- You know someone who went to Chaminade.
- Jones Beach Theater is the best place in the world to see a concert.
- CASE CLOSED!
- Is it just me, or is every girl from Rockville Centre a bitch?
- Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore."
- What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
- If you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York.
- You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "the City"
- The Belt Parkway sucks!
- You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."
- You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
- Nathan's and Carvel
- Friendly's
- There's never anything to do.... Come on now.... Think about what you just said.
- News 12 sucks.
- You know where at least one strip club is.
- Regular gas - $1.30
- You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
- You curse. A lot.
- Is Huntington really that cool?
- You've been to Utopia at least once.
- Pizza Supreme (The pizza place that used to be in Roosevelt Field years ago)
- Does anyone know why the HOV lane on the LIE stops in Hicksville instead of the Northern State?
- The goddamn geese are everywhere!
- If your parents didn't, your grandparents lived in the city.
- At some point in your life you or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
- Italian ices and bomb pops.
- The feast.
- If you're from Nassau County, unless you were a deprived child you've been to Safety Town.
- If you smoke pot, or you know people that smoke pot.
- You've heard about it, talked about it, but does anyone really know where the Rockaway Drive-thru is?
- If you're from Long Island, chances are you don't have to go far to see your family.
- The Parkways, the LIE, the Causeway, Robert Moses Bridge, 110, 25A,
- Deer Park Ave., Old Country Rd., Jericho Tpke, Hempstead Tpke. Northern Blvd., Sunrise Hwy, Vets Hwy.
- You actually remember when you felt safe swimming at Bar Beach and Hempstead Harbor.
- Commack movie theatre scares you
- You walk around the mall aimlessly.
- You drive around your town with your friends, and that's the most exciting part of your evening.
- You go play pool in Huntington.
- On the weekend, your evening consists of seeing a movie, going bowling, or playing pool.
- You know someone that smokes marijuana everyday, or more.
- The homeless people on the street begin to have names.
- Are those her real boobs?
- Remember that night? The one that we drank.... Uh.... I don't remember....
- Did you know that Long Island was once all potato fields?
- Roosevelt Field wasn't always a mall.
- 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 feel like you know Howard Stern.
- You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you never go there.
- When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't.
- You know that the beach sucks during the day and is the most magical place in the world at night
- You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition.
- You're still waiting for a bridge to Connecticut.
- You've tried to use your father's monthly ticket to ride the LIRR. It worked.
- You'd pay $8.75 for a movie.
- No matter what you do, you end up at the diner.
- Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
- You've never really fully evaluated the meaning of the name Hicksville.
- High school sports aren't that important.
- You know where the Commack Motor Inn is but, you "have never been there".
- You've never been to Times Square on New Year's Eve.
- You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.
- You've driven around endlessly and always manage to find your way home.
- You complain about the increasing amount of malls, yet you shop at them all anyway.
- Each one of your diverse friends mercilessly makes fun of his own background.
- You love that salty smell of the ocean.
- When someone says, "what are we going to do tonight?", you know you will be visiting the ATM at some point.
- You know that the ocean makes everything a little better.
- You are proud of where you come from when it comes down to it.
- For the most part you're inconsiderate and you think that people love you for it.
- You can call yourself a Long Islander but you have little interest in doing so-then you leave and become Mr. or Ms. Long Islander!
- You have no interest in or knowledge of country music.
- You are served by the best-paid cops in the country.
- No, you don't want mustard on that burger!
- How many times can YOU use the word 'like' in a sentence?
- The most exciting day of your summer is when all tickets to every Jones Beach show go on sale.
- 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 can order a pizza pie and a soda and people will understand.
- You've never taken an MTA bus.
- You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.
- You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
- If you wanted to, you've met Bobby Nystrom.
- You wanted Hooters to open simply to piss off "decency" groups.
- You watched a game show and wondered, "why are these people so happy that they won a trip to New York?"
- You always remark, "Boy it would be cool to see Letterman". You do nothing to achieve that goal.
- You are successful in avoiding Regis and Kathy Lee.
- You're real f*ck*n' cynical.
- You like The Brothers McMullen.
- You've always thought Eddie Murphy was from Long Island but weren't quite sure.
- When you hear Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out what places on Long Island he's talking about.
- You know that parts of the Godfather were filmed on LI.
- You've said stupid things like "Strong Island".
- You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
- You think religion doesn't affect you much.
- You miss wiffleball and running through sprinklers.
- You always liked Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.
- At some point in your life, you've gone clamming.
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Easily the greatest list in the world. I can relate to like 92 of these.
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