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15 years ago
Vengencemkii said "do this or I danube your entire body off" but not exactly in those words.♂: Memes
↨: Do the things that are said from the other journals
→: Do them by typing them into a journal and stuff
╧: ...☻
‼: Meme! I mean, "profit"
1: You know what a pocketbook is
I call them "purses"
2: You call them what they really are “sneakers” (not “tennies”)
I've never heard the term "tennies" let alone "tennies" in relation to "tennis shoes"
3: You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town
I think that this is more of a personal issue than the fact that I'm form this are though =o
4a: The public transportation system is known as the "T"...
Yop.
4b: ...and you'd rather drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 4 hours to get to Boston than be caught dead on the "Orange Line"
I couldn't say, really.
5: You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house
Errmm
6: There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house and that is how you give directions
This is a bit of an exaggeration... there are only about 16 =P
7: If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names
This pisses me off soooooooooooo much... even though I go by landmarks to get somewhere rather than street names (which is an extremely bad habit... but I'm just not really good at remembering names, street names included)
8: 53 degrees is "on the warm side"
In all seasons but summer. In the summer it gets 90+ or so. Otherwise we're talking about 40's max.
9: You've walked to Brigham's for an ice cream cone "to go" in the snow
Not exactly walked through snow to get there, but I like to eat ice cream even in winter. Smert.
10: You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV
I imagine that people cringe when they hear stereotypical accents in general. It's no so much cringing as it is snickering, though.
11: You call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"
I'm guilty =(
12: A water fountain is called a bubbler. Say it "bubbla".
I've called them bubblers plenty of times. However, I don't have a Boston accent, so I say it "Bubbler"
13: You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes
On foot? I'm not sure. In a car I can go to nearby towns (hence so many Dunkin Doughnuts). if this is referring to Boston, on foot... I wouldn't know, I don't go there much at all. (traffic is horrible though, as you would imagine)
14: You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Eastham, Chatham, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, and Leominster
Worcester is "Wuh-shess-ter" to me, but I believe everyone else says "Wuh-ster" which is just being lazy. In fact, I live right near 'Wuhster,' soo... I think "Peabody" is like "Pee-buddy" which is rather awkward, or . I think one of my friends calls it "P town". I don't believe I've ever heard of the other towns
15: You know what they sell at a "packie"
A what?
16: You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round
Yop
17: Paranoia sets in when you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS
Errrm?
18: You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left
I have not done this, but I see other people doing it all the time. It's not just side streets, it's parking lots/gas stations as well.
19: You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop
Uh, really? Do they sell anything useful? Aside from those glasses we got. That is to say, I haven't been there in ages.
20: You know what a "regular coffee" is!
I.. don't really drink coffee... but maybe I should considering how much I stay up.
21: You can navigate a rotary without a problem
The only rotary in this state I can think of is the one in Worch- "Wushter" and it's just that one. Rotaries are pretty dumb.
22: You use the words "wicked" "pissa" and "good" in the same sentence
Yeah like this: You are wicked dumbtarded and it would be good is you would pissa off because I don't know what this has anything to do with anything.
23: You know what a frappe is
I.... drink.. YOUR.... FRAPPE! *SSSCHHHLLUURRRP* I DRINK IT UP!
The rest of the world knows this as a 'milkshake.' I use either, really, because I think a 'milkshake' here might also refer to chocolate milk which would be wicked pissa dumbtarded...
24: Saint Patrick's Day is your second favorite holiday
Do what you want cause an Irish is free, you are an Irish! I am partly Irish.. however, green also happens to be my favorite color. I don't believe I've ever 'celebrated' this holiday though...
25: You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair
I was mentioning this in a reply to DonnieMk2. My parents say "tonic" or "pop," but I say "Coke."
26: You never say "Cape Cod" you say "The Cape"
Yop (Cape Cod is the 'hook' portion of the state, in the east.)
27: You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least once, in elementary school, but never to Bunka Hill
Yop, and yop. I have been to Bunker Hill, but I pronounce it "Bunker Hill", not Bostonian (Pahk th' caah in Hahvad yahd... silly Bostonian)
28: You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather dividing line
The Mass Pike may also be called the Mass Turnpike. That's a leftover from how they would have a pike block the road, and when the toll was paid they would turn the pike to allow them to pass. The weather up here can be pretty.... uhm... unpredictable. If you ever wanted to become a meteorologist, come here, it will be... interesting.
BONUS ROUND using the second result in Google search.
29: Khakis are something you start the car with
This is essentially insulting Bostonian accent. "Kaahh keeeys" get it? We don't believe in the letter "R" apparently
30: You think crosswalks are for wimps
I try to cross at a crosswalk unless the nearest one is... very far away, or when one isn't available.
31: You know how to cross 4 lanes of traffic in 5 seconds
See number 18. This question is poorly written. Of course I know how. Whether or not I'm dumbtarded enough to do that kind of pissa is another wicked good question. I have seen people do this, and it amazes me. People love to pull out of a side road, go all the way across the highway into the left turn lane and do a U-turn, that kind stuff.
32: You are amazed when traveling out of town that people who work at McDonald's actually speak English
Sadly.. yes... Wendy's is especially bad.
33: You think it's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you
Another thing that pissa's me off.
34: You know that a yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through ... and that a red light means 2 more can
Urrhg.. teehee.
35: A Crown Victoria = Undercover Cop
That's.. an interesting name. my brother calls them "not-an-undercover-cop" which is more fitting, it tricks people into thinking they are, in fact, not an undercover policeman at all!
36: Subway is a fast food place
See 4a. You don't take a subway train around Boston, you take "the T" to a subway or a sandwich. Or, if you're smart, you will go to Pizzeria Regina because that place is wicked pizza pissa-awesome
37. When people talk about the "curse of the Bambino," you know exactly what they are talking about, and you believe in it, too
What what?
38: You think of Rhode Island as the "deep South"
Seriously? That's only 1 state to the south. I know it more fondly as "The place where Foxwoods is"
39: Anything past Worcester is "the middle of nowhere" (if you live in Boston)
I live one or two towns east of 'Wuhster' so yaaay!
40: You believe using a turn signal gives away your plan to the enemy
I hate this so much. Use your freaking signals people.
41: Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green
Holy f%!@(
42: You've honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green
No, however I have told the person driving me that the light has changed if they don't move within like 2 or 3 seconds.
43: All the potholes just add excitement to your driving experience
All the potholes add FURY AND ANGEEERRRRRR!!! RAAAGGGGE!!!!!!!! Oh yes, did I mention that every major road always has construction on it? Goody goody.. wicked pissa
44: Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
I see this all the time, and I imagine I'd fall into this habit if I was driving, sadly.
45: Six inches of snow is considered a "dusting"
This would have been true a few years ago, but in more recent years we haven't got all that much snow that actually stuck to the ground. (It was still cold, of course)
46: Three days of 90+ heat is definitely a "heat wave" ... and 63° weather is "on the warm side"
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47: $15 to park is a bargain
Uhm.. it could be? I wouldn't know.
48: If you don't have it, you're never going to get it right ... even if you were born here
I... suppose you're right, especially since I don't know what you are talking about.
I will tag... nobody =)
My mother panics when there isn't a Dunkin Doughnuts around. She doesn't like Tim Hortons and she asked for a regular coffee at Starbucks and they gave her some chocolate latte thingy so she hates them now as well.