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You didn't go to High school, and you didn't go to Middle school, but you went to a Middle-High school.
When watching "The Beverly Hillbillies" you think of how fun it would be to roast Jed.
You know the truth about the people living in Park Ridge; they're lawyers, con artists, celebrities or mobsters.
Your kids, no matter how young or old, love to play with fire.
You've caught people smoking or have smoked in the parking lot of Community Church.
You've caught people smoking or have smoked in the parking lot of Temple Shalom.
You know that there's two post offices in town (Yes it's true.)
You actually know that The Children's House isn't an orphanage despite its deceiving name.
You've use up all your tickets on the Round Up, Sizzler, and Pharos Furry at Saint Catherine's Carnival.
You don't find it strange that there are two CVS's on Pompton Ave.
If one deli is packed, you can just walk across the street and find another.
If one gas station is empty, you can just drive across the street and find another.
If one beauty parlor is full, you can just walk across the street and find another.
Your teenager hears the word "bank" and runs.
"Time Warp" isn't just a song from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
You're a North Ender, a South Ender, or a Saint Cathariner up until you graduate High School.
The cops pull you over for 40 minutes for the pure fun of it.
Jonathon Lebed is your hero.
You can be black and still be Italian.
Guiseppi's, Espo's, the Bagle place and Pizzetta are packed on half days with kids.
The High School Pep Band has no Pep, and made up of mostly middle schoolers.
You've been to Devil's Hole and know that it's not Satanic at all, nor is it much of a hole.
You've swum in, pissed in, done drugs at, or have had sex at or in Devil's Hole.
You remember when z100 came for the high school pep rally.
You remember that every Pep Rally since has sucked.
You squeal when you see the clip of Pompton Ave in the opening credits of the Sopranos.
You actually watch the Sopranos.
You've lost count of how many times the school board pushed it's referendum.
You know that Shoe is really spelled with a "u" ( as Shu Box Cafe).
When you look up at the sky at night, you are surprised to see that it's purple and that there's only 15 stars.
There's supposedly a four seasons here, but all you see is the trailer.
You have at some point got kicked out of the Ice Cream Bakery AKA the former Carvel for having too much dirt on your cleats.
You know why all those black corvettes go up to the mansion.
You know what the line before this was talking about.
Everyone's a prep, even the punks.
"Into the Woods" had a whole different meaning for you.
You call your teachers by their first name or an abbreviation,
Like Mr. Stocker "Ray or Stocker" and Mr. Warholic "War" and Mr. DeStefano "DeStefano" and etc.
You clap when Mr. Guisto comes into the cafeteria, then you hold onto your food.
You've gone to the Willowbrook Mall alone by bus.
The amount of Senior Citizens outnumber that of kids, but for some reasons the adult swims are always empty.
Vendors in the city (New York City) sell bumper stickers saying "I made it through Cedar Grove, NJ without a ticket." and you know its your town.
Nobody has heard of where you live.
You have dated people from the Caldwells.[Almost]
You've hung out in parking lots.
Pilgrim Diner is actually appetizing to you.
You've been to The Zone only to get kicked out due to a fight with a kid from Verona.
You know all the kids in your grade by name.
You know that Morgan's Farm is only good for sleigh ridding.
You refer to Master Cho's Tae Kwon Do (now known as Master Cho's Talium) as "The place next to CVS".
The fact that only immigrants work in the Dunkin Donuts doesn't surprise you.
The fact that there's a mental hospital in town isn't disturbing to you.
The fact that Dunkin Donuts is up the street from the mental hospital is not surprising to you.
You call anyone not from the tri state area either extremely rich or extremely hick.
Most of your vacations have been down the shore.
You're related to the Gogerty's. (No offense to them, they just seem to be related to everybody in town).[I live next to a Gogerty]
You have at least one account in all 8 banks.
And finally, if one bank is out of money, you can walk two feet and find another.