby Orr is loved as much as Larry Bird, Tom Brady, and Ted
>Williams.
>55. You remember Major Mudd. (How about Feep?)
>56. You know what candlepin bowling is
>57. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day
>58. You know Scollay Square once stood where Government Center is.
>59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer was the coolest guy around.
Speaking of which...
>60. You can still hum the song from the end of Boom Town
>61. Calling Carrabba's an "Italian" restaurant is sacrilege
62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents' attic.
>63. You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather
dividing line.
>64. The only time you've been on the Freedom Trail is when relatives
are in town.
65. The Big Dig tunnel disaster wasn't really that much of a surprise.
>66. You call guys you've just met "Chief" or"Boss."
67. 4:15pm and pitch black out means there's just 3 more shopping days until Christmas
68. You know more than one person with the last name Murphy
>69. You refer to Savin Hill as "Stab 'n Kill."
>70. You've never eaten at Durgin Park , but recommend it to tourists.
71. You can't look at the zip code 02134 without singing it.
>72. You voted for a Republican Mormon as Governor just to screw with the rest of the country.
>73. 11pm? Drunk? It means one thing: Kowloon !
>74. 2am? Drunk? It means one thing: Kelly's Roast Beef!
75. 5am? Drunk? It means one thing: You wish you had a blanket in
your back seat
76. You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
>77. People you don't like are all "Bastids."
78. You took school or work off for the Patriots first Super Bowl Win
Parade
79. You've called something "wicked pissa."
>80. You'll always get razzed for Dukakis.
81. Saturday afternoons meant Creature Double Feature with Dale Dorman
82. Sunday mornings meant the Three Stooges on Channel 38
83. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
>84. No, you don't trust the Gorton's Fisherman.
>85. You know that Papa Gino's usually has a jukebox
>86. You think Aerosmith is the greatest rock band of all time.
>87. Your town has at least 6 sub shops, and none of them are a Subway.
>88. You know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frankie.
8 9. 20 degrees isn't that bad as long as there's no wind.
90. You were very sad when saying goodbye to the Boston Garden
91. Thanksgiving means family, turkey, High School football, and the
long version of Alice 's Restaurant.
>92. You know the guy who founded the Boston Pops was Athah Feedlah.
>93. You know what the Combat Zone is.
>94. You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
>95. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block
oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
96. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop
97. You've been to Hampton Beach on a Saturday night
>98. Playing street hockey was a daily after school ritual.
>99. Hearing an old lady shout "Numbah 96 for Sioux City!" means it's
time for steak
>100. You remember Jordan Marsh, Grants, Bradlees, Caldor, Zayres, or Ann& Hope.
>101. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends
from Massachusetts


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[RevsGirl87]

Its sad to be 19, and only have maybe 3 of these go over your head...and I missed the first 5 years of my life in the states!!!

Here's to being a Bostonian! ;)

[ngower]

Well, I don't think any of the Patriots/Sox things will ever apply to me...but it's scary to see what 9 years here will do to you:eek:

[NER_MCFC]

I grew up in southern New Hampshire, but there were so many immigrants coming up from Mass that most of these triggered childhood memories. In fact a fair number of them apply to New Hampshire too, including the Aerosmith reference.

[Ann]

I grew up in southern New Hampshire, but there were so many immigrants coming up from Mass that most of these triggered childhood memories. In fact a fair number of them apply to New Hampshire too, including the Aerosmith reference.

Especially the Aerosmith reference. Musically it's still 1990 in New Hampshire.

[NER_MCFC]

Especially the Aerosmith reference. Musically it's still 1990 in New Hampshire.
I'm way too old for that to be an insult. I was mostly thinking of how when I was a kid listening to the radio in the 70s (and there were commercial AM radio stations that would play anything from Barry Manilo to Donna Summer to Aerosmith, but that's for some other thread) and we claimed Aerosmith because they had some sort of vague New Hampshire connections.

We were fairly desperate for celebrities in those days, unless you count Mel Thompson and Bill Loeb, which I don't. Some guy from Manchester who played for the Pats for about fifteen minutes was our big sports hero until the Halcyon days of Mike Flanagan and Steve Balboni in the 80s.

[Chowda]

Is "grinder" a RI thing? I thought it was regional.

I grew up with two ABC's, NBC's, and CBSes. I got most of those. They left out the weird Kennedy worship traditions like not wearing a hat while golfing, though.

[wolfp10]

Is "grinder" a RI thing? I thought it was regional.

I grew up with two ABC's, NBC's, and CBSes. I got most of those. They left out the weird Kennedy worship traditions like not wearing a hat while golfing, though.

It is regional.

Out in Pennsylvania, I would get the oddest looks when I would ask for a meatball grinder at a local sandwich shop. They call them hoagies out in those parts.

[wolfp10]

For my fellow nutmeggers...

You Know You're From Connecticut When...

*You have hiked up a big hill or small mountain at least once for a keg party.
*You thought that the only highways were 91 and 84.
*You thought everyone couldn't buy beer after 8 pm
You actually thought that Hartford was big
*You or someone you know has attended UCONN
You drive a JETTA
*You cried when the Whalers left Hartford.
*You have been to Misquamicut and to that little hot dog place.
*There is a farm within miles of your house
*You don't have an accent when you talk
You have known at least 2 preppy rich kids from Fairfield who listen to Phish.
*You have deer in your backyard.
*You didn't drink or do drugs until 10th grade.
*You still don't understand why people say that Connecticut is the richest state.....
*Your best friend went to Central, Western, Eastern and finally Manchester Community College.
Your mom works at Travelers and your dad works at Pratt and Whitney.
*You have been drunk at the Meadows and don't remember the concert.
*You go to Riverside at least once a summer
*Your parents actually care about the Governor, the Patriots coming to Hartford, the lights at Christmas in Hartford & Channel 3 news.
*You think New Jersey was a toxic waste dump
*You've partied at bonfires
*You have at least one friend with a pickup
*You think Old Lyme is a shore town
*You've been to Cape Cod
*The town diner is the only place open after midnight.
You have at least 4 friends who drive Jeep Grand Cherokees
*If anybody asks, you're from just outside of New York and Boston.
*You've never looked at a public bus schedule
*You have both girlfriends and guyfriends with the same name as you.
*You think New Haven is the worst ghetto you've ever seen
*You can proudly tell an outsider about Nutmeg.
*You weekend either on the Cape or Rhode Island at a summer home
*You have said... " I'm in a good location... Between both Boston and New York.
*You can carry on a conversation about Mike Liut, Torrie Robertson, and the Brass Bonanza.
*When you go to a real city, you sincerely feel bad for every poor / homeless person you see.
*You get pissed at anyone who doesn't know how to drive in the snow.
You can name all the members of the UCONN men's and women's basketball teams.
*You still can't find your way in Hartford (except for that bar area near Union Station.)
*You hold the door open for someone and they don't say "Thank You."
*You only know Westbrook and Clinton because they have good outlets
*You don't think you're a yuppie, but the rest of the country does
You only ski in Vermont or out West
There is absolutely nothing to do in the winter
*You live twenty minutes form either an Abercrombie & Fitch, J. Crew, or GAP.
*You don't understand why everyone else has not been to Europe.
You can't get through the week with out a Coffee Coolata
*Your family owns more cars than legal drivers
School attire is a North Face fleece jacket, a North Face Fleece or L.L. Bean back pack, a plaid shirt, khakis, and Doc Martins.
Summer footwear is either Reefs or Birks
*You carry your keys on a carabineer, but you don't know how to rock climb.
*You feel for the homeless, but are not willing to give up the golf course land to develop a homeless shelter.
*As a child you took horseback riding, golfing, tennis and swimming lessons.
You grew up wanting to be a lifeguard
You own every DMB CD
*The state is so small you know where all the speed traps are
*You can't understand why people don't understand what your talking about when you refer to a "package" store
You went to prep school even though your public schools are awesome
*People actually wear sweaters around their necks
You've never taken public transportation
*You know of at least one person who's house was totally trashed after a huge party
Your mom drives a Volvo wagon
*You have at least one friend whose house was built in the 1800's
The only overcrowding is of deer in your backyard
*Your house would cost half as much in any other state
Your wardrobe contains at least three pairs of cords and five wool sweaters
*Half of your friends are from another town because yours is so small
*At least one of your friends has a sick house right on the water