- You went to Seaside after your prom
- You watched Mallrats and said, "I've been to that mall!"
- At least half the people you knew in high school went to Rutgers
- Your big class trip in elementary school was to Morristown
- You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas.
- You've been to the Meadowlands fair
- You've planned a local trip around passing at least one Dunkin Donuts
- You've given someone directions which include at least 2 Dunkin Dounuts as landmarks
- You don't think of citrus when people mention "The oranges"
- You know that it's called "Great Adventure" (not "Six Flags")
- You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
- You actually know bakeries that are not part of a supermarket, but are individual stores
- You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast
- You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.
- You know what a "jug handle" is.
- You know that a WaWa is a convenience store.
- You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree.
- You've eaten at the diner at 3am at least a dozen times
- At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and they've seen him at the stone pony
- "Anyone who makes bad pizza can go to hell" is your attitude
- You always use a minimum of ten variations of the word "damn" while driving
- You don't have to go to red lobster to get fresh seafood
- You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.
- You once said, "it smells like New York in here."
- You can go bowling at 1:30am with automatic scoring
- In high school you or someone you knew worked at a Friendly's or Stewart's
- You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.
- You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.
- The Garden State Parkway doesn't freak you out at night
- You know what a jughandle is
- You have mandatory recycling, enforced by law
- You've eaten a pork roll and cheese on a hard roll, and liked it
- You go to the boardwalk at least once a year
- You've pondered that basketball might be more popular in New Jersey if the Nets weren't here
- You say the words "water," "coffee," "dog," and "whatever" weird
- You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials
- Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero."
- You've lived through hurricanes, noreasters, and brushfires but have never seen a tornado, earthquake, tsumani, or volcano
- You still can't believe mtv went to Seaside Heights
- You know that Acme is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation
- You only go to NYC for day trips
- You've run out of money on the parkway
- You're Italian
- You know where to get a great bagel
- You think Perkins is terrible and should never have opened any restaurants in New Jersey
- There are no self-serve gas stations and you like it that way
- You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.
- You knew that the last question had to do with driving.
- You know how to translate this conversation: "Jeet yet?" "No, Jew?"
- You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
- The Jets / Giants game has started fights at your school and/or local bar
- Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April and may
- You can't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners anywhere else in the country
- Every year, you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.
- You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls
- You can see the NYC skyline from some part of your town
- You know what MCC is and a good percentage of people from your high school go there
- You've seen or been in a fight between a Rangers fan and a Devils fan
- You have or know someone who has mafia connections
- You're related to someone who thinks the NY Jets should be called the NJ Jets
- You have at least one friend who drives a truck
- You've been camping
- You've been in a town or city where spanish is spoken more than english
- You know where to get drugs in Trenton, Paterson, Newark, or New York
- You've been to a party in the woods
- You've purchased fireworks in Chinatown
- You know where to get a freshly cooked taylor ham, egg, and cheese sandwich at 2am
- You don't take no crap from no one
- You remember Action Park and may have been seriously injured there
- You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries.
- You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook Mall.
- z100 used to be your favorite radio station but now it's K-Rock
- Someone on the road cut you off and you used at least four swear words
- You know someone who lives in a neighborhood with contaminated water b/c of toxic chemicals
- You've been stuck in traffic on rt 1, 571, 280, 287, 2, 22, 17, 46, or 80
- You know where to catch a train to the city
- You consider anything below Turnpike exit 6 or Parkway exit 100 south
- You played in pop warner or were a cheerleader
- You've been to a halo pub or rita's
- Anything more than a few inches of snow is a blizzard
- One time a seagull pooped on your head
- You know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from
- You hate New York drivers
- "what smell?" is your response to an out-of-state friend while on a major highway
- You know that wigwams are something you wear
- You know of a major highway that is under construction right now
- In the 80's you had big hair
- You've had sex on the beach (not the drink)
- You start planning memorial day weekend in February
- You've tasted a Midway cheesesteak
- You have a favorite Atlantic City casino
- You're radioactive
- You refer to the beach as "the shore"
- You know what a wawa is and you know the location of at least 3 of them
- You can name several flavors of salt water taffy
- You still don't understand why they call it "The Garden State"
- You believe the statue of liberty is in New Jersey
- You've almost been hit by a tram car in Wildwood
- You have a grandparent who didn't retire in Florida and moved to Cape May, Ocean Grove, Brick, or Toms River instead
- Because your town was founded so long ago there are bars with "ye" or "olde" in their names
- You know the myth of the Jersey devil
- You hate Christine Todd Whitman
- You remember when Hoboken was ghetto and you know that now Asbury Park is
- There is a fruit and veggie stand down the road
- You like french fries with vinegar or gravy
- You've been to Englishtown auction for cheap stuff
- You've eaten Shoprite brand food from Shoprite
- You know what skeeball is and can get three 50's in a row
- You've waited for the drawbridge for more than twenty damn minutes
- When people ask where you live, you tell them what exit you are off the Turnpike or the Parkway
- Wherever you park, there is a Camaro within three spots of you
- You know that the state isn't all farmland
- You know where to get homegrown sweet corn from July through September
- You've eaten at a Jersey Mike's
- You know that people from the 609 area code are a little different
- You know where to get a good cheesesteak
- You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison
- You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery
- You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "new" to identify it (like, try "Mexico," "York," "Hampshire," it doesn't work), and when people ask where you're from you say either, "north Jersey," "central Jersey," or "South Jersey"
- You know where people are referring to when they say "the city"
- You've been asked "what exit?"
- You refer to all highways by their numbers
- You know where every clip shown in the Soprano's opening credits is
- You've eaten vinegar fries at the boardwalk
- You have a favorite Atlantic City casino