If your really from Jersey then you can skip this.

[T. Erdelyi]

Thought you might enjoy this!



Subject: Jersey

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. (From John Taylor's in Trenton.)
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 is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City. (for 84 years, moved to Las Vegas this year).
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 Sky Way, 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 C! leveland, 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. If you have a minute...it's Taylor Ham, egg & cheese on a hard-roll.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
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 local bar.
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...maybe 3.
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!!

[Kalooch135]

Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.

That would be High Point, NJ. It is 1803ft above sea level. Cadillac Mt. in Maine is roughly 1543ft.

[beergoddess]

i though it was ashville, nc. is that considered on the seaboard?

[The General]

No mention of Aubergines or it being called the garden state.

[The General]

Oh and what about Jay and Silent Bob? They come from NJ...

[MadDaddy]

Funny how the title say if you are from NJ you can skip it.....and only people from NJ have looked/replied...lol :ssmile:

SHIT, that damn limey had to type the same time as me...:jdwink2: :ssmile: :deadevil:

[The General]

How many times do I have to tell you... I'm not a limey... thats an Englishman...:thefinger

[Tinysd]

http://www.almink.com/humor/njsucks.jpg A List of
Reasons Why
New Jersey Sucks I was born in New Jersey. I lived 30 years of my life in New Jersey. But 3 years ago, I jumped at the chance and fled that hellhole, even trampling a few auto insurance companies on the way out! After escaping to the beautiful scenery and quiet sanity of Central Pennsylvania, I realized even more just how bad New Jersey sucks. Now that I have left that damned dystopia, I'm NEVER EVER going back!
Obviously, I am not the only person who thinks that New Jersey sucks. But to prove my point, I have compiled a comprehensive list of all that New Jersey has to nauseate. I even threw in some New Jersey attitude for good measure! If you acknowledge that I am right, consider leaving New Jersey for a better life elsewhere. But if you are offended by what is listed and think I should remain silent, too bad. Just because you live in a neo-Communist state doesn't mean that I do!

NEW JERSEY PEOPLE:

Many New Jersey residents are rude and obnoxious. Take those middle fingers and stick them in your mouths--you'll know what crap tastes like!
Your typical Jersey girl is shallow, trashy, loud, and has more issues than a magazine stand. Even the hookers are rude!
Even though Jersey girls like to pretend they are fair maidens, they lead the nation in the percentage of women who are infected with HIV.
Many Jersey guys are on unemployment, disability, rehab, electronic monitoring, or just plain incarcerated. (By the way, these stupid Jersey girls consider these guys to be great potential fathers for their children!)
Compared to other states, a disproportionate number of New Jersey people are on public assistance. Why should my tax dollars be used to support all of these ne'er-do-wells? Not anymore!
New Jersey has the seventh highest number of illegal immigrants in the nation.
Most of the people who love New Jersey have never lived anywhere else. Even worse, many have never been anywhere outside of New Jersey! It is no surprise that New Jersey is shaped like a cocoon to symbolize such an insular mentality. NEW JERSEY STANDARD OF LIVING:
New Jersey has the highest auto insurance rates in the nation.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
New Jersey has the highest cigarette tax in the nation.
New Jersey has the second highest statewide housing costs in the nation: 73% above the national average!
New Jersey has the third highest cost of doing business in the nation.
New Jersey has the fourth highest health insurance costs in the nation.
New Jersey has the fifth highest amount of tax-supported debt in the nation.
New Jersey's overall cost of living is 32% above the national average. Why pay such a premium to live in New Jersey when you could live in a place that is both nice and has a reasonable cost of living?
New Jersey collects income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, sin taxes, casino taxes, tourism taxes, and highway tolls, yet the state has massive budget problems. Where the hell is all of that money going? At least I know where it is coming from: your pockets!
New Jersey ranks first in the nation in per-pupil spending, but its students' only achieve average reading and math scores.
New Jersey is the most densely populated and overcrowded state in the nation. Hope you like standing in long lines and sitting in traffic jams.
The Jersey shore (don't say beaches) is vastly overrated. First, you have to fight your way through traffic jams and toll booths. Next, you have to pay for parking. Then you have to pay for beach tags to use a public beach! Finally, the ocean will be murky, freezing cold, or filled with jellyfish.
Atlantic City will always be a cut-rate resort compared to Las Vegas. NEW JERSEY TRANSPORTATION:
New Jersey drivers were ranked the 3rd worst in the nation by Overdrive, a truckers' magazine. How damning of an indictment can you get?
New Jersey drivers were ranked the 3rd dumbest in the nation by the GMAC Insurance National Driver's Test--a test that measures basic knowledge about traffic laws and safety.
If the New Jersey DMV will give drivers' licenses to terrorists, it is not surprising that they will also give licenses to people who are behind-the-wheel terrorists.
You have to pay outrageous tolls to ride on many of New Jersey's highways, all of which were built at least 40 years ago. How many friggin times do these roads need to be paid for?
Whenever it snows, don't expect the roads to be clear again until the snow melts.
New Jersey is the only state that was stupid enough to lose $469 million dollars on a toll collection system! To pay for that mess, New Jersey now charges $1 a month for the "privilege" of using its E-ZPass. Send it back now and get a new E-ZPass with no monthly fee from DRBA (http://www.ezpassdrba.com/drba).
New Jersey's roads were not designed by qualified transportation engineers, but by retards. Consider the following:
There are many places on New Jersey highways where you can exit, but not get back on.
There are many places on New Jersey highways where you can exit to go north on a road, but not south on that same road (or vice versa).
There are many places on New Jersey highways where you can exit to go east on a road, but not west on that same road (or vice versa).
There are many places on New Jersey highways where lanes just end without any warning.
To make a left turn, you either have to use a jughandle or make a right at the next street and go around the whole damn block.
It is more important to have a useless grass median than a left turn lane.
When navigating a traffic circle, there seems to be only one rule: there are no rules! NEW JERSEY LAWS/CRIME:
New Jersey has the most dangerous city in America: Camden, NJ.
New Jersey's answer to its high crime rates is stricter regulations, not stricter punishments.
New Jersey cops need to concentrate less on speeding ticket quotas and more on the high crime rates.
New Jersey has now banned the use of handheld cell phones while driving. However, reckless driving without a cell phone will never be discouraged.
New Jersey has strict gun ownership laws. Not surprisingly, most of the guns are owned and used by criminals.
You are not allowed to pump your own gas because New Jersey's government deems a gas pump to be too dangerous for its citizens to operate. However, it takes three times as long for a "trained" minimum-wage attendant to pump your gas than if you had pumped it yourself.
You are also considered a criminal if you set off a firecracker (even a sparkler!) or throw a soda can in the wrong trash bin.
You can't buy beer in a convenience store, yet New Jersey does nothing about its residents who drive even worse than drunk drivers! NEW JERSEY POLITICS:
Every year, New Jersey's stupid voters keep electing the same crooked, tax-and-spend politicians to that big incestuous bed of state government corruption.
New Jersey owns the distinction of having the first gay governor, Jim McGreasy. But unfortunately, New Jersey also owns the distinction of having the first corrupt gay governor. And need I remind everyone that the stupid New Jersey voters elected this sleazebag in a 15-point landslide?
New Jersey residents receive less federal funding per dollar of federal taxes paid than any other state. So not only are New Jersey's politicians crooked, but they are also ineffective.
The New Jersey Supreme Court is the most activist state court in the nation (well, maybe after Massachusetts!) For example, the court allowed Frank Lautenberg to replace Robert Torricelli as a senate nominee in 2002, even though state law clearly says that a party can replace a statewide nominee on the ballot only if the person drops out at least 51 days before the election. (Now the next time I have jury duty, I guess I can totally ignore the law and rule however I wish.)
Of course, New Jersey further embarrasses itself when its stupid voters play right along and elect that old fossil Lautenberg to replace bribetaking Senator Torricelli. NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENT:
New Jersey has the most toxic waste sites in the nation.
New Jersey has the second worst air quality in the nation.
New Jersey is "The Garden State" all right--complete with mosquitoes, gnats, fleas, ticks, biting flies, and chiggers.
New Jersey is a dreary state that sorely lacks natural beauty, that is, unless you have a thing for pine trees, garbage dumps, sound walls, or urban sprawl. NEW JERSEY APOLOGISTS:
When asked why they like New Jersey, many New Jersey apologists will answer, "I like the change of seasons." NEWS FLASH: Almost all of the states experience a change of seasons, you morons!
New Jersey apologists like to boast of their close proximity to many cultural and recreational opportunities. NEWS FLASH: Location is hardly a benefit that is exclusive to New Jersey residents. There are many other places in this country with plenty of things to do. Leave the New Jersey cocoon periodically and see for yourself.
New Jersey apologists like to say, "Don't knock New Jersey until you've lived here." Well, I guess that would make it even easier!
New Jersey apologists like to say, "If you don't like New Jersey, then leave." Well, if such people like me are leaving New Jersey, then why are things getting worse?
New Jersey apologists like to boast that New Jersey is the home state of Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. However, these two has-beens are so washed up that they couldn't even rock the vote!

[Missaman]

BEERGODESS...
MMMMMMM:ssmile: :ssmile: :ssmile:
Missaman In Da' Hood

[silenthunterstudios]

The New Jersey turnpike is the gateway to Hell for me. I must've gone through three toll booths to get off the turnpike and onto another God awful, pot hole stricken highway, but, thankfully only one tollbooth was open.

I'll never forget the first time I tried to pump my own gas in Jerzee, I thought I was being attacked by al Qaeda.

I like south Jerzee though. North Jerzee has an odd smell...

[Mike Stewart]

I'm Originally from Philly.

We always said that the Official State Bird of New Jersey was the mosquito.

I think it was taught that was in our Schools.

[beergoddess]

BEERGODESS...
MMMMMMM:ssmile: :ssmile: :ssmile:
Missaman In Da' Hood
no, no... everyone is entitled to an opinion. i love it here, but do see that the state has flaws, as do all. if i did my research, i'm sure i could compile a hate list on PA or any other state for that matter. or the old look it up, copy and paste. but thats the beauty of our great nation. if you dont like someplace, move. i do prefer that the jersey girl thing he stated was a little less narrow minded, but he was wise enough not to say "all". i do not take offense, because i am sure it was clearly not directed at me, or roslin, for that matter. and i am pretty sure that washington, dc leads the nation in female hiv rates, but i could be wrong. my tooth hurts too much to care either way. and the beaches are overcrowded because of the people from out of state flock here. i am a jersey shore local, and i love it, fucked up or not! :coolkid:

[Rozz]

New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)

I love that. Everytime we pass that on the road, Ron says "Did you know thats the largest water tower in the world?"

[beergoddess]

New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)

I love that. Everytime we pass that on the road, Ron says "Did you know thats the largest water tower in the world?"
look kids... big ben. parliment.

[Rozz]

look kids... big ben. parliment.

Haahaaahaaahaaa~~~
:bwah: :bwah: :bwah:!!!

[Kalooch135]

New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)

I love that. Everytime we pass that on the road, Ron says "Did you know thats the largest water tower in the world?"

That's funny. Everytime we walk past Ron we say "Hey! Did you know that you're the shortest tow truck operator in NJ?" Coincidence? I think not. :ssmile:

[beergoddess]

ok.... tinysd... you gotta town named intercourse, but.....



A girl says to her date, "You're in for a real treat. I've been told that I have a body like New Jersey."

So, her date grabs her waist and asks, "What's this?"
She replies "Middlesex."

He grabs her butt and asks "what's this?"

She replies,"Freehold."

Then he grabs her breast and asks "what's this?"

She replies,"Point Pleasant."

Finally, he reaches between her thighs and says, "I guess this is Cherry Hill?"

"No", she replies, "That's Eatontown."

The guy gets so excited that he pulls down his pants and says, "Welcome to Wildwood!"

Gotta love New Jersey

[Jeff]

We've also got Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Moreheadsville, Butztown, Lickdale, Reamsville, Yocumtown, Zipdown, and Mount Joy.

I've always wanted to Mt. Joy...

Theres a few others up around Lancaster that are worthy of posting here, but I can't remember them all lol

[Mike Stewart]

Don't Forget--BlueBall.

[Chisel]

i though it was ashville, nc. is that considered on the seaboard?

Mt. Mitchell is the highest Mt. in the eastern United States and is NC, but is not really on the seaboard. Just in an Atlantic Coast state

[TKC]

Mike beat me to it, but I was going to mention Blue Balls, PA. I was born in CT, but moved to NJ when I was 5, when my parents divorced. I moved outta NJ when I was 20. Would I move back there? Hell no!!

[MadDaddy]

yeah it's got it's issues....well many issues....and I am in no way a big fan of NJ, but my job is here and I don't want to drive even further than I do now just to live in PA. We still have pleanty of nice wooded areas in north and western NJ.

I lived on the Pocono area of PA for 5 years and have been formiliar with that area since I was a kid (my grandparents had a permanent camp site at Otter Lake) and it is slowly turning into house farms and urban sprawl just like every place else. So is the Reading Pa area, my mother now lives in Mohnton PA. used to be all farms and rolling hills.....now hose farms and strip malls are popping up all over...

Another thing that I dislike about PA. unless you are lucky enough to work for a large national company with good HR dept. you are treated like shit. PA employee protection laws are almost non existant and many employers treat employees like crap and run the places like sweat shops.

...The grass is always greener right....Every state has problems...some just hide them better.

[MadDaddy]

How many times do I have to tell you... I'm not a limey... thats an Englishman...:thefinger

dang, sorry mate forgot you are Welsh for a moment.....go do the Mumbles Mile for me :cheers: :lemmy: :deadevil:

[xrayzebra]

Three Words...

"What's That Smell !?"

[Jeff]

Bon Jovi...

[The General]

dang, sorry mate forgot you are Welsh for a moment.....go do the Mumbles Mile for me :cheers: :lemmy: :deadevil:

Thats south Wales... we Northeners don't like em too much...:jdwink3:

[ded i]

I think NJ has some very funny people. I like that. :jdwink:

[beergoddess]

I think NJ has some very funny people. I like that. :jdwink:
i guess its born outta nessacity. like a defense mechanism!

[MadDaddy]

i guess its born outta nessacity. like a defense mechanism!

Yup, you have to be able to "laugh it off" around these parts :spin:

[ded i]

My classmate from NJ and I were enrolled in a grad level, very difficult Perspectives in Criticism course taught by a well known NY Poet who traveled by train from NY once a week just to teach our group. Weekly assignments included tomes of densely written critical theory by French masters of the unreadable, Derrida, Foucault, etc. My New Jersy classmate became disqusted at the material and rebeled finally, refusing to write that week's assignment, a ten page critique of an obscure artist who planned and commited suicide as his last work of art.

He said, 'I'm from Newark, NJ, and I see that stuff every day, I don't need to write about it. Our professer looked up over his 1/2 width reading glasses, eyes zeroing in on my friend and, after burning into him for about 15 seconds said, "Everyone is from New Jersey ..."

:D:

[Chisel]

Three Words...

"What's That Smell !?"

That reminds me of an old joke that most of ya'll have heard before but here it is again in case you haven't.

A guy goes to see the doc. He says to the doc, "I've been having these excruciating headaches every day since I moved here from New Jersey. I've tried everything and can't get rid of 'em."
The doc says, "That's interesting. Here's what I want you to do. Go find and outhouse, or a Port-a-Potty, place your head directly over the seat and breathe deeply for 10 minutes. Do this everyday for a week and then come back to see me."
The guy thinks this is pretty weird but agrees to do it anyway.
A week goes buy and the guy returns to the doc and says, "Doc, I was a little skeptical about your method of treatment but I'll be damned if it didn't work. How did you know?"
The doc replies, "Well, when you told me you just moved from Jersey, I figured your were homesick."

Pretty bad I know, but I'm bored.

[grover_cephas]

[IMG]
New Jersey drivers were ranked the 3rd dumbest in the nation by the GMAC Insurance National Driver's Test--a test that measures basic knowledge about traffic laws and safety.

Maybe... But funny how it's always you damned Pennsylvanians who're doing 45mph in the far left lane of the Parkway, huh? :spin:

[T. Erdelyi]

Maybe... But funny how it's always you damned Pennsylvanians who're doing 45mph in the far left lane of the Parkway, huh? :spin:


Only the natives:devilzeek , not the transplants:gzb: .

[Clydetz]

Just had this e-mailed to me...


If you've ever lived in Jersey ...you'll appreciate this!!!




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 asmetropolitan 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 toas the "Diner Capital of the World."
New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club
(no, notSpam): 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, withseven 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 mostfamous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for waterquality 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 bodyelectric 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 throughElizabeth 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, SarahVaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Zack Braff Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda
McElroy, Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, JerryLewis, 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, Joe DePasquale, Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Stree p, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon , Jerry Herman , Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyl lis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zeb ulonPike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr.,Norman Schwarzkopf, Dave Thomas (Wendy's),
William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Kelly Ripa, and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
The Great Falls in Paterson , on the Passaic River , is the 2nd highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US .
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 arethere, 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 local bar.
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 NEVER, EVER
pump your own gas.

[mrbieler]

Silleck St in Clifton.:ernie:

[Mr.LaBella]

some serious work went into that. Good stuff. I should edit my name into that list of people from Jersey:madaddy: :bwah:

[franks1]

Great Stuff !!!

This seems to be the best place to post this new avatar.

[Bruce]

Nice post Clydetz, but it was EDWIN ARMSTRONG who invented FM radio and made the first FM broadcast! The other thing that you forgot to mention about New Jersey is that we proudly have probably the most corrupt state and county governments in the nation. YAY! :bwah: :thefinger

[shakie]

Great stuff! But I like Jersey more now that I moved 1000 miles away

[mrbieler]

The other thing that you forgot to mention about New Jersey is that we proudly have probably the most corrupt state and county governments in the nation. YAY! :bwah: :thefinger

I think San Diego has that title for city and county.

[denofearth]

You think it's corrupt now, wait 'til the new School Superintendent starts work.

VBR,

Den

[Ronlad]

Just the facts ma'am... Just the FACTS

[Wolfgang]

Wow. You never have to pump your own gas in Jersey? If the state thinks it's too dangerous for the average citizen to use a gas pump they must think the state has a low average iq. Or all the jobs are taken so they have to make more! :bwah:

And here I thought, NJ was just a giant suburb for NYC :devil1:

[Obijuan Kenobe]

Ron goes Brockin', Jersey we knockin.

The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.

Cool. Progressive. Dope.

obi

[waterdogs]

NJDMV has announced that all new license plates issued in the Garden State will now include the motto "What are YOU lookin` at ?"

[Clydetz]

NJDMV has announced that all new license plates issued in the Garden State will now include the motto "What are YOU lookin` at ?"

I may be wrong but wasn't this the NJ license plate that was used up until a few years ago?


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