You know your from ......when......

[Johnie]

http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html

You Know You're From Virginia When...
Speed limits are just suggestions So true

You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work lol

Most of your senior class wend to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA I went to VCU

When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain it's easier to explain than Quantico

You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.) Central here

It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you. very true

You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. (Yeah, man...at least. Probably also happens everywhere else.) A red light means 2 more can. You know this is true when the 2 yr old says "go faster" when she sees a yellow light. Thanks mom!

You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for. yep

Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are not, under any circumstances, a "southerner" Not true, I am a Southener

You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC lol yes I am

You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid that and Jamestown

You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English this isn't an issue here

You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag lol we all do

An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school oh yes

All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience hmph

Crown Victoria = undercover cop roflma

Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro. yep

They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place

For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa not my house

If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names. yes and it's confusing to out of towners

You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor

"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens. good times

"Going to the River" means any stream with water. it's pronounced "rivah"

You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"

Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.

Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider. hey I must be an outsider!

"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach. lol

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Virginia.

[foreverducky]

Very funny, I lived in Virginia Beach for a while when I was younger. And yes Kings Dominion is fun times. :D

[neil@disney]

Here's a similar thing........

You know you're living in 2005 when.....


1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitare with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You go home after a long day at work you still answer the phone in a business manner.

7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.

8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.

10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.

11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.

12. You pull up on your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.

13. Every commercial on television has a website at the bottom of the screen.

14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

15. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.

16. Youstart tilting your head sidways to smile. :)

17. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.


AND NOW YOU'RE LAUGHING at yourself.

[Johnie]

You know you can click on the link and find your state (and sometimes city) and country too.

[d_dreamer]

Here's a similar thing........

You know you're living in 2005 when.....
I got this one. So funny and true

And for me...


"Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net never been to chitna, come to think of it, i have no idea where that is, but my brother would agree to this

You measure distance in hours. yes

Down south to you means Anchorage. no, south means homer, considering thats about as south as you can drive

You know several people who have hit a moose. No, but there are a lot of good moose stories. Like one time, a moose stuck its head through my brothers window.

Your school classes aren't cancelled because of cold. THEY ARENT!! ITS HORRIBLE!!! well they are, but only when it gets to -20F

Your school classes were canceled because of ice. has happened twice

You think of the major four food groups as moose, caribou, beer, and squaw candy. not in the slightest. I cant imagine eating caribou or moose, they're so pretty... and i'm not old enought to drink, so I don't, and i have no idea what squaw candy it. Hower, if you asked people that lived in homer this, they'd agree.

You think that moose season is a national holiday. I don't hunt SAVE THE ANIMALS!!

You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones. yeah...

You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth. Yeah, thats pretty obvious

You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak. I can't spell at all

You've had cabin fever. yes, but its more live school fever because at the time, I actually eat lunch when its still dark outside, and i only see two windows in the school day

You own moose nugget ear rings. I see them a lot, but my ears arent peirced

Mosquito dope is a part of your daily attire. only at camp

You think the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do is about spring time. YES!

Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or fish boxes) wrapped with duct tape. EXTREAMELY TRUE!!! We love our duct tape

A seven course meal is a sixpack and a can of SPAM. SPAM is for hawaii, not for alaskans

When you answer the phone and it's a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head. If i lived in the bush i would

You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car. true for my friends dad's plain

Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap. just did

Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often. story of my life

October is the month of your highest income. uh.... no idea

The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one.lol, and same reason I don't own a chiwawa

Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark. again, story of my life

You know why they named it Chicken, Alaska. i used to

You know that road flares will start a nice bon fire. thats a good idea... we have our bonfire in a few days

You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora. don't have an outhouse and when I use an outhouse (at camp) its light all night so no aurora :(

Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck. yup

You know a tail-dragger is an airplane, not a bad day at the office. yup

You know that a Spenard Divorce involves a .357 magnum, not a lawyer. i know spenards a street

You like your neighbors. the ones that I talk to i do

You put up with the pain of a toothache until the Permanent Fund Dividend checks come out in October. yeah... we get money and then complain about it. its horrible, but the money really has dropped.

You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard. only in the winter

You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies. yup

You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes. yes, I never heard of the deffinition with hay involced

You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists. you have no idea

You don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler. I don't

You've washed your car while there was still snow on the ground. who doesnt?

You know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey. yup

You know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device. what is it for?

You learned to swim indoors. well, yeah

Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil. I've thought about it...

Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill. Sadly, Petless

You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos. white outs are another fun fun thing we get!!!

You think it's normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road. well, were else are they going to put there business?

Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am I've never been to the golf course, but its inflatable

The seat in your outhouse is lined with styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time. I have heard of this, but no

You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work. Thank Gosh for garages

Instead of plugging in your freezer, you've just move it to the front porch! only in winter, its faster to make jello like this

You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut! yup

You can play road hockey on skates. we could, but no one does

You see signs saying Do or do NOT _____ but you never see any law enforcement people. yup

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Alaska. will do

[JuniorMickey]

You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow. you mean that isn't the case everywhere???

When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.]

You actually enjoy driving around rotaries. I sometimes find them amusing [/b

You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space. Yep!

You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit. of course I do!

You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer. I haven’t but boy do I know those who have

You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.

You know what they sell at a packie. you mean not everyone does???

You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call. Yep! I my hometown that’d be Willie J’s

You can actually find your way around Boston. Well, I don’t know about that

Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.

You know what First Night is.

You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.

You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.

You have never been to Cheers. I’ve walked by it, does that count?

When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together. OF COURSE! Oh Mickeymac – you agree with me right!?!?!?!?

You knew that there was no chance that the Pats would move to Hartford. Mr. Kraft would never have done that to us

You have gone to at least one party at UMass. UMass Amhurst for me

The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools. Seriously it is

You own a "Yankees ****" shirt or hat. I have one of each

You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever. AND he’s the Pats back-up quarterback too!!!

You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs. No comment

You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime. this must be old - we won the series in '04

You know how to make a frappe. yeah I do

You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's. I also know that the "Big Dig" is never going to be over.

You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one. Can someone teach this skill to Floridians

You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape". I love the Cape

You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger. My opinion of Clemens could change

You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school. multiple times... to both

You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world. My grandmother used to love this place

You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day. That’s what happens with a small state

You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line. Yep

You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.you mean there are people who think P-Town is a rap group????

You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese. Yep. Did you know that Emril is from Fall River? He is!

You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.I have since corrected this but I can will it out when needed. I can park my caaa

You've called something "wicked ****a"Oh yeah!

You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.I don’t have a tattoo

You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), Tracy Bonham, Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) and Ric Ocasek (The Cars) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you. Yep

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater guilty

Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie) Yep!

Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times. I don’t know about paranoia, but yeah, it’s strange

You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round I used to!

You still try to order curly fries from Burger King I don’t like Burger King

You order iced coffee in January Don’t do coffee

You know what candlepin bowling is LOVE candlepin bowling!

You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax Love NO sales tax in New Hampshire!

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left. MA needs turning lanes, everywhere

You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop Great store!

You know what a "regular" coffee is Of course!

[psdjmem]

Ok I am posting Arkansas however I just live here I am NOT from here!! Wanted to just make that clear .....



"Vacation" means goin' through Harrison on the way to Branson.

Down South, to you, means Louisiana.
Ok that is true.

You have no problem spelling or pronouncin' Ouachita or Possum Grape.

You know what Toad Suck and Booger Holler are.
I live where we have the toad suck festival how sad is that?

Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and comes with cole slaw on top.

You say catty-wampus and tumped over.
That has never crossed these lips!

You know the difference between a deer dog, a duck dog and a coon dog by the way they bark.

Pulaski County is considered a foreign or exotic place.
Little Rock state capitol located there.

You consider being a "Beef Queen" an honor.
Lets just say beauty pagents are a BIG thing here, some of the pagent dresses cost more than a small car.

You faithfully drink Pepsi, Mt. Dew, or Dr. Pepper everyday of your life.
These are offered at school lunch at the high school :eek:

You know what a "cow drop" is.

You have your own secret bbq sauce.

You know how to snipe hunt.

You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.

You visit the Arkansas State Fair mainly to see your neighbor's prize chicken.
Well it was goats that we went to see - they placed first....

You've been invited to or had a bunkin' party.

You'd rather be No. 1 in football than No. 1 in education.
This is SOOOOO true!

You think that recycling means riding your bike down the same old path.

You think orange barrels are really part of the interstate system.
Now this IS true the roads here are torn up all the time!

When the forecast calls for an inch of snow, you run out with all the other crazies to stand in line for three hours to buy a month's worth of groceries.
Guilty we do run out at any flurry plus we had 1 inch of snow ... the whole town shut down -- no school :rolleyes:

You drink sweet iced tea out of a sports bottle.

Your traditional Thanksgiving dinner is a deep-fried turkey.
The fire deptartment can say this is true they put out many a house fire started from the deep fryer.

You call a shopping cart a buggy.

You see "No Hunting" signs are riddled with bullet holes.
:rotfl:

You think "Animal House" is the training film for incoming athletes at the University of Arkansas
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

The three food groups are Velveeta, pork rinds and a six-pack.

Everyone you think of as a "liberal" is either Methodist or Catholic.

You think that Bill Clinton is a lyin', cheatin' sum*****, but you'd still vote for him again in a heartbeat because he's OUR lyin' cheatin' sum*****.

You've "offered" someone an "***-whoopin'. " (

When you give directions they include "over yonder," "down the road a piece," and "right near."

You're not commitment-phobic: you love God, guns and football.

You'd rather have a Budweiser beer museum than a presidential library.

You think pinto beans are nekkid without hamhocks, cornbread and buttermilk.

Sweet milk and torn up biscuits in a glass is your favorite dessert.

You think bagels are nothing but a cruel doughnut joke invented by some Yankee!
No decent bagels here haven't had a good bagel since we left south florida!

You eat at Senor Tequila's for atmosphere and Lolita's Tex-Mex for salsa.

You say, "I voted for Clinton to get him out of the state."

You own three cars and one license plate.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arkansas.

[PsychoAlice]

HA I have Disneyland in mine!

You Know You're From LA When...
You're driving on the 101 and see a clear cut definition of where the smog begins and ends umm yes

You go to a karaoke bar and battle with seven year old divas-in-training who are trying to steal your thunder no comment

You're sitting in traffic for at least an hour at any given part of the dayyup

You go to the beach and see that real lifeguards actually do look like the lifeguards from Baywatch true

You see purple and gold and the word "Threepeat" on every corner and on everyones t-shirt

You begin to "lie" to your friends about where you are (i.e. "Yeah I'm like 20 minutes away") - when you know that it'll take you at least an hour to get there). guilty

You eat a different ethnic food for every meal still do

You look around at the nice cars around you during traffic, thinking it'll be your favorite Laker or WB star. actually I pay no mind

You make a conscious choice to watch Jay Leno over David Letterman still do

You mourned for Tupac and not for Biggie who cares

You know it's best not to be on the 405 at 4:05 pm. not on the 405 period!

Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about "twenty minutes". I still say that

You know what neighborhood someone lives in by the degree of damage incurred during the riots. false

You've inadvertently learned Spanish. yep

You've got to bring the cat/plants in when it drops to 55 degrees. still do

In the "winter", you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day. Actually I went from Big Bear to Disneyland in one day and left Big Bear wearing shorts in the snow!

You've bumped into a celebrity at El Pollo Loco. One of the Baldwin Brothers actually

You know what "sigalert", "PCH", and "the five" mean. yep

Your pizza delivery guy is also on contract with Warner Bros. Ive known pleanty of waiters and such that were starving actors...

If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you're definitely driving. YEP

You have a gym membership because it's mandatory. nope

Your TV show is interrupted by a police chase. yep

You can't fall asleep without the lull of a helicopter flying overhead. whatever I can fall asleep anywhere

When tourists ask where they can get souvenirs, you direct them to Venice Beach. LOL Guilty

You know someone named Freedom, Rainbow, Persephone or Destiny. 3 outta 4 aint bad

You've trespassed through private property to get to the "Hollywood" sign. Many Times

You've partied in Tijuana at least once. At least once....

You know Hollywood has a "lake". LOL

You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll. Guilty of it here IN colorado still!

You've lost your car in the Century City Shopping Center parking lot. Many times

You've ever bought oranges, flowers, cherries or peanuts on a freeway off-ramp. But they are the best!

You think that Venice is a beach. It does!

You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice. You got it!

You've started crossing a street and returned to the curb when the DON'T WALK sign started flashing. mmhmmmm

You've never listened to NPR. I hate NPR

Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code. LOL not going there!

You have a favorite Thai restaurant. I do actually

You think Johnnny Rocket's is an accurate depiction of a diner. LOL not really!

You think Manhattan is a beach. It is!

You eat pineapple on pizza. I do!

You've been to Disneyland more times than Downtown. Ive been to Disneyland more times than anywhere else!

When giving directions , you follow up with the phrase: "With/Without traffic." LOL uhh yep!

You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. An "818" would never date a "562" and anyone from "323" or "213" is ghetto/second class. Best area code: "310." BAHAHAHA thats how I met my friend Ian I asked what his area code was! And yes it was 310

Driving along, you see a high-speed police chase approaching in your rear view mirror. You don't panic or even flinch. Instead, you call your friends on your car phone and tell them you're on TV.Thought about it!

You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald's or a Starbucks.yep

Your cell phone has left a permanant impression on the side of your head. YES!

You never, ever go into the water at the Beach. You barely touch the sand.Actually no I love the beach!

Everyone you know has 3+ phone numbers. Home, Office, mobile, pager, two-way, voicemail..... MMMHMMMM

It is not unusual for your waitress at a restaurant to have blue streaked hair, a dragon tattoo and tounge piercing. HEY! I resemble that remark!

You are awakened in the middle of the night by a moderate earthquake. Your reply: "That ain't even a 5-pointer" and go back to sleep. YEP!

You think you are better than the people who live "Over the Hill". It don't matter which side of the hill you are currently residing, you are just better than them, for whatever reason. LOL Yes people think this way but I dont!

You live 10 miles from work. It takes you 60 minutes to get home. YES!

Walking out of Jamba Juice, you see that a movie is being shot on-location across the street. LOL Many Times!

You are not happy, or even slightly exited that there may be a movie star there. You just say, " They better not be blocking my parking space."God I hate that!

You have to yell at your bank teller through a 2 inch thick wall of plexi-glass. yes...

That last one goes for your local convienience store man, too. ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!

You go to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway and the whole trip cost you $50.Is there any other way?

You personally know at least 5 people with agents.yep

You personally know at least 3 people who have been in a movie or TV show.yep

You know what In N Out is and feel bad for all the other states because they don't have any. WAHHHHH I NEED A DOUBLE DOUBLE!!

You know that not everyone in Beverly Hills is a millionaire.True

You know who the tinsel underwear dude in Venice Beach is.OMG!

You've done something on a street corner in an attempt to get money (i.e. sang, tap danced, told jokes). uhh no...well maybe...

You've gotten parking tickets from parking in the red zone in front of your house. I have

You say you live in LA when really you live in a subsection of a subsection of a subsection of southern LA. Northern LA actually

Any major movie star is picking out the best portobello mushrooms next to you at the grocers and you don't notice.Has happened

The guy at 8:30 in the morning at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.Wasnt George Clooney it was Leonardo DiCaprio

You really can never be too rich or too thin. Agree

The gym is packed at 3pm...on a workday. yes

The workday starts at 10am...or whenever you get out of your therapy session. Hey who let my cat out of the bag?

Any invitation comes with, "Starts at 8pm or as soon as you can get through traffic." I have recieved an invite like that!

You have never met a waiter that wasn't really an "Actor." yep

You never go to a coffee house without a copy of a script - any script. Whatever

It's sprinkling and there's a report on every news station about "STORM WATCH" Yep!

You call 911 and they put you on hold. YEP!

You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks himself is teaching the 4:30 tae-bo class. I have been to his tae bo class it rocked!

The three hour traffic jam you just sat through wasn't caused by a horrific 9 car pile-up, but by everyone slowing to rubberneck at a lost shoe lying on the shoulder. We call that RPS "Residual Pinhead Slowing"

A nurse can look at you in all seriousness and ask, "you don't drink or smoke, right?" yep

All the "cool gyms" allow pedestrians on the street a full-view of those working out. Literally, you can't drive by Wilshire without staring into L.A. Fitness. Perhaps a new form of window shopping? LOL Its true!

The hot seasonal party favor is a candied apple from Neiman's. The apples are called "Skinny Dippers."Had one!

The waitress asks if you'd like "carbs" in your meal. Never been asked that!

Bars card. For real. BUAHAHAHAA

[d_dreamer]

JM, I can totally relate to that, my dad's from Boston

[miraclemoments]

If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names.

...yes, and they will all have the name "LEE" *somewhere* in them.

[Dawn]

You Know You're British When...Be very proud to be British because...

Only in Britain... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in Britain... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Britain... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a DIET coke.

Only in Britain... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.

Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in Britain... are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.

[Johnie]

...yes, and they will all have the name "LEE" *somewhere* in them.

either that or Jefferson Davis

[miraclemoments]

Most true indeed :lmao: