You Know You're From Long Island...
I got this email today, I'm sure you've seen it before, but it's good for another laugh!
You're truly from (Long Island) if you can relate to any of the following:
1. You've always liked Billy Joel and you own
several of his 'records'.
2. You know someone who went to Sachem.
3. Seeing a concert at Jones Beach Theater -
the best place in the world to see a show.
4. Is it just me, or is every girl from Nassau a
*****?
5. Billy Joel said it best, 'either you date a rich
girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from
the South Shore. '
6. What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
7. If you're not from Long Island, Staten Island, or
NYC, you're not really from 'NEW YAWK'
8. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to 'the City'
9. The Belt Parkway ****s!
10. You never, ever want to 'change at Jamaica...'
11. You never realize you have an accent until you
leave.
12. Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on
the way home from the beach).
13. You hate the radio commercials for Hofstra
University 'Hi, this is Mary Beth Carey....'
14. Somehow, you know the OBI is cool, but
you've never actually been there.
15. At some point in your life, you've either gone
clamming, or caught a bluefish.
16. You know where at least one strip club is.
17. Regular gas - $1.60
18. You remember George Lamond at Levels.
19. You curse. A lot.
20. You can name at least three players on the
Islanders Stanley Cup teams.
21. You remember the exact day you stopped
going to Wading River & Cedar Beach.
22. Public beach? What's that?
23. Is the club scene really that great (unless
you're a guido)?
24. Going to the diner at 2:00am.
25. You've had a seagull crap on your car.
26. Either your parents or your grandparents lived
in the city.
27. You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
28. You or someone you know has owned an
animal that came from North Shore Animal
League.
29. You've cruised on DPA in a Mustang GT.
30. You know someone with a cabana.
31. You've walked through the tunnels at Smith's
Point.
32. If you're from Suffolk County, you've been to
Splish Splash.
33. Quick! Who's the Nassau County Executive?
Don't know do you?!
34. You don't have to go far to see your family.
35. Grumman.
36. You know the exact streets that divided your
school districts, but have no idea which voting
district you are in.
37. You've gotten drunk at the Boardy Barn.
38. You know the difference between WLIR and
WDRE, even though they played the same
music.
39. You are an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a
Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There is no
crossover.
40. You can correctly pronounce places like
Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Islandia, &
Massapequa.
41. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen
McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
SEND THIS TO ALL LONG ISLAND PEOPLE YOU KNOW!
You're truly from (Long Island) if you can relate to any of the following:
1. You've always liked Billy Joel and you own
several of his 'records'.
2. You know someone who went to Sachem.
3. Seeing a concert at Jones Beach Theater -
the best place in the world to see a show.
4. Is it just me, or is every girl from Nassau a
*****?
5. Billy Joel said it best, 'either you date a rich
girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from
the South Shore. '
6. What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
7. If you're not from Long Island, Staten Island, or
NYC, you're not really from 'NEW YAWK'
8. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to 'the City'
9. The Belt Parkway ****s!
10. You never, ever want to 'change at Jamaica...'
11. You never realize you have an accent until you
leave.
12. Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on
the way home from the beach).
13. You hate the radio commercials for Hofstra
University 'Hi, this is Mary Beth Carey....'
14. Somehow, you know the OBI is cool, but
you've never actually been there.
15. At some point in your life, you've either gone
clamming, or caught a bluefish.
16. You know where at least one strip club is.
17. Regular gas - $1.60
18. You remember George Lamond at Levels.
19. You curse. A lot.
20. You can name at least three players on the
Islanders Stanley Cup teams.
21. You remember the exact day you stopped
going to Wading River & Cedar Beach.
22. Public beach? What's that?
23. Is the club scene really that great (unless
you're a guido)?
24. Going to the diner at 2:00am.
25. You've had a seagull crap on your car.
26. Either your parents or your grandparents lived
in the city.
27. You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
28. You or someone you know has owned an
animal that came from North Shore Animal
League.
29. You've cruised on DPA in a Mustang GT.
30. You know someone with a cabana.
31. You've walked through the tunnels at Smith's
Point.
32. If you're from Suffolk County, you've been to
Splish Splash.
33. Quick! Who's the Nassau County Executive?
Don't know do you?!
34. You don't have to go far to see your family.
35. Grumman.
36. You know the exact streets that divided your
school districts, but have no idea which voting
district you are in.
37. You've gotten drunk at the Boardy Barn.
38. You know the difference between WLIR and
WDRE, even though they played the same
music.
39. You are an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a
Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There is no
crossover.
40. You can correctly pronounce places like
Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Islandia, &
Massapequa.
41. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen
McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
SEND THIS TO ALL LONG ISLAND PEOPLE YOU KNOW!
