DisneyCP2000
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I'm wishing,
I'm hoping,
I'm praying...
to go sometime next month for flower & garden.
I'm hoping,
I'm praying...
to go sometime next month for flower & garden.
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pocahontas79
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Hey all you Illinois people. I wanted to share this with you. You may have seen it before, but still it is fun to read and realize all of this is true
:wave: Kristen
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO WHEN ........
1. The "Living Room" is called the "front room"
2. You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irritated at people who do.
3. You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.
4. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines" or "Lisle".
5. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
6. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
7. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
8. Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
9. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
10. Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car.
12. You drink "pop."
13. You understand that I -290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.
14. You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates "expressways"
15. You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois".
16. You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
17. You refer to Chicago as "The City".
18. "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986. GO BEARS!!
19. No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.
20. You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and the Packers (not in my mind)
21. You buy "The Trib".
22. You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!
23. You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
24. You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
25. You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City", and it's not because of the wind.
26. You understand what "lake-effect" means.
27. You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.
28. You have ridden the "L".
29. You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, &815
30. You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.
31. You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a "side", example: "WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTH SIDE.
32. You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet (588-2300)
:wave: Kristen
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO WHEN ........
1. The "Living Room" is called the "front room"
2. You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irritated at people who do.
3. You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.
4. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines" or "Lisle".
5. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
6. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
7. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
8. Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
9. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
10. Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car.
12. You drink "pop."
13. You understand that I -290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.
14. You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates "expressways"
15. You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois".
16. You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
17. You refer to Chicago as "The City".
18. "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986. GO BEARS!!
19. No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.
20. You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and the Packers (not in my mind
)21. You buy "The Trib".
22. You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!
23. You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
24. You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
25. You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City", and it's not because of the wind.
26. You understand what "lake-effect" means.
27. You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.
28. You have ridden the "L".
29. You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, &815
30. You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.
31. You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a "side", example: "WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTH SIDE.
32. You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet (588-2300)
DisneyCP2000
Well-Known Member
I've seen many lists, but this is the first time i've ever seen this one. They're all SO true! :lol:
One thing i haven't been happy with, is the new empire commercials It used to be so cool. But nowadays they're constantly trying to squeeze in the 1-800 part and it throws the jingle out of wack .
One thing i haven't been happy with, is the new empire commercials
It used to be so cool. But nowadays they're constantly trying to squeeze in the 1-800 part and it throws the jingle out of wack .
Nansafan
Active Member
Pocahontas79 -
In the version I have:
"1. The "Living Room" is called the "front room" " goes on to say that (and is pronounced fron-chroom.)
and more importantly
20. You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and the Packers (not in my mind) This one is also different in my version. It's not the Bears and the Packers.
It's the Bears and anyone who beats the Packers. (which makes more sense to Chicagoans.)
In the version I have:
"1. The "Living Room" is called the "front room" " goes on to say that (and is pronounced fron-chroom.)
and more importantly
20. You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and the Packers (not in my mind) This one is also different in my version. It's not the Bears and the Packers.
It's the Bears and anyone who beats the Packers. (which makes more sense to Chicagoans.)
DMC-12
It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
Haha!! Great List... some of my non Flatland friends sent me this... a few times already :lol:
Number 12: Yes!! POP!!.. Not Soda... or soda pop (isnt that redundant!?)
Number 14: They are classfied as expressways. They always have been.
Number 21: *shudders* I am a Sun-Times guy myself... but, if I have to... I will read the trib.
Number 30: furniture, garbage cans, milk crates... its my spot damnit!!! It took me 3 hours to dig out my car!!! :lol:
Number 31: (Formerly a NW Sider Here)
OH... and I will add one... You Refuse to call "Comiskey Park" ....."U.S. Cellular Field" :hurl: I dont really care though... The North Side and Cubs are better
DisneyCP2000
Well-Known Member
AGREED! I'll never call it by that name :lol:
pocahontas79
Member
Originally posted by DMC-12
OH... and I will add one... You Refuse to call "Comiskey Park" ....."U.S. Cellular Field" :hurl: I dont really care though... The North Side and Cubs are better
You know I am a Cubs fan too all the way.
I want to know what is going on with those White Sox 'hill billie, red neck' fans running out. :brick:
It will always be Comiskey to me too.
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
OMG--this is sooooo true! It is a joke amongst we non-Chicogians. We must always emphasize the final preposition, and try to get the "A" sound as sharp as a razor.
"Where ya getting pizza AAAAAAAAAAAT?"
10. Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
Not true--folks from Chicago have no idea what a tenderloin is. AND they think BBQ ribs come from a cow.
and I would add
33. You wish you had a nickel for every time you've heard "...but cooler near the lake."
pocahontas79
Member
Well you know....it is!
GenerationX
Well-Known Member
Great list, pocahontas79!
34. You buy groceries at Jewel or Dominick's.
Finally, we Sox fans don't call U.S. Cellular field "The Cell" for nothing ...
I'm drinking a pop right now!
Alternatively, "downstate".
So true. I've had pizza elsewhere in the U.S., and it does not even come close to pizza here.
34. You buy groceries at Jewel or Dominick's.
Finally, we Sox fans don't call U.S. Cellular field "The Cell" for nothing ...
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
I believe that's The Jewel, or perhaps even Da Jewel
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
ahhh--then it is just my in-laws