"A little about New Jersey or as some outsiders say New Joisey"

Paramus Post ^ | 02.19.06 | Mike Dennehy

[Coleus]

• If you live in or have ever lived in Jersey...you'll appreciate this...if not, you may be surprised!
• New Jersey is a peninsula.
• Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
• New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
• New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.

• New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
• New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
• New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
• New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
• New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
• New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."
• New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
• Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.
• North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
• New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
• The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.
• New Jersey has 50+ resort cities and towns; some of the nation's most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May.
• New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
• New Jersey is a leading technology and industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
• Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
• You haven't lived until you have eaten New Jersey sweet Corn.
• New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production (and here you thought Massachusetts?)
• Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
• New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
• New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.
• New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark), Liberty International.
• George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
• The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, aboratory.
• We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
• The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
• The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
• The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
• New Jersey is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
• The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
• And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
• Not to mention salt water taffy...
• New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.
• The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.
• New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. Union, NJ!!!
• New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.
• The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway.
• NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland Tunnel).
• The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
• The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).
• The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but they're all gone now!).
• New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
• The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
• The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas Armstrong.
• All New Jersey natives: Moe Septee, Al Attermann, Howard Attermann, Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Robert Attermann, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Steve Rosenbaum, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Sam Rosenfarb, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Ruth Septee, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Lt. Aar on Attermann, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Lauren Sasha Attermann, Linda McElroy, Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo, Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, Elisa Septee Lunzer, Neal Attermann, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's), William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino, Kelly Ripa.
• Bob Meade adds: The Great Falls in Paterson, on the Passaic River, is the second highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US.

You know you're from Jersey when...

• You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
• You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
• A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
• You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
• You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 A.M.
• You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
• At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
• You know what a "jug handle" is.
• You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
• You know that the state isn't all farmland.
• You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey--there's the shore--and you don't go "to the shore," you go "down the shore." And when you are there, you're not "at the shore"; you are "down the shore."
• You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
• You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
• 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 know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
• You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege.
• You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
• You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different."
• Yes they are!
• You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton--that's for out-of-staters.
• The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or localbar
• You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
• You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
• Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
• You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.
• You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
• You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way.
• You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
• You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
• You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.
• You also remember Palisades Amusement Park and Olympic Park.
• You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
• You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
• And finally . . .
• You've NEVER, EVER pumped your own gas. AMEN!

[AlaskaErik]

Its formal name is the People's Republic of New Jersey.
The Second Amendment does not apply here in the PRNJ.

[Coleus]

I see the reporter mistakingly put Alexander Hamilton on the list of famous people born in NJ. He was born on Nevis in the British West Indies in 1755.

He was given the distinction of being the Founder of Paterson, NJ, who saw the potential of the Great Falls of Paterson, (2nd in volume to Niagara Falls) in being a force to power factories. Hamilton believed that the United States needed to reduce its dependence on foreign goods and should instead develop its own industries. The industries developed in Paterson were powered by the 77-foot high Great Falls of the Passaic, and a system of water raceways that harnessed the power of the falls. The district originally included dozens of mill buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry and later, the firearms, silk, and railroad locomotive manufacturing industries. In the latter half of the 1800’s, silk production became the dominant industry and formed the basis of Paterson’s most prosperous period, earning it the nickname "Silk City." He was right.

[quantim]

Yeah, but you don't have Detroit. Quit braggin'. ;-)

[quantim]

Strange that 'pizza' is not mentioned.

[Coleus]

The Second Amendment does not apply here in the PRNJ. >>

It sure doesn't. And don't shoot the 'unarmed' man who breaks into your home to rape your wife or to rob your goods for it will be you who gets charged with a crime for defending your home.

[JRios1968]

Yeah, but you don't have Detroit. Quit braggin'. ;-)

That WOULD be a reason to brag...

[Cedar]

"Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy."

Sorry, that's wrong. Mississippi tomatoes are the best.

[pookie18]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585949/posts

[Young Werther]

The Rutgers Tomatoe is, by far, the creme de la creme. Let's not forget that most of the ketchup, tomato soup and Pace Picante is made from those marvelous Nu Joisey pomos d'oro!

[Young Werther]

BTW the first Intercollegiate football game was WON by Rutgers in 1869! How do I know. When I attended Rutgers there was a Historical Marker in front of the gym which stood on the ground where this epic battle was waged. Every Frosh had to know this fact!!!

Rutgers 6 Princeton 4

[NewJerseyJoe]

> The Second Amendment does not apply here

That's news to me. I just got my firearms ID and handgun permits, and I live just a few miles from a highly acclaimed shooting range.

Granted, I shouldn't have to have a "permit" nor should I need to "apply" for one. But the 2nd Amendment being infringed, and the 2nd Amendment not applying here (as you said), are two different things.

Hello from Sussex County AKA  " 'red-state' New Jersey"

[Dashing Dasher]

Being from NJ, and now living in CA - I'd have to take umbrage to these items.

- New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
- New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
- New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.

Also, this is no longer true...

- New Jersey is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.


And this....

- You know that the state isn't all farmland.

ROFLMAO


And this....

- You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.

Truer words have NEVER been spoken. My response to this question is now, "Oh, how 1980"

[Dashing Dasher]

BTW the first Intercollegiate football game was WON by Rutgers in 1869! How do I know. When I attended Rutgers there was a Historical Marker in front of the gym which stood on the ground where this epic battle was waged. Every Frosh had to know this fact!!!
Rutgers 6 Princeton 4

Which, coincidentally, is the last time Rutgers ever won a football game.

[Calpernia]

Bump!

I love it!

:)

[Calpernia]

>>>You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.

Hey! What about beer and pissers???

[Tired of Taxes]

Being from NJ, and now living in CA - I'd have to take umbrage to these items. - New Jersey has the highest cost of living. - New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance. - New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.

I don't know about cost of living or auto insurance, but, sadly, NJ outdoes CA on property taxes. I had this discussion with another Californian. There is a law of some sort in CA that prevents property taxes from being raised more than a certain percentage. When the Californian heard what I pay, he was floored. My property taxes were far higher than his, and his home was worth far more. :-(

[Tired of Taxes]

Here's something left off the list:

NJ has the longest running rodeo in the U.S.:

http://www.cowtownrodeo.com/history_4.html

That one was a big surprise to me when I heard about it. I'd best most people put "New Jersey" and "shore" together in one thought, but not New Jersey and "rodeo". Found out later my grandfather's family owned and raised horses in that same town.

[Young Werther]

As a matter of fact we would not beat Princeton again until the 1890s!!

My Freshman year 1961 we were undefeated. We were invited to the Fiesta Bowl. A Rutgers Alum by the name of Ozzie Nelson class of '19 was supposedly lobbying for Rutgers to be invited to the Rose Bowl since we were one of only two major college undefeated teams. But alas it was not to be since we were'nt a West Coast or Big 10 team!

Our President Mason Gross said no to the Fiesta Bowl since he did not see what we would prove playing against a "football" program where atheletics trumped academics. You see our that year our interios linemen were engineers. Two Electrical, one Mechanical and one locomotive, (kidding). They were also Dean's List students. Our Center was a Henry Rutgers Scholar which is one cut above Dean's List in English Lit. He is now the President of BBDO that Wall St Ad Agency that you might have heard of.

Sadly in the fall of 62 we lost to Princeton on the foot of Pete Gogalak but we did see the future of the soccer kick.