(There's a whole bunch of these "memes" online...for each state and several cities)
http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html
I found this meme of interest and will comment:
You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
(No I try to do the speed limit...)
When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
(Yes, most people say "pop", "soda"...we say "tonic". Goes back to the days of patent medicines like
the "tonic" to relieve the pain pregnant women experienced, sold by one Lydia Pinkham: "We'll
drink, a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink..." (Scaffold; Irish Rovers)
You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
(But thankfully they're taking out the Cape Cod one!)
You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
(It's the Larry Glick salute!)
You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit.
(WISS-tah, Bill-RICK-a, HAY-vrill, BAY-ree, Ca-TOO-it.)
You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
(This list is old. You can buy beer in Mass. on Sundays now, anywhere.)
You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
(One robs with a pistol, one with a pen.)
You know what they sell at a packie.
(Booze! Short for package store.)
You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
You can actually find your way around Boston.
(Not easy. Cowpaths.)
Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
(And conveniently enough it falls on St. Patick's Day!)
You know what First Night is.
(Boston originated First Night, an alcohol-free celebration of New Year's Eve with art and music.)
You have never been to Cheers.
(Where everybody knows you're lame! A bar in Boston, near the Fan Pier I believe, named themselves
Three CHEERS in an attempt to get tourist money. The real Cheers is the Bull and Finch pub on
Beacon Hill.)
When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
("Very good")
You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.
(Sorry Gov. Rowland!)
You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
(Er, no.)
You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
(Same age as me. Still playing at 43. Our Doug.)
You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
(I had just gotten home from work at the P.O. and got to see it.)
You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.
(THEY DID!! Now Fox can stop running those damn "curse of the Bambino" features every time
the Sox play the Yankees.)
You know how to make a frappe.
(No, but I know it's kinda like a milkshake.)
You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
(Yes I do, to see my Dad.)
You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
(No, Roger's OK. He was in the twilight of his career, we were told, right before he won
a few more Cy Young Awards and a World Championship with NY.)
You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.
(That I can do!)
You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
("All snow north of the pike...")
You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
(We'll have a gay old time.)
You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
("What're you, re-TAHHHHH-ded?")
You've called something "wicked pissa"
(Yes, "Very good")
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.
(No, but I saw ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White walking down Charles St. once. The mayah o' the
schitty o'Borston!)
You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
(No comment)
Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)
(Paisono!)
Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
(True.)
You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round
(You never know. Global warming, my ass.)
You know what candlepin bowling is
(and you remember Candlepins for Cash on Ch. 7.)
You know what a "regular" coffee is
(At dunkin' donuts)
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Massachusetts.
http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html
I found this meme of interest and will comment:
You Know You're From Massachusetts When...
The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
(No I try to do the speed limit...)
When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
(Yes, most people say "pop", "soda"...we say "tonic". Goes back to the days of patent medicines like
the "tonic" to relieve the pain pregnant women experienced, sold by one Lydia Pinkham: "We'll
drink, a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink..." (Scaffold; Irish Rovers)
You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
(But thankfully they're taking out the Cape Cod one!)
You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
(It's the Larry Glick salute!)
You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit.
(WISS-tah, Bill-RICK-a, HAY-vrill, BAY-ree, Ca-TOO-it.)
You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
(This list is old. You can buy beer in Mass. on Sundays now, anywhere.)
You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
(One robs with a pistol, one with a pen.)
You know what they sell at a packie.
(Booze! Short for package store.)
You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
You can actually find your way around Boston.
(Not easy. Cowpaths.)
Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
(And conveniently enough it falls on St. Patick's Day!)
You know what First Night is.
(Boston originated First Night, an alcohol-free celebration of New Year's Eve with art and music.)
You have never been to Cheers.
(Where everybody knows you're lame! A bar in Boston, near the Fan Pier I believe, named themselves
Three CHEERS in an attempt to get tourist money. The real Cheers is the Bull and Finch pub on
Beacon Hill.)
When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
("Very good")
You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.
(Sorry Gov. Rowland!)
You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
(Er, no.)
You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
(Same age as me. Still playing at 43. Our Doug.)
You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
(I had just gotten home from work at the P.O. and got to see it.)
You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.
(THEY DID!! Now Fox can stop running those damn "curse of the Bambino" features every time
the Sox play the Yankees.)
You know how to make a frappe.
(No, but I know it's kinda like a milkshake.)
You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
(Yes I do, to see my Dad.)
You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
(No, Roger's OK. He was in the twilight of his career, we were told, right before he won
a few more Cy Young Awards and a World Championship with NY.)
You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.
(That I can do!)
You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
("All snow north of the pike...")
You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
(We'll have a gay old time.)
You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
("What're you, re-TAHHHHH-ded?")
You've called something "wicked pissa"
(Yes, "Very good")
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.
(No, but I saw ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White walking down Charles St. once. The mayah o' the
schitty o'Borston!)
You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
(No comment)
Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)
(Paisono!)
Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
(True.)
You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round
(You never know. Global warming, my ass.)
You know what candlepin bowling is
(and you remember Candlepins for Cash on Ch. 7.)
You know what a "regular" coffee is
(At dunkin' donuts)
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Massachusetts.