Posted on 01/25/2002 12:11:36 PM PST by LoneGreenEyeshade
New Jersey, Love It or Leave It---I left it but still love it.
You know you are from Noo Jersey if:
1. You've been seriously injured at Action Park.
2. You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges"..
3. You know that it's 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 at 3 a.m. .
7. You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison. .
8. You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery. .
9. At last three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from. .
10. You know what a "jug handle" is. .
11. You know that a WaWa is a convenience store. .
12. You know that the state isn't all farmland. .
13. You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey - there's "The Shore", and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway", not the "Garden State Highway"..
14. You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree. .
15. Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And you call it a "Sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero"..
16. You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials. .
17. You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. .
18. You knew that the last question had to do with driving. .
19. You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?) .
20. 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 corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege. .
23. In the 80's, you wore your hair REALLY high. .
24. You don't think "What exit" is very funny. .
25. You know that the first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22. .
26. You know that people from 609 area code are "a little different"..
27. You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters. .
28. The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar. .
29. You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. .
30. You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town. .
31. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. .
32. Every year, you had a least one kid in your class named Tony. .
33. You know where every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits is. .
34. You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the Willowbrook Mall. .
35. You've been to at least one mall in Paramus. .
36. You Know that people form North Jersey to go Seaside Heights, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can't be the other way around. .
37. You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey. .
38. You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state. .
39. You remember the stores Korvette's, Rickel's, Channel, Bamburger's and Orbach's. .
40. You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesteak with vinegar fries. .
41. You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February. .
And finally... .
42. You've never pumped your own gas.
Is it still there. I lived in Montclair for a few years---light years ago!!!!
Better words never said!!!! :~)
Used to love to go there to see the lights! There was a fancy diner nearby---can't recall the name---great sandwiches!
I do hope you mean NorthWEST! I grew up in Northern Hunterdon County!
But I also love Sandy Hook. Was just there with my camera in early December. People are always surprised when they see my photos of the Holly Forests, prickly pear cactus, and dense berry bushes on the Hook. I have a framed photo of the grasses along the bay side of the Hook taken last fall. Colors are breathtaking.
I also have a now very sad shot of the Skyline taken from ocean side beach. Brings tears everytime I look at it.
Did you know that the lighthouse at Fort Hancock is the oldest in the country?
Is there such a place anymore?
I should add one to the list, realizing it now that I live in the Pacific Northwest. Here, everyone is very sensitive to the amount of time they commute to work. I've been looking for a job and it is always one of the top five questions: Will you commute 30 miles. Sheesh, in NJ I would guess that on average, one hour in the car a day is a norm. I knew many co-workers that spent 90 minutes each way. Of course, that could have been only 30 miles!!! Here, more than 15 minutes is unbearable to the locals!!!!
I'm considered a "tough chick" because I'm willing to drive more than a few minutes and am not intimidated by an inch of snow----even two or three or four inches of snow!!! In Washington, the snow belongs in the mountains. Anywhere else, and society as we know it ceases to function!
LOL,LGE
More likely, around you...and grow and grow and grow!!!!
No one's perfect!!!! That's why I posted this thread. Knew that my fellow Jerseyites would chime in and enrich it!!!
LOL,LGE
Back in ancient times, the joke was that if you accidentally crossed the bridge into Hoboken, you would likely never be seen again. It's truly a modern miracle how it has turned around!!!
Lot a great university, gave me an awesome education that makes life easier everywhere else!!!! Think I'll add that to the list:
A place that makes life everywhere else easier!!!!
FReegards...MUD
Bingo! Those ads always ran late at night too. I had no walking money then so I never made it to Dennisons.
Someone earlier was asking about the Egg Skillet in Nutley and I can't say I remember that, but there was a great place in Bloomfield right near the Parkwy for eggs.
Best Regards, Julyman16
The REAL Claremont diner in Verona burned down in the late 70's/early 80's..."they" said it was a kitchen "grease" fire...and I suppose that is possible. As you know, nearly everything is possible here in NJ!
A new ultra-modern, steel and glass thing was erected on Route 3 West in Clifton called The Claremont Diner. I ate there once.
Best Regards, Julyman16
So did Tony Soprano!. it was in a scene of the Sopranos, and shortly after that it was demolished. Today it is the site of a Honda Dealer.
Bill
My wife and I moved out here to North Jersey about 5 and a half years ago from 30 to 60 miles east of Los Angeles and it only took my wife a couple of weeks to decide that New Jersey driver's motto is "Because I can!"
I'm kind of glad that the main circle in my area (Ledgewood Circle) has been turned into a Tee intersection complete with traffic lights and (practically unheard of in New Jersey, hence the reference to jug handles) even a left turn lane. That thing was a real mess.
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