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.
You haven't driven in Boston, have you?
I thought for a minute you said "Even if you were flogged 20 times, it would have been a shame if you had missed this thread..... lol"
AMEN!! AAAAAAAMEN!! I grew up in NJ and I have to believe we are the only state that has laws governing traffic circles. If Washington state has these laws, they have not been released to the public.
Good for you! I got out 8 years ago. :)
Hey, I grew up just off of Long Hill Rd. by the Shop-Rite. I left for college about 11 years ago. I just went back the past Christmas and saw how much the place changed.
Does Flemington Dept Store Count?
You beat me to the punch, I was going to mention Rutt's Hut as a classic North Jersey landmark as well!
I admit, they're may be alot of bad things in our state, but there's also alot of good things as well. Our state get's a bad rap. As you can see by the size of this thread there are alot of freepers who either live, or have lived in New Jersey.
It's predujicial comments from people like you that perpetuate the stigma of NJ=Bad.
The part of the state that most jokes come from are urban areas close to NYC and Philadelphia. Just about everywhere else in the state is just as good, if not better, than other parts of the country.
I remember being intimidated by large trucks coming the other way at New Jersey stop lights. When the light turned green, they would immediately turn left in front of me. Who is going to argue with a big truck?
Driving in rural Jersey also involved coming up to intersections that had no identifying road signs to tell you where you were or which way to go.
Yep, the problem there is that there is so much construction nobody knows where they're going.
LOL,LGE
Nah, I think it's too new to yet be considered an icon.
LOL,LGE
Navigating the Somerville Circle without breaking a law and without causing someone to blow their horn or shout an obcsenity at you should be mandatory for a drivers license in NJ.
LOL,LGE
When I go back east to visit my family, the first thing I get as soon as I get off the plane is 2 hard rolls with butter (or taylor ham and egg) and coffee. For lunch it's either pizza (the worst pizza is made in CA), or White Castle. For dinner, it's homemade, of course. Snacks are Wise potato chips or Tastykakes.
Checking Orbitz now for plane tickets, I'm getting hungry...
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