For my fellow
Hampton Roads residents. Enjoy
1- You can name at least three of Mike Joynes' law partners.
2- You can finish the "Beach Ford" song…
3- You know that 64 West in
Chesapeake is actually going
east.
4-
Virginia Beach is "Va Beach" unless you actually
live there
5- You know that "Hampton Roads" aren't actual roads.
6- You don't go to the beach every day.
7- You don't want to go to the beach every day.
8- You know which beaches to avoid, unlike the tourists.
9- You believe that Meyera Oberndorf will be the mayor of Virginia Beach for all time (NOT ANYMORE!)
10- Little Neck and Great Neck are not locations on Long Island.
11- Little Neck Creek is
not on Little Neck.
12- Any westbound trip you've ever made involves at least one tunnel.
13- You can name at least three underwater tunnels within a twenty mile radius of your home. Extra points if you can name all five.
14- One of your Adopt-A-School partners in elementary school was a U.S. Navy vessel.
15- You can say "
Norfolk" while sounding neither obscene nor incorrect.
16- You don't stop and look skyward when aircraft fly over.
17- You've seen Rudy Boesch in the Farm Fresh.
18- You've seen Pat Robertson in the Farm Fresh.
19- You've seen The Neptunes in the Farm Fresh.
20- You've seen Timbaland in the Farm Fresh.
21- You've seen Missy Elliott in the Farm Fresh.
22- You even know what a Food Lion is.
23- You know which parts of each city to stay out of.
24- Sometimes the cities just blur into one big metropolis.
25- Sorry, I meant "suburb."
26- You've been to more minor-league sports games than major-league. (More points if you can name three Hampton Roads minor-league teams)
27- You know that on-base purchases have no sales tax. (Further points if you can name four military installations in the area)
28-
Newport News is not a catalog, it is a city.
29- It's Hampton, not The Hamptons.
30- It's not
a peninsula, it's
the Peninsula. With a capital P.
31- You can name all the I-64 spurs.
32- It's not
Portsmouth, it's P-town.
33- It's not Virginia Beach Boulevard, it's just The Boulevard.
34- The Strip isn't a nudie bar, it's a tourist trap.
35- To you, Scope isn't just mouthwash.
36- The Boathouse doesn't actually dock any boats.
37- You've been to the 17th Street Surf Shop.
38- No, the
real one.
39- You know what WRV, Hotline, Roxy, Billabong, and Quiksilver are.
40- You've ever heard "South Side" by Moby while actually
on the Southside.
41- You know Dam Neck and Birdneck aren't necks of any kind.
42- You use Cox Cable and refer to Cox High School without even snickering.
43- You know Mount Trashmore is a real place, not a joke.
44- You don't mind the jet noise.
45- You don't slow down in the tunnel, because it's
not a big deal. Stupid out-of-towners.
46- Walking up hills causes an instant asthma attack.
47- While away from home, you can identify a fellow HR resident by their being the only one in a 17th Street shirt and flip flops. In December.
48- You can go surfing and strawberry-pickin' in the same day.
49- The left lane is not the passing lane, it is the
only lane.
50- You know what Rita's Italian Ice is.
51- You have friends at three other high schools, minimum.
52- Jimmy Buffet is a regular fixture at parties and social events.
53- A hermit crab is a legitimate pet.
54- You know not to bring your golf clubs to the Tidewater Country Club.
55- No, it's a city. Not a county.
56- It's normal for seven cities to be linked in almost every conceivable way.
57- Your city is 20 miles long but only 3 miles wide.
58- You can leave town for years at a time to find the
same sections of road still under construction.
59- Base/shipyard traffic is one of the most dehumanizing experiences you can think of.
60- You have to adopt a surrogate professional sports team because you live in the largest metropolitan area without a single one.
61- It's Seven Five Seven, not Seven Fifty-Seven.
62- An inch of snow closes
everything down.
63- 3 inches is a blizzard.
64- You've been due for a "Major Hurricane" for about 15 years.
65- Earthquakes? Pardon?
66- Your region is having an identity crisis: Hampton Roads? Greater Norfolk? Tidewater? Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News?
67- At least 75 mph on the interstate: It's not just a good idea, it's the law. If you want to survive.
68- You know who the Norwegian Lady is.
69- No, you can't walk to the beach. Moron.
70- You block the box.
71- You didn't immediately respond to 70 with "What?"
72- The pedestrians are only at the beach.
73- You've seen Jamestown,
Williamsburg,
Yorktown, and First Landing. And don't think it's that big of a deal.
74- During
Real Stories of the Highway Patrol, instead of saying "Too bad for him," you say "That guy was in my gym class!"
75- You can see another 7-11 from the 7-11 you're currently at.
76- You can't afford Nordstrom. But you have one.
77- Why shop at Gap and Old Navy when you have Walmart, Target, and Payless?
78- MacArthur was not only a brilliant general, but a fine shopping establishment.
79- Bridges go over water, not land.
80- Tagalog is a language, and you might know a few words, if not speak fluently.
81- You know not to swim at Buckroe Beach.
82- You know
Jefferson Park is not a real park.
83- You don't laugh when you hear "Rip Rap Road."
84- You hear "downtown" and immediately think of some other city.
85- You have to specify
which Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, or Kempsville Road you're referring to.
86- You have to go to DC to see any of the big-name concerts because you live in the largest demographic cul-de-sac in the United States.
87- You can name all the HR cities.
88- You don't know what the big deal about lacrosse is.
89- Nor do you know what the big deal about ice hockey is. Rhinos? Who?
90- You know that Norfolk International Airport isn't really an international airport.
91- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport never even enters your mind.
92- No, you're not hallucinating. Those
are mermaids.
93- You've attended the Neptune Festival without being pagan.
94- You're still wearing sandals in November.
95- You're a Republican.
96- You know the real reason we haven't been hit by a hurricane in the last several years is because of Pat Robertson. Emphatically cough here for emphasis.
97- You've ever wonder how many fish and crabs PETA killed building their new headquarters on the banks of the beautiful Elizabeth River.
98- You had a nickel for every OBX sticker you saw on the road, you'd be a rich man by now.
99- You're tired of there being no respect for your home.
100- You know that
it all started here.
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