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http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html
tons of where from jokes
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none of them were true to me and i live in NYC -.-
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only like one of them was true for me
"the whole state isn't a farmland"
just because New jersey is the Garden State doesn't mean we're farmers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)
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I was procrastinating (still am) so I looked at Hong Kong (there's no UK... OR Taiwan :|)
more applies to me in Hong Kong than New Jersey.. and I've only been to Hong Kong for like a day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
You can't tell the difference between "Welcome" and "Wellcome."
You usually have more than two DVD players at home.
You watch both "Chinese" or "American" movies more than any other nationalities in the world.
You never "french kiss" in the public.
12am is too early for you to sleep.
12pm is too early for you to wake up.
You never study until the day before the quiz.
You like to skate.
You play badminton.
You eat instant noodles too much.
You don't wear shorts in summers.
You wear long sleeves in summer.
Your Chinese handwriting really sucks.
You call Lexus cars "Luss-us" instead or "Lex-us."
ahahaha... this can't be good :|
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I actually live in Indiana, but I live in Northwest Indiana, in the Chicago area. Funny thing, northwest Indiana considers itself part of the Chicago area, and Chicago doesn't consider itself part of the rest of Illinois. Needless to say, the list for Chicago applied more to me than the Indiana one...
I love Chicago jargon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) The Lake, the City, the Trib, north side, south side....
Do other people really not say "Do you wanna go with me?" as opposed to "Do you wanna come with me?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Some things I read I was like "You mean that's not considered normal???" XDDD
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ahhh i remember being on this site before hahah xP
Your middle name is your mother's maiden name.
You have uncles and aunts named "Boy," "Girlie," or "Baby."
You have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables like "Jun-Jun," "Ling-Ling," and "Mon-Mon." Mine by the way was "Che-Che."
You call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito" and "Tita."
You follow your parents' house rules even if you are over 18.
You keep a tabo in your bathroom.
You eat with your hands.
You eat more than three times a day.
You think a meal is not a meal without rice.
Your dining table has a merry-go-round (lazy Susan) in the middle.
Your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines.
You eat fried Spam and hot dogs with rice.
You eat mangoes with rice.
You put hot dogs in your spaghetti.
Everything you eat is sauted in garlic, onion, and tomatoes.
Your second piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
You've mastered the art of packing a suitcase to double capacity.
You use paper foot outlines when buying shoes for friends and relatives.
You hold your palms together in front of you and say "excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV.
You ask for the bill at a restaurant by making a rectangle in the air.
You respond to a "Hoy!" or a "Pssst!" in a crowd.
You'll answer "Malapit lang!"--no matter the distance--when asked how far away a place is located.
Goldilocks is more than a fairy tale character to you.
You love to use the following acronyms: CR for comfort room, DI for dance instructor, DOM for dirty old man, TNT for tago nang tago, KJ for kill joy, KSP for kulang sa pansin, OA for over-acting, TL for true love, BF for boyfriend and GF for girlfriend.
You have a relative who is a nurse.
When you're in a restaurant, you wipe your plate and utensils before using them.
You always ring a doorbell twice, assuming that the first ring was not heard.
wooo pinay pride hahaha xD
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i think those were made long time ago~
because they're not true and some are all gone xP
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The Virginia one is pretty accurate and funny.
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i live in south jersey....most of those were true...me and my sister were laughing the entire time i was reading it. >_<
i want a wawa hoagie now....
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I read the San Francisco one, and DAMN, most of them are SOOO wrong.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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You get the same off-color email joke from 17 people in the same hour, and one of them is your wife.
Your "personal shopper" has become engaged to your "career coach".
You know that "taking the Nerd Bird" means you're flying to L.A ... for the 3rd time in a week.
You have a daughter named Meg and a son named URL.
You bought stock in Starbucks just for the free chocolate-covered coffee beans.
You recently built your children their first "tilt-up" concrete playhouse.
Almost all of the companies featured on your resume are no longer in business.
You make $120,000 a year, yet still can't find a place to live.
Your commute time is 45 minutes and you live 8 miles away.
You live an hour or more from the office so that you can afford a larger house.
You spend more time in your office and car than in your house.
You stop asking how much things cost, but instead ask "how long will it take?"
Two-thirds of the people you know are from Boston or New York, but you are living in PST.
You know vast differences difference between Thai, Vietnemese, Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean food.
Your home computer contains mostly hardware/software that is not on the consumer market yet.
You go to "The City" on weekends but don't live there because you like your car.
You think that "I'm going to Fry's" is an acceptable excuse to leave the office for a while, and your boss does too.
You lost your alarm clock, but you'll get to work when you get there.
You go to an industrial-heavy-metal bar and see two guys get into a fight over what flavor of Unix is better.
You own more than 10 articles of clothing that have hardware/software companies printed on them. Bonus for embroidered stuff.
You know where Woz Way, Resistor Avenue, and Floppy Drive are located.
You know who and where Woz is.
You know that 280 North goes west and that 680 North goes east.
It rained ... and your birdbath fell over ... or your tree fell over ... or a utility pole fell over.
It rained ... and the spiders came in ... and the ants came in ... and the mice came in.
You realize that even though Microsoft employs quite a few programmers in the Bay Area, they only work on PowerPoint.
You see a billboard that says "FPG2ASIC" and understand what it means.
You can get the updated Diamond Monster 3D drivers by just walking across the street.
The phone company installed fiber-optic cable to your home but they can't afford to light it up.
You have more bandwidth inside your home than there is in most major universities.
Your wireless LAN is interfering with your wireless phone and your home automation system.
None of the people you work with are bible thumpers.
You get email from a co-worker at 10:00PM ... and you are both still in the office.
You scan yardsales for back issues of "Dr. Dobbs."
Your favorite computer reseller speaks only Cantonese.
Your workplace vending machines dispense "100% natural twig-bars" right next to Jolt cola and Instant Espresso mix.
No one brings radios to work because they listen to RealAudio.
There are more than six Z3s parked at your office during weekdays.
The Z3s are gradually turning into SUVs.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from the Bay Area