You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
Thought you guys form MA would like this.
You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
You consider 6 inchs of snow a dusting.
The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
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, Barre and Cotuit.
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 know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
You can actually find your way around Boston.
Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
You know what First Night is.
You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
You have never been to Cheers.
When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.
You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.
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 never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
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.
You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
You've called something "wicked pissa"
You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.
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.
You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
You consider 6 inchs of snow a dusting.
The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
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, Barre and Cotuit.
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 know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
You can actually find your way around Boston.
Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
You know what First Night is.
You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
You have never been to Cheers.
When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.
You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.
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 never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
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.
You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
You've called something "wicked pissa"
You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.
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.
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 8
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From: Oxford MA
Originally Posted by F.O.G.
There actually is a place named :
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg !!!
Really is...in Webster MA.
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg !!!
Really is...in Webster MA.
please just call it websta lake
the list is very true
but I remember seening this list like 6 years ago
great list. needs to be updated for the sox but makes me proud to be a bostonian. ive been to that lake by the way and i didnt believe the people i was with until i saw the sign....
LOL, don't forget the mucky muck river, and that stupid song.
heres a few more to add
when the light turns red, you still have about 5 sec to get through the light with 5 cars following you.
4 way stop signs don't mean anything
If you hit a pot hole, theres a good chance that you lost a bumper.
The only state that you will see a car get totaled from hitting a pot hole.
heres a few more to add
when the light turns red, you still have about 5 sec to get through the light with 5 cars following you.
4 way stop signs don't mean anything
If you hit a pot hole, theres a good chance that you lost a bumper.
The only state that you will see a car get totaled from hitting a pot hole.
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Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 128
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From: SE Mass
Originally Posted by jjm4life
great list. needs to be updated for the sox but makes me proud to be a bostonian. ive been to that lake by the way and i didnt believe the people i was with until i saw the sign....
You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
I think this list was around before Al Gore invented teh 1nt4rw3b.
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this list is great!
Here is a few more.... Basic Rules for Driving in Boston.
BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN BOSTON
(subject to change at any time):
When on a one way street, stay to the right to allow oncoming traffic to pass.
Never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings himself under the wheels of your car.
The first parking space you see will be the last parking space you see. Grab it.
Double park in the North End of Boston, unless triple parking is available.
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.
Never get in the way of a car that needs extensive bodywork.
Always look both ways when running a red light.
Honk your horn the instant the light changes.
Breakdown lanes are not for breaking down, but for speeding, especially during rush hour. Breakdown lanes may also end without warning causing traffic jams as people merge back in.
Never use directional signals when changing lanes. They only warn other drivers to speed up and not let you in.
Making eye contact revokes your right of way.
Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
Whenever possible, stop in the middle of a crosswalk to ensure inconveniencing as many pedestrians as possible. And if a pedestrian ahead of you steps in the road, speed up loudly and chase him back up on the curb. Peds have no rights.
Here is a few more.... Basic Rules for Driving in Boston.
BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN BOSTON
(subject to change at any time):
When on a one way street, stay to the right to allow oncoming traffic to pass.
Never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings himself under the wheels of your car.
The first parking space you see will be the last parking space you see. Grab it.
Double park in the North End of Boston, unless triple parking is available.
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.
Never get in the way of a car that needs extensive bodywork.
Always look both ways when running a red light.
Honk your horn the instant the light changes.
Breakdown lanes are not for breaking down, but for speeding, especially during rush hour. Breakdown lanes may also end without warning causing traffic jams as people merge back in.
Never use directional signals when changing lanes. They only warn other drivers to speed up and not let you in.
Making eye contact revokes your right of way.
Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
Whenever possible, stop in the middle of a crosswalk to ensure inconveniencing as many pedestrians as possible. And if a pedestrian ahead of you steps in the road, speed up loudly and chase him back up on the curb. Peds have no rights.
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
From: Watertown, MA
Ok i'll add to the list...
Slaloming all over Newbury st. cuz of parked carz has become a norm...
Racing from every red light and stop sign on Newbury st.
Storrow Drive practically became the Autobahn
You follow emergency vehicles to get thru traffic faster
U aim ur car at pedestrians hoping they would cross the street faster
You drive down lansdowne st. and tremont st. on friday n sat. nites at around 2a.m. jus too see what kind of ppl get outta the clubz
U purposely go slow in front of someone who honked they're horn at u
Instead of switching lanes u ride someones *** till they move over
U park in no parkin zones
You drive thru the north end to get some good gelato ice cream
U see more taxi cabs than air molecules in boston
thats bout it for now...I'll add more as i go along
Slaloming all over Newbury st. cuz of parked carz has become a norm...
Racing from every red light and stop sign on Newbury st.
Storrow Drive practically became the Autobahn
You follow emergency vehicles to get thru traffic faster
U aim ur car at pedestrians hoping they would cross the street faster
You drive down lansdowne st. and tremont st. on friday n sat. nites at around 2a.m. jus too see what kind of ppl get outta the clubz
U purposely go slow in front of someone who honked they're horn at u
Instead of switching lanes u ride someones *** till they move over
U park in no parkin zones
You drive thru the north end to get some good gelato ice cream
U see more taxi cabs than air molecules in boston
thats bout it for now...I'll add more as i go along