You Know You're From Rhode Island When...
You celebrate "birt-day"
If your oldah brodah is a retad.
If you had a "wickit" good time at the beach.
When you hear an amazing fact your immidiate reply is "no suh!"
You know the difference between red, white and clear chowdah
You consider a car journey of longer than one hour a day trip.
You can you curse in Italian.
You own garden tools from Job Lot.
You have used the expression "Not For Nuthin"
You serve bread with every meal.
You load up on milk and bread before a snowstorm.
You feel compelled to hear at least one weather report a day.
You have a bottle of coffee syrup in the fridge right now.
You have given a bottle of Sakonnet wine as a gift.
You've gotten sick from eating too many clam cakes.
Your first live concert was at The Civic Center or Rocky Point.
You have close relatives who work for the state.
You've gone to "Legs and Eggs".
You have used a demolished landmark when giving directions.
You have slammed on your breaks to discourage a tailgater.
You know what a burger "The Newport Creamery Way" is.
You've personally met Vinnie Paz.
You can sing the Rocky Point theme song.
You know someone who works for the Registry.
You've asked your mechanic for an inspection sticker even though your car failed to pass.
You have a degree from RIC, CCRI or URI.
You think vodka and Del's is a great combination.
You've been to Twin Oaks for your birthday.
You've borrowed dealer plates from a friend.
You know how to pronounce Pawtucket, Cowesett, Usqepaug, and Narragansett.
You've been to Scarborough Beach but not Block Island.
You can recognize a Cranston accent.
You've eaten at Haven Brothers.
You celebrate St. Joseph's Day and know what a "zeppolla" is.
You know what "ProJo" stands for.
You still call CCRI "reject".
Your city house and your beach house are less than an hour away from each other.
You always start giving directions by saying, "Well, you get on 95"
You know where "NiRoPe" comes from.
You know what "John from Alpert's" sounds like.
You think lots of gold jewelery looks great on the beach.
Your favorite expressions are, "Are you serious?", "Wicked", and "You know what I'm saying?"
You know you need "quahogs" to make "stuffies".
You know there's a West End but not a West Providence.
You put vinegar on your french fries.
You've eaten at Haven Brothers, drunk.
You know what Allie's makes.
You've gone to Cumbie's for milk or gas.
You know that there is never any school in Fosta-Glosta when it snows.
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 call spaghetti sauce, "gravy."
The meal at every wedding you've ever attended was chicken, shells and
french fries.
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 order an iced coffee in December.
You know someone who knew the Farrelly brothers when they lived around here.
You know exactly which parts of Dumb and Dumber, There's Something
About Mary, Meet Joe Black and Amistad were filmed in RI, and you can tell
someone exactly where that is.
You grew up with everyone you see at Stop and Shop.You know where South County is, even though it doesn?t exist.
You and everyone you know are either Italian or Irish, or both. You've never been farther south than Jersey, and not farther West than there, either, but are planning to move to Florida as soon as you turn 60.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Rhode Island.
