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You Know Your From South Jersey When....

111. You know where harding highway is.
110. One of your favorite X-File Episodes is the one about the Jersey Devil.
109. In South Jersey, you don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore".
108.You remember Santana wailing on guitar in a lightning storm at the Atlantic City Race Track in the 1970's.
107. In your mind you hear "watch out for the tram car please" even in your sleep.
106. Hy Lit, Joe Niagra, & Jerry Blavat; are normal household words.
105. You go out for corn and tomatoes in the summer and make dinner out of it.
104. You've had arguments over cheesesteak quality.
103. When it snows more than an inch, you call it a blizzard.
102. You remember when the Silver Fox Tavern was really a restaurant.
101. You are related to half of the local farmers.
100. You still say you are going shopping at Jamesway.
99. You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.
98. Your neighbor's house was forclosed after an unlucky night in Atlantic City.
97. You know someone named Siprasiut Xayapachan.
96. You've actually found the Echelon Mall.
95. Your uncle is in the mafia.
94. You have Lyme Disease.
93. You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.
92. You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.
91. You think a mountain is any landform taller than your house.
90. You know what became of the 13th Leeds child, and claim to have seen him one time while peeing in the woods.
89. You stay away from Getty and BP, and stick with Mobil and Gulf.
88. You know what a "shoe-bie" is and can pick one out at the beach.
87. One time you were driving in the woods and got stuck in sand.
86. You have an EZ Pass, but you just hold it up.
85. You live next to an inpenetrable swamp.
84. You go to Delaware to buy smokes.
83. Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Berlin Farmers Market for cheap stuff.
82. Your neighborhood demonstrates co-existence of African-Americans and racist rednecks.
81. To you, "gravel" means orange dirt.
80. You love hockey, and have been to a Flyers or Devils game.
79. You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark.
78. You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.
77. Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April ann May.
76. You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.
75. You can smell and know when it's low tide.
74. F-16s buzz your house at like 150 feet.
73. You remember the bad gypsy moth years.
72. The Eagles/Giants rivalry has started fights at your school and/or local bar.
71. You eat at restaurants that have locations I, II, III, IV, and V.
70. You get excited when you see Chopper 6, and you can hum thae Action News song.
69. You've had sex on the beach, and I'm not talking about the beverage.
68. Honesty, sincerity, and courtesy are things you once saw happen in Ohio.
67. You know that you don't put ketchup on boardwalk fries.
66. You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle.
65. You get three 50's in a row when you play skeeball.
64. You live in Cape May, but you still won't take the ferry because it's too expensive and crowded.
63. You think the Olive Garden is a bunch of crap and should not open restaurants in South Jersey.
62. You've hung out at a gravel pit.
61. You worked at a blueberry farm when you were 13.
60. You played soccer from Kindergarten through high school.
59. You've counted the number of titty bars on the Black Horse Pike.
58. You always went to the Franklin Institute when you were a kid.
57. You've run out of money on the Parkway.
56. You know what "cedar water" is.
55. Your middle school hangout was the mall.
54. You have an unusable, piece-of-shit boat in your front yard.
53. You once skipped school and went to Wildwood.
52. You're Italian.
51. You know where to get the best bagel.
50. You've called someone an "asshole" to their face at the Philly airport.
49. Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.
48. You say "water" weird.
47. You have pine trees, holly trees, and mountain laurel in your yard.
46. You had a sandbox.
45. Even your school made good Italian subs.
44. You've almost fallen asleep on the Expressway.
43. You've rented a house in Stone Harbor before.
42. You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano.
41. You can point to the two closest nuclear plants.
40. You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.
39. You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.
38. You packed up the family on a Sunday and went to Cowtown Rodeo.
37. You never had school on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
36. You once shot a whiporwhill on a summer night at 3 A.M.
35. You take day trips to New York City.
34. The mafia runs half the businesses in your town.
33. You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.
32. In the woods behind your house, you can find couches, washing machines, and shoes.
31. You don't have to go to red lobster to get fresh seafood.
30. You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.
29. You know how to pronouce "Buena" on Route 40.
28. You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer.
27. You know the Atlantic City High School marching band can lay down some phat beats.
26. You've pondered, "Maybe basketball would be more popular in South Jersey if the 76ers and the Nets didn't blow."
25. You watch Evening Magazine.
24. You remember when Rowan was Glassboro State and TCNJ was Trenton State.
23. You remember Channel 48, Boss 97, Eagle 106, and Harvey in the Morning.
22. You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club.
21. You smoke Parliament Lights.
20. You go to the local Fire Department barbeque in June.
19. Down the road, in the middle of nowhere, is an Egyptian restaurant and a custard stand with a minature golf course.
18. You know what custard is in South Jersey.
17. You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring!)
16. In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.
15. Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night.
14. Because your town was founded before 1776, all the restaurants, taverns, and shops have "ye", "olde", and "colonial" in their names.
13. One time, a sea gull shit all over your head.
12. You talk to the guy at the dump.
11. You once said, "It smells like Philadelphia in here."
10. You've waited for the goddamn drawbridge for more than ten minutes.
9. You even swam in the ocean after the hypodermic needle scare.
8. Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.
7. You know it can be 70 degrees in January.
6. There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.
5. "Anyone who makes bad pizza can go to hell" is your attitude.
4. Somewhere along the line, someone was really screwed you over in a business transaction.
3. You often use variations of the "F-word" while driving.
2. You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.
1. You don't take any shit from anybody.

 

 

Fun Facts

  • One of the 13 original states.
  • Known as "Pathway of the Revolution." Over 100 battles were fought on New Jersey soil.
  • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, was born in Caldwell in 1837.
  • Civil Divisions: 21 counties; 566 municipalities.
  • 2 United States Senators.
  • 13 United States Representatives.
  • 40 State Senators.
  • 7,721,000 residents (as of 1988).
  • 2,737,000 households (as of 1985).
  • 1,866 public elementary schools.
  • 398 public secondary schools.
  • 132 private high schools.
  • 20 four-year colleges.
  • 21 two-year colleges.
  • 2 engineering colleges.
  • 1 medical college.
  • 2 dental colleges.
  • 6 theological colleges.
  • 7,504.8 square miles of land.
  • 699.57 square miles of water.
  • 8,204.37 square miles total area.
  • 40% forested land.
  • 18.1% farm land.
  • 1,803 feet, highest altitude, at High Point State Park, Sussex County.
  • 166 miles, greatest length, from High Point to Cape May.
  • 32 miles, narrowest width, from Trenton to Raritan Bay.
  • 127 miles of Atlantic coastline.
  • More than 800 lakes and ponds.
  • More than 100 rivers and creeks.
  • More than 1,400 miles of trout streams
  • 36 state parks.
  • 11 state forests.
  • 24 historic sites.
  • 42 natural areas.
  • 4 national recreational areas.
  • 4 state marinas.
  • 2 railroad carriers.
  • 1 trunk line.
  • 5 major freight terminals.
  • 26 air carriers serving New Jersey.
  • Miles of highways and roads in state:
    • 34,268 total.
    • 2,267 state.
    • 24,275 municipal roads.
    • 6,788 county roads.
    • 490 state forest, state park and institutional roads.
    • 411 toll and other roads.
    • 137 miles of New Jersey Turnpike, from George Washington Bridge in Bergen County in the north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge in the south.
    • 173 miles of Garden State Parkway, from Cape May in the south to the New York state line in the north.
    • 44 miles of Atlantic City Expressway, from Turnersville to Atlantic City.
  • 8,500 farms (as of 1992).
  • New Jersey is: 2nd in production of cultivated Blueberries,1992.
  • 3rd in production of Cranberries,1992.
  • 4th in production of Peaches,1992.
  • 4th in production of fresh market Asparagus,1992.
  • 4th in production of fresh market Bell Peppers,1992.
  • 5th in production of fresh market Spinach,1992.
  • 6th in production of fresh market Head Lettuce,1992.
  • 6th in production of fresh market Cucumbers,1992.
  • 7th in production of fresh market Sweet Corn, 1992.
  • 8th in production of fresh market Tomatoes,1992.

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    Basic Rules For Driving In New Jersey - (Authour Unknown)

    1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real New Jersey driver never uses them.

    2. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

    3. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered going with the flow.

    4. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.

    5. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will inevitably result in you being rear ended. If you want your insurance company to pay for a new rear bumper, come to a complete stop at all stop signs.

    6. A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.

    7. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. New Jersey is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

    8. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.

    9. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.

    10. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not enforceable in New Jersey during rush hour.

    11. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a New Jersey driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

    12. Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in New Jersey.

    13. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.

    14. Learn to swerve abruptly. New Jersey is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State Highway Department, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.

    15. It is traditional in New Jersey to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.

    16. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.

    17. Remember that the goal of every New Jersey driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary.

    18. Real New Jersey women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

    19. Real New Jersey men drivers can remove their girlfriend's panties and bra at seventy-five miles per hour or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

    20. In the New Jersey area 'flipping someone the bird' is considered a polite New Jersey salute. This gesture should always be returned.