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Lisa
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About Long Island

I just got this email and thought it was so true!! Chat Icon Chat Icon

LONG ISLAND:

You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there.
When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't.
You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York.
You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City".
You never realize you have an accent till you leave. Every thing north of the Bronx is "upstate." New Jersey sucks.

At some point in your life you've gone clamming. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city.
You'd pay $11.50 for a movie.
You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
(Which is why to this day, I say "I stood ON line at the bank and waited my turn.")

You know where the Commack Motor Inn is.

Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.

You can correctly pronounce places like Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge, Wantagh, Mineola, Islandia, Massapequa.
You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.

You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."

You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.

No, you don't want mustard on that burger!!
You can't understand why a diner would ever close.
You've had a seagull crap on your car.
You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.


You went to an elementary school that promoted dodge ball as the number 1 game among children 7-13.
You know White Castle is terrible for you and the food sucks but you periodically "Get the Crave".

You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.
You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.

You or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.

Quick! Who's your county Executive? Don't know do you?!
You've never taken an MTA bus.
The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
You don't associate Fire Island with gay men. You know which parts of the Godfather were filmed on Long Island.

You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
You miss wiffle ball and running through sprinklers.
You think Islip MacArthur airport is cute and you enjoy watching it grow up.
Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore".
You don't really see the big deal about the Hamptons, unless you got smashed at the Bordy Barn.
When people ask "where are you from?" you answer Long Guy Land and automatically assume everyone in the world knows that answer means New York.
You've always liked Billy Joel and you own several of his "records."

The Belt Parkway sucks! You've been stuck in a traffic jam for more than 2 hours (without moving).
Your parents took you to All American, Nathan's or Carvel (on the way home from the beach).

Regular gas - $2.79 and you still pay it!!!
You hate paying tolls.
You don't have to go far to see your family. You remember Grumman.
You've gotten drunk on the bleachers of some high school.
You know the color of the water at Jones Beach is not BLUE!
You were upset when all the Roy Rogers (except for Shirley) turned into Wendy's and Arby's closed for good.
You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma.
Paying $35 for a haircut doesn't sound so crazy.

You think the people from Brooklyn are "da wunz dat tawk wit a accent."

You went sledding in the sumps.
You've partied on a golf course in the middle of the night.
You knew of Massapequa before the Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco nightmare.
You think going to Queens was a hike. The first time you heard the term "Long Island Iced Tea" you were somewhere else and you laughed.

When you live somewhere else and are astounded to see that people actually stop at yellow lights. When you just sort of presume that wherever you live, you'll be able to find good delis, good pizza, and good bagels.
You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
When you walk in the city and you see two men holding hands...it becomes normal to you.

No word ends in an ER, just an AH.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Long Island.

Message edited 8/29/2006 11:02:33 AM.

Posted 8/29/06 11:01 AM
 
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janet
WITH LOVE MY ANGEL MISS YOU!!!

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janet

Re: About Long Island

everytime i see this i love it because it is soooooo trueChat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:04 AM
 

MrsRbk
<3 <3 <3 <3

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Michelle

Re: About Long Island

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Although I'm a Jerseyite now, I'm always a LawnGuyLand Girl at heart!

And yes, I've missed the drunk train on more than one occassion Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:04 AM
 

conigs25
So in love with this kid!

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Michele

Re: About Long Island

That was really good. I have seen it before but a long time ago. I got a couple of laughs at that Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:06 AM
 

Stacey1403
Where it all began....

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Re: About Long Island

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Posted 8/29/06 11:07 AM
 

SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!

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Re: About Long Island

Chat Icon that's great

Posted 8/29/06 11:11 AM
 

Crismicka
How did I get so lucky

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Re: About Long Island

Chat Icon so trueChat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:41 AM
 

lorich
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Grammie says "Lora Gina"

Re: About Long Island

Posted by Lisa

You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.



My Favorite!

Posted 8/29/06 11:43 AM
 

munchkinbugs
My little loves!

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Lisa

Re: About Long Island

Everything is true for me except the White Castle thing. I despise White Castle.

So funny!!!Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:50 AM
 

Karen
Just chillin'!!

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Karen

Re: About Long Island

love it!!!!

Posted 8/29/06 11:52 AM
 

monkadoo

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Jen

Re: About Long Island

Posted by lorich

Posted by Lisa

You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.



My Favorite!



Yes mine too!!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 11:52 AM
 

LadyMaravilla
Fall Is Here

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Sonia

Re: About Long Island

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Posted 8/29/06 11:52 AM
 

Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!

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STBHC

Re: About Long Island

Chat Icon Chat Icon omg i have found the amityville horror house and have pics on my phone!!

i have learned to stand on line and not in it...and that i live on li not in li. Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

i was not born here but almost everything makes sense Chat Icon

i corrected a sirius station for not saying ron-konk-o-ma correctly. Chat Icon



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Posted 8/29/06 12:02 PM
 

LaurenExp
Waiting patiently for baby sis

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L-Diddy EDD 11/11/11 :)

Re: About Long Island

Yes, every time I read it I get a good laugh. Thanks for posting it!

Posted 8/29/06 12:05 PM
 

Summer05
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Re: About Long Island

Thats cute!

Posted 8/29/06 12:49 PM
 

Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it

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Re: About Long Island

That is so TRUEChat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 1:08 PM
 

lvdolphins
My Loves!

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Re: About Long Island

Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon That is great!

Posted 8/29/06 5:23 PM
 

megsm3
Life is Good!!

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M

Re: About Long Island

Chat Icon Chat Icon I just emailed this to some friends - very cute and true!

Posted 8/29/06 5:26 PM
 

Cookiegobbler
My little love bugs!!

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Nicole

Re: About Long Island

TOO FUNNY!!!Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/29/06 5:28 PM
 

sunny
Life is good!

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Stephanie

Re: About Long Island

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Posted 8/29/06 5:45 PM
 

nyteacher13
Three Under Four!!! :-)

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~ THERESA ~

Re: About Long Island

so true!!!!!!! Chat Icon

Posted 8/30/06 12:04 PM
 

mrsv
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lol

Re: About Long Island

sooo true!!!Chat Icon

Posted 8/30/06 12:36 PM
 
 

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