Hell im bored and waitin to go back to school...i found this off someones blog thing and decided to put it up here..i got one for DC and VA since im from the NOVA and stay in Southern VA too, so i put most of them up here:
You Know You're From Virginia When...
~Speed limits are just suggestions
~You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work
~Most of your senior class went to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA :lol:
~When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain *yep*
~You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern," "central," or "southern" in front of it (See above.) *i do this oh so often*
~It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
~You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. A red light means 2 more can.
~You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.
~Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are not, under any circumstances, a "southerner" *i sho aint*
~You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC
~You took a field trip to Williamsburg as a kid *hell naw-i live near that biyatch*
~You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak English
~You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
~An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school *Lol gotta love that Stafford and Prince William County *
~All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
~Crown Victoria = undercover cop *hellz yea*
~Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.
~They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new McMansions in its place
~For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa *HECK YEA!!*
~If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have three new names. *Lol... so true*
~You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor *I hate that ish...gotta dial 1-703 to dial and u live 10 minutes from the person u callin*
~"Vacation" means spending a day at King's Dominion or Busch Gardens.
~You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"
~Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider.
~"Going to the beach" means anywhere from Ocean City to Virginia Beach to Myrtle Beach.
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You Know You're From Washington DC When...
~You say you're from DC, but you actually live in VA or MD but are too tired to explain where.
~You don't consider exploding man hole covers to be an unusual occurrence.
~You know where the Pentagon really is but never bother to correct anyone about its location. *LOL*
~When it takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on I-66, 95, 395, 495, 50, 123, 29, or 270, it's a pretty good day. *Hell yea :x *
~There are at least fifteen ways to get everywhere and you know which way to go based on the weather, time of day, current political climate, **** road closures, and whether you are coming or going. *So true*
~You pay more money in parking tickets in a year than you do in medical bills, college costs and rent combined.
~You know that driving through Georgetown, you will hear the music of the car next to you louder than you can hear your own.
~"I got stuck behind a motorcade" is a common and real excuse for being late.
~"Finding a parking space" actually becomes an appointment on your calendar. (E.g.. 7:00-8:00 Gym, 8:30-9:00PM - find a parking space, 9:00-10:30PM - Dinner reservations.)
~When you say you're going to the mall and you don't mean shopping.
~You never refer to the 'Metro' as the 'subway'.
~You elbow tourists out of the way on the Metro escalators to "gently"
remind them to WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT.
~Going to work early means being there by 9:00AM.
~You don't bat an eye at 500 politicians and businessmen in suits running like their lives depended on it just to catch a Metro that will be followed by another in 90 seconds.
~You call it Targét, not Target, and are well aware that the one in Alexandria is just a "tad different". *LoL*
~When Washington National Airport is and will always be "WASHINGTON NATIONAL", not "Reagan National". *YeaP*
~You can tell by people's cars where they live and maybe even what neighborhood.
~You've claimed that there's nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have the entire nation's capitol to explore. *I was real guilty of that*
~You have the Metro map memorized, yet act like you don't know when someone asks you how to get to Metro Center.
~You meet someone else who says they're from the DC area and you realize they live two hours away from you.
~You notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you've never see anyone working on it. *Dayum 1-95-been workin on tha ish at least 10 years*
~You know you've crossed into Northern Virginia, without ever seeing a sign, only because your speedometer goes from 60 to 0.
~You know that Vietnam is no longer in the South Pacific, it's now been re-located to Seven Corners.
~The few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia. *AKA SouthEast*
~You realize that I-395 is Northern Virginia's version of NASCAR.
~There is no such thing as North, South, East, or West on the beltway, it's just go "that" way!(Inner circle / outer circle)
~You go anywhere on the Eastern Shore, Rehoboth, Dewey, Ocean City, Skyline Drive, or the Outer Banks for vacation and everyone you meet is from DC
~Snow means rain to you
~Ice on the roads just means that you pay more attention to other cars, but still go 75 mph on the highways
~You can see the national cathedral from almost anywhere
~You know that Georgetown is NOT only a school
~You consider Northern VA to be in no way similar to southern VA *it sure isnt-damnit NOVA is better*
~You know which bridges to cross to get to Maryland or VA
~You actually know what goes on in Dupont circle
~You can't go to Tysons Mall without seeing someone you know!!
~People don't ask you if Chevy Chase is named after the actor.
~You can harmonize perfectly with the alert for "Doors Closing" on the Metro
~50% of your senior class went to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA :lol: :lol:
~Six Flags will always be "Adventure World" to you or even "Wild World" *I still call it Adventure World*
I'm not from the urrea but i kno some of ya'll could add on to that cuz i think of some just based on the people from around that way like...
go-go and B-more club music i had never heard of that b4 gettin to school
saying merrlin instead of maryland
answering PG county when someone asks u where ur from ( ....it's a shame that i can now name more counties in md than cities - )
You Know You're From Washington DC/PG When...
-your clothes are tad bit snug.
-attempt to beat your feet to any and every kind of music.
-wear hoodies wit cut off sleaves.
-drive a crown vic, wit tinted windows.
-you claim not to be southerners, but talk like your from alabama.
-everybody who's not like yourself is called a bama.
-use the world bama at least 25 times a day.
-listen to gogo, and actually like it.
-pay $25 to see a band beat on pots n pants, and redo songs.
-u claim to be from berryfarms, but u really live in bowie or sliverspring.
-u wear hobo or wer1
-own a pair of flightphosites.
-wear slouch socks.
-you claim not to be southerners, but talk like your from alabama.
-everybody who's not like yourself is called a bama.
-use the world bama at least 25 times a day.
-pay $25 to see a band beat on pots n pants, and redo songs.
-u claim to be from berryfarms, but u really live in bowie or sliverspring.
-u wear hobo or wer1
ok #1 We dont sound like we from Alabama
#2. If you keep gettin called a bamma then you truly must be a bamma
#3. We also use Lunchin and young too
#4. Let me no go to there wit ya B more club shyt. Its just techno
#5. Any **** from bowie would never claim the farms
#6. Its We R One. And we also rock ****, Mchunu, Sobliato, All Daz and much more. Aint my fault our city creative
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You Know You're From Washington DC When...
~You know where the Pentagon really is but never bother to correct anyone about its location. ha! tru tru
~When it takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on I-66, 95, 395, 495, 50, 123, 29, or 270, it's a pretty good day. yes LAWD. Thank God for metro.
~You never refer to the 'Metro' as the 'subway'.tru tru
~You elbow tourists out of the way on the Metro escalators to "gently"
remind them to WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT. HA! i had to catch on to that one REAL quick. Cuz i'm forgetful like a **** and will surely stand my behind in the middle of the escalator. Sometimes it's funny to do it on purpose tho :lol: . But some DC peeps will knock ya out :lol:
~You don't bat an eye at 500 politicians and businessmen in suits running like their lives depended on it just to catch a Metro that will be followed by another in 90 seconds. ha! that's some funny ish. I luv watchin those cats
~You've claimed that there's nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have the entire nation's capitol to explore. *I was real guilty of that*
~You notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you've never see anyone working on it. yes LAWD. They've been workin on th street in front of my dorm since i've stepped foot in this city.
~The few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia. ooooo...SouthEast . I ain't scurred tho. Can't be any worse than Watts. Try havin ya car brake down on Grape Street nucca!
~There is no such thing as North, South, East, or West on the beltway, it's just go "that" way!(Inner circle / outer circle)see, and that's exactly why i will neva be able to drive out here. All these darn circles are too darn confusing gosh dernit! :x
~Snow means rain to youummmm...RAIN means rain to me. Snow means white icy crap is fallin out the sky. Where i'm from, ice goes on drinks, not the ground
~Ice on the roads just means that you pay more attention to other cars, but still go 75 mph on the highways now that's an accident waitin to happen
~You can see the national cathedral from almost anywhere
~You know that Georgetown is NOT only a schoolvery true
~People don't ask you if Chevy Chase is named after the actor. mayne, i'm not even gonna front. I was like, what did that dern actor do to make him so darn special in Maryland?? Homedude got a city, banks, a mall...DAYUM!" lol. Felt just a tad bit foolish :lol:
~You can harmonize perfectly with the alert for "Doors Closing" on the Metro or how about memorizing the operators voice. I swear i be hearing the same cat on that red line.
and oh yeah...don't forget about the oh so popular "Jo'nt" aka "joint". Dang, that word must mean any and everythang in the world..." That jo'nt from the jo'nt last night was the jo'nt" :lol: . Got me saying it now too. Tee hee...gotta luv the "urrea"
And yall betta stop gettin Rod riled up before he buss some heads open :lol: . But i gotta admit tho Rod...yall do sound a lil southern
lol dupont got some nice apartments though, heck I will wave the rainbow flag just to get in some of those "jo'nts"
oh yeah---i thought i was the only one who harmonized to the metro"doors closing"....wait lemme do it real wuick in the lab... :lol:
"doors closing, DING DING"...."please step away from the door"...."thankyou"
oh yeah umm i thought the chevy chase thing was named after the actor, i was about to think he had mad loot :lol:
and UMM I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO ALABAMA IN peachy state of georgia, and DC sounds far from alabama, dont get it twisted cause I am pure southern and DC cats sound nothing like me or my true southern counterparts, heck the only reason dc is considered the south is because of the mason-dixon line...lol we as the south dont even claim yall mofos though, all that gogo and ish is in a whole nother world or something :lol:
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. I ain't scurred tho. Can't be any worse than Watts. Try havin ya car brake down on Grape Street nucca!
