You know you're from Chicago when...

[Lucky]

That list made me smile the whole way through, but I busted my gut reading this one:

32. You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet (588-2300)

SOOO true. 😀

 

[Dragnov]

18. "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986. GO BEARS!!

Bears? Who are the Bears? Do you mean Bears football presented by Bank One?

Bwahahahahaha.

<~~~ Packer fan here. 😀

 

[Cerb]

In Macon, GA.

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
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.

Never heard the s pronounced in Illinois.

3. You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.

That's everywhere, man.

4. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines" or "Lisle".

You got that one.

5. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

Needs clarification. Happens down here in winter (mainly because the schools don't pay for decent heating, but...)

6. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

Heat is why classes should stay out in the summer 🙂

7. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
8. Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.

...usually sack is used as a verb 🙂.

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."

That's a pet peeve of mine, I'd go crazy.

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.

That's just a good idea, esp. drving used POS's 🙂

12. You drink "pop."

Evil yankees. It's "Coke," damn you! 😀

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 anyone who beats the Packers.
21. You buy "The Trib".
22. You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

Wierdos 🙂

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, 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.

Y'all are crazy.

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)




"Borrowed" from BroadbandReports.com Chicago forum...😀 I can identify with at least 15 of those 😀

You're a crazy ol' yankee. I'm goin' to make me some gumbo to get my mind off o' this. 😀

 

[Acanthus]

5-8-8-2-3 hundred Empiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire 🙁

I still do every single one of those things... its been 4 years since i lived there.

 

[KenGr]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

13. You understand that I -290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.

You know, people who have no concept of how the interstate highway system is numbered really bug the hell out of me.


[/i]

This just proves it. You have to be from Chicago to understand why this item makes sense. Chicago is crossed and surrounded by Interstates which go east-west and north-south but they are all even numbered except for I-55 which ends in Chicago. The geography of the lake results in many roads having dual numbers (i.e. I-90/94) and, just to keep everyone on their toes, the route numbers have been swapped between the highways several times. Now I-290 (the bypass?) goes right downtown Chicago.

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: FallenHero

I suppose not. But hey, if you got the same reaction from those that go to U of I as i do when I tell them i go to Western, you would feel the same way.

That's because Western Illinois University Licks Balls (tm).

I would know, I had to drive by it on my way to the University of Iowa (Side Note: MUCH better than U of I, for all Chicagoans). Blink twice at highway speeds and you've missed it. Sh|tty dorms, dumpy-a$s town, with MAYBE one decent bar downtown.

Unless you're a criminal justice major (or perhaps agriculture), you might as well quit...

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
5-8-8-2-3 hundred Empiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire 🙁

I still do every single one of those things... its been 4 years since i lived there.

Two things:

1-800-Lou-To-Go (Lou Malnatis via FEDEX)

www.portillos.com (Portillos catering via FEDEX)

🙂

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

18. "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986. GO BEARS!!

Bears? Who are the Bears? Do you mean Bears football presented by Bank One?

Bwahahahahaha.

<~~~ Packer fan here. 😀

booooooooo....who's up for some nachos and cheesehead? 😀

 

[fitzhue]

wow all of those are soooooo true. i too busted out laughing reading number 32...hahahhaha

 

[guyver01]

28. You have ridden the "L".

Here in NY.. we call it the "El"


for Elevated 😛

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: guyver01

28. You have ridden the "L".

Here in NY.. we call it the "El" for Elevated 😛

true, it is the "El" for elevated around the loop, and not "L". 🙂

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: Jehovah
90% of high school graduates that attend college go to either 'University of Illinois', University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)' or 'Illinois State University'

piss on U of I. I hope that school burns.

Why? I love that school!

overrated POS. Arrogance seems to come from those I know that are attending, as they are "better" than everyone else.

Maybe you're hanging with the wrong crowd . . . well, honestly, I get that sometimes, but I guess not as much as you?

I suppose not. But hey, if you got the same reaction from those that go to U of I as i do when I tell them i go to Western, you would feel the same way.

Hmm, maybe it's because I hang out with all my friends form highschool when I go there . . .. 😀😀😀