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BILLW · 08-20-2008, 04:32 PM

You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Ocean City.

You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek,"
and "Havre de Grace"

You pronouce Baltimore as 'Bawdimor' or Bawlmer

You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie

You have more than three recipies for crabcakes

French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay

There are more than two crab places in your town

Even your high school cafeteria made good crabcakes

You call all turtles "terrapins"

You refer to your state as "Merlind"

Your mother shops at Hecht's

You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"

You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!)

You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh.

You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.

You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.

You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"

M R Ducks makes perfect sense.

So does C M Wangs.

You think Salisbury is a big city.

You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.

You've eaten muskrat at a church dinner

You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get an ice cream.

"Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands.

You still root for the Orioles even when they suck

You'll never understand why tourists come to DC.

When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"

You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."

During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

In warm weather, you sit out on your stoop

When the forecast calls for snow, you PANIC!

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maryland.

Bill

We've been here for 19 years and my daughter has rights as a native. However my wife and I
are not "from here" but "come here".

I actually get/do about 98% of these but being FROM NYC I don't panic when it snows, LOL.

08-20-2008, 04:32 PM	#3
BILLW Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Salisbury, MD, USA Posts: 2,556	Re: You Know You're an (Maryland) resident if... You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Ocean City. You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek," and "Havre de Grace" You pronouce Baltimore as 'Bawdimor' or Bawlmer You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie You have more than three recipies for crabcakes French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay There are more than two crab places in your town Even your high school cafeteria made good crabcakes You call all turtles "terrapins" You refer to your state as "Merlind" Your mother shops at Hecht's You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World" You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!) You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh. You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females. You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water. You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco" M R Ducks makes perfect sense. So does C M Wangs. You think Salisbury is a big city. You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough. You've eaten muskrat at a church dinner You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get an ice cream. "Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands. You still root for the Orioles even when they suck You'll never understand why tourists come to DC. When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!" You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton." During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home. In warm weather, you sit out on your stoop When the forecast calls for snow, you PANIC! You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maryland. Bill We've been here for 19 years and my daughter has rights as a native. However my wife and I are not "from here" but "come here". I actually get/do about 98% of these but being FROM NYC I don't panic when it snows, LOL.