Merlinders, Unite!

This was sent to me by my dear friend and fellow Marylander, Aduladi'. Many of these don't really apply to me since I'm more Pennsylvanian now...but they're still fun! Enjoy!

You know you're from Maryland when...

You know more than 10 people who own boats, all at the same marina in Solomons.

You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek," "Havre de Grace" and "Silopanna" (Annapolis backwards).

You pronounce "Bowie" BOO-ee. Not BOW-ee. Or BAUW-ee.

One hour is a good commute to work.

You have more than three recipes for crab cakes.

Every kitchen has Old Bay and French fries just don't taste right without it.

There are more than two crab places in your town.

You got your first fishing rod or lacrosse stick before you were six years old.

You call all turtles "terrapins."

You refer to your state as "Merlind."

Your mother shops at Hecht's.

You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World" or even "Wild World."

You have fond memories of concerts at the Capital Center.

You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!).

You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh.

You not only know how to eat hard crabs but also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.

You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.

You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco."

M R Ducks makes perfect sense. So does C M Wags.

You think Salisbury is a big city.

You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.

You and your boss take off of work when the fish are running.

You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get ice cream.

"Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt, and Timberland boots.

You still root for the Orioles even when they stink.

You'll never understand why tourists come to D.C.

When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying, "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"

You color with "Crowns" (crayons), take a "Share" (shower) with "Wooter" (water) and think the president lives in "Warshenton."

You remember when I-270 was a two-lane highway called 70 S, and Gaithersburg was considered the boonies.

Your entire family lives within a 200-mile radius of your town.

At least one man in your family is a waterman ... or an attorney.

You plan for "The Festival" a year in advance.

During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

Your radio dial is stuck on 99.1 even though it is Spanish now.

You know where Perdue chicken comes from.

When someone says "The bridge traffic is bad," you know which bridge.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maryland.