You Know Your From Massachusetts IF............... [View All]

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received via email - too true!

You think crosswalks are for wimps

You think if someone is 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 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

There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house

When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you know what
they're talking about and used to believe it, too

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 of you want to

Six inches of snow is considered a dusting

Three days of 90 degree heat is definately a "heat wave" 63 degrees is "on the warm side"

You cringe everytime you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston
Accent" on TV or in a movie, if you don't have it then you're never going to get it even if you were born here

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
Leominster

You know what they sell at a "packie!

You have never been to Cheers

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round

Paranoia sets in when you can't see an ATM or CVS

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left

You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop

You know what "regular coffee" is!

You can navigate a rotary without a problem

You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you

When someone calls you a "masshole" you take it as a compliment

You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the same sentence, and often in the same compound-adjective

You know what a frappe is

Saint Patrticks Day is your second favorite holiday...even when you're not IRISH!

You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair

You never say "Cape Cod"...... you say "The Cape"

You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plimouth Plantation at least
once, in elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill

You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day

You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather
dividing line

You almost feel dissapointed when someone doesnt flip you off when you cut them off or steal their parking space

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