Just a few things to know about Mass or what you already got down if you are from the "Spirit of America." Well, that's what it says on the license plate.
So here it goes:
If you are from Boston...
-You'll know who the cahdnal is, how to take the T to JP and what the blinking red light atop the old Hancock Building means in the summer (in winter it means snow is due).
-If you're smaht, you'll never get cahded at the packie.
-You only eat Italian sausage outside Fenway Pahk before a Sox game with mustid, peppahs-n-onions.
You might be from Boston if...
-You think of Philadelphia as the Midwest.
-You think it's your God-given right to cut someone off in traffic.
-You think three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
-All your pets are named after Celtics or Bruins.
-You refer to 6 inches of snow as a "dusting."
-Just hearing the words "New York" puts you in an angry mood.
-You don't think you have an attitude.
-You always 'bang a left' as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
-Everything in town is "a five minute walk."
-When out of town, you think the natives of the area are all whacked.
-You still can't bear to watch highlights from game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
-You have no idea what the word compromise means.
-You believe using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
-You don't realize that you walk and talk twice as fast as everyone else. (haha, sorry peeps)
-You're stubborn.
-You think if someone is nice to you, they must want something, or are from out of town.
-Your favorite adjective is "wicked."
-You think 63 degree ocean water is warm.
-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.
-Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
-It's the Sox, The Pats (or Patsies if they're losing), the Seltz, the Broons.
-You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round
-If the streets are named after trees (Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar), you're on Beacon Hill. If they're named after poets you're in Wellesley.
-You've called something "wicked pissa"
-You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
-You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
-All avenues are properly referenced by their nicknames: Comm Ave, Mass Ave., Dot Ave.
-You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
-You order iced coffee in January
-Learn to swerve abruptly. Boston is the home of slalom driving, thanks to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
You know your from Massachusetts if...
-The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
-The fact that Route 128 and I-95 are pretty much the same thing doesn't confuse you.
-When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
-You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
-You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
-You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, and Barre
-You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
-You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
-You know what they sell at a packie.
-You knew that there was no chance that the Patriots would move to Hartford.
-You laugh at all the other states in New England.
-You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
-You can actually find your way around Boston.
-You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
-The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
-You refer to the New York Yankees as the Devil's spawn, or something worse.
-Colleges are used as landmarks for directions, e.g., Go past MIT until you hit Harvard. Take a right and go past Lesley. Keep going until you get to Tufts (actual directions).
-Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
-Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
-You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus, and at least 4 named Bob.
-You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
-You laughed at the kids down south who never got snow days.
-You feel that the rest of the world needs to drive more like you.
-You know The Beanpot is a hockey tournament, not a serving container.
-You have never been to Cheers.
-You can recognize a girl from Revere simply by her hair.
-You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
-You know that there is a bigger difference between Roxbury and West Roxbury than just a compass direction.
-Somebody calls UMass "ZooMass" and you take it as a compliment.
-The words "WICKED" and "GOOD" go together.
-You know how to make a frappe.
-You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.
-You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.
-You know what "Southie" is. And how it is different from the South End.
-You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians a big thank you.
-St. Patrick's Day is your favorite holiday.
-You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
-You cried when Boston Garden was torn down.
-You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
-You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.
-You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world.
-You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day. (But who'd want to?)
-You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester firefighters.
-If you live in Charlton City, most likely 99% of your family does as well.
-You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
-You know that PTown isn't the name of a new rap group.
-You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese.
And, the final and most important way to know that you are from Massachusetts...
-You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
Adapted From Angelfire.com
So here it goes:
If you are from Boston...
-You'll know who the cahdnal is, how to take the T to JP and what the blinking red light atop the old Hancock Building means in the summer (in winter it means snow is due).
-If you're smaht, you'll never get cahded at the packie.
-You only eat Italian sausage outside Fenway Pahk before a Sox game with mustid, peppahs-n-onions.
You might be from Boston if...
-You think of Philadelphia as the Midwest.
-You think it's your God-given right to cut someone off in traffic.
-You think three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
-All your pets are named after Celtics or Bruins.
-You refer to 6 inches of snow as a "dusting."
-Just hearing the words "New York" puts you in an angry mood.
-You don't think you have an attitude.
-You always 'bang a left' as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
-Everything in town is "a five minute walk."
-When out of town, you think the natives of the area are all whacked.
-You still can't bear to watch highlights from game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
-You have no idea what the word compromise means.
-You believe using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
-You don't realize that you walk and talk twice as fast as everyone else. (haha, sorry peeps)
-You're stubborn.
-You think if someone is nice to you, they must want something, or are from out of town.
-Your favorite adjective is "wicked."
-You think 63 degree ocean water is warm.
-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.
-Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
-It's the Sox, The Pats (or Patsies if they're losing), the Seltz, the Broons.
-You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round
-If the streets are named after trees (Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar), you're on Beacon Hill. If they're named after poets you're in Wellesley.
-You've called something "wicked pissa"
-You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
-You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
-All avenues are properly referenced by their nicknames: Comm Ave, Mass Ave., Dot Ave.
-You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
-You order iced coffee in January
-Learn to swerve abruptly. Boston is the home of slalom driving, thanks to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
You know your from Massachusetts if...
-The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
-The fact that Route 128 and I-95 are pretty much the same thing doesn't confuse you.
-When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
-You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
-You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
-You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, and Barre
-You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
-You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
-You know what they sell at a packie.
-You knew that there was no chance that the Patriots would move to Hartford.
-You laugh at all the other states in New England.
-You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
-You can actually find your way around Boston.
-You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
-The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
-You refer to the New York Yankees as the Devil's spawn, or something worse.
-Colleges are used as landmarks for directions, e.g., Go past MIT until you hit Harvard. Take a right and go past Lesley. Keep going until you get to Tufts (actual directions).
-Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
-Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
-You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus, and at least 4 named Bob.
-You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
-You laughed at the kids down south who never got snow days.
-You feel that the rest of the world needs to drive more like you.
-You know The Beanpot is a hockey tournament, not a serving container.
-You have never been to Cheers.
-You can recognize a girl from Revere simply by her hair.
-You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
-You know that there is a bigger difference between Roxbury and West Roxbury than just a compass direction.
-Somebody calls UMass "ZooMass" and you take it as a compliment.
-The words "WICKED" and "GOOD" go together.
-You know how to make a frappe.
-You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.
-You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.
-You know what "Southie" is. And how it is different from the South End.
-You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians a big thank you.
-St. Patrick's Day is your favorite holiday.
-You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
-You cried when Boston Garden was torn down.
-You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
-You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.
-You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world.
-You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day. (But who'd want to?)
-You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester firefighters.
-If you live in Charlton City, most likely 99% of your family does as well.
-You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
-You know that PTown isn't the name of a new rap group.
-You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese.
And, the final and most important way to know that you are from Massachusetts...
-You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
Adapted From Angelfire.com
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