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You Know You're a GHETTO College Student When... (Thanks for this one Karla!! :o)
 
1. You steal plastic ware from the cafeteria.
2. You use duct tape on a regular basis.
3. You start drinking out of bowls because the glasses are dirty.
4. You ask yourself "When is the last time i changed my sheets?"
5. You start wearing your underwear inside out because laundry is a pain in the ass.
6. You walk in out in the hallway in your underwear because your too drunk to remember your clothes.
7. You steal money out of the tip jar at the bar because you only need "one more drink."
8. Your towel is shoved under the crack of your door more often than it is around your waist.
9. You forget shower shoes and you just don’t care.
10. Your room could be a recycling center with all the cans and bottles by Sunday morning.
11. Fabreeze is your best friend.
12. You've made it to your floor but not quite to your room.
13. You don’t even know the name of the person you woke up next to.
14. Three words... Walk of Shame
15. You have more extension cords than outlets.
16. You find yourself calling next door because its just too far.
17. You have become a drunk dialer.
18. You only have friends on your floor because everywhere is just to far.
19. Tylenol and tums are within arms reach.
20. You take shots in the morning in effort to avoid the hangover.
21. You not only have created a blower, but its decorated and has a name.
22. You can count the number of times you’ve been to  the gym on one hand.
23. Your mom calls at 10:00 AM and your room mate tells her "I'm sorry she’s not in her bed."
24. You use IM more than the phone.
25. You've made at least one hospital trip.
26. You have many unexplainable bruises.
27. You've been written up at least once.
28. The mice in your room have names.
29. You don’t have any money for food, but somehow you've managed to buy weed, cigarettes, and alcohol.
30. You make lists like this to procrastinate.

You Know You're From Connecticut When.... (Thanks for this one too!! :o)

1. You have hiked up a big hill or small mountain at least once for a keg party
2. You never went to a bar in high school
3. You thought that the only highways were 91 and 84
4. You thought everyone couldn't buy beer after 8 pm
5. You actually thought that Hartford was big
6. You or someone you know has attended UCONN
7. You drive a JETTA
8. You still think that the Whalers are cool.
9. You have been to Misquamicut and to that little hot dog place
10. There is a farm at least 5 miles from your house
11. You thought bars were really for people over 21
12. Your high school thanksgiving football game was the highlight of your school year
13. You have known at least 2 preppy rich kids from Fairfield who listen to Phish
14. You love Hilton Caterly and your mom cried when he retired
15. UConn basketball rules and no one can tell you different
16. You have deer in your back yard
17. You didn't drink or do drugs until 10th grade.
18. You still don't understand why people say that Connecticut is the richest state.....
19. Your best friend went to central, western, eastern and finally Manchester Community                                                                   College
20. Your mom works at Travelers and your dad works at Pratt and Whitney
22. You have been drunk at the Meadows and don't remember the concert or how you ended up in that guys trunk?
23. You go to Six Flags at least once a summer.
24. Your parents actually care about the Governor, the Patriots coming to Hartford, the lights at Christmas in Hartford, and Channel 3 news.
25. You have a UCONN flag outside of your house year round
26. You thought New Jersey was a toxic waste dump
27. You hang out at Denny’s
28. You've partied at bonfires
29. You have at least one friend with a pickup
30. You think everyone works tobacco in the summer
31. You think Old Lyme is a shore town
32. You've been to Cape Cod
33. You think the Connecticut River is endless
34. The town Diner is the only place open after midnight.
35. You have at least 4 friends who drive Jeep Grand Cherokees
36. You route for all the New York sports teams
37. If anybody asks, you're from just outside of New York.
38. You've never looked at a public bus schedule.
39. You have both girlfriends and guyfriends with the same name as you.
40. You go to the diner late night to post party.
41. You think New Haven is the worst ghetto you've ever seen.
42. You can proudly tell an outsider about Nutmeg.
43. You weekend either on the Cape or Rhode Island at a summer home.
44. You have said... " I'm in a good location... Between both Boston and New York."
45. You can carry on a conversation about Mike Liut, Torri, Robertson, and the Brass Bonanza.
46. You don't have an accent when you talk.
47. You have to explain Cow Tipping to people from out of state.
48. When you go to a real city, you sincerely feel bad for every poor/homeless person you see.
49. You get pissed at anyone who doesn't know how to drive in the snow.
50. You can name all the members of the UCONN men's and women's basketball teams.
51. You still can't find your way in Hartford (except for that bar area near Union Station.)
52. You hold the door open for someone and they don't say "thank you."
53. Our children HAVE TO HAVE the latest gadget/toy in school to avoid serious taunting by their peers.
54. You golf at Stonybrook!

Top Know You're From New York City When...

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means the borough of  Manhattan.

2. You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skill, till you go to Tokyo.

3. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State

Building, but love Coney Island.

4. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.

5. Hookers and the homeless are invisible.

6. The subway makes sense

7. The subway should never be called anything prissy, like the  Metro.

8. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

9. You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price to be charged without a gun held to your head.

10. You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple".

11. Your door has more than three locks.

12. You go to a hockey game for the fighting.  In the stands.  To participate.

13. Your favorite movie has DeNiro and Pacino in it.

14. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.

15. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.

16. You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.

17. You complain about having to mow it.

18. You know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried or fertilizing the Meadowlands.

19. You consider Westchester "Upstate".

20. You cried the day Ed Koch took over for Wapner.

21. You think Central Park is "nature."

22. You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking.

23. You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal."

24. Shopping in suburban supermarkets and shopping malls gives you a severe attack of agoraphobia.

25. You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times.

26. You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.

27. You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.

28. You own hiking boots and a 4WD vehicle, neither of which have ever  touched a trail.

29. You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.

30. Your closet is filled with black clothes.

31. You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since 1977, and when you did, it terrified you.

32. You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.

33. You scoff at the Bridge and Tunnel crowd even though you were born in a Midwest farm town with a population of

34. You actually take fashion seriously.

35. Being truly alone makes you nervous.

36. You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.

37. Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."

38. America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.

39. You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form.

40. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

41. You haven't cooked a meal since helping mom last Thanksgiving.

42. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.

43. You don't hear sirens anymore.

44. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the city's air quality and what it's doing to your lungs.

45. You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.

46. Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean, your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watch-seller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your news stand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.

47. You wouldn't want to live anywhere else-until you get married.

You Know You're An 80's Child If...
 

1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
2. You wanted to be on Star Search. (Come on, we all did)
3. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.
4. You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
5. You wore French rolls on the bottom of your splatter painted jeans.
6. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
7. You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.
8. You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
9. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
10. You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
11. You can remember watching full house and saved by the bell for endless hours.
12. You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
13. You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
14. You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
15. You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."
16. You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)
17. You know what "Sike" means.
18. You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to he side, and you wore spandex pants
19. You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")
20. You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
21. You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
22. You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
23. You ever wore fluorescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nail polish)
24. You could break dance, or wished you could.
25. You know who Max Headroom is.
26.You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system (Remember Pong?)
27. You know all the words to "ice ice baby".
28. You remember M.C hammer.
29. You can still sing the rap to "fresh Prince of Bel Air".
30. You own any cassettes.
31. You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
32. You remember and/or own any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut.
33. Poltergeist freaked you out.
34. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
35. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
36. You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or wanted green hair like the lead singer of Misfits.
37. You know what a Doozer is.
38. You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
39. You ever had a Swatch Watch.
40. You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
41. You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
42. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
43. You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
44. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
45. You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
46. You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
47. You know what a "Whammee" is. ("No Whammy, no whammy, stop!!")
48. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.

You Know You're Italian When....
 

1. There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.
2. In some capacity, there is a dump truck in your life.
3. You only get one good shave from a disposable razor.
4. You netted more than $50,000 on your first communion.
5. You are a card-carrying VIP at more than 3 dance clubs.
6. Your two best friends are your cousin and brother-in-law's brother-in-law.
7. You carry your lunch in a produce bag because you can't fit two mortadell "sangwiches",                                                                                                                    8. Four oranges and three bananas into a regular paper lunch bag.
9. If someone in your family grows beyond 5' 6", it is presumed his mother had an affair.
10. Your father owns five houses, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a ‘76 Monte Carlo.
11. You share a bathroom with your five siblings, have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.
12. You are on a first name basis with at least 8 banquet hall owners.
13. You live in a 900 square foot bungalow, but still have two kitchens (one in he basement).
14. You have at least five cousins living on your street. All five of those cousins are named after 15. Your grandfather or grandmother.
16. You consider dunking a pack of Stella D'Oro "S" cookies in milk a nutritious breakfast.
17. Your parents still say "Pronto" when answering the phone 30 years after immigrating.
18. A high school diploma and one year of community college has earned you the title of 19."Professore" among your aunts.
20. You're 6'4", can benchpress 325 pounds, shave twice a day, but you still cry when your mother yells at you.
21. Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant and travel agent are all blood relatives.

 

You REALLY Know You're Italian When...

1. You have a Nonna...Pastina for breakfast.
2. Christmas Eve.....only fish....
3. You love Nutella.......anytime.
4. You eat Sunday dinner at 2:00.
5. Plastic on the furniture is normal.
6. You've called someone a "mamaluke".
7. You know the words to "Dominick The Donkey" by heart.
8. Your car has a green, red and white bow with a horn attached to the mirror.
9. You've been hit with a wooden spoon or had a shoe thrown at you. the only food you know how to cook has some kind of tomato in it.

You Know You've Had Too Much Of The 90's When...

1. You just tried to enter your password on the microwave.

2. You now think of three espressos as "getting wasted."

3. You haven't played solitaire with a real deck of cards in years.

4. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

5. You call your son's beeper to let him know it's time to eat. He e-mails you back from his bedroom, "What's for dinner?"

6. Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.

7. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next door neighbor yet this year.

8. You didn't give your valentine a card this year, but you posted one for your e-mail buddies via a web page.

9. Your daughter just bought a CD of all the records your college roommate used to play.

10. You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if it contains Echinacea.

11. You check your blow-dryer to see if it's Y2K compliant.

12. Your grandmother clogs up your e-mail inbox asking you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver.

13. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.

14. Every commercial on television has a web-site address at the bottom of the screen.

15. You buy a computer and a week later it is out of date and now sells for half the price you paid.

16. The concept of using real money, instead of credit or debit, to make a purchase is foreign to you.

17. Cleaning up the dining room means getting the fast food bags out of the back seat of your car.

18. Your reason for not staying in touch with family is that they do not have e-mail addresses.

19. You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow.

20. Your dining room table is now your flat filing cabinet.

21. Your idea of being organized is multiple-colored Post-it notes.

22. You hear most of your jokes via e-mail instead of in person.

24. You're reading this

25. Even worse; you're going to send this web site to someone else.