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

U.S.A. Illinois

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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!!)


Oh My! I'm a transplant from Boston...15 years ago....to central Illinois....just recently lost my new england accent......I'm just south east of the big city of Peoria.....could really go for a tenderloin

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Oh My! I'm a transplant from Boston...15 years ago....to central Illinois....just recently lost my new england accent......I'm just south east of the big city of Peoria.....could really go for a tenderloin

Don't you mean a tehn-da-line?

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... you know why the Undergrad Library at U of I is underground...

"You can't throw shade on the corn!"

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We in down state ( area code 618 ) know the capitol of Illinois is Chicago! LOL

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We in down state ( area code 618 ) know the capitol of Illinois is Chicago! LOL

It certainly is, now that Gov. Blow-dry refuses to grace Springfield with his presence!

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Correction....Gov. DALEY and Blago-yack his flunky. Thinks Will Co. (and other collars) an extension of Cook Co.

:p

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that is too funny, my favorite one is " you dont understand when people say they love your accent> what accent? i dont have one ha!:lol2:

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Sorry Anon Nurse. You are referring to the "traditional", delicious meaning of tenderloin.

We are referring to a bad cut of pork, hammered to 1/4 inch thickness and the size of a dinner plate, breaded, deep fried to golden perfection, and eaten on a bun with dill pickle. Some of the best junk food you'll ever have, and you'll be full for days afterward! Try "R Place Restaurant" in Morris, or stop in Frank Polancic's Butcher Shop in Ottawa for frozen tenderloins to take home.

I've probably grossed you out.

Love R Place Resaurant. Go there just about once a month. But no one can beat Syl's restaurant in Rockdale.:lol2:

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Love R Place Resaurant. Go there just about once a month. But no one can beat Syl's restaurant in Rockdale.:lol2:

Back down Memory Lane. When I lived in Shorewood, a group of neighbor ladies would go out to dinner once a month or so. One woman picked Syl's whenever it was her turn to make reservations. She probably had the hots for the bartender.

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I just spent the last 4 years near Chicago in the suburb of Naperville, going to college at Benedictine University (located in the next suburb of Lisle). My roommate and I, who by the way is from the West Side of Chicago, would get into discussions and arguments about these exact same things (particularly the discussion on pop). I thought this post was absolutely hilarious and true to a T. She's exactly the way you describe in your post. I'll pass this on to her, I'll know she'll enjoy this. By the way, love your city, think its fabulous and I plan to return as soon as I graduate from nursing school.

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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!

Garcia's Pizza is still doing well in both Champaign and Urbana. I actually met my husband online from answering a question just like this one about missing Garcia's pizza. He had gone to college here and missed the pizza so badly, I kinda felt "sorry" for him and helped co-ordinate getting a Garcia's pizza to him in Kentucky. I guess he liked it, because it wasn't too long before he moved back here and he and I got married! SO, yeah, I guess Garcia's is still that good.

The recomended method for shipping a Garcia's pizza is to have Garcia's bake it half-way, then pack it in dry ice, ship via the quickest next-day service, and cook it the rest of the way upon arrival. These were the instructions given to me by the owner of Garcia's in Champaign.

He says he gets many requests for pizzas from people who went to college here and recall it fondly.

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;) Hi, I've lived most of my life in Illinois, but have been to Chicago area only 2-3 times many years ago. Springfield is "up North". Did y'all know we can pick a Chicagoan any time? You don't talk like we do down here. :lol2: Is there no one else on here South of Springfield?
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