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15 years ago
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dragoneer
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
1) You get offended/defensive when people assume that Stockton is a small town in the middle of nowhere.
2) "March" is not just a month of the year.
3) You try to avoid Sherwood Mall unless
a. You are going to Macy's
b. It is completely necessary...Which in most cases, it is not.
4) Some of your best/worst middle school days were spent at Lincoln Center Live.
5) You're tired of seeing snobby moms at Lincoln Center Live.
6) You can't count the number of times you've been to Discovery Zone [may it rest in peace] and you refer to it as "DZ".
(That place was LEGIT.)
7) You get excited when you meet other students from Stockton and think, 'FINALLY, someone understands!'
8) You've gone bowling. A lot. For too many birthdays. It's not that fun.
9) Non-Stocktonians don't understand why you're so gangster. There are just some things you can't explain...
(I'm fuckin thug. Ya'll know it.)
10) You've seen enough Escalades and rims to last you a lifetime.
11) You've been to/been in the Delta.
12) You got excited for the new Target to open on 8 Mile and you drive out there because you think it is better than the old one...but they're exactly the same.
13) College is too difficult or you are homesick and you wonder why you didn't apply/go to UOP.
14) You wonder what UOP students do for fun outside of school.
15) It's 110 degrees outside and you learn to deal with it.
16) 95.1, 93.1, and 97.7 are programed in your radio.
17) You and your friends go to Java when there is nothing else to do and you end up staying for hours because you run into random friends.
(All the fucking time. no joke. Guaranteed ill see at least 4 people i know)
18) You've almost been or have been late to school because of the fog in the winter.
19) You've been to Delta College on [too] many different occasions such as for elementary school field trips, the SATs, extra credit plays, summer school, regular school...
20) People ask you what you do for fun in Stockton and you're at a loss for words because you can't think of anything significant.
21) No matter how bad you want it, Stockton is not part of The Bay. Get over it.
22) You know that there has to be a back road to get from Point A to Point B.
23) You see way too many emo people wherever you go. Come on, people! Mix it up a bit!
24) The downtown movie theater opening was the best thing since sliced bread.
(FUCK YES IT WAS. No more driving to Lodi!)
25) Taking a field trip to Golfland was pretty much the most exciting place to go for a field trip.
26) You were super depressed when Golfland closed.
27) You've been stuck in traffic on Swain one too many times.
28) The Asparagus festival is the biggest event of the year.
29) You've been to Hammer Skate too many times and although you laughed a little when you found out it was closing, you later realized that you would never again skate in that rink or buy gifts from that gift shop.
30) The word "legit" is part of your vocabulary.
(ROFL, i used that shit earlier! FUCKIN LEGIT)
31) You used to Trick-or-Treat in the big gates of Brookside because you thought they'd give king sized candy. (naw, i went to spanos's place, he was more for sure. went to brookside once and got an apple D=<)
32) If all plans fail, you can always have a bonfire.
33) You never went to Krispy Kreme and you can understand why it would have to close down.
34) You considered a day trip to Manteca Waterslides to be fun times.
35) You know you're from Stockton if you ever got a haircut at Sir Gauuan's.
36) You don't dare travel down Wilson Way or around the fairgrounds past 8 at night and try to avoid this area as much as possible during any part of the day.
37) You go to the Baskin Robbins on Swain and Pacific because that's the 'best' one, even if the line is out the door.
38) You refer to it as the 2-0-9 or the Dub Nine.
39) You went to Philip's Farm every year until you were 10 and you took pictures with the Raggedy Anne and Andy cutouts every time.
40) You've been to Tepa Taqueria too many times to count.
41) You remember when the Stockton Royal was actually open for cheap and classic movies.
42) You know that the biggest hill in Stockton is the Feather River bridge.
43) You can name all the exits off of I-5 until 8 Mile.
44) You call speed bumps 'undulations' and no one knows what you're talking about...Then you realize it's just a fancy name Brookside made up for them.
45) You flip out when you hit one red or yellow light on Pacific because you know that hitting one red light means that they'll ALL BE RED.
46) You crave Yen Du.
47) You call it "Five" or "I-5". Regardless, it has never been, is not, and NEVER will be "The Five."
48) You get really excited for a new business or restaurant to open, only to realize that two weeks later it has become just as ghetto as every other place in town.
49) You know what the Pershing bumps are.
50) You go down Hammer Lane and still do 55 when the new speed limit says 40.
51) People say, "Yeah, I know Stockton, My *insert random relative* ALMOST went to UOP."
52) You learned to drive in the Delta parking lot on a Sunday.
53) You thought you'd never afford a meal at Le Bistro.
54) You go away to college and tell your friends you're so excited to go home for the Asparagus Festival and they say, "There's a festival for a vegetable?"
55) People ask where it is you respond that it's the Foreclosure Capital of America and then promptly wonder why you would share such negative information.
56) You tell people you're "30 min from where the whole Scott Peterson - Modesto thing happened."
57) You got your senior picture taken by Fritz Chin.
58) You are not really phased by the "bad" part of any city you've ever visited.
59) You've waited in line to drive down Lincoln so you could look at Christmas lights.
60) You actually know who Benjamin Holt is and why he's important.
Wow.... i feel ghetto. THANKS GUYS.
dragoneer1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
1) You get offended/defensive when people assume that Stockton is a small town in the middle of nowhere.
2) "March" is not just a month of the year.
3) You try to avoid Sherwood Mall unless
a. You are going to Macy's
b. It is completely necessary...Which in most cases, it is not.
4) Some of your best/worst middle school days were spent at Lincoln Center Live.
5) You're tired of seeing snobby moms at Lincoln Center Live.
6) You can't count the number of times you've been to Discovery Zone [may it rest in peace] and you refer to it as "DZ".
(That place was LEGIT.)
7) You get excited when you meet other students from Stockton and think, 'FINALLY, someone understands!'
8) You've gone bowling. A lot. For too many birthdays. It's not that fun.
9) Non-Stocktonians don't understand why you're so gangster. There are just some things you can't explain...
(I'm fuckin thug. Ya'll know it.)
10) You've seen enough Escalades and rims to last you a lifetime.
11) You've been to/been in the Delta.
12) You got excited for the new Target to open on 8 Mile and you drive out there because you think it is better than the old one...but they're exactly the same.
13) College is too difficult or you are homesick and you wonder why you didn't apply/go to UOP.
14) You wonder what UOP students do for fun outside of school.
15) It's 110 degrees outside and you learn to deal with it.
16) 95.1, 93.1, and 97.7 are programed in your radio.
17) You and your friends go to Java when there is nothing else to do and you end up staying for hours because you run into random friends.
(All the fucking time. no joke. Guaranteed ill see at least 4 people i know)
18) You've almost been or have been late to school because of the fog in the winter.
19) You've been to Delta College on [too] many different occasions such as for elementary school field trips, the SATs, extra credit plays, summer school, regular school...
20) People ask you what you do for fun in Stockton and you're at a loss for words because you can't think of anything significant.
21) No matter how bad you want it, Stockton is not part of The Bay. Get over it.
22) You know that there has to be a back road to get from Point A to Point B.
23) You see way too many emo people wherever you go. Come on, people! Mix it up a bit!
24) The downtown movie theater opening was the best thing since sliced bread.
(FUCK YES IT WAS. No more driving to Lodi!)
25) Taking a field trip to Golfland was pretty much the most exciting place to go for a field trip.
26) You were super depressed when Golfland closed.
27) You've been stuck in traffic on Swain one too many times.
28) The Asparagus festival is the biggest event of the year.
29) You've been to Hammer Skate too many times and although you laughed a little when you found out it was closing, you later realized that you would never again skate in that rink or buy gifts from that gift shop.
30) The word "legit" is part of your vocabulary.
(ROFL, i used that shit earlier! FUCKIN LEGIT)
31) You used to Trick-or-Treat in the big gates of Brookside because you thought they'd give king sized candy. (naw, i went to spanos's place, he was more for sure. went to brookside once and got an apple D=<)
32) If all plans fail, you can always have a bonfire.
33) You never went to Krispy Kreme and you can understand why it would have to close down.
34) You considered a day trip to Manteca Waterslides to be fun times.
35) You know you're from Stockton if you ever got a haircut at Sir Gauuan's.
36) You don't dare travel down Wilson Way or around the fairgrounds past 8 at night and try to avoid this area as much as possible during any part of the day.
37) You go to the Baskin Robbins on Swain and Pacific because that's the 'best' one, even if the line is out the door.
38) You refer to it as the 2-0-9 or the Dub Nine.
39) You went to Philip's Farm every year until you were 10 and you took pictures with the Raggedy Anne and Andy cutouts every time.
40) You've been to Tepa Taqueria too many times to count.
41) You remember when the Stockton Royal was actually open for cheap and classic movies.
42) You know that the biggest hill in Stockton is the Feather River bridge.
43) You can name all the exits off of I-5 until 8 Mile.
44) You call speed bumps 'undulations' and no one knows what you're talking about...Then you realize it's just a fancy name Brookside made up for them.
45) You flip out when you hit one red or yellow light on Pacific because you know that hitting one red light means that they'll ALL BE RED.
46) You crave Yen Du.
47) You call it "Five" or "I-5". Regardless, it has never been, is not, and NEVER will be "The Five."
48) You get really excited for a new business or restaurant to open, only to realize that two weeks later it has become just as ghetto as every other place in town.
49) You know what the Pershing bumps are.
50) You go down Hammer Lane and still do 55 when the new speed limit says 40.
51) People say, "Yeah, I know Stockton, My *insert random relative* ALMOST went to UOP."
52) You learned to drive in the Delta parking lot on a Sunday.
53) You thought you'd never afford a meal at Le Bistro.
54) You go away to college and tell your friends you're so excited to go home for the Asparagus Festival and they say, "There's a festival for a vegetable?"
55) People ask where it is you respond that it's the Foreclosure Capital of America and then promptly wonder why you would share such negative information.
56) You tell people you're "30 min from where the whole Scott Peterson - Modesto thing happened."
57) You got your senior picture taken by Fritz Chin.
58) You are not really phased by the "bad" part of any city you've ever visited.
59) You've waited in line to drive down Lincoln so you could look at Christmas lights.
60) You actually know who Benjamin Holt is and why he's important.
Wow.... i feel ghetto. THANKS GUYS.
...is MC Hammer from Stockton? I think he moved to Tracy at one point.