Are you a Bostonian?
A little more than a thursday 13 but I was laughing out loud and making my co-workers nervous... So I had to share! I've shaded the ones that fit me in purple! (ok, well they were... but apparently my editor went nuts....not everyone applies to me, but i'm not going through and re-coloring again)
The one hundred and one ways to know a Bostonian.
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
5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries. (It always fun to try and run someone off the road!)
6. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the Englishlanguage.
7. Your social security number starts with an 0.
8. You can actually find your way around
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
12.
13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird when
you cut them off or stealtheir parkingspace.
14. You know how to pronounce the names of towns like
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
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 (YAY!!!!!! See? I'm normal...just
Bostonian!!)
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, Sully, 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. (well not drinkin buddies, but the bad kids in school!)
29. Sure there are 6 New England states, but
count.
30. You intentionally give wrong directions to tourists, feel bad when they
drive off, but then say toyourself, "Ah, screw them."
31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after
last call.
32. You're sick of the Kennedys, but you vote for them anyway.
33. You know holding onto the railing! when r iding 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
40. You've gone to at least one party at UMass.
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,
47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it turns
ou t to be friggin' 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 "
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,
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.
56. You know what candlepin bowling is. (Too funny! I still say big balls or little balls when someone asks if i want to go bowling! And they still look at me funny!)
57. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day
58. You know
59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer w as the coolest guy around.
Speaking of which...
60. You can still hum the song from the end of
61. Calling Carrabba's an "Italian" restaurant is sacrilege
62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents' attic
or cellar.
63. You know that the Mass Pike and/or Route 128 is some sort of strange
weather dividing line. (It really really it!)
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 eat! en at D urgin 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:
74. 2am? Drunk? It means one thing: Kelly's Roast Beef!
75. 5am? Drunk? It means two things: IHOP and 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." (Stil do!)
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 had a jukebox.
86. You think Aerosmith is the greatest rock band of all time.
87. Your town has at least 6 sub shops.
88. You know at least three Tonys, one Vinnie and a Frankie. (and have a couple in the family!)
89. 20 degrees isn't that bad as long as there's no wind.
90. You were very sad when saying goodbye to the
91. Thanksgiving means family, turkey, High School football, and the long
version of
92. You know the guy who founded the Boston Pops was Athah Feedlah.
93. You know what the Combat Zone is.
94. You actually drive 45 minutes to
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
98. Playing street hockey, handball and stickball was a daily after-school
ritual.
99. Hearing an old lady shout "Numbah 96 for
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
love you
mom