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This is pretty long, so I apologize in advance. I did remove some. As for the jump in numbers from 63 to 1, it's because they came from different sources.
Some of these can apply to the South in general.
You know you're a North Carolinian if...
1. You know Pepsi originated in New Bern.
2. You've taken trips to the mountains to look at leaves.
3. You watched as Dale Earnhardt was the only man who ever lived who could go 200 mph, spin somebody out, call them a you-know-what, and win the race, all in the last lap.
4. A tobaggon to you means a knit cap, not a sled.
5. You sold Krispy Kreme doughnuts for a school or church fundraiser before those glazed doughnuts went global.
6. The local newspaper covers state, national and international news in one page, but sports requires six pages.
7. Sixty degrees Fahrenheit is “a little chilly.”
8. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing “Topsail.”
(That's top-suhl.)
9. Your school classes were canceled because of a hurricane.
10. You know more about ACC basketball than professional basketball.
11. You think South Carolina was dead weight well shed.
12. You know tea (meaning iced tea) is served sweet unless you specifically ask for unsweetened and that sweetened is the only way to drink it.
13. You’ve ever had to switch from “Heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
14. Most of the festivals around the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, edible animal or tobacco.
15. You say "catty-wampus" and "ah-ite".
16. You can tell if another North Carolinian is from Eastern or Western North Carolina as soon as he opens his mouth.
17. You can spell words such as Ocracoke, Fuquay-Varina and Chocowinity.
18. You have actually uttered the phrase, “It’s too hot to go to the pool.”
19. You know what “cow tippin” is.
20. You say, “it don’t” instead of “it doesn’t.”
21. You eat collards and black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.
22. You sometimes eat country ham, grits and eggs for supper.
24. Every real man owns a truck, or at least dreams of it.
25. You know what a turkey shoot is.
26. “Onced” and “twiced” are words.
27. “Fixinto” is one word. So is "ustacould" and "ustabe".
28. “Backards and forwards” means “I know everything about you.”
29. “Jeet?” is actually a phrase meaning “Did you eat?”
31. You know that “barbeque” means cooking pork on an open pit and “cook out” means hamburgers and hotdogs or steaks.
32. You have a general idea where ”over yonder” is.
33. You know what a pig pickin’ is.
34. Getting the switch means you did something wrong.
35. You know what a cane pole is for.
36. You have sucked the juice from a honeysuckle blossom.
37. You know what a toadhouse is, and you know how to find doodlebugs.
38. You have spent the night on a fishing pier.
39. You go to the schoolhouse, churchhouse and kitchenhouse.
40. You do not have to wear a watch, because it doesn’t matter what time it is. You work until it is done or it is too dark to see.
41. You season your vegetables with bacon grease or pork meat.
42. You don’t think it’s weird to eat fried fish or pork chops for breakfast.
43. When considering marriage, Chevy vs. Ford ranks right up there with religious differences.
44. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in North Carolina, plus a couple no one's seen before.
45. It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.
46. You know what a "Tar Heel" is.
47. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as "good pinto bean weather". (I say "good chili weather" or "good stew weather", but we did eat pinto beans a lot when I was a kid and we were poor.)
48. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in North Carolina.
49. "Vacation" means going to a NC beach.
50. You know Krispy Kreme was started in Winston-Salem and makes the best doughnuts!
51. You know the following: Duke - Smart Asses, State - Farmer's Kids, Carolina - Preps, ECU - Drunks.
52. You know NC is the birthplace of flight.
53. The weather man forecasts snow and/or ice and you go to the store for milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper.
54. You can name at least 3 of the 4 racing Pettys.
55. You've been to at least one of NC's lighthouses.
56. You know that NC has two state flowers - the dogwood blossom and construction barrels.
57. You know what NC town Mayberry is based on.
58. You know that Andrew Jackson was born in NC, not SC.
59. Saying you're "so ill" usually doesn't mean that you're sick.
60. You call kids "yunguns".
62. You welcome Yankees with open arms as long as they don't make fun or try to change you.
63. You've ever "heard tale" of something.
1. Every time you visit someone you’re offered something to eat and a glass of sweet tea.
2. You don’t use the expression “you guys” for females.
3. Yesterday is pronounced “yesterdee.”
5. You buy “Cheerwines.”
6. You’re more comfortable barefooted.
7. You know that “chunk” the ball means to throw it.
8. You can recognize a copperhead and your heart drops when you see one.
9. You gigged a water moccasin while after frogs.
10. You sat down to a black lady’s table (assuming you are white) and pigged out and didn’t even realize you weren’t kin folks.
11. You think that those “Yankee interlopers” from Virginia are carpetbaggers, when all they are is kin coming back home.
12. You have at least one relative who grows collards.
13. When you talk stock you’re talking chickens, cows, turkeys, and cars.
14. You know the definition of “onliest.”
15. You know what "nabs" are.
16. You know that Texas Pete is made in Winston-Salem, not Texas.
17. Your supper is cornbread and a glass of milk.
18. You blowed a tar, or caught somethin’ on far.
19. You know that “3” and Earnhardt are synonymous.
20. You meet someone and ask before ending the conversation, “What church do you go to?”
21. You call a garden hose a hose pipe.
22. Sure and shore are pronounced the same.
23. The kids have a day off from school because it might snow.
24. You always say, “Yes, ma’am", "yes, sir", "no, ma'am", "no, sir". Also, "thank you" and "please".
25. You know what “gimme some sugar” means.
26. You make friends while standing in lines.
27. You know that those brown and black furry cater pillars are called woolly worms.
28. You know that all of those bad drivers in Charlotte aren’t from there.
29. You know what drop cords are.
30. July meant picking wild blackberries and getting chiggers all over you in the process.
31. You eagerly waited for May so you could go pick wild strawberries.
32. You know that Junior means Dale Earnhardt Jr.
33. Your first word was “Da-Da” and you were trying to say “Dale Earnhardt.”
34. You consider Virginians Yankees.
35. Your grandmother swept the yard with a broom.
36. Two of your daily chores were to go to the garden and pick the veggies that were ripe and get the eggs from the chickens.
37. It used to take 30 minutes to get to the grocery store in town, and when you were there you usually got a box of Animal Crackers to keep you quiet.
38. You wash your clothes with washin' powder.
39. You’re just piddlin' when you’re working around the house.
40. You tell your young’ns to quit cuttin' up when they are getting into mischief.
41. You’re lollygaggin’ when you’re wasting time.
42. You know that wallerin' is something you do in the hay or in the bed.
43. Unruly kids make your momma’s hand itch.
44. You’ve ever been slap dab or right square in the middle of something.
45. You know the difference between sugar ants and fire ants.
47. When you leave church, the whole family goes to mother’s or grandmother’s house.
48. You have entered or seen a hollerin’ contest.
49. You have kudzu growing in your backyard.
50. You’ve watched cloggers at a 4th of July celebration.
51. Your Sunday dinner is collard greens, potato salad, fried chicken and barbecue.
52. You know the word cruck means truck.
53. You know tearing up a tail has nothing to do with an animal.
54. You know all about sandspurs and licking your fingers before pulling one off your foot.
55. As a child you ran barefoot into the middle of a sandspur patch and had to be carried out, and still wouldn’t put on your shoes.
56. A textile plant was known as a cotton mill.
57. You called a slip a “shimmy.”
58. You’ve put lightnin’ bugs in a jar.
59. You know what it means when someone says they're "tarred".
60. You know the sound of a Whipporwill, a Bob White and a cicada.
62. You know what "sand gnats" are.
63. You've ever picked pecans off the ground and ate them.
64. You've ever had to "live off the land" - deer your dad shot, chickens from your coop, eggs your chickens laid, vegetables from your mom and grandma's garden, fish & clams your dad caught.
65. You know that hush puppies aren't just shoes and are an absolute must with seafood.
66. You know it's not proper for a woman to wear pants to church.
67. You know what "I swanny!" means.
68. You've gone barefoot to the grocery store as a kid and had to run across the hot parking lot.
69. You grew up drinkin' sweet tea, grape soda, Sunkist, Sun Drop, and Mr. Pibb.
71. You have used the phrase "that boy ain't right".
72. You've ever used the phrase "give out", as in "I'm give out".
73. You call a stomach bulge a "pooch".
74. You know that a gully washer or a frog strangler is a severe rain storm.
75. You were “in the bed,” not just “in bed.”
76. Your family sat out on the front porch after supper and sang hymns together.
77. After a good meal you say that it would “make a tadpole slap a whale.”
78. You say, “He loves peanut butter better than a hog loves slops.”
79. You say, “Ain’t he cute as a speckled puppy!”
80. You put sinkers (corn meal dumplings) in a pot of stew or collards.
81. You call sweet potatoes “music roots.”
82. You call lima beans “belly busters.”
83. You know the difference between “gee” and “haw.”
84. You have spent evenings calling bobwhites.
85. You know if something’s wompersided, it’s crooked.
86. You go to the horsepittle instead of the hospital.
87. You know the plural form of “y'all” is “all y'all.”
88. You know what a mader sandwich is.
89. You know that “Yaw get on” means please leave.
90. You know maypops are car tires ready to blow out.
91. You use the term “crank the car” when you really mean start the engine.
92. Wherever you go doesn’t stack up to home.
94. You've pulled cicada shells off of trees.
95. You holler for the youngins.
96. You used to throw rocks in the air to watch the bats swoop down at them.
97. You rode on the back of a pick-up truck with your feet dangling off the tailgate.
98. Sun Drop, Sunkist, or Grape Nehi was a staple in your life.
99. You played games like hide-and-seek and tag with all the neighborhood kids on hot summer nights.
100. You can still find a dirt road to cruise around on.
101. You walked a mile to your friend’s house to play and when it was time for you to go home your mom would whistle for you.
102. You say that someone "just ain't got no sense" when they do something foolish.
103. The days of the week are Sundee, Mondee, Tuesdee, Wednesdee, Thursdee, Fridee, and Saturdee.
104. You say "puh-tay-tuh" or "tater" instead of potato and "tuh-may-tuh" instead of tomato.
105. You say "mus-kee-tuh" or "skee-tuh" instead of mosquito.
106. You say "catty-wonkered".
108. Cities ending with "ville" are pronounced "vuhl".
109. Saying "y'all" isn't just a cute expression; it actually means something.
110. There are big dogs (usually labs) in the back of every truck.
111. You still see Dale Earnhardt tributes on cars.
112. You have a sunburn from May to October.
113. Your family has fried chicken once a week.
114. You can tell the difference between cotton fields and tobacco fields while driving.
116. You get your carbs from biscuits, rolls, pancakes and grits.
117. You own at least one surf shop or seafood restaurant t-shirt.
118. No matter what those people in Ohio say, we are still "first in flight".
119. The Coca-Cola 600 is as big as the Super Bowl.
120. You prefer Chick-fil-A to KFC.
121. You know pastry is a chicken stew, not a dessert item.
122. Your grandpa always wore overalls and your grandma always wore an apron.
123. You would rather eat at Bojangles than McDonald's.
124. As a kid, you went sledding in a kiddie pool or a trash can lid because a good snow was too rare for you to own a real sled.
125. You know what it means when somebody’s not studying you. "I ain't studyin' him."
126. You knew not to do anything bad when your mama couldn’t see you because Jesus was watching.
127. North Carolina will always be home no matter where you live.
128. You grew up hearing, "Quit slammin' that screen door!".
129. You either were related to someone whose house was haunted or you knew of a house or location near you that was haunted. No one could convince you otherwise.
130. You woke up to the jingle, “Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be in Carolina in the Morning.”
131. Your mama says she's going to knock you slam out.
You've been seriously injured at Action Park. You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are Bugs Bunny and people from the South who think they’re being funny. You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges." You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.
You know what time you can catch “sexy sultry traffic” on New Jersey 101.5 You get excited when you hear your town shouted out on News 12 New Jersey Most of your local politicians have been indicted.
You have to leave NYC bars at 1 AM to catch the last train back to your town (and hence earned the nickname Cinderella among your city friends)
You know when it's better to take the truck lanes
Your dream is to move to Hoboken after college
Instead of being “used to” something familiar, you’re “used of it.”
You know that if someone says they want a fat dyke, they’re not being rude or offensive. They’re just hungry. You can't remember the last time NJ had a governor in office for 4 full years You know what porkroll is and that it’s delicious with egg and cheese.
You have at least 3 articles of clothing and two car ornaments that display the name of the country that you or your ancestors are from.
You’ve been to a Seder and a Mass in the same week. You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am. You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery. To you, The Path isn't a dirt road. You know what a "jug handle" is. You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. You knew that the last two statements had to do with driving.
You know what a WaWa is and the locations of at least 15 of them. You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."
You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree. Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagie" or a "hero." You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation. You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it. Like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it?).
You know how to make a "North Jersey sloppy Joe" You don't think "What exit?" is very funny. You know that people from 609 area code are "a little different."
The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
When playing Monopoly, you know you wouldn't really want to buy Oriental Ave. Every year, you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know where every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits is.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook Mall.
You can name 3 malls in Paramus.
You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries.
You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.
You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February. You say "Portareeko" instead of Puerto Rico, as it should be pronounced. Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're angry and proud at the same time.
You know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried. You always use a minimum of 10 variations of the word "A$$40LE" while driving.
One of your close relatives works in pharmaceuticals and gives you lots of free s#!+ For every situation that may arise (fire, break-in, auto repair) you “know a guy…” You can't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country. You laugh till it hurts when someone tries using their "Newyawkatude" on you.
You know someone who knows someone who saw The Jersey Devil.
And finally...
You've never pumped your own gas (and you may not even know how).
and my contribution!
You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."
You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
Ok, as for the New thing, New Jersey is NEW Jersey for a reason, Jersey is an Island country near the UK, so the probably used to own it. And York is a town and Hampshire is a County in England, and we wouldn't name a state Mexico.
Ok, as for the New thing, New Jersey is NEW Jersey for a reason, Jersey is an Island country near the UK, so the probably used to own it. And York is a town and Hampshire is a County in England, and we wouldn't name a state Mexico.
Right, but despite the existence of the Isle of Jersey, New Jersey is the only "New" state which people frequently refer to in common speach without the word "New." For example, it's common to hear people say "Oh I gotta catch my train back to Jersey." People know you mean New Jersey. Nobody says "I gotta catch a train to York," though, or "I'm taking a vacation to Hampshire." The "New" is a requirement for every "New" state except New Jersey. I don't know why, but that's how it is. haha.
If you're in London, you can tell locals "I'm from Jersey" and they know you mean New Jersey (of course the American accent probably gives it away), not the Isle, which is home to only 90,000 people.
... and yes, I know what Zimne Piwo means (the 'tavern' around the corner from my place advertises it), in fact, I'm drinking one now.
There used to be a pretty good Irish tavern on Archer a few blocks east of Harlem. I hadn't been over that way in awhile but one night took a buddy of mine over there. I saw a Zimne Piwo-Old Style sign over the door and said "Geno, I don't think this is an Irish joint anymore".
Right, but despite the existence of the Isle of Jersey, New Jersey is the only "New" state which people frequently refer to in common speach without the word "New." For example, it's common to hear people say "Oh I gotta catch my train back to Jersey." People know you mean New Jersey. Nobody says "I gotta catch a train to York," though, or "I'm taking a vacation to Hampshire." The "New" is a requirement for every "New" state except New Jersey. I don't know why, but that's how it is. haha.
If you're in London, you can tell locals "I'm from Jersey" and they know you mean New Jersey (of course the American accent probably gives it away), not the Isle, which is home to only 90,000 people.
You know you're from Northeastern Pennsylvania when...
You smile and wave to your neighbors in your subdivision but then gossip about them behind their backs.
You think a $30,000 salary is "big bucks."
You think college is a waste of money.
You grip your purse more tightly when you see a young African-American male approaching you.
You think "diversity" means either Italian-American or Irish-American.
You live in a gated community in a township that has had only one homicide in the past fifty years.
You are employed at a distribution center and drive a BMW.
You are suspicious of local politicians but continue to vote straight Democrat on Election Day.
You run out to the store the day before a "blizzard" of 2-4 inches of snow to buy milk, bread, and eggs for your very own French toast party!
You are an outspoken homophobe in public but secretly cruise online gay personals sites.
You think Scranton is "the big city."
You claim that all malls are built on very large hills by saying "I'm going up da mall," even if you live at a higher elevation to the north.
You resent people in NJ and NY for making more money than you do and for having a higher IQ.
You prefer to eat at Olive Garden or Buca di Beppo over the dozens of classic mom-and-pop Italian eateries.
You think all Mexicans are "dem der illegals."
You gripe about your "high" property taxes of $1,500 per year.
You gripe about traffic congestion but refuse to carpool or take mass transit.
You live two hours from Manhattan or Philly but have only ever been to each perhaps a few times in your lifetime.
You drive for fifty miles with your blinker on the entire time.
You stop at yield signs and yield at stop signs.
You drive 55 in a 55-zone in the left-hand lane on the freeways.
You smoke two packs a day, buy lottery tickets, booze, etc. and then whine about being "poor."
You think wearing grungy sweat pants to the mall is sexy.
You think AC/DC is "new hit music."
You dream of "the good 'ole days" while selling out your Main Streets to Wal-Mart.
You are childless and drive a large gas-guzzling SUV "because I can."
You think any man who takes care of his appearance is automatically a "flamer."
You think being a Roman Catholic makes your superior to your Protestant neighbors.
You blame "da mayor" for all of your own personal shortcomings in life.
You didn't even know "The Office" was set in Scranton, yet thousands of tourists do.
You ask "Innernet? What's that?"
You proudly display an "OBX" license plate on the front of your vehicle without ever having visited NC.
You display a Confederate flag bumper sticker without ever having visited the South.
You will vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton but not for Sen. Barack Obama "because he's black."
You are a registered Democrat yet are pro-life, pro-guns, pro-death penalty, anti-environment, and anti-gay civil rights.
You have taken your children trick-or-treating at corner bars.
You save $0 for your retirement and then expect the government to bail you out as you whine about being on a fixed income.
You have lived in the same town your entire life.
You still have a television with "rabbit ears."
You develop cancer, along with everyone else in your neighborhood, at some point in your lifetime, while the DEP shrugs its shoulders and says "no big deal."
You go to church mainly just to gossip about who's not in church.
You think mullets are awesome.
Somebody up there run into your car or something? Having relatives up there I can vouch that most of this little list is baseless and ridiculous, even given that it's meant to be silly stereotypes.
1. Flip-flops are normal, even in January. 2. You know exactly what they mean when they say "Don't change at Jamaica."
3. You know that The Drift Inn and Neptunes are in the same building, but you also know that they are NOTHING alike. 4. Screw the SAT, you know the exact pronuncuation of Islip, Wantagh, Commack, Mattituck, Shinnecock, Quogue, Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge, Mineola, Islandia, Massapequa, and Patchogue. 5. You and your friends are going to the beach, but the word beach never comes up in the conversation. Instead, it sounds something like this..."Well, we could go to Jones, but Robert Moses is closer, the North Shore is too rocky...whatever lets go to the Hamptons." 6. You have no idea what jimmies are, or why someone would want to put them on their ice cream 7. You have never used "wicked" as an adjective
8. You know that Americana Manhasset is NOT a type of coffee
9. You know that it's possible to take Jericho all the way to queens...but you would never EVER do it
10. Parallel parking in your drivers ed class was pointless...you only had to do it next to one car 11. You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there. 12. When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're home, you don't. 13. You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York. 14. You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition. 15. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City." 16. You never realize you have an accent till you leave. 17. Everything north of the Bronx is "upstate."
18. At some point in your life you've gone clamming. 19. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city.
20. You'd pay $11.50 for a movie. 21. You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
22. You know where the Commack Motor Inn is. 23. Your distant future might involve the state of Florida. 24. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
25. You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house. 26. No, you don't want mustard on that burger!! 27. You can't understand why a diner would ever close.
28. You've had a seagull poop on your car.
29. You don't really see the big deal about the Hamptons, unless you got smashed at the Boardy Barn.
30. You know White Castle is terrible for you and it gives you a stomach ache, but you periodically "Get the Crave."
31. You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.
32. You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
33. You've missed that "Drunk Train," the 2:42 out of Penn, and had the dreaded wait until 5:30. 34. You or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
35. You've never taken an MTA bus.
36. The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
37. You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
38. You know which parts of the Godfather were filmed on Long Island.
39. You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
40. You miss whiffle ball and running through sprinklers. 41. Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore."
42. 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.
43. You know that there is a big different between any of the other hamptons, and hampton bays 44. The Belt Parkway sucks!
45. You've been stuck in a traffic jam for more than 2 hours (without moving). 46. Your parents took you to All American, Nathans or Carvel (on the way home from the beach). 47. You don't have to go far to see your family.
48. You remember Grumman. 49. You know the color of the water at Jones Beach is not BLUE!
50. You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendy's and Arby's closed for good.
51. You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma.
52. Paying $35 for a haircut doesn't sound so crazy. 53. You think the people from Brooklyn are "da wunz dat tawk wit a accent."
54. You went sledding in the sumps.
55. You knew of Massapequa before the Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco nightmare.
56. You think going to Queens is a hike. 57. The first time you heard the term "Long Island Iced Tea" you were somewhere else and you laughed.
58. When you live somewhere else and are astounded to see that people actually stop at yellow lights. 59. Its rare to get really bad bagels or pizza on long island, almost as rare as it is to get good bagels and pizza anywhere else. 60. You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
61. You've partied in the woods at least once in your life.
62. You know what Pilgram State and Sweet Hallow Road are...and you are NEVER going again 63. You are never more then 20 minutes away from the water.
64. You have been to at least one concert at jones beach. 65. When you hear "the end", you think Montauk. Orient Point never crosses your mind.
66. Wandering around Fire Island trashed is an acceptable plan for any night.
67. Doing 90 over the Robert Moses bridge or on Ocean Parkway is perfectly fine. 68. When you say that you are going to "the outlets", Tanger is implied.
69. You have a friends who swears they saw Billy Joel somewhere in Oyster Bay 70. 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. 71. You've seen the commercials, and you've craved their shakes, but you know damn well there are no DQ's or Sonics on Long Island.
72. You remember all the good times had at Nunleys, and the emotional distress it caused when it was closed down. 73. When you or someone you know attends SUNY Albany, Buffalo, or Binghamton
74. Half priced appetizers at applebees is an acceptable end to any night.
I highlighted the ones that fit me.
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Somebody up there run into your car or something? Having relatives up there I can vouch that most of this little list is baseless and ridiculous, even given that it's meant to be silly stereotypes.
