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YOU KNOW
YOU'RE FROM
MASSACHUSETTS
IF.....
~ You think
crosswalks are
for wimps
~ You think if
someone's nice
to you they
either
want something
or they are
from out of
town and lost
~ You know how
to cross four
lanes of
traffic in five
seconds
~ You're amazed
when traveling
out of town
that people at
McDonalds
actually speak
English
~ You think
it's not
actually
tailgating
unless you're
touching the
bumper of the
car in front of
you
~ You know that
a yellow light
means that at
least
five more
people can get
through and a
red one means
two more can
~ The
transportation
system is known
as the "T"
~ You could own
a small town in
Iowa for the
cost of your
house
~Subway is a
fast food place
~There are 24
Dunkin' Donuts
shops within 15
minutes of your
house
~ You
believe using
your turn
signals gives
away your
plan to the
enemy
~If you stay on
the same road
long enough it
eventually has
three different
names
~Someone has
honked at you
because you
didn't peel out
the second the
light turned
green
~You have
honked at
someone because
they didn't
peel out the
second the
light turned
green
~All the
potholes just
add to the
excitement of
driving
~Stop signs
mean slow down
a little, but
only if you
want to
~Six inches of
snow is
considered a
dusting
~Three days of
90 degree heat
is definitely a
"heat wave;" 63
degrees is "on
the warm side"
~You cringe
every time you
hear some
actor/actress
imitate the
"Boston Accent"
on TV or in a
movie,
~At the ice
cream shop you
call chocolate
sprinkles
"jimmies"
~The person in
front of you is
going 70 MPH
and you're
cursing them
for going too
slow
~You know how
to pronounce
towns like
Worcester,
Haverhill, and
Cotuit
~You know what
they sell at a
"packie"
~ You've
slammed on your
brakes to deter
a tailgater
~You keep an
ice scraper in
your car
year round
~You've pulled
out of a side
street and used
your car to
block oncoming
traffic so you
can make a left
~You know what
"regular
coffee" is
~You can
navigate a
rotary without
a problem
~You use the
words "wicked"
and "good" in
the same
sentence
~You know what
a frappe is
~You
never say "Cape
Cod" you say
"the cape"
~You can drive
to the
mountains and
the ocean all
in one day
~You know the
Mass Pike and
128 are some
strange weather
dividing lines
~You almost
feel
disappointed
when someone
doesn't flip
you off when
you cut them
off or steal
their parking
space
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