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Old 04-10-2005 | 05:03 PM
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Speed limits are just suggestions.

You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work

When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain.

You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it.

Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.

A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.

red light means 2 more can.

It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles.

Your local news is national news.

If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone.

You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for.

Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded.

You have over 800 students in your graduating class.

Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner".

You are friends with people from at least 4 other high schools.

You know at least 20 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.

The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.

You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC.

You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english.

You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 10 seconds.

There are at least 3 malls within 15 minutes of your house.

There are at least 6 Starbucks within 10 minutes of your house.

You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag.

When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports.

You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing).

An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school.

All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience.

Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it.

A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance.

You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class.

You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage.

You don't actually keep your cars in it.

When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic.

Crown Victoria = undercover cop.

A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit.

You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it".

Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro.

You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC(ex. anacostia).

The word Hfstival actually means something to you.

Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.

You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the

second the light turned green.

Rush hour lasts all day.

For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.

Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.

9:30 isnt just a time, its a place.

If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.

You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor.

You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.

You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.

You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.

You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.

When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.

Talking on metro in the morning is prohibited.

Wendy's is where you go to start your night, and to finish it.

You can get anywhere you want using only Braddock Road, Ox road, and Fairfax County Parkway.

Bunny-man's Bridge scares the piss out of you.

You utilize tunnels, sewers, boat ramps, the woods, and driving circles for parties.

You can get out of any trouble with the police just by wearing a
Robinson Football jersey.

You know what a flatliner is, but yet you do it anyways.

You see GMU students at highschool parties.

NOVA is just highschool with ashtrays.

You know the asian lady at the Market.

You've been to the foxhole in my backyard.
Old 04-10-2005 | 05:29 PM
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Haha, alot of that stuff is so true.

My flatliner record is 13!
Old 04-10-2005 | 05:53 PM
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i think everything he put is so true it takes me 45 minutes to go 5 miles here in woodbridge during afternoon commute
Old 04-10-2005 | 05:54 PM
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That's all so very, very true. Some of it pisses me off, but some of it's nice to have.
Old 04-10-2005 | 06:19 PM
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the original one was called you know you're from nova when...
Old 04-10-2005 | 06:31 PM
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Old 04-10-2005 | 06:38 PM
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You know you're from fairfax BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T STOP POSTING DUMB THREADS IN THE NOVA FORUM.
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i saw this on myspce
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i saw this on myspce
Maybe that's where I saw it...
Old 04-10-2005 | 08:18 PM
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Default Re: you know your from fairfax when..

You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
11. A red light means 2 more can.
12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
13. Your local news is national news
14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC(ex. anacostia)
44. Most of Loudoun County is the "middle of nowhere"
45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
49. Rush hour lasts all day
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
52. 9:30 isnt just a time, its a place.
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53. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
54. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
55. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
56. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
57. You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.
58. You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.
59. When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.
60. Talking on metro in the morning is prohibited


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