Friday, October 2, 2009

You know you’re from Erie when…


  • You take your girl friend to the public dock to make out
  • The words 'to be' are not used in sentence structure, e.g., the Car needs washed or the grass needs mowed
  • Been bar-hopping, visited 32 bars and never left the block
  • Think it's normal for the citizen to pizza shop ratio to be 4:1
  • Know what a davenport is
  • You think going to NorthEast is a long drive
  • You know that NorthEast is in the Northwest corner of the state
  • "Pop" has everything to do with beverages and nothing to do with your Dad
  • You have three choices - Browns, Bills or Steelers that's it.
  • It's completely normal to see people you've known since kindergarten every weekend
  • Perch is on the menu
  • You think greek sauce and pepperoni balls are available everywhere
  • You keep an ice scrapper in your car for 10 months out of the year, because you never know
  • You've heard "it's a horse apiece" and know what it means
  • Two feet of snow does not mean a snow day
  • There are drive-through beer distributors in your neighborhood
  • You find zero degrees "a bit chilly"
  • You don't care to go to the Peninsula, but 100,000 people from Pittsburgh do
  • Peach jam refers to traffic problems
  • You know several people who have hit at least six deer with their car
  • Vacation means going south past Pittsburgh for the weekend
  • You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them
  • Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow
  • You measure distance in hours
  • You know all four seasons as: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction
  • Otters are a hockey team and the Seawolves play baseball
  • When choosing a pumpkin for Halloween, you often have to dig through snow to find one
  • Every time you hear "Carol of the Bells" you start singing "Star Mobile Home, Star Mobile Home..."
  • You know all the lyrics to the "Brandel Painting" jingle
  • "80s hair" isn't a thing of the past
  • It wouldn't be summer, it wouldn't be fun without ice Cream from Sara's
  • Your weekend plans include a stag and drag and a diaper party
  • You've ever bought a beer for a quarter
  • You really DID walk uphill, both ways in two feet of snow to school every day
  • A register is something that heat comes out of
  • You've yelled at your kids to go red up their rooms- NOW!
  • You go to a beach and comment on the "good" sand
  • You've ever gone to a "prep dance"
  • You've been to a "Save-An-Eye"game
  • You remember the Pop Man at Jerry Uht Park
  • Going 30 mph is speeding
  • If it's not a Smith dog, you don't want it.
  • You know what Ox Roast is
  • You know it is your lucky day when you get all of the green lights on West 12th St
  • You know what sponge candy is
  • When you eat out, you get a side of ranch dressing for your french fries
  • You've tried to leave and Erie just keeps sucking you back in

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