Monday, September 21, 2009

There's a Stray Cat at my House and he's very Sick?

1. The Red Sox World Series win was, and will always be, one of the greatest moments in your life. 2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you're swearing at him for going too slow. 3. When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke. 4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid. 5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries. 6. You do not recognize the letter 'R' as a part of the English language. 7. Your social security number starts with a zero. 8. You can actually find your way around the streets of Boston . 9. You know what a 'regular' coffee is. 10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round. 11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a Dorchester accent. 12. Springfield is located 'way out west.' 13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space. 14. You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester , Billerica , Gloucester , Peabody and Haverhill . 15. Anyone you don't know is a potential idiot until proven otherwise. 16. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or CVS Pharmacy within eyeshot at all times. 17. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday just to buy alcohol. 18. You know how to pronounce Yastrzemski. 19. You know there's a trophy at the end of the Bean Pot. 20. You order iced coffee in January. 21. You know that the Purple Line will take you anywhere. 22. You love scorpion bowls. 23. You know what they sell at a Packie. 24. Sorry Manny, but number 24 means DEWEY EVANS. 25. You know what First Night is. 26. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus. Bonus: You know how to pronounce Seamus. 27. McLobster = McCrap 28. You know at least 2 cops in your town because they were your high school drinking buddies. 29. You know there are 6 New England states, but that Connecticut really doesn't count. 30. You give incomprehensible directions to tourists, feel bad when they drive off, but then say to yourself 'Ah, screw them.' 31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call. 32. You hate the Kennedys, but you vote for them anyway. 33. You know holding onto the railing when riding the Green Line is not optional. 34. The numbers '78 and '86 make you cringe. 35. You've been to Goodtimes 36. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day (...and they DO...let's get it straight people, Massachusetts, NOT Virginia is where Thanksgiving and the American Revolution began!) 37. You have never actually been to 'Cheers.' 38. The words ' WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together. 39. You've been to Fenway Park . 40. You've gone to at least one party at UMass. 41. You own a 'Yankees Suck' shirt or hat. 42. You know what a Frappe is. 43. You've been to Hempfest. 44. You know who Frank Averuch is. 45. You know Frank Averuch was once Bozo the Clown 46. You can complete the following: 'Lynn, Lynn .....' 47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it turns out to be ******' Snows. 48. You actually know how to merge from six lanes of traffic down to one. 49. The TV weatherman is damn good if he's right 25% of the time. 50. You never go to Cape Cod, you go 'down the Cape '. 51. You think that Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon are more evil than Whitey Bulger. 52. You know who Whitey Bulger is. 53. You went to the Swan Boats, House of Seven Gables, or Plymouth Plantation on a field trip in elementary school. 54. Bobby Orr is loved as much as Larry Bird, Tom Brady, and Ted Williams. 55. You remember Major Mudd. 56. You know what candlepin bowling is. 57. You can drive from the mountains to the ocean all in one day. 58. You know Scollay Square once stood where Government Center is. 59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer was the coolest guy around. Speaking of which.... You can still hum the song from the end of Boom Town . 61. Calling Carrabba's an 'Italian' restaurant is sacrilege. 62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents' attic. 63. You know that route 128 is some kind of strange weather dividing line - snow/rain 64. The only time you've been on the Freedom Trail is when relatives are in town. 65. The Big Dig tunnel disaster wasn't a surprise. 66. You call guys you've just met 'Chief' or 'Boss.' 67. 4:15pm and pitch black out means only 3 more shopping days until Christmas. 68. You know more than one person with the last name Murphy. 69. You refer to Savin Hill as 'Stab 'n Kill.' 70. You've never eaten at Durgin Park , but recommend it to tourists. 71. You can't look at the zip code 02134 without singing it. 72. You voted for a Republican Mormon as Governor just to screw with the rest of the country. 73 11 pm ? Drunk? It means one thing: Kowloons!EDIT: I did not write this list. I copied and pasted it.