From: Todd E Van Hoosear (vanhoose@manetheren.cl.msu.edu)
Date: 10/14/03
[Forwarded by Kolyan DasGupta]
1. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
2. Your favorite adjective is "wicked"
3. You remember when the "Fleet Center" was "The Boston Garden" and refuse
to refer to it as anything BUT "the Gahden"
4. Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)
5. You go to the "packy" not the "liquor store"
6. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within
eyeshot at all times.
7. Know how to claim your space on the T. Know what the T is.
8. You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your
car...year round.
9. You still try to order curly fries from Burger King.
10. You know how to pronounce Worcester, Peabody, and Cotuit.
11. You know where the Combat Zone used to be and still avoid that area.
12. You don't eat dinner; you eat "suppa"
13. Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, etc. are not called "soda", they are "tonic"
14. You order iced coffee in January.
15. You can curse in Italian... only you don't say "curse" you say "swear".
16. You don't understand the purpose of a crosswalk and therefore refuse to
use them, even outside of Boston.
17. You know what candlepin bowling is.
18. You know about Evacuation Day
19. You have tried to drive the measured mile in less than 45 seconds.
20. You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax.
21. The whole 'Big Dig' mess drives you nuts unless you are spooning it from
Brigham's. You know what Brigham's is and it shows.
22. You've used the statement "not fa nuthin" in conversation.
23. You serve bread with every meal.
24. You feel compelled to hear at least one weather report a day.
25. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming
traffic so you can make a left.
26. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop.
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