(the "Southernisms" thread made me think of posting this)
You know you're from Long Island when...
- You feel like you know Howard Stern.
- You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there.
- When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't.
- You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition.
- You've been to Jones Beach Field 4 on a June weekend afternoon.
- You've been to the Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.
- You're still waiting for a bridge to Connecticut.
- You've tried to use your father's monthly ticket to ride the LIRR, it worked.
- You'd pay $11.50 for a movie.
- You've never really fully evaluated the meaning of the name Hicksville.
- You know where the Commack Motor Inn is but you "have never been there".
- You've never been to Times Square on New Year's Eve.
- You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.
- No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
- You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.
- Like, how many times can you use the word "like" in a sentence?
- The most exciting day of your summer is when all the tickets go on sale for the Jones Beach Theater.
- You went to an elementary school that promoted dodge ball as the number 1 game among children 7-13.
- You know White Castle is terrible for you and the food sucks but you periodically "Get the Crave".
- You have been to Mulcahay's on Thanksgiving Eve, the largest ladies night event of every year.
- You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.
- You can order a whole pizza and a soda and people understand.
- You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.
- You've never taken an MTA bus.
- You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.
- You have been to the Coliseum to see the Circus (the one with the 3 rings, not the Islanders)
- The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
- You saw a movie at the Westbury Drive In before they tore it down.
- You have been to the Roosevelt Field before the second level was completed.
- You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
- When you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out what places on Long Island he singing about.
- You know which parts of the Godfather where filmed on Long Island.
- You've said stupid things like "strong island".
- You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
- You think religion doesn't affect you much.
- You miss wiffleball and running through sprinklers.
- You think Islip MacArthur airport is cute and you enjoy watching it grow up.
- You always likes Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.
- You think that Jones Beach Theater or the Nassau Coliseum is the best place to see a concert.
- Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore".
- You don't really see the big deal about the Hamptons, unless you were at the Bordy Barn.
- You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York.
- You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City".
- You never realize you have an accent till you leave.
- At some point in your life you've gone clamming.
- You curse. A lot.
- If your parents didn't, you're grandparents lived in the city.
- At some point in your life you or someone you know has gotten an animal that came from the North Shore Animal League.
- When people ask "where are you from?" you answer Long Guy Land and automatically assume everyone in the world knows that answer means New York.
- You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."
- Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on the way home from the beach).
- The name "Donna Donna" means something to you.
- You know where at least one strip club is.
- You remember the exact day you stopped going to Jones Beach and started going to Robert Moses.
- You've had a seagull crap on your car.
- You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
- You know the exact streets that divided your school districts, but have no idea which voting district you are in.
- You can correctly pronounce places like Happauge, Commack, Islip, Islandia, Montauk, Ronkonkoma, Mineola, Wantagh, Patchogue and Massapequa.
- You know the location of 6 malls, a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
- You know what Save the Oak Beach Inn bumper stickers were all about.
- Everything north of the Bronx is "upstate."
- You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
- Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
- You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
- You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma.
- You went sledding in the sumps.
- You think going to Queens is a hike.
- You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
- You remember who you were dating during Hurricane Gloria.
- You were an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan: there was no crossover.
- You remember being allowed to crush the peanut shells on the floor of The Ground Round.
- You think that Tony's in Brentwood has the best pizza on the planet.
You know you're from Long Island when...
- You feel like you know Howard Stern.
- You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there.
- When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't.
- You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition.
- You've been to Jones Beach Field 4 on a June weekend afternoon.
- You've been to the Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.
- You're still waiting for a bridge to Connecticut.
- You've tried to use your father's monthly ticket to ride the LIRR, it worked.
- You'd pay $11.50 for a movie.
- You've never really fully evaluated the meaning of the name Hicksville.
- You know where the Commack Motor Inn is but you "have never been there".
- You've never been to Times Square on New Year's Eve.
- You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.
- No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
- You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.
- Like, how many times can you use the word "like" in a sentence?
- The most exciting day of your summer is when all the tickets go on sale for the Jones Beach Theater.
- You went to an elementary school that promoted dodge ball as the number 1 game among children 7-13.
- You know White Castle is terrible for you and the food sucks but you periodically "Get the Crave".
- You have been to Mulcahay's on Thanksgiving Eve, the largest ladies night event of every year.
- You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.
- You can order a whole pizza and a soda and people understand.
- You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.
- You've never taken an MTA bus.
- You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.
- You have been to the Coliseum to see the Circus (the one with the 3 rings, not the Islanders)
- The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
- You saw a movie at the Westbury Drive In before they tore it down.
- You have been to the Roosevelt Field before the second level was completed.
- You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
- When you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out what places on Long Island he singing about.
- You know which parts of the Godfather where filmed on Long Island.
- You've said stupid things like "strong island".
- You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
- You think religion doesn't affect you much.
- You miss wiffleball and running through sprinklers.
- You think Islip MacArthur airport is cute and you enjoy watching it grow up.
- You always likes Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.
- You think that Jones Beach Theater or the Nassau Coliseum is the best place to see a concert.
- Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore".
- You don't really see the big deal about the Hamptons, unless you were at the Bordy Barn.
- You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York.
- You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City".
- You never realize you have an accent till you leave.
- At some point in your life you've gone clamming.
- You curse. A lot.
- If your parents didn't, you're grandparents lived in the city.
- At some point in your life you or someone you know has gotten an animal that came from the North Shore Animal League.
- When people ask "where are you from?" you answer Long Guy Land and automatically assume everyone in the world knows that answer means New York.
- You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."
- Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on the way home from the beach).
- The name "Donna Donna" means something to you.
- You know where at least one strip club is.
- You remember the exact day you stopped going to Jones Beach and started going to Robert Moses.
- You've had a seagull crap on your car.
- You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
- You know the exact streets that divided your school districts, but have no idea which voting district you are in.
- You can correctly pronounce places like Happauge, Commack, Islip, Islandia, Montauk, Ronkonkoma, Mineola, Wantagh, Patchogue and Massapequa.
- You know the location of 6 malls, a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
- You know what Save the Oak Beach Inn bumper stickers were all about.
- Everything north of the Bronx is "upstate."
- You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
- Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
- You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
- You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma.
- You went sledding in the sumps.
- You think going to Queens is a hike.
- You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
- You remember who you were dating during Hurricane Gloria.
- You were an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan: there was no crossover.
- You remember being allowed to crush the peanut shells on the floor of The Ground Round.
- You think that Tony's in Brentwood has the best pizza on the planet.
