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May 10th, 2009

05:42 pm I found this on Facebook and couldn't resist. Some of these are past my time. You know you're from Rockford if... You have debated over which is better Mrs. Fishers or Ole Saltys... Fuck it they both kick ass, the chips at college blow You know who Scottie B. Ryden is... You know which one of these is not a strip club, Showplace, Hideaway, State Street Station, Tiger Tail, or Big Foot... (Its Showplace.) You know Perryville is timed to make you stop at every single stoplight from Showplace 14 to Cherryvale... You know what the Big Orange Box is... You know whats in the center of the trapezoid connecting Rockford, Freeport, Beloit, and Monroe... (no...but now I want to) You know what the Rock River Block is... (Car Dealership that takes up the whole block) You know what "The Symbol" is... You know what Uncle Nick's is, and love it... (A little gyro shop downtown that's infamous for it's hand in the wall.) When you refer to "the river" it means the Rock River, and you know how nasty that piece of crap is... (so pretty at night but the pollution is through the roof blech.) You know Springcreek and Auburn, plus countless others are all the same road... (Newburg and Broadway...) When you hear on the Waterfront you know your ass is gonna be broke... Because you either just came from or afterward are going to the Winnebago County Fair, Boone County Fair, Cherry Valley Days, Young at Heart Festival plus many, many more... You know where to find "The Goth Wall" or at least whats left of it... (Used to hang out on it) You can name all the teams in the NIC-9... Sorry... NIC 10 (Belvidere, East, Guilford, Auburn, Jefferson, Freeport, Boylan, Hononegah, Harlem and North Belvidere was added in the last few years) You know where every single Beef-a-roo is and if its a fire station, warehouse, from the 50's, or in the northwoods... (Mmmm....cheese fries) You wonder how the old guy from B Sanfield hasn't died yet... (This dude looked like 80 when I was like 10. WTF.) You've eaten apple pie with ice cream and cheese at Edward's Apple Orchard... (Tasty.) You have heard of Cheap Trick and apparently no one else knows who they are until you start singing "I Want You To Want Me"... You know what Wing Ding is... (Coming up at the end of the month) You know who Jane the Dinosaur is and proud of it... You know where to get the best Swedish Pancakes... (Stockholm Inn baby.) You used to go to the Discovery Zone and were really upset when it closed... You have hated on Rockford your whole life then leave for college and miss it... You know what RPS district 205 means and how shitty they all are You know where the Caribbean Beach close to home is... (Magic Waters.) You have been to the festival of lights... (Every winter of my childhood.) You've seen the Fabulous Janes... You have taken Homecoming pictures either at Sinissippi or Midway Village... You have ever called a bank to get the time and the temp... (I used to do this like every five minutes.) You have ever gotten Polio, Cholera, or any number of STD's from swimming in "The River" You know what an Icehog and a Riverhawk is... (hockey and arena football.) You know the tunes to all the old commercials, New Milford refrigeration call 398-C-O-L-D 398-COLD! Gotta make a stop at the Futon Shop The crazy Al Grace Appliance Peanut Sale Autoglass Specialists, they're the guys in the little red trucks! Beep-Beep! Where did you get that smile, the one that belongs to you? You got it from Dr. Jaime Lyn Milos! The B Sanfield number 6-3-3-3100 in the real deep voice A special time for family A special time for friends Graduation's here at last Another chapter ends... You're at the top of your class The future waits for you... You cant wait, you just cant wait, for the Winnebago County Fair You were pissed when Northtowne theaters went from $1 to $1.50... (AND THEN THEY FUCKING CLOSED IT) You've ever seen that Josef of Barbados restaurant but never eaten there cause You are from Rockford, and your ass is broke... If every major intersection has at least 3 different banks. You know what the ING, was... (Ghetto ass skating rink) If Capri pizza is your idea "fine Italian dining" (and it is...sort of) Your winter thrill was sledding down the backside of Aldeen....even though you weren't supposed to. You were in the RPS and you know what a renaissance card is... (Discounts around town) You have ever been to Sterling-Rockfalls and wonder why the hell they got a Beef-a-Roo... If you remember going to the theaters behind CherryVale Mall and wonder if they will every do anything with that rundown piece of shit You have ever debated if JMK or Shogun is better... (JMK. Shogun is too commercial) You know that Davis Park, is neither a Park nor a Davis (Outdoor event center) You know what goes on at night on 7th St. (HOOKERS) You've ever gone to a small, orange arena where "Kids seats are still just 5 bucks!" Also at this strange orange box you have to buy your entire seat but you'll only need the edge! All your friends that still live here have 3 kids, and they all work at Chrysler. (pfft. i'm not bolding this because everyone got laid off at fucking Chrysler.) You still remember the time-n-temp phone number, even though you left town 20 years ago/ (I use it as a number if I dont want to give mine out) You're still pissed, years later, for getting pulled over by a Loves Park cop for doing 36 in a 35 zone (this happens to everyone.) You know who Bad Brad Hefton is. (kinda) You know what goes best with the best Swedish pancakes in town (Lingenberries~) You have ever see those Windsor Auto Sale commercials with the Greek lady saying in her accent "Nikky is good boy" You remember listening to Steve Shannon on 97ZOK like 10 years ago, and is still there. You still think Al Grace was saying "penis sale". (okay this guy is an immigrant and has a really heavy accent. he's trying to say "peanut sale" and it sounds like "penis") Current Location: Living Room Current Mood: awake Current Music: Whatever the Fuck the Neighbors are Listening To Tags: rl, you know your from rockford if

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