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  1. You know that the clock at the Tick Tock Diner on Route 3 says "Eat Heavy." - Robert from Kinnelon, NJ
  2. When you visit another state and you refer to their six flags amusement park as great adventures.  Gloria from Cranford, NJ
  3. When you are driving south across the Delaware Memorial Bridge and wish you were back in Jersey
  4. You know where the nearest Jersey Mike's is to your house.  - Vincent from Old Bridge, NJ
  5. You know what "Two Guys from Harrison" is/was, or you shopped at "Robert Hall"
  6. You know the Sopranos espisode "Pine Barrens" wasn't actually filmed in Pine Barrens.  - Anthony from Elizabeth
  7. You know the difference between North and South Jersey - George M. from Cresskill, NJ
  8. You know you're not going to find good pizza anywhere else in the country.  - Jeff from Portsmouth, OH
  9. You can successfully go around the Clark circle without getting into an accident.  Gloria from Cranford
  10. You know who Uncle Floyd Vivino is and have watched and/or taped the program  - Greg from Parsippany
  11. You pronounce the city of Passaic as Pah-sake and not Pah-say-ic!
  12. You've eaten at Jimmy Buff's and loved it. - Jim from East Hanover, NJ
  13. You know that Pork Roll is really called Taylor Ham. - Cindy from Lincoln Park, NJ
  14. You know the Mafia is alive and well... and no, you're not scared of getting whacked. - Kelly from Manalapan, NJ
  15. You wait ON LINE while the rest of the country waits IN LINE.  - Bruce from Massachusetts
  16. You "shut the lights out" when you leave your house instead of turning them off. - Carole from Mountain Ranch, CA
  17. You have pork roll shipped to you house in Kansas. - Kevin from Manhattan, KS
  18. You know highways such as Route 80,"one-nine," "the parkway," and "the turnpike," and you don't ever drive on "22" unless you have too. - Doug from Freehold, NJ
  19. You know that the 1994 FIFA World Cup game between Ireland and Italy was held at the Giants Stadium (and Ireland won!) - Kevin from Woodcliff Lake, NJ
  20. You know what "Cape May Diamonds" are. - Mike W. from Blackwood, NJ
  21. You can distinguish between the Raritan Valley, New Jersey Coast, and North East Corridor lines, and you know exactly when the last train on each leaves NY Penn Station on a Friday or Saturday night. - Jon from Cincinnatti, OH
  22. You also know that the PATH runs all night to Hoboken, Jersey City and Newark.
  23. You've ever been in a fight at D'Jais in Belmar after 5 too many tall red bull and vodkas. - Jon from Hoboken, NJ
  24. You've ever played Sunday afternoon "Beer Bingo" at the Trop, know that the Trop is the Tropical Pub in Belmar, and are saddened that it's now closed given how many memorable summers you and your friends have spent there.
  25. There is as much frustration as there is pride while watching Harold and Kumar, because you know of or have been to at least 4 White castles within 10 minutes from Hoboken.  - Miller from North Bergen, NJ
  26. When you can say a few choice words in at least 3, if not all of the following languages: Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Indian, and Yiddish.
  27. You understand that there are no rules to the traffic circles, it is simply a matter of survival of the fastest. - Maureen from Florham Park
  28. You go out of state for college, then transfer out the next semester to a school in Jersey because you realized that there is no place better than Jersey.  - Vinny from Hillsdale, NJ
  29. You move to another state and wonder if they ever heard of a pizzeria. Who needs this chain pizza crap? - DLT from Morristown
  30. You have to explain to someone from out of the country where down the shore is. - Gloria from Cranford, NJ
  31. You have to explain to an out-of-stater what you mean when you say, "I live around the corner"
  32. You say your from Jersey, not New Jersey. - Irma from Rutherford, NJ
  33. You know Hoboken was closed when Sinatra died, and you were mourning at the bars.
  34. You remember where a Rickels used to be. - James H from Newark
  35. You know what "The ORANGES, The PLAINFIELDS, The AMBOYS, & The BRUNSWICKS" mean.
  36. You know a hard roll is soft in the middle and only crispy on the outside. - Barbara from Santa Ana, CA
  37. you know that Galloping Hill Inn is not a place to rest....and you don't refer to it as such...you call it Petersons, and know the best hot dogs ever!!!! - Kristen from Union, NJ
  38. You know it's pronounced "Nork," not "New-arch." - Tom from Newark
  39. You have eaten a meal at Olga's Diner in Marlton.  ETH from Toms River, NJ
  40. You tell tourists that we don't need glass bottom boats in NJ because the fish float on the surface.  - Steve from Chatham, NJ
  41. You know what a 'Benny' is! - Kory from St. Cloud, FL
  42. You have ever eaten a pork roll egg and cheese and you know it's not a real one if it doesn't have TAYLOR HAM.  - Jazzell from Cliffwood
  43. You have ever eaten zeppoli's and lemonade while down the shore.
  44. You can spot a benny from a mile away.
  45. 1 word, SLIDERS!!!
  46. If you and your family made it a weekend ritual during the summer to make a trip to Hot Dog Johnny's or you ordered a "Ripper" at Rutt's Hut. - Sean from Vista, CA
  47. You know what a Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwich is!!!! - Dave from Scottsdale, AZ
  48. You're taught that red means stop, green means go, and yellow means speed up to make the light. - John from Brick
  49. You know where the transfer station is.  - Victoria from Fairview
  50. You ask your friends why the girls on my super sweet16 get cars on their 16th birthdays and think, "They can't drive for another year."- Tiffany from Marlton
  51. You resent the moving of the Nets from New Jersey to Brooklyn. - Kevin from Warwick, NY
  52. You've written poetry about New Jersey.
  53. You know that New Jersey is not all cities and suburbs.
  54. You know that the reddish rocks on the sides of the New Jersey highways are sandstone.
  55. You've woken up at 5:30 in the morning to watch a sunrise on the Jersey shore.
  56. You moved to another state as a little kid and still call yourself a New Jerseyan.
  57. You're Irish and/or Italian.
  58. You know that both California and New Jersey have a "Surf City".
  59. You've tried to grow a palm tree on the Jersey shore.
  60. You've been to the YMCA in Ridgewood.

Original List
  1. You've been seriously injured at Action Park (probably on the Alpine Slide).
  2. You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas.
  3. You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges."
  4. You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."
  5. You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.
  6. You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
  7. You went to Seaside Heights for prom weekend.
  8. You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.
  9. Whenever you park, there's a Camaro within three spots of you.
  10. You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
  11. You have at least three people in your family who still love Springsteen.
  12. You know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
  13. You know what a "jug handle" is.
  14. You know what a WaWa is.
  15. You know that the state isn't all farmland.
  16. You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore."
  17. You know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."
  18. You know that a "Piney" isn't a tree.
  19. Your school cafeteria actually made very good Italian subs.
  20. You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.
  21. You're related to someone who thinks the New York Jets should be called the New Jersey Jets.
  22. You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.
  23. You knew that the last question had to do with driving.
  24. You've been a Yankees fan all your life.
  25. You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.
  26. You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (it just doesn't work)).
  27. You know New York City as "The City"
  28. You know that a "White Castle" is the name of both a fast food chain and a fast food sandwich.
  29. You know where to get a freshly cooked tailor ham egg and cheese sandwich at 2 am.
  30. In the 80's you wore your hair really high.
  31. You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny.
  32. You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.
  33. You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."
  34. You know that no respectable New Jerseyian goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.
  35. The Jets-Giants game, Knicks/Nets game, and Rangers/Devils game have started fights at your school or local bar.
  36. You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
  37. You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.
  38. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
  39. Every year, you had at least two kids in your class named Tony.
  40. You know the location of every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits.
  41. You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook Mall.
  42. You've eaten a Boardwalk cheese steak with vinegar fries.
  43. You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.
  44. You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
  45. You know that "youse" is not a synonym for utilize but for y'all.
  46. You've never pumped your own gas, and you like it that way.
  47. You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
  48. Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April and May.
  49. You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row.
  50. You've run out of money on the Parkway.
  51. You're Italian.
  52. You know where to get the best bagel.
  53. Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.
  54. Even your school made good Italian subs.
  55. You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have
    never seen a tornado, earthquake, tsunami or volcano.
  56. You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.
  57. You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.
  58. You used to ponder, "Maybe basketball would be more popular in New Jersey if the Nets didn't blow"
  59. You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring)!
  60. In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.
  61. Route 18 doesn't freak you out at night.
  62. You have the most ghetto license out of all of your out-of-state friends.
  63. You don't have to go to red lobster to get fresh seafood.
  64. There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.
  65. "Anyone who makes bad pizza can go to hell" is your attitude.
  66. You don't take any shit from anybody.
  67. You drive fast and aggressively, and you can't stand those slow out-of-state drivers.
  68. You've gone to the race track with twenty different daily double bets from twenty different people.
  69. You've spent St. Patrick's Day in Belmar.
  70. You know that there are bakeries which are not part of a supermarket, but actual individual stores.
  71. One time, a sea gull crapped on your head.
  72. You've planned a local trip around ensuring you pass at least one Dunkin' Donuts.
  73. At least half the people you knew in high school went to Rutgers.
  74. You know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.
  75. You long for the days when the Devils wore Christmas colors.
  76. Instead of saying hello or hi as a greeting, you say "How ya doin'?"  - Kevin from Flemington
  77. You've seen at least one fight on the seaside boardwalk.  - Lisa from Hamilton
  78. You stumble into the local White Rose System (diner) and place an order for "Disco Fries."  Maybe it's strictly a local delicacy, but anyone who has ever partaken in the gastrointestinal catastrophe of late-night Disco Fries with so much melted cheese and steaming hot brown gravy that it makes your arteries harden just looking at it is not likely to forget it any time soon.  (They're just as likely to return to their favorite all-night diner for another heaping helping as early as the next last call). - Mike B. from Colonia
  79. You know that the structural integrity of the Great Adventure Log Flume ride is completely dependent on the fusion of millions of wads of chewed bubble gum.  - Mike B. from Colonia
  80. You know that you cannot (by law) visit "the boards" in Seaside Heights without stopping by Midway for the best sausage, pepper and onion sub available in the world.  Just look for the giant lemon. - Mike B. from Colonia
  81. You can translate this dialogue: "Jeet yet?" "No, jew?" - Marty from Howell
  82. "Madd" is an adjective in your vocabulary and it doesn't mean you're angry.  - Abby from Pt. Pleasant
  83. You know jetties are, and it doesn't have to do with the football team.  - Matthew F. from Millburn
  84. You know why there are sand dunes.  - Matthew F. from Millburn
  85. You watch television shows purely based on the fact that they are filmed in jersey. - Julia from South Brunswick
  86. You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the ppl will come out to pump your gas.
  87. You find yourself eating cheese fries at Windmill or Italian Ice at Lighthouse more than two nights a week.  - Sarah from Middletown
  88. The people you fear on the road the most are the State Police.  - Dan from Titusville
  89. You know that the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are IN New Jersey.  - Tyler from Hopewell
  90. You know where at least  1 scene in a Kevin Smith film was shot. - Larry from East Brunswick
  91. You know where the Rt. Flea Market (Dirt Mall) was and what it became.
  92. You know Livingston (The City) is the total opposite of Livingston (the Rutgers Campus)
  93. Half the people you know have roots in either Brooklyn or the Bronx
  94. You have seen your exit or part of your town in Harold and Kumar go to white castle, Garden State or a Kevin Smith movie.
  95. You know how to define ROAD RAGE. - Betty from Pompton Plains
  96. You have gotten drunk for $5  at a Volunteer Firehouse Wetdown.  - Betty from Pompton Plains
  97. You're out of state, and people look at you weird when you say you like taylor ham, egg, and cheese sandwiches. - Jim from Vernon
  98. You realize that out-of-staters don't know what pork roll is (and for that matter, don't like it).  - Abby from Pt. Pleasant
  99. You ride a bike w/ a cheeks seat to the bars or school instead of driving.  - Abby from Pt. Pleasant
  100. Your out-of-state friends tell you that you talk like a pirate. (ex. Fl'ahrrr'ida rather than Fl'ohr'ida).  - Spyro from Forked River
  101. You've gone to bed while it's been 29 and snowy and woken up to find that it's 72 and sunny.  - Nick from Newton
  102. Every year, you had at least two kids in your class named Joe. - Joe G. from Wyckoff
  103. You're driving on the GSP in the left lane and someone is flashing their lights to get you out of the way.
  104. As soon as the light turns green you hear someone honking the horn. - Ron
  105. You wake up on the beach the next morning not knowing what and who you did the night before. - Laurance from Holmdel
  106. You know the best way to get rid of a hangover is McDonalds.
  107. You can pick out a Benny from a mile away.
  108. You liked it better before all the New Yorkers started moving in.
  109. You know they're really called subs and not "hoagies."
  110. You've gone to at least one place in the weird new jersey magazine.
  111. You know the night is just starting at 2 in the morning.
  112. You know the location of 4 different strip clubs on 35 and know when they all close.
  113. Someone you know claims to have ties to the mafia.
  114. You know that all those "mafia" wannabe Italian kids give real Italians and New Jersey a bad name.
  115. You've  gotten into a fight defending jersey and how its the best state there is.
  116. You don't think you have an accent. - Bam from Audobon
  117. People think you have a weird, maybe southern, possibly New York, and ghetto accent all in one. - Tracey from Audobon
  118. You've went through the Touch Tunnel on your elementary school's field trip to the Liberty Science Center. - Meghan from Woodbridge
  119. At least one of your field trips in elementary school was to the Pine Barrens (South Jersey). - Ryan from Mount Laurel
  120. Whenever you hang out with friends,  you usually end the night at a diner.
  121. You spend most of your summers making trips to LBI or Ocean City.
  122. You know it's still Newark Airport, not Liberty International - Kevin from Oakhurst
  123. You've ever avoided people from the towns around yours because your school plays against them in football. - Amy from Carlstadt
  124. Your Dad remembers when the Madison Square Garden "Blue Seats" were actually blue.
  125. You've used Giant's Stadium as a landmark.
  126. You start down the shore at 5:00 PM on Friday even though you know you'll be stuck for hours at the Rte 1/9, Turnpike, Parkway Merge.
  127. While sitting in traffic you count the number of cars in front of you to estimate how long it will take to get to the toll booth.
  128. You've had an anxiety attack when choosing which lane to take through the tolls.
  129. You've stared down other drivers while jostling for a good toll booth spot (which is one where you position yourself between two booths and therefore can jump into whichever one opens up first.)
  130. You boast about NJ having the most toxic waste sites in the nation.
  131. You've eaten food from a vendor cart without looking at it or asking too many questions.
  132. You know how to eat a slice of pizza!
  133. Almost everyone in your class receives a new car for their 17th birthday.
  134. You listen to the traffic and weather reports but rarely take their advice.
  135. You've driven around for more than an hour with your boyfriend/girlfriend trying to find a dark spot to park and fool around.
  136. Part of your Sunday fun includes listening for the GoodYear Blimp warming up for coverage of the football game and racing outside hoping to see it float over your house. Being from Carlstadt (right next to East Rutherford) we actually saw the blimp a lot and they do fly low over the houses!
    137.
  137. You're Irish.  - Mandi from Ocean City
  138. You go to a diner after a club every time. - LB from Clifton
  139. You know what semolina bread is.  - Tom from Vernon
  140. You close the gap between the car in front of you and your car so not even 1 car can merge in.
  141. You know what a shoobie is! - Jody from Turnersville
  142. If you ever drove the waitresses at the TR Diner nuts after a football game.
  143. If you ever knew a teacher who worked as a "rent-a-cop" as a summer job in Seaside.
  144. If you've ever had to tell a benny where the boardwalk was WHILE you were working a stand ON the boardwalk.
  145. If when you move out of state and people ask you what you miss about NJ, you say the food. REAL bagels, pizza, subs, roast beef, Drakes Cakes, hard rolls, boardwalk food, and pork roll. When you go back to Jersey, your first stop is to get a sausage sandwich from the boardwalk... THEN you go to see the relatives.
  146. It's the Plaza not the Garden State Plaza, and NEVER Westfield Shopping Towne! - Phyllis from Fair Lawn
  147. You have been searched by Undercover Police officers at Seaside Heights. - Gokhan and LB from Clifton
  148. You say "subs" not "hoagies." - Nicole, Missy, Jess, Gina, and Carl from Fanwood
  149. You know how to get to the Gunnison beach. - Bigdod from Long Branch
  150. You still refer to the Continental Airlines Arena as The Brendan Byrne Arena. - Chris from River Edge
  151. You or one of your friends worked as a gas pumper. - Dan from Bayville
  152. Newports were the most popular brand of cigarettes amongst your friends. - Lou from Rockaway
  153. Whenever you get a new car you, immediately jump on the parkway and see how fast it can go.
  154. If you worked on the boards or the beach at Seaside as a teen. - Donna from Toms River
  155. You say to your buddies, "Let's go to the boardwalk and get a slice" nearly every day. - R.O.D. from Wildwood
  156. You go to White Castle after a night of clubbing for "murder burgers" - Rose
  157. At a traffic light, you have to move up if the car next to you does - K.
  158. You call pizza without toppings "plain," not "cheese." - Mike from Lawrenceville
  159. You were not surprised at all when Gov. James McGreevy came out of the closet.  - Marc from Colonia
  160. You go to another state and get mad because you cannot buy pizza by the slice.
  161. You're not really sure what it would be like to live in a town that wasn't half Irish, half Italian, or any other half and half combination of Europeans. - Ryan from Dumont
  162. You've been pulled over for speeding (even if it's only a mile or two over the limit) in Long Hill. - Mac from Berkeley Heights
  163. You know what it means to have Piney Power.  - Ashley from Haddonfield
  164. You've ordered a regular pie out-of-state, and they ask you apple or pecan.  - LiSanti from Washington Township
  165. You or one of your friends either knows Kevin Smith or has been to every location shown in his movies (or at least know where they are). - Samantha from Somerville
  166. You know that there are no midgets in Midgetville, and there is no ghost haunting "Annie's Road". - M.J. from Totowa
  167. You know where the Dey Mansion is, and you've been there more than once.
  168. You know that Cape May Diamonds are not really diamonds.
  169. You are in a rental car in Oregon and, unlike your friends from California, you KNOW to stay in the car and let the attendant pump the gasoline.... - Julie from Fort Lee
  170. Every lane is the passing lane (this includes the shoulder) on the Turnpike or Parkway. - Joe from West Trenton
  171. You believe that Jersey is not just a state, but a state of mind. - Erik Backer from Caldwell
  172. You give the horn and the finger after being cut off.  - Steven from Cresskill
  173. You know you're from Burlington County if you just KNOW that Kate and Al's at Columbus Sale is better than Pete's, or vice versa - Karyn W. from Clarksburg
  174. You've bought Pete's Pizza from the truck on Hornberger Ave.
  175. You know you're from Central Jersey when you can't wait to get your WaWa back from the damn Six Flags people
  176. You know to get to Newport Mall to avoid traffic you have to get off the turnpike at the Grand Street Exit! - Stacy from Jersey City
  177. You are constantly reminding people that just because it's called The Garden State doesn't mean there are gardens everywhere. - Shernandora from Irvington
  178. You know every famous person who is from Jersey and what part they came from, plus you make it a special point to tell everybody. - Bethany from Princeton
  179. You still call the College of New Jersey Trenton State. - Anonymous
  180. You've almost gotten hit by the Boardwalk Tramcar in Wildwood. - Anonymous
  181. You don't drink "wahter," you drink "wooder." - Mandy from Maple Shade
  182. You say ch'au'klit instead of ch'ah'klat.  - Mark from Paramus
  183. You are glued to the television during an Eagles vs. Giants game. - Chris from Ringoes
  184. You can tell the difference between 295 N, 95 S and 295 S, 95 N. - Nina from Princeton
  185. You didn't understand why Harold & Kumar drove so damn far and couldn't figure out faster routes.  - Nan
  186. You wait "on" line as opposed to being "in" line.  - John from Rutherford
  187. You've ever been to Jungle Habitat. - C. Smith from Haskell
  188. You know exit 17 is Sandy Hook.
  189. You can navigate, 23, 80, 46 and 3 without getting lost.
  190. Pompton is Pompton Lakes and the Plains is Pompton Plains.
  191. You worked for an A&P after school.
  192. You are convinced that you drive just fine; the idiots from NY, PA, and DE simply drive too slow or in the wrong lane. - Erik from Palmyra
  193. You have paid a toll with a hook shot from the passenger side of the car. - Don from Caldwell
  194. A pork roll does not sound mildly obscene to you.  - Anonymous from South Orange
  195. If you’re old enough, you’ve watched a movie at a drive-in with a mosquito-repellent coil burning in your car. - Judy from Wayne
  196. You know what the Grease Trucks are and have no problem eating an entire sandwich yourself.  - Tanya from Edison
  197. You know there are TWO Jerseys... North and South, and the word is HOAGIES down here. - Ghostie from Burlington
  198. You know the HOV lane is really the express lane on I-80. - Anonymous from South Orange
  199. You think chrome looks better on a diner than it does on a car. - Jeremy from Newark
  200. You order an extra cup of gravy for your "mootsarell cheese fries and gravy." - John from West Caldwell
  201. The only people you allow to make fun of New Jersey are other people from the great garden state! - John
  202. Your last stop on a Friday night out is the diner.  - Robert from Linden
  203. You've driven the Garden State Parkway from Rt. 3 to Cape May and back, just to enjoy the day and have a great seafood lunch. - Don from Jersey City
  204. You call a road with a number "Route___" whether it's a county road (539), state road(17), or Interstate (80) - Bob from Burlington
  205. Two words......QUICK CHECK! - Kristen from Union
  206. It's "hah-va-deel", not cavatelli; and gah-la-mahd, not callamari! - Audrey from Succcasunna
  207. You swear up and down that you'll NEVER EVER leave North Jersey! - Dee from Clifton
  208. You're 22 and you know all the lyrics to almost all Bon Jovi songs from the 80's because that's all that played in the house until you learned how to turn on a radio.
  209. You know the good and bad parts of South Orange Avenue. - Anthony
  210. You flipped out when on "sub" day at lunch the menu said hero - Nikki
  211. You've had a "boli" from "Stuff Yer Face" and you are not a Rutgers student - Chris from South Plainfield
  212. You wonder how Pizza Hut and Domino's stay in business
  213. You know at least three pizza parlors with names like Tony's, Rodolfo's, or Luigi's and you know Tony, Rodolfo & Luigi personally
  214. You know the difference between a "tomato pie" and a "pizza pie".... :) - JerseyGirlRacing from Trenton
  215. You know that the New Jersey "Mason-Dixon Line" Starts at Bordentown and follows south....
  216. You know what "Deep 609" means!
  217. You used to go to East Windsor Speedway and wrap up your night at Jim's Country Diner on Rte. 130!
  218. You live less than 20 miles from Manhattan but it takes an hour to get there. - Greg from Garwood
  219. You think its funny when people from other states call a plain pie a "cheese pizza."
  220. You think that Parkway toll-paying has become a lost art since EZ-Pass came. - Anonymous from Maplewood
  221. The first thing you ask someone when a rich or prominent person gets arrested in your town is, "Was he Mafia?"
  222. You know the true way to say the state university is Ruckers, not Rut-gers. - Andi from Woodbridge
  223. You get pulled over for doing 90 on the parkway and honestly think you did nothing wrong. - Elyse from Ridgewood
  224. You know what times a day you can run the Stone Harbor Boulevard traffic light on the Parkway and not get a ticket and/or hit somebody - Anonymous from Maplewood
  225. You know what GWB stands for and you feel bad for the tourists who look for the exit sign to the George Washington Bridge and can never find it. - Mike from Randolph
  226. You would never call taylor ham a "pork roll." It's taylor ham. - Irene B from Cranford
  227. You know the legend of the jersey devil. - Virginia
  228. You know what a beefsteak is and where to get them in the summer.
  229. You know that the "express lane" on the GSP is more often than not a really bad idea, and you scoff at the people driving on it, while you blow by them in the "local-all exits" side of the GSP. - Buff from Bergen County
  230. It pisses you off when out-of-staters don't know that the "New York" Jets and Giants play in East Rutherford. - Nick from West Windsor
  231. You ABSOLUTELY refuse to call the Garden State Arts Center anything else! - Donna from Ramsey
  232. It's the "Arts Center" and has nothing to do with that bank. - Debbie from Toms River
  233. You know what Ruts Hut is.  - MD from Sussex, NJ
  234. You hear the name Brendan Byrne and now exactly where it is and the best route to get there. - Sandra from West Milford
  235. You live in the only State where buttered rolls and coffee are a required breakfast. - Ray
  236. You have ordered "2 up and a side of French" at the Bright Spot (a/k/a the greasy spoon) in Kearny at 2 AM - Michael O. from Iselin
  237. You refer to the East district as Down Neck and not Ironbound. - Bob G. from Edison
  238. You're aware of the fact that yes, Princeton and Trenton were both technically the capital of the United States for a brief time. - David from Mishawaka, IN
  239. You know what Take-a-Boost/Drink-a-Toast is and you won't share.  And you are offended when your out of state friends call it flat coke. - Stephanie from Waverly, KS
  240. You rode the cyclone and ate French Fries with vinegar at Palisades Amusement Park. - Joanie from Wayne, NJ
  241. When someone asks for directions to Highway #19 you know they mean Hwy 1 & 9 - Wayne of Daytona Beach, FL
  242. If someone says they spend summers at "the Grove," you're careful with your language, since they might be very religious, and if living in a tent gets mentioned, you don't assume they were homeless.
  243. You were 18-21 years old in the 60's and can name at least five bars that were in New York (when the drinking age there was still 18).
  244. You consider taking your car to inspection one of the traumatic events in an individual's life.
  245. You know your way around AC. - Mary from Ogdensburg
  246. You don't have time to read everything on this page! - J-Boogie from Morristown
  247. The Brendan Byrne Arena will always be the BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA - Brian from Charlotte, NC
  248. You treat Rt. 22 as if Eastbound and Westbound lanes were both on your side of the road.  - Rich from Jersey City
  249. When you have a BRUCE sighting! - Sue from North Caldwell
  250. You stay right on the tail of the car in front of you when making a left turn on a yellow arrow in order to beat the other direction out or not get the red light.  - Goeff from Livingston, NJ
  251. You have fond childhood memories of Gingerbread Castle. - Irene from Metuchen
  252. You have ever been to Rutt’s at 2:00 in the morning for a couple of Rippers and a side of Onion Rings with Brown Gravy. - David from Berkeley Heights
  253. ...you HATE it when people hear you're from Jersey, and they crack, "Oh, New Joisey?" If I lived up in Joisey, I would probably tell you I'm from New York. - Melissa from Littleton, CO
  254. You know what a panzarotti is. - GBR from Gloucester County
  255. You remember going to Caldor and not Wal-Mart. - J. from Barnegat
  256. You've been to a Cumberland Farms but prefer WaWa.
  257. you say "should have went" or "could have came." - Zinovi from Levittown, PA
  258. You are driving through the Meadowlands with a friend from out of town and they say, "What's that smell?" And you say, "What Smell?" - Gloria from Cranford, NJ
  259. You only know two area codes - "201 and 609."
  260. You're actually seen someone drink a "Jersey Turnpike", made from the drippings in the basin under the bar mixing area metal grate, soaked up with a dirty bar rag and squeezed into a shot glass. - Paul for Kristi - north of 609 (from North Brunswick)
  261. You're not afraid of anyone, or don't take any s**t... - Keith from NJ
  262. You attended the NJ Generals games at Giant stadium. - Christopher from South Plainfield
  263. While watching the opening of the Sopranos, you keep repeating, "I've been there," over and over. - Dann from Baton Rouge, LA
  264. You look up and see the back side of the Statue of Liberty.  - Mex from Bridgewater, NJ
  265. You know what a "beach badge" is. - Howard from Hollywood, FL
  266. You can attend several different St. Patrick's day parades in March before the actual St. Patrick's day has even come around. - Audrey from Succasunna
  267. You use the words "up", "down", "out" and "back" when discussing directions. - Leslie from Belleville, NJ
  268. You have been hit on by the creepy guy and/or girl in the car next to yours while sitting in "shore traffic" on a Friday afternoon.
  269. If you know where every WaWa is in your county. - Anonymous
  270. You and all your Jersey friends are obsessed with the movies "Garden State", "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Clerks," and when you're friends from out of state haven't seen/heard of any of those movies you are in utter shock! You then lecture these out-of-staters on everything jersey (Kevin Smith, Bruce, malls, parkway, whatever comes to mind). - Kelly from Chester, NJ
  271. You know not to drive on 22 through Hillside after a rain storm.  - Gloria from Cranford, NJ
  272. If you know the ESSEX HOUSE was across from Lincoln Park.  - John from Hillside, NJ
  273. You have tried a canoli at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken! - Peggy from Roselle
  274. You've watched the 4th of July fireworks display over downtown Ridgewood.
  275. You're a Yankees fan who wishes that New Jersey had a baseball team of its own.
  276. You've waited in the back of a really long line of people for ice cream at Springer's.
  277. You're a Devils fan in Florida.
  278. You think the Nets should move to Newark with the Devils.
  279. You know that you can see NYC from Route 17 in Ramsey.
  280. You spend every week during winter at Mountain Creek.
  281. You know that shops on the Jersey shore sell Christmas items during the summer.
  282. You went to a New Jersey Cardinals baseball game.
  283. You know that there are more rides in the Wildwoods than in Disneyland.
  284. You've collected whelks (or scungilli shells) off the Cape May beach at low tide.
  285. You know that the Seville Diner shooting and the mysterious disappearance of the Spotswood diner owners are mafia related.  - Kellie from South River, NJ
  286. You've been seriously offended when out-of-staters have claimed that jersey is the "armpit of new york." You don't like it here? leave
  287. Your grandparents have mouths like truck drivers, even if they weren't. - MF2 from River Edge, NJ
  288. You absolutely hate it when out-of-staters (especially NYers) are doing 65 and under in the left lane on any highway. - Kristine from Central NJ
  289. You know the best hangover food is a porkroll, egg, and cheese on the proper hard bread product. - Lynda from Denver, CO and Krit from Flagstaff, AZ
  290. When after the bars/clubs all you think about is how you can't wait for the diner. All good nights in jersey must end at a diner! - Sam from Bridgewater
  291. When you know every word to all the bon jovi 'slippery when wet' album songs & have drunken bar debates on who is the biggest bon jovi fan. - Ali from New Brunswick
  292. You know which part of newark is bad and which one is worst. - Michelle from Nutley, NJ

You Know You're From South Jersey If...
  1. You have cut class just to either surf, walk on the beach, or go to the boardwalk. - Mandi from Ocean City
  2. You know the location of at least 15 Wawas.
  3. You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark.  
  4. You refuse to call hoagies "subs."
  5. You know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else.
  6. You take day trips to Philly to walk on South Street.
  7. You have empty Wawa half-gallon iced tea bottles all over your car. 
  8. You don't think you have an accent. 
  9. If you ask how long it takes to get to any place in South Jersey, the person always says "20 minutes."
  10. You know all the back roads and prefer to take them over the expressway.
  11. You know of a giant elephant named Lucy who resided in Margate. - Mike B. from Colonia
  12. You remember that King Kong actually used to reside on the Wildwood boardwalk, had glowing red eyes, had no body below his upper-torso and was encircled by a ring of bi-planes.   - Mike B. from Colonia
  13. You remember the Luna Bell Diner in Woodbridge (which was originally a "Chock Full O' Nuts") which resembled a half-melted gingerbread house.  - Mike B. from Colonia
  14. You think north, south and central jersey are like three different countries.  - Caitlyn from Atlantic City
  15. Wawa shorties are a blessing from God.  - Caitlyn from Atlantic City
  16. You know the majority of the lifeguards at every beach.  - Caitlyn from Atlantic City
  17. You spent the better part of your childhood prowling the boardwalk.  - Caitlyn from Atlantic City
 

 
The entries listed below are questionable statements that did not make the real "You Know You're From Jersey If..." list, but they may apply to some of us, so we just added them below as a sort of supplement to the legit list.
 
  1. Even though there's a new Walmart in your town, you still go to the Englishtown Auction for cheap stuff.
  2. You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.
  3. You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.
  4. You can smell and know when it's low tide.
  5. You've had sex on the beach, and I'm not talking about the beverage.
  6. You think the Olive Garden is crap and should have never opened any restaurants in New Jersey.
  7. You say "water" weird. (Wadder, Cawfee, Dowg, wadever)
  8. You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.
  9. Because your town was founded before 1776, all the restaurants, taverns, and shops have "ye," "olde," and "colonial" in their names.
  10. You once said, "It smells like New York in here."
  11. You've waited for the drawbridge for more than 20 damn minutes.
  12. You always use a minimum of 10 variations of the word "damn" while driving. 
  13. You've eaten at a Windmill, drunk off your ass, at 3am at least a dozen times.
  14. You know what a "benny" is and can pick one out at the beach.
  15. When people ask you where you live, you tell them your Parkway/Turnpike exit number.
  16. Your big class trip in elementary school was to Morristown.

"Application to Live in New Jersey"
 
Editor's Note: The following "Application to Live in New Jersey" has been included on the site for pure comedic value.  I believe this depiction of a New Jersey resident was more fitting in the 1980s than it is now, but  I thought JerseyPride visitors would get a kick out of it regardless.
 

Application to Live In New Jersey:
 
     Name:  _____________________________
 
     Nickname:  __________________________
 
     Address:  ___________________________
 
     Exit # (NJ Turnpike):  _______
 
     Exit # (Garden State Parkway): _______
 
1.   Ethnic Background:
     ___Italian  ___Sicilian ___Jewish ___Italian ___Italian  
 
2.    # of Muscle Shirts Owned:
     ___5-10 ___10-15 ___15-20  ___20 and above
 
3.   # of Bon Jovi Tour Shirts Owned:
     ___5-10 ___10-15 ___15-20 ___20 and above
 
4.  # of Bon Jovi Shirts That are Also Muscle Shirts:
     ___5-10  ___10-15 ___15-20 ___20 and above
 
5.   Brand of Jeans  Preferred:
     ___Sergio Valente ___Jordache ___Sassoon ___Z.Cavaricci
 
6.    Percentage of Wardrobe That is Skintight:
      ___100% ___95-100% ___90-95% ___85-90%
 
7.    # of Gold Chains Owned:
     ___10-15 ___15-20 ___20-25 ___25 and above
 
8.    # of Gold Chains Worn at One Time:
     ___5-10 ___10-15 ___15-20 ___20 and above
 
9.   Number of Applications of Obsession/Polo/Drakkar Before Going Out:
     ___10-15 ___15-25 ___25 and above
 
10.   Hair Height
     ___6-8  inches ___8-12 inches ___1-2 feet___More than 2 feet

11.   Hair Products Used:
     ___Hair Spray ___Styling Gel ___Mousse  ___Extra Hold Styling Gel
     ___Bondo  ___Spackle ___40 Weight Oil ___Krazy Glue

12.   Automobile  Owned:
     ___IROC Z ___Firebird ___Camaro___Mustang___Thunderbird
 
13.   Number of Inches Car is Off the Ground:
     ___6-8 inches ___4-6 inches ___2-4 inches ___Under 2 inches
 
14.   Car Paraphernalia:
     ___Gold chain around license plate
     ___Neon lights around license plate
     ___Neon lights under car
     ___Chrome hubcaps
     ___Stick-on window tinting
     ___Stick-on paint splash stickers
     ___Fuzzy dice
     ___Crown deodorizer on dash or in rear window
     ___Crucifix on dashboard

15.   Favorite Music:
     ___Techno ___Rap ___Bon Jovi ___Bruce Springsteen

16.   Favorite Actor/Actress:
     ___Joe Pesci  ___Robert DeNiro ___Al Pacino
     ___Marisa Tomei___Annette Funicello ___Anna Magnani
 
17.   Favorite Movie:
     ___The  Godfather ___The Godfather Part II
     ___The Godfather Part  III___Goodfellas ___My Cousin Vinnie

18.   # of  Religious Statutes at Grandparents House:
     ___5-10 ___10-15  ___15-20 ___ 20 and above
 
19.   Relatives Named "Sal"
     ___5-10 ___10-15 ___15-20 ___20 and above
 
20.   Favorite Driving Technique
     ___Tailgating
     ___Attacking stop signs
     ___Doing 106 mph on the right  shoulder of the Parkway
     ___Giving the finger to slow, elderly drivers (non-related)
     ___Giving the finger to slow, elderly drivers (own grandparents)!
 

 
 

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