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MrsKelly
just hangin' around...
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only a long islander could appreciate this...
LONG ISLAND
You live in theshadow of the greatest city in the world,
but you almostnever go there.
When you're away from Long Island, you love it
and when you're there, you don't.
You think ify ou'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.
Everything north of the Bronx is "upstate."
New Jersey *****.
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
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 inone of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville .
You know White Castle is terrible for you and the foodsucks 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 doyou?!
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 think Islip MacArthur airport is cute
and you enjoy watching it grow up.
BillyJoel 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 *****!
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 - $3.29 and you still pay it!!!
You hate paying tolls.
You don't have to go far to see your family.
You remember Grumman.
You know the color of the water at Jones Beach is not BLUE!
You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendy's and Arby's closed for good.
You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and Huntington.
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 knew of Massapequa before the Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco nightmare.
You think going to Queens is 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.
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.
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Pumpkin1
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
You just sort of presume that wherever you live, you'll be able to find good delis, good pizza, and good bagels.
As a recent transplant from Brooklyn, I don't think these exist in my neighborhood.
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MetsGirl07
LIF O2 Vendor
Member since 12/07 16202 total posts
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Deanna
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
thats great!! and sooo true! 
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TreAnt427
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Member since 8/06 8652 total posts
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Tracy
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
I have read this a million times - but it always makes me laugh!
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
Love it!!!!!! 
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| Posted 1/30/08 2:27 PM |
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igottabeme
Its peanut butter jelly time!
Member since 1/08 2340 total posts
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Wouldnt you like to know! ;)
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bomb-blast
bye bye
Member since 11/06 1327 total posts
Name:
Leo
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
so true
too funny
PIMP
bwahahahaha
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| Posted 1/30/08 2:55 PM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
Name:
Kerry
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
Posted by TreAnt427
I have read this a million times - but it always makes me laugh!
me too!
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| Posted 1/30/08 3:40 PM |
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mrswask
Pookie Love
Member since 5/05 20229 total posts
Name:
Michal
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
Posted by kerrycec03
Posted by TreAnt427
I have read this a million times - but it always makes me laugh!
me too!
me three
although I've never gone clammin 
and FLorida was in my NOT so distant future!
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| Posted 1/30/08 6:48 PM |
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JennZ
MY LIFE!!
Member since 8/05 25463 total posts
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn
and had the dreaded wait until
5:30.
Oh those were the days.
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| Posted 1/30/08 7:07 PM |
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evnme
My little lamb
Member since 8/05 12633 total posts
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aka momma2b
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
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Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it
Member since 5/05 30683 total posts
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D
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
LOVE it
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2BEANS
wow time is going fast.
Member since 9/07 16106 total posts
Name:
Tina
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
You went sledding in the sumps
oh my goodness.. every snowstorm!!
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| Posted 1/31/08 8:27 AM |
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watersdeb04
Back to school is here
Member since 12/07 1052 total posts
Name:
Deb
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
This cracked me up!
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| Posted 1/31/08 9:07 AM |
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hmm12
LIF Infant
Member since 1/08 124 total posts
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Heather
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
AWESOME!!!!!!
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| Posted 1/31/08 9:59 AM |
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BabyAvocado
Happy New Year
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Re: only a long islander could appreciate this...
You've missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait until 5:30.
omg yes.
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