kn1ght
Dec 12th, 2006, 12:21 AM
"You know you're fromToronto when.....(can't change the spelling of form in the title :(...I've been in the states too long)
You pass up on an overpriced $3 coffee from Starbucks for a box of Timbits and a coffee from Tim Horton's
You hate the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens to death
Were sad the day McDonalds announced it would stop serving Pizza(they only did it in Toronto)
You wish to see the day the Leafs will win their first cup since 1967
You know Yonge St. is the longest street in the world
The TTC is your main method of transportation.
You bank at TD.
You go to Queen's Park every 4:20
You have friends from the US dying to come over to take advantage of the 19 and over drinking age
You've been on the CN Tower.
You get crunk to some Kardinal Offishall
You refuse to smoke anything not from Canada
You refuse to drink watered down American Beer
You know what phone numbers like 967-1111 mean
A gay guy on Carleton asked to give you head when you were coming home from the Garden
Doug Gilmour and Wendel Clark are still your heroes, even though they left for better teams.
Vince Carter comes back to town and you boo the **** out of him, even though you still love the guy
You know who Doug Flutie is.
You're proud great actors like Jim Carey, Mike Myers, and John Candy are from your hometown.
You know Harold and Kumar was filmed there.
Acronyms like "da T-Dot" puzzle our "friends" across the border
You'd rather shop at the Bay and Zellers over Wal*Mart and Sears
You remember the Eaton's Company
You have no idea who any of today's Blue Jays are, except Vernon Wells, but can name the whole '92 and '93 MLB World Series Champs roster, but put emphasis on Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar
You max out your credit card at places like Holt Renfrew and Yorkville
you were devasted in 2000 when the Big E wasn't traded to the Leafs, but when he finally did arrive in 2005 you couldn't wait to see him go
places like "The Rail" and "Cheaters" are your off night destinations
you've had a 13 year old squigee your car
you carry $10 worth of quarters when you go clubbing just to tip one to each homeless guy you see that night downtown
you know how to spell MATS Sundin, not Matt Sundin and worry about his health mroe then your own
you pass up on a box of chocolates from Godiva over a box from, a national hero, Lara Secord
you have no idea what a "ruff", "soda", "hackey" or "bathroom" mean when American tourists say these foreign words
American's have no idea what you aid when you told them you're going to the "rink" to play "shinny"
You know where the Condom Store is
Oliver Jeweller PAYS COLD HARD CASH for you're gold and diamonds
the Buffalo Bills are your favorite NFL team only because there the only team you've ever gone and seen a live game, or if you were LUCKY the Steelers.
Rogers is your choice for TV over Shaw
You went to get your first cell phone and thought they were giving you a Barrie number when the area code was 647, NOT 416
the LCBO and Beer Store are 85% of your credit card charges, with the remainder going towards purchases at the Toronto Hemp Company
You're beach is in Wasaga or Kingston
You've skied at blue Mountain
the teacher's strike of 1997 was the best time of your life
riding the Drop of Death at the Ex you feared your life, but said what the hell.
you're parents didn't believe season passes at Wonderland had gone up 50% each year of your childhood
you measure in Kilometres and Celsius
you spell certain words like "colour" and "neighbourhood" woth an extra U, the proper way and centre is spelt centre NOT center
Y-TV was your favorite TV station growing up
you only know to trust taxi drivers of "East Indian" decent
you wonder why the Bank of America and Citigroup have the biggest buildings in the whole city
shovelling snow was a daily ritual growing up
you have seen many radio stations come and go, but only 103.5, after 3 name changes, still remains
You've been to the ROM and the Toronto Zoo for school field trips.
Mr. Lube and Speedy change your oil
you know not to swim in Lake Ontario
, although the man has been doing some good things to the Jays, you still call the SkyDome - SKYDOME - and not the Rogers Centre
your proud to say we have the best Chinatown in the world, NOT New York
your PROUD to have one the most populous gay communities in the world
Colonel Sanders or Popeyes offers you a bucket of Dirty Southern fried chicken you tell them you'd rather have rotisserie chicken, a bun, and some unreal chalet sauce from Swiss Chalet
you've almost been shot or robbed at a Coffee Time
Second Cup at the Village or the Marche at York Mills was your meeting point every Friday and Saturday
you know Chinese people are the undisputed champs of being the worst drivers in the world, yet you've never seen any in an accident and were probably taught how to drive to save on insurance by one of them
words like gongshow mean something to you
you've probably spent millions at the Eaton's CENTRE, Yorkdale, or Fairview Mall
you tell Denny's to beat it, you get your 3am munchies from Golden Griddle
people say the word ghetto or crime you automatically refer to Scarborough or Regent Park
you've attended the world Famous Toronto Film Festival
you've been to the Caribana Parade
you play poker at Rama or Fallsview
you're proud to not only be the Holy City of Hockey, but house the Hockey Hall of Fame
you're not on the TTC, you're driving on the 401
you used to go Lake Ontario on Victoria's Day to watch the fireworks
you went clubbing downtown, you were pulled over by a cop on a horse
You know all the LCBO and Beer Stores closing times - 10 or 11
words like SARS don't scare you
not on the 401 or TTC you rode the DVP
although you made the switch from ICQ to MSN in 1999, you still to this day can remember your ICQ number
you pronounce Toronto "terohno", not the gay American way of "TOHR OHN TOE"
you pronounce Detroit "DEE TROY YIT" not "DEE TROTE"
you've been on speakers corner
you know you're messed up when someone calls you a tool
you declared a truce with Woodbridge and Vaughan after Andrea Bargnani got drafted 1st overall to the Raptors
you wonder why Ottawa is the capital of Canada when, clearly, both the city and hockey team are a joke
you say, "God bless the Queen" but really, who cares?
after a solid night downtown is concluding, you buy and chow down on some $4 street meat
you watched Mr. Dressup
you were 9 years old and Tarzan Dan tried to seduce you
you jammed to Master T (where is that dude today?)
you always got your medical marijuana prescription filled at Shoppers Drug Mart
you used, and still do probably, pig out at Belly Busters' or Burger Shack
you were born and raised in the former town of YORK
you've been hit on by Zanta
you still, to this day, wish for Pavel Bure never to have been born for without him the Leafs would have definately beat the Rangers in 1994
you've been harassed by the dude in front of the Active Surplus Store to come in, but never have and don;t plan on it
you know what the P.A.T.H. is
you know who can beat Bad Boy furniture's prices: NOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOODDDDDYYY!!!!!!!
you know that restaurants in China town never ID you for alcohol.
you remember the big blackout
you always had to buy new shoes after winter because the salt disintegrated them
you go to the Jays games and sit in the 500s for two loonies just to get hammered"
(found this on facebook..thought it was kind of funny)
You pass up on an overpriced $3 coffee from Starbucks for a box of Timbits and a coffee from Tim Horton's
You hate the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens to death
Were sad the day McDonalds announced it would stop serving Pizza(they only did it in Toronto)
You wish to see the day the Leafs will win their first cup since 1967
You know Yonge St. is the longest street in the world
The TTC is your main method of transportation.
You bank at TD.
You go to Queen's Park every 4:20
You have friends from the US dying to come over to take advantage of the 19 and over drinking age
You've been on the CN Tower.
You get crunk to some Kardinal Offishall
You refuse to smoke anything not from Canada
You refuse to drink watered down American Beer
You know what phone numbers like 967-1111 mean
A gay guy on Carleton asked to give you head when you were coming home from the Garden
Doug Gilmour and Wendel Clark are still your heroes, even though they left for better teams.
Vince Carter comes back to town and you boo the **** out of him, even though you still love the guy
You know who Doug Flutie is.
You're proud great actors like Jim Carey, Mike Myers, and John Candy are from your hometown.
You know Harold and Kumar was filmed there.
Acronyms like "da T-Dot" puzzle our "friends" across the border
You'd rather shop at the Bay and Zellers over Wal*Mart and Sears
You remember the Eaton's Company
You have no idea who any of today's Blue Jays are, except Vernon Wells, but can name the whole '92 and '93 MLB World Series Champs roster, but put emphasis on Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar
You max out your credit card at places like Holt Renfrew and Yorkville
you were devasted in 2000 when the Big E wasn't traded to the Leafs, but when he finally did arrive in 2005 you couldn't wait to see him go
places like "The Rail" and "Cheaters" are your off night destinations
you've had a 13 year old squigee your car
you carry $10 worth of quarters when you go clubbing just to tip one to each homeless guy you see that night downtown
you know how to spell MATS Sundin, not Matt Sundin and worry about his health mroe then your own
you pass up on a box of chocolates from Godiva over a box from, a national hero, Lara Secord
you have no idea what a "ruff", "soda", "hackey" or "bathroom" mean when American tourists say these foreign words
American's have no idea what you aid when you told them you're going to the "rink" to play "shinny"
You know where the Condom Store is
Oliver Jeweller PAYS COLD HARD CASH for you're gold and diamonds
the Buffalo Bills are your favorite NFL team only because there the only team you've ever gone and seen a live game, or if you were LUCKY the Steelers.
Rogers is your choice for TV over Shaw
You went to get your first cell phone and thought they were giving you a Barrie number when the area code was 647, NOT 416
the LCBO and Beer Store are 85% of your credit card charges, with the remainder going towards purchases at the Toronto Hemp Company
You're beach is in Wasaga or Kingston
You've skied at blue Mountain
the teacher's strike of 1997 was the best time of your life
riding the Drop of Death at the Ex you feared your life, but said what the hell.
you're parents didn't believe season passes at Wonderland had gone up 50% each year of your childhood
you measure in Kilometres and Celsius
you spell certain words like "colour" and "neighbourhood" woth an extra U, the proper way and centre is spelt centre NOT center
Y-TV was your favorite TV station growing up
you only know to trust taxi drivers of "East Indian" decent
you wonder why the Bank of America and Citigroup have the biggest buildings in the whole city
shovelling snow was a daily ritual growing up
you have seen many radio stations come and go, but only 103.5, after 3 name changes, still remains
You've been to the ROM and the Toronto Zoo for school field trips.
Mr. Lube and Speedy change your oil
you know not to swim in Lake Ontario
, although the man has been doing some good things to the Jays, you still call the SkyDome - SKYDOME - and not the Rogers Centre
your proud to say we have the best Chinatown in the world, NOT New York
your PROUD to have one the most populous gay communities in the world
Colonel Sanders or Popeyes offers you a bucket of Dirty Southern fried chicken you tell them you'd rather have rotisserie chicken, a bun, and some unreal chalet sauce from Swiss Chalet
you've almost been shot or robbed at a Coffee Time
Second Cup at the Village or the Marche at York Mills was your meeting point every Friday and Saturday
you know Chinese people are the undisputed champs of being the worst drivers in the world, yet you've never seen any in an accident and were probably taught how to drive to save on insurance by one of them
words like gongshow mean something to you
you've probably spent millions at the Eaton's CENTRE, Yorkdale, or Fairview Mall
you tell Denny's to beat it, you get your 3am munchies from Golden Griddle
people say the word ghetto or crime you automatically refer to Scarborough or Regent Park
you've attended the world Famous Toronto Film Festival
you've been to the Caribana Parade
you play poker at Rama or Fallsview
you're proud to not only be the Holy City of Hockey, but house the Hockey Hall of Fame
you're not on the TTC, you're driving on the 401
you used to go Lake Ontario on Victoria's Day to watch the fireworks
you went clubbing downtown, you were pulled over by a cop on a horse
You know all the LCBO and Beer Stores closing times - 10 or 11
words like SARS don't scare you
not on the 401 or TTC you rode the DVP
although you made the switch from ICQ to MSN in 1999, you still to this day can remember your ICQ number
you pronounce Toronto "terohno", not the gay American way of "TOHR OHN TOE"
you pronounce Detroit "DEE TROY YIT" not "DEE TROTE"
you've been on speakers corner
you know you're messed up when someone calls you a tool
you declared a truce with Woodbridge and Vaughan after Andrea Bargnani got drafted 1st overall to the Raptors
you wonder why Ottawa is the capital of Canada when, clearly, both the city and hockey team are a joke
you say, "God bless the Queen" but really, who cares?
after a solid night downtown is concluding, you buy and chow down on some $4 street meat
you watched Mr. Dressup
you were 9 years old and Tarzan Dan tried to seduce you
you jammed to Master T (where is that dude today?)
you always got your medical marijuana prescription filled at Shoppers Drug Mart
you used, and still do probably, pig out at Belly Busters' or Burger Shack
you were born and raised in the former town of YORK
you've been hit on by Zanta
you still, to this day, wish for Pavel Bure never to have been born for without him the Leafs would have definately beat the Rangers in 1994
you've been harassed by the dude in front of the Active Surplus Store to come in, but never have and don;t plan on it
you know what the P.A.T.H. is
you know who can beat Bad Boy furniture's prices: NOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOODDDDDYYY!!!!!!!
you know that restaurants in China town never ID you for alcohol.
you remember the big blackout
you always had to buy new shoes after winter because the salt disintegrated them
you go to the Jays games and sit in the 500s for two loonies just to get hammered"
(found this on facebook..thought it was kind of funny)