Augie #70
05-15-02, 07:45 AM
You know you're from Chicago if...
The "Living Room" is called the "front room"
(pronounced fronchroom)
You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois.
You become irate at people who do.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des
Plaines".
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the
same day.
Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary
preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you
go to the mall I wanna go with."
You can locate Illinois on the United States map.
Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is
twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by
ketchup and a dill pickle slice.
When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic
place, you say "It was different."
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink "pop."
You realize that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all
different roads.
You refer to any interstate highway as "the
tollway".(not exactly)
You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson,
Kennedy,Eisenhower,Dan Ryan, and Edens.
We say "expressway" not "freeway" or "interstate"
You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern
Illinois".
You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
You refer to Chicago as "The City".
"The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a
series of 35 played in January of 1986.
No matter where you are, when you hear the term
"Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking
about Downtown Chicago.
You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and
anyone who beats the Packers!
You buy "The Trib".
You think 30 degrees is great weather to wash your
car!
You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".
You understand what "lake-effect" means.
You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and
know which station they end up at.
You have ridden the "L".
You can distinguish between the following area codes:
847,630,773,708,312,& 815.
You have used your furniture to guard your parking
spot.
You respond to the question "Where are you from" with
a "side" ex: "WEST SIDE"
You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet.
The "Living Room" is called the "front room"
(pronounced fronchroom)
You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois.
You become irate at people who do.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des
Plaines".
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the
same day.
Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary
preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you
go to the mall I wanna go with."
You can locate Illinois on the United States map.
Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is
twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by
ketchup and a dill pickle slice.
When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic
place, you say "It was different."
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink "pop."
You realize that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all
different roads.
You refer to any interstate highway as "the
tollway".(not exactly)
You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson,
Kennedy,Eisenhower,Dan Ryan, and Edens.
We say "expressway" not "freeway" or "interstate"
You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern
Illinois".
You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
You refer to Chicago as "The City".
"The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a
series of 35 played in January of 1986.
No matter where you are, when you hear the term
"Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking
about Downtown Chicago.
You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and
anyone who beats the Packers!
You buy "The Trib".
You think 30 degrees is great weather to wash your
car!
You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".
You understand what "lake-effect" means.
You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and
know which station they end up at.
You have ridden the "L".
You can distinguish between the following area codes:
847,630,773,708,312,& 815.
You have used your furniture to guard your parking
spot.
You respond to the question "Where are you from" with
a "side" ex: "WEST SIDE"
You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet.