You know you are from Massachusetts if:

* You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town. * The public transportation system is known as the "T" and you'd rather drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 4 hours to get to Boston than use the "Blue Line". * You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house. * There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within fifteen minutes of your house and that is how you give directions. * If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names. * 53 degrees is "on the warm side". * You've walked to Brigham's for an ice cream cone in the snow. * You cringe! every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the"Boston Accent" on TV. * A water fountain is called a bubbler. (Say it "bubbla"). * You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes. * You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, Chatham, Quincy, Hingham, and Leominster. * You know what they sell at a "packie". * You keep an ice scraper and lock de-icer in your car all year round. * Paranoia sets in when you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS. * You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left-hand turn. * You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop or Building 19. * You can navigate a rotary without a problem. * You use the words "wicked"and "good!" in the same sentence. * You know that life is "a pissa". * You drink tonic, but would never consider using it on your hair. * You never say "Cape Cod" you say "The Cape". * You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation and Bunker Hill at least once in elementary school. * You've ridden on the Swan Boats. * You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather dividing line. * You call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies".