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charliesmum
1. Go to Google homepage and type in "You know you're from (insert your state here) if..."
2. Paste in your LJ and bold those things that are true.

I admit, there are probably two major issues with this. A)I no longer live in RI, and in fact, am not remotely close, and b)I did not have a normal RI upbringing. (Moved there when I was 12.)

You know you are from Rhode Island (pronounced Roe Dylin') if:

You know the basic rules of DuckPin bowling.

You own garden tools from Job Lot.

You have used the expression "Not For Nuthin" or "bubbla".

You serve bread with every meal.

You know what "3 all d' way" means.

You load up on milk and bread before a snowstorm.

You have a bottle of coffee syrup in the fridge right now. (I"m counting this as true, because if I'd ordered the stuff, it'd be there right now.)

You've gotten sick from eating too many clam cakes. (And I've got several boxes of Kenyon's mix in the fridge.)

Your first live concert was at The Civic Center or Rocky Point. (Actually - I think it was. U2, on their Elevation tour.)

You were born at Lying-In Hospital.

You still call the Rhode Island Mall the Midland Mall.

You have used a demolished landmark such as ALMACS or Finast when giving directions.

You secretly watch the NBC TV show "Providence" even though you tell your friends you don't.

You have slammed on your brakes to discourage a tailgater.

You know what a burger "The Newport Creamery Way" is. (I also know what an Awful Awful is.)

You have dated a girl named Brenda or a guy named Vinnie.

You've personally met Vinnie Paz.

Your idea of a dream house is a raised ranch.

You have relatives who have been to Edgehill Newport, Codac, or Butler.

You've bribed your mechanic for a new inspection sticker even though your car failed to pass the safety inspection.

You have a degree from RIC, CCRI or URI.

You think vodka and Del's is a great combination.

You've been to Twin Oaks for your birthday.

You know how to pronounce Pawtucket, Cowesett, Usqepaug, and Narragansett.

You've been to Scarborough Beach but not Block Island.

You know where "The Pier" is located.

You like your clam CHOW-dah clear not white or red.

You put vinegar on your french fries.

You've been on a Bay Queen cruise.

You can recognize a Cranston accent.

You drop the "w" in Greenwich, Kingstown, and Warwick.

You use the expression "down-city" for downtown.

You've eaten at Haven Brothers, drunk.

You celebrate St. Joseph's Day and know what a "zeppolla" is.

You have at least one gallon of Newport Creamery coffee ice cream in your freezer.

You know what "ProJo" stands for.

You still call CCRI "reject".

You think that "party/potty" "God/guard" "law/lore" and "hot/heart" are
examples of homonyms.

You know the original name for Airport Road.

You always start giving directions by saying, "Well, you get on 95."

You know what "John from Alpert's" sounds like.

You refer to the movies as "the show."

You know what Allie's makes.

You know what a "package store" is.

You think lots of gold jewelry looks great on the beach.

Your favorite expressions are, "Are you serious?", "Wicked", and "You know what I'm saying?"

You've thrown at least one yard sale this month.

You know you need "quahogs" to make "stuffies".

You know there's a West End but not a West Providence.

You think banana, vanilla, and idea all end in "r".

You put celery salt on your hotdogs.

You see turn signals or "directionals" as optional car equipment.

Your into Keno, Powerball and the drawin'.

When told surprising news, you answer "Geddout", or if you're female, "No Suh!"

If you are going to the basement, you're going "down cellar."

Instead of eating dinner, you eat suppa.

You call spaghetti sauce, "gravy."

You've eaten a Wimpy Skippy on the Hill.

You know what "Leggs and Eggs" is.

You ask your mechanic to give you a state inspection sticker even though your car failed.

You know that there is never any school in Fosta-Glosta when it snows.

You've gone to Cumbie's for milk or gas.

You've eaten Jonnycakes or Johnny cakes (with an h if the fllint corn comes from out of state). (And have the boxes of cornmeal in the fridge to prove it. Because sometimes, you want them with maple syrup.)

You know someone in the mob, but won't admit it.

You know that there is never any school in Fosta-Glosta when it snows.

You've been on a RIPTA bus less than 6 times in 12 years.

All the potholes just add excitement to your driving experience.

Subway is a fast food place.

You think crosswalks are for wimps.

At the ice cream shop, you call chocolate sprinkles "Jimmies".

You're a native Rhode Islander and you know you're not in Rhode Island if:

Your new friends start asking you to repeat words such as car, potato, pizza, barber, and chowder. (Actually, it was coffee -

domnall couldn't understand it at all.)

You see a car with RI plates and you have an uncontrollable urge to ask, "What pot?"

You ask a friend who's going to Rhode Island to bring back some Saugy's and/or hot weenies. (Mmm... saugies.)

The car in front of you is using its turn signal.

You'd gladly shell out $35 for a black market bottle of coffee syrup! Blissful, blissful coffee milk.

You've driven 5 miles in a populous area and have not seen a Dunkin' Donuts.

You ask the waitress for a grinder and she gives you directions to Home Depot or Lowe's.

No one wishes you a Happy St. Joseph's day.

You don't get VJ day off from work.

When you say that you have a "great idear," people look at you funny.

You receive blank stares when asking where the "bubbla" is located.

You're reading this and pronouncing all the words like a true Rhode Islander.

You're proud as hell to (still) be a Roe Dylinda! (Yes, I do love that little, weird, state.)