You know you're from Maryland when...
15 years ago
YOU KNOW YOU'RE
FROM MARYLAND WHEN...
* You know how to pronounce 'Towson'
* You remember what the Inner Harbor looked like before it was the Inner Harbor.
* You ate at Haussner's.
* You remember Friendship Airport.
* You remember driving over the old Kent Narrows Draw-Bridge that snarled weekend traffic coming home from the Ocean.
* You love the Domino Sugar sign you can see across the harbor.
* You remember the rotating restaurant on top off the Holiday Inn on Baltimore Street.
* You know Annapolis & Hopkins are national treasures & you get a kick out of hearing them named in movies or TV.
* You know B&O is not body odor.
* That downtown smelled great near McCormicks.
* Every kitchen has a can of Old Bay.
* You refer to your state as "Marilyn."
* You and your Mom shopped at Hutzlers, The Hub, Stewart's, Hoschild Kohn's & The May Company.
* You know where "Downey Ocean" is.
* You remember the Civic Center.
* You know Pam Shriver is from Maryland.
* You know how to eat steamed crabs, but also know how to tell the males from the females.
* You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name.
* M R Ducks makes perfect sense.
* You have fond memories of Memorial Stadium.
* You still root for the Orioles even when they aren't doing well.
* Everybody knows what a "zink" and "payment" are.
* When anywhere else, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Maryland Crab Cakes!"
* You say "Blare Road" for Bel Air Road
* You remember Jerry Turner and Al Sanders.
* You remember Oprah & Richard Sher together in the a.m. on Ch-13.
* Vince Bagli was "the" sports announcer on TV.
* You remember Mayor Schaeffer swimming with the seals at the National Aquarium.
* You swore Frank Perdue kinda looked like one of his tender chickens.
* You know which bridge their talking about, when someone says "The bridge traffic is backed up."
* You revere the names of Johnny U, Brooks & Frank!
FROM MARYLAND WHEN...
* You know how to pronounce 'Towson'
* You remember what the Inner Harbor looked like before it was the Inner Harbor.
* You ate at Haussner's.
* You remember Friendship Airport.
* You remember driving over the old Kent Narrows Draw-Bridge that snarled weekend traffic coming home from the Ocean.
* You love the Domino Sugar sign you can see across the harbor.
* You remember the rotating restaurant on top off the Holiday Inn on Baltimore Street.
* You know Annapolis & Hopkins are national treasures & you get a kick out of hearing them named in movies or TV.
* You know B&O is not body odor.
* That downtown smelled great near McCormicks.
* Every kitchen has a can of Old Bay.
* You refer to your state as "Marilyn."
* You and your Mom shopped at Hutzlers, The Hub, Stewart's, Hoschild Kohn's & The May Company.
* You know where "Downey Ocean" is.
* You remember the Civic Center.
* You know Pam Shriver is from Maryland.
* You know how to eat steamed crabs, but also know how to tell the males from the females.
* You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name.
* M R Ducks makes perfect sense.
* You have fond memories of Memorial Stadium.
* You still root for the Orioles even when they aren't doing well.
* Everybody knows what a "zink" and "payment" are.
* When anywhere else, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Maryland Crab Cakes!"
* You say "Blare Road" for Bel Air Road
* You remember Jerry Turner and Al Sanders.
* You remember Oprah & Richard Sher together in the a.m. on Ch-13.
* Vince Bagli was "the" sports announcer on TV.
* You remember Mayor Schaeffer swimming with the seals at the National Aquarium.
* You swore Frank Perdue kinda looked like one of his tender chickens.
* You know which bridge their talking about, when someone says "The bridge traffic is backed up."
* You revere the names of Johnny U, Brooks & Frank!