1. You've been seriously injured at an action park
2. You don't think of citrus when people mention the oranges
3. You know its called "Great Adventure" not "Six Flags"
4. You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast
5. You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven
6. You've eaten at a diner when you were stoned or drunk at 3 am
7. You know the hole in the ozone layer was not caused by the bottles of
hair spray used in the 80's by Bon Jovi and Skid Row
8. You know the state isn't one big oil refinery
9. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen
10. You know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from
11. You know that the state isn't all farm land
12. You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey, there's the
"shore"
13. You know the road to "the shore" is the Parkway not the Garden State
Highway
14. You call Italian subs a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse
yet a
"hoagie" or a "hero"
15. You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials
16. You know that not all people from New Jersey are involved in the
mafia
17. You know that Frank Sinatra WAS involved in the mafia
18. You know how to properly negotiate a circle
19. You know the last statement had to do with driving
20. You know that this is the only "NEW" state that doesn't require
"new" to
identify it (try.... Mexico.... York.... Hampshire.... doesn't work does
it?)
You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "the
city"
21. You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain
AND
a fast food sandwich
22. You consider a corn beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege
23. You wore your hair REALLY high in the 80's and still have an old
pair of
leather pants in the back of your closet
24. You are Italian
25. You say "how you doin'" a lot
26. You don't think "What exit do you live near" is very funny
27.You know the first real "strip shopping center" in the country is
Route
28. You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different"
29. The Jets-Giants game has caused riots in your school or local bar
30. You live within 20 minutes of at least 3 different malls
31. You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town
32. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers
33. Every year you had at least one kid in your class named Tony
34. You have a collection of pinky rings
35. You know where every clip in the Sopranos opening credits is
36. You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook
Mall
37. You've been to at least one mall in Paramus
38. You know the people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights and the
people from South Jersey go to Wildwood
39. You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North
Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey
40. You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state
41. You remember the stores Korvette's, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's,
and
Orbach's
42. You've eaten cheesesteak with vinegar fries
43. You know that no respectable Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for
out-of-staters
44. You start planning for memorial weekend in February
....AND FINALLY
45. You've NEVER pumped your own gas