22. You call sprinkles on top of your ice cream cone "jimmies."
21. You can't imagine lunch without a Tastykake.
20. You Hate the Dallas Cowboys
19. You realize that your favorite dessert is "wooder ice" (it
comes in churry, strawburry and other assawrded flavers).
18. You find yourself using "Yo" and "youse guys"
when talking long-distance to your family members.
17. You know how to spell Schuylkill.
16. You pronounce ACME as "ACK - A - ME.
15. You're still not sure about Jerry Penacolli.
14. You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking, "I wonder if
they have cheese steaks?"
13. You can sleep soundly through gunfire and ambulance sirens.
12. You visit New York City and are impressed by how clean it is.
11. You believe the car on your left, with turn signal flashing and the
driver pointing at your lane, wants you to close the gap with the car
in front of you.
10. You can't eat french fries without Cheez Whiz.
9. You know who Jim O'Brien is, and how he died, and care.
8. You don't think Wawa sounds funny.
7. You snub a cheese steak that isn't on an Amoroso roll.
6. Your parents, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles all live on the same
block.
5. You can't imagine breakfast without scrapple.
4. A vacation down the Jersey shore (pronounced "shoore") is
better than going to an island (there's more stuff to do, plus you know
everybody).
3. You know where to find the Rocky Balboa statue
2. You know only tourists go to Geno's, Pat's and Jim's for authentic
cheese steaks. You go only if you're drunk and it's 3:00 a.m.
AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PHILLY........
1. You buy a soft pretzel at a traffic light without wondering
where the guy goes to wash his hands and you don't even care!
