1) The person driving in
front of you is going 70mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
2) The fact that Route
128 and I-95 are pretty much the same thing doesn't confuse you.
3) When ordering a tonic,
you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
4) You actually enjoy driving
around rotaries.
5) You almost feel disappointed
when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their
parking space.
6) You know how to pronounce
the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and
Cotuit.
7) You have driven to New
Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
8) You know that there
are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
9) You know what they sell
at a packie.
10) You knew that there
was no chance in hell that the Patriots would move to Hartford.
11) You laugh at all the
other states in New England.
12) You know at least one
bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
13) You can actually find
your way around Boston.
14) You have gone to at
least one party at UMass.
15) The curse of the Bambino
is taught in public schools.
16) You refer to the New
York Yankees as the Devil's spawn, or something worse.
17) Colleges are used as
landmarks for directions,Go past MIT until you hit Harvard. Take a right
and go past Lesley. Go until you get to Tufts.
18) Doug Flutie is the
greatest athlete ever.
19) Evacuation Day is a
recognized holiday.
20) You know at least one
guy named Sean, Pat,Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
21) You think the rest
of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
22) You laughed at the
kids down south who never got snow days.
23) You feel that the rest
of the world needs to drive more like you.
24) You know The Beanpot
is a hockey tournament, not a serving container.
25) You have never been
to Cheers.
26) You can recognize a
girl from Revere simply by her hair.
27) You remember exactly
where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
28) You know that there
is a bigger difference between Roxbury and West Roxbury than just a compass
direction.
29) Somebody calls UMass
"ZooMass" and you take it as a compliment.
30) When the words "WICKED"
and "GOOD" go together.
31) When you pray for the
Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.
33) When you know how to
make a frappe.
34) When you know that
"Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.
35) When you actually know
how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.
36) When you know what
"Southie" is. And how it is different from the South End.
37) When you are proud
to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians
a big thank you.
38) When St. Patrick's
Day is your favorite holiday.
39) When you never go to
"Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
40) If you cried when Boston
Garden was torn down.
41) When you think that
Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
42) You went to Old Sturbridge
Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on a field trip in grammar school.
43) You're aware that there
is a town, somewhere in Mass., named Brimfield where they have the biggest
outdoor antique market in the world.
44) You can drive to the
mountains and the ocean all in one day.(But who'd want to?)
45) You have a special
place in your heart for the Worcester firefighters.
46) If you live in Charlton
City, most likely 99% of your family does as well.
47) You know that the Mass
Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
48) You know that P Town
isn't the name of a new rap group.
49) 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...
50) You do not recognize
the letter "R" as a part of the English language or part of a politician's
designation.
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