LaFemmes
10-11-2005, 07:43 AM
>
> Subject: Fw: If You're From NJ=did you know this???
>
>
>
>
> If you've ever lived in New Jersey...you'll appreciate this!!! If you
> live somewhere else, you might find it interesting.
>
> New Jersey is a peninsula.
>
> Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
> seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
>
> New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as
> metropolitan areas.
>
> New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
>
> New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
>
> New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
>
> New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
>
> New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
>
> New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
>
> New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to
> as the "Diner Capital of the World."
>
> New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not
> Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
>
> Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian
> sausage w/peppers and onions.
>
> North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with
> seven major ! shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
>
> New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
>
> The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor
> John P. Holland.
>
> New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most
> famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long
> Branch, Cape May.
>
> New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water
> quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
>
> New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest
> chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
>
> Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
>
> New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
> (and here you thought Massachusetts?)
>
> Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
> brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
>
> New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
> electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
>
> New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the
> US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports
> comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.
>
> New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark),
> Liberty International.
>
> George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
> battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George
Washington.
>
> The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture
projector,
> were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.
>
> We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
>
> The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
>
> The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
>
> The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
>
> New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
>
> The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its
> playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
>
> And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world, Not to
mention
> salt water taffy.
>
> New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
> Middle East countries.
>
> The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
>
> New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
>
> New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.
>
> The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
> highway.
>
> NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland Tunnel).
>
> The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the
> birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
>
> The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in
> 1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).
>
> The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but they're
> all gone now!).
>
> New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
>
> The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
>
> The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
> Armstrong.
>
> All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce
> Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon,
> Connie Francis, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson,
>
> Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan
> Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson,
>
> Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy, Eileen
> Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson,
> Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis,
> Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane,
>
> Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo
>
> Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd,
> Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta,
> Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint,
>
> Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper,
> Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's),
>
> William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers,
>
> Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, "Uncle Floyd," Kelly
> Ripa,
> and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra.
>
> You know you're from Jersey when . . .
>
> You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
>
> You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
>
> A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
>
> You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
>
> You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned, or drunk, at 3 A.M.
>
> You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
>
> At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and
you
> know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
>
> You know what a "jug handle" is.
>
> You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
>
> You know that the state isn't all farmland.
>
> You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey--there's the
> shore--and you don't go "to the shore," you go "down the
> shore." And
> when you are there, you're not "at the shore"; you are "down the
> shore."
>
> You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
>
> You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
>
> You know that this is the only "New" state that doesn't require
> "New" to
> identify it (try . Mexico .. . . York .! . . Hampshire-- doesn't work,
> does it?).
>
> You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain
> and a fast food sandwich.
>
> You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege
>
> You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
>
> You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little
> different."
>
> Yes they are!
>
> You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton--that's for
> out-of-staters.
>
> The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or localbar.
>
> You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
>
> You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
>
> Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
>
> You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening
credits.
>
> You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
>
> You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people
> from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to
> Wildwood. It can be no other way.
>
> You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North
> Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
>
> You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the State.
>
> You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel,
> Bamberger's and Orbach's.
>
> You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.
>
> You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
>
> You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
>
> And finally . . .
>
> You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Subject: Fw: If You're From NJ=did you know this???
>
>
>
>
> If you've ever lived in New Jersey...you'll appreciate this!!! If you
> live somewhere else, you might find it interesting.
>
> New Jersey is a peninsula.
>
> Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
> seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
>
> New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as
> metropolitan areas.
>
> New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
>
> New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
>
> New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
>
> New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
>
> New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
>
> New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
>
> New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to
> as the "Diner Capital of the World."
>
> New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club (no, not
> Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
>
> Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian
> sausage w/peppers and onions.
>
> North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with
> seven major ! shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
>
> New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
>
> The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor
> John P. Holland.
>
> New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most
> famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long
> Branch, Cape May.
>
> New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water
> quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
>
> New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest
> chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
>
> Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
>
> New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
> (and here you thought Massachusetts?)
>
> Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
> brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
>
> New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
> electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
>
> New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the
> US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports
> comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.
>
> New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark),
> Liberty International.
>
> George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
> battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George
Washington.
>
> The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture
projector,
> were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.
>
> We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
>
> The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
>
> The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
>
> The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
>
> New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
>
> The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its
> playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
>
> And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world, Not to
mention
> salt water taffy.
>
> New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
> Middle East countries.
>
> The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
>
> New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
>
> New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.
>
> The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
> highway.
>
> NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland Tunnel).
>
> The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the
> birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
>
> The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in
> 1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).
>
> The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but they're
> all gone now!).
>
> New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
>
> The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
>
> The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
> Armstrong.
>
> All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce
> Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon,
> Connie Francis, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson,
>
> Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan
> Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson,
>
> Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy, Eileen
> Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson,
> Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis,
> Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane,
>
> Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo
>
> Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd,
> Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta,
> Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint,
>
> Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper,
> Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's),
>
> William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers,
>
> Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, "Uncle Floyd," Kelly
> Ripa,
> and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra.
>
> You know you're from Jersey when . . .
>
> You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
>
> You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
>
> A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
>
> You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
>
> You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned, or drunk, at 3 A.M.
>
> You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
>
> At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and
you
> know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
>
> You know what a "jug handle" is.
>
> You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
>
> You know that the state isn't all farmland.
>
> You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey--there's the
> shore--and you don't go "to the shore," you go "down the
> shore." And
> when you are there, you're not "at the shore"; you are "down the
> shore."
>
> You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
>
> You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
>
> You know that this is the only "New" state that doesn't require
> "New" to
> identify it (try . Mexico .. . . York .! . . Hampshire-- doesn't work,
> does it?).
>
> You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain
> and a fast food sandwich.
>
> You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege
>
> You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
>
> You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little
> different."
>
> Yes they are!
>
> You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton--that's for
> out-of-staters.
>
> The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or localbar.
>
> You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
>
> You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
>
> Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
>
> You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening
credits.
>
> You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
>
> You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people
> from Central Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to
> Wildwood. It can be no other way.
>
> You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North
> Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
>
> You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the State.
>
> You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel,
> Bamberger's and Orbach's.
>
> You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.
>
> You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
>
> You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
>
> And finally . . .
>
> You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>