A little humor. You might be from Illinois if...

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  • You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois.


  • You become irate at people who do.


  • You measure distance in minutes. (SO?)


  • You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des >Plaines," (You got it!)


  • Your school classes were canceled because of the cold.


  • Your school classes were canceled because of the heat.


  • You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.


  • Stores don't have sacks, they have bags. (DUH!)


  • 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," (is there something wrong with this)?


  • You can locate Illinois on the United States map.


  • Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice. (YEAH!)


  • When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say "It was different."


  • You carry jumper cables in your car.


  • You drink "pop." (Exactly)


  • You realize that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.


  • You refer to any interstate highway as "the Tollway."


  • You know the names of the intestates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan.


  • You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois."


  • You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake."


  • You refer to Chicago as "The City."


  • No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.


  • You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers.


  • You buy "The Trib."


  • You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.


  • You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.


  • You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City."


  • You understand what "lake-effect" means.


  • You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.


  • You have ridden the "L."


  • You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, & 815.


  • You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet. (588-2300 E M P I R E!!)


Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.

My Dad grew up in St. Louis and call's a soft drink either soda or soda pop. :lol2:

I wish someone would bring me a Chicago style hot dog. ;)

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I wish someone would bring me a Chicago style hot dog. ;)

We went to NYC this weekend and had some traditional NYC hot dogs - Nathan's and Papaya King. The former was pretty good, but it cost $17 for four hot dogs, two fries, and two drinks! The latter sucked, IMHO. No taste. None of the dogs were NEARLY as good as Chicago-style Vienna Beef hot dogs with steamed St. Rosen's poppyseed buns. Chicago ROCKS hot dogs.

I am guilty of everything on the list except for three...

1. I say soda, but that's because I still pick up my dad's Wisconsin accent so easily.

2. I read the Sun-Times, not the Trib. Again, my dad's influence.

3. I've never had a pork tenderloin sandwich, but I want one now! I'm Bohemian, so I have had MANY a good piece of breaded pork tenderloin before though, usually with saurkraut and dumplings on the side.

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We went to NYC this weekend and had some traditional NYC hot dogs - Nathan's and Papaya King. The former was pretty good, but it cost $17 for four hot dogs, two fries, and two drinks! The latter sucked, IMHO. No taste. None of the dogs were NEARLY as good as Chicago-style Vienna Beef hot dogs with steamed St. Rosen's poppyseed buns. Chicago ROCKS hot dogs.

I am guilty of everything on the list except for three...

1. I say soda, but that's because I still pick up my dad's Wisconsin accent so easily.

2. I read the Sun-Times, not the Trib. Again, my dad's influence.

3. I've never had a pork tenderloin sandwich, but I want one now! I'm Bohemian, so I have had MANY a good piece of breaded pork tenderloin before though, usually with saurkraut and dumplings on the side.

The airport steak house here has huge tenderloin sandwiches, or so I've been told, they evidentally take up the whole plate.

Anything with saurkraut or dumplings sounds fantastic. ;)

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I wish someone would bring me a Chicago style hot dog. ;)

I wish someone would bring me a stuffed spinach pizza! ;)

Everyplace I moved after leaving Chicago I automatically call the paper "the Trib" before correcting myself ... that was when I realized it is my emotional home and I need to get myself back there.

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True story from yesterday!!

You know your from Illinois if you are traveling down interstate 55 and you get passed by an old pickup truck, doing 70 MPH, while pulling a beat up car using a tow strap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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True story from yesterday!!

You know your from Illinois if you are traveling down interstate 55 and you get passed by an old pickup truck, doing 70 MPH, while pulling a beat up car using a tow strap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, so you saw me! Did you wave? Tee hee:lol2:

Can't wait to get back for a vacation this summer!

Anon, I'm with you! I haven't had a decent pizza in a year, since I left Shorewood. Anyone near Maciano's?

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Oh, so you saw me! Did you wave? Tee hee:lol2:

Can't wait to get back for a vacation this summer!

Anon, I'm with you! I haven't had a decent pizza in a year, since I left Shorewood. Anyone near Maciano's?

In the general vicinity.......:) Want me to send you a few frozen ones?

Suebird

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OOH, I'd love that!

You know, I remember Maciano's as being a pretty good local pizza, but now that I've been pizza-deprived for over a year, I've built it up to be a gourmet delicacy in my mind. I hope it's not a let-down when I finally sink my teeth into a slice in July. Want to join me?

Does any one live or go to school in central IL...U of I, ISU, or Wesleyan? Does Garcia's Pizza still exist? It was to-die-for back in the early '80's. (I've just dated myself :) I wonder if it is still that good, or just a fond memory.

OK, enough pizza talk!

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I haven't had Garcia's pizza in years! I'm pretty sure they have at least two of them in the Champaign Urbana area.

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YES!! I've been living in California for a year and a half and it's so different here...it's nice to not feel like the outsider!!

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I grew up in Springfield and lived in Chicago for 7 years (I was a 773 living in the city.) I thought it was hilarious that Chicagoans thought I was a "downstater" or from Southern Illinois. Everyone said, "Oh yeah - I went to Springfield once - to visit Lincoln's home in 8th grade."

As for Springfield, yes - Garcia's Pizza is still alive and well. So greasy and delicious! But the city was hit hard with a tornado a few months ago. Do you remember the tire guy statue on Wabash Ave? Lautterback Tires? The tornado decapitated him.

Two months ago I moved to Denver (bye-bye windchill and humidity!) A few days ago a woman, formerly from Milwaukee, heard I was from Chicago and she called me a "FIP". I never heard that while living in Chicago, but apparently people from Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana (aka "the region") call us "FIPs" or "FIBs" - F%^in Illinois Person or a F(&*in Illinois Bastard. This most commonly pertains to our driving. I still drive like a Chicagoan now in Denver and they can't handle it.

Another Illinois reference:

Calling I-55 the "double nickle"

And I really miss the giant Jewel shopping cart that shows up at all the city parades. That was the best. And St. Patrick's Day in Chi-town - nothing beats it. My liver took a beating while living in that city.

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LOL anne! To Chicagoans, anything south of I-80 is "downstate"! I grew up in Ottawa (no, not Canada) and learned that I was a downstater when I went to college.

And don't worry about what the cheese-heads call us!

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