hey people, for those of you not of the NJ area, I thought this may lend some insight to why I am the way I am and that Wawa and Acme are not fictional stores. And this just shows I'm not the only one who knows this stuff. For those of you from NJ, well, you understand. I don't understand all of the north jersey ones or relate to them, but most all of these are true from where I sit. Have fun.

1. You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.

2. You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.

3. You think a mountain is that big friggin' hill in Atlantic Highlands.

4. You know Asbury Park is no longer the mecca of East Coast resort towns.

5. Even though there's a new Walmart in your town, you still go to the Englishtown Auction for cheap stuff.

6. You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.

7. Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April and May.

8. You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.

9. You can smell and know when it's low tide.

10. The Jets/Giants game has started fights at your school and/or local bar.

11. There are no self serve gas stations and you like it that friggin' way... "yous gotta problem wit dat?"

12. You've had sex on the beach, and I'm not talking about the beverage.

13. You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle.

14. You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row.

15. You think the Olive Garden is crap and should have never opened any restaurants in New Jersey.

16. You've run out of money on the Parkway.

17. You're Italian.

18. You know where to get the best bagel.

19. Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.

20. You say "water" weird.

21. Even your school made good Italian subs.

22. You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake, tsunami or volcano

23. You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.

24. You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.

25. You only go to New York City for day trips.

26. You know what a "jug handle" is.

27. You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.

28. You've eaten a pork roll and cheese on a hard roll...and liked it.

29. You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.

30. You've pondered, "Maybe basketball would be more popular in New Jersey if the Nets didn't blow."

31. You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring)!

32. In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.

33. Route 18 doesn't freak you out at night.

34. Because your town was founded before 1776, all the restaurants, taverns, and shops have "ye," "olde," and "colonial" in their names.

35. You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood.

36. You once said, "It smells like New York in here."

37. You've waited for the damn drawbridge for more than 20 damn minutes.

38. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen.

39. There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.

40. "Anyone who makes bad pizza, can go to hell," is your attitude.

41. You always use a minimum of 10 variations of the word "damn" while driving.

42. You don't take anything from anybody. Especially from someone from New York, because you live here for goodness sake and just who the hell do they think they are anyway? Invading our damn beaches and bars, they're just here for the damn summer and they think they own the damn place and...........

43. You've gone to the race track with twenty different daily double bets from twenty different people.

44. You've spent St Patrick's day in Margate

45. You know that there are bakeries which are not part of a supermarket,but actual individual stores

. 46. You've ordered a "hard roll with butter" for breakfast.

47. One time, a sea gull crapped on your head.

48. You've eaten at a White Castle, drunk off your butt, at 3am at least a dozen times.

49. You know what a "benny" is and can pick one out at the beach.

50. You've planned a local trip around ensuring you pass at least one Dunkin' Donuts.