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Applestar Productions
is based in Providence Rhode Island.
I love living in
Rhode Island!
Take a look at this list circulated on the internet. (I
took some liberty to clean this up =-) )
You Might
Be From Rhode Island if........
- You've been to Twin Oaks
for your birthday.
- You reuse the Newport Creamery
Gallon container to freeze your meatballs and gravy.
- You have a $200 car with
a $2000 sound system...
- You have an ashtray made
from a quahog shell...
- Your three best friends
are all named Tony...
- You can't take a bath, because
there's a saint inside your tub.
- You've used an inside out
tire as a planter...
- Your friends throw you a
going away party, because you're moving from Pawtucket to Woonsocket...
- The girl you ended up marrying
lived no more than 6 blocks from where you grew up.
- You've converted the basement
of your house into an apartment.
- You pronounce it "Wark"
instead of Warwick..
- You bump into Roanne from
Off Track Bedding at a restaurant and you ask her for an autograph.
- You call spaghetti sauce,
"gravy."
- You've thrown at least one
yard sale this month.
- You tell friends that something
is "on special", instead of on sale.
- The meal at every wedding
you've ever attended was chicken, shells and frenchfries.
- You put celery salt on your
hot dogs.
- You are never from Providence,
or East Providence, but from the East Side, Rumford or Riverside
- You've called into a radio
talk show at least once in the past 5 days.
- You don't eat dinner...,you
have"suppa"...
- You put vinegar on your
french fries.
- You order an iced coffee
in December.
- If 5 flakes of snow fall
at 9:00 AM, you leave work at 10:00 AM.
- You read the wedding announcements
in the Sunday Pro-Jo and recognize at least 3 couples.
- Your favorite adjective
is "wicket."
- When told surprising news,
yourespond,"Geddout!", if you're a male and "Nosuh!" if you're a female.
- The seltzer guy delivers
bottles to your home on a weekly basis.
- People at work wish you
a " Happy St.Joseph's Day!
- You say "please" if you
want something repeated. A car journey longer than 1 hour is a day trip.
- You can curse in Italian.
- You know the basic rules
of Duck Pin Bowling.
- You own garden tools from
Job Lot.
- You have tried to drive
the the measured mile in less than 45 seconds.
- You know what the expression
"side by each " means.
- You've discussed graphic
surgery at the dinner table.
- You've used the expression
" not fa nuthin " in conversation.
- You serve bread with every
meal.
- You feel compelled to hear
at least one weather report a day.
- You've pulled out of a sidestreet
and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left turn.
- Your holiday season isn't
complete without a trip to LaSallette Shrine.
- There's a bottle of coffee
syrup in your fridge right now.
- You have given a bottle
of Sakonnet wine as a gift.
- You've gotten sick from
eating too many clam cakes.
- You own at least one coffee
table book with a picture of a light house on the cover.
- You've boasted about the
money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop.
- You own a hat with a red
" P " on it.
- You harbor a secret desire
to muss up Doug White's hair.
- You still refer to The RI
Mall as The Midland Mall.
- You've gone to " Leggs and
Eggs."
- You secretly watch " Providence
" even though you deny it if asked.
- You've slammed on your breaks
to discourage a tailgater.
- You've dated a girl named
Brenda,or a guy named Vinnie.
- You've used a breakdown
lane on 95 to pass someone.
- You've personally met Vinny
Pazienza.
- You've driven more than
5 miles, just so you could save $2.
- You've been on a RIPTA bus
less than 6 times in 12 years.
- You can still remember the
words to the old Rocky Point theme song.
- You know what a "governor-preferred
" plate is.
- You can always find someone
to pass your car when it fails inspection. You have a degree from URI,
CCRI or RIC.
- You know how to pronounce
Pawtucket,Cowesett, Usqepaug and Narragansett.
- You've never been to Block
Island.
- You've taken a ride on the
Bay Queen.
- You refer to the movies
as, " the show ."
- You know what Allie's makes.
- You go to " the package
store ", not the liquor store.
- You've never wondered why
there's no "West Providence", but a "West End."
- You think banana, vanilla,
and idea all end in the letter " r ."
- You give directions such
as, "Make a left where Almacs used to be!"
Here's another one that adds to the list. My family and I call these laugh out loud funnies.
You know your a Rhode Islander if:
- Khakis are something you start the car with
- You think crosswalks are for wimps
- You think if someone's nice to you, they either want something or they are from out of town and probably lost
- You know how to cross 4 lanes of traffic in 5 seconds
- You are amazed when traveling out of town that people who work at McDonald's actually speak English
- You think it's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you
- You know that a yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.....and that a red light means 2 more can
- The transportation system is known as the "T" (the author must have been from Boston. It's RIPTA!)
- Subway is a fast food place
- You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house.
- There are 24 Dunkin Donuts Shops within 15 minutes of your house.
- When people talk about the "curse of the Bambino," you know exactly what they are talking about, and you believe in it, too
- You think of Rhode Island as the "deep South"
- Anything past Worcester is "the middle of nowhere"
- You believe using a turn signal gives away your plan to the enemy
- If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 or more different names
- Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green
- All the potholes just add excitement to your driving experience
- Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
- Six inches of snow is considered a "dusting"
- Three days of 90+ heat is definitely a "heat wave".....and 63 degree weather is "on the warm side"
- $15 to park is a bargain
- You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston accent" on TV or in a movie. If you don't have it, you're never going to get it right....even if you were born here
- At the ice cream shop, you call chocolate sprinkles "Jimmies"
I wish I had a
place to credit this to, but it was sent to me as a forwarded e-mail.
Definitely worth a chuckle!
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