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How Boston Are You?

From the Back Bay to the Dunkin's in J.P.

Posted on April 17, 2014, 22:08 GMT

Katie Notopoulos

BuzzFeed News Reporter

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Watched a Red Sox game

Stay up past midnight to watch a Red Sox game

Cried during a Red Sox game

Broken something like a vase or your phone during a Red Sox game

Screamed at a loved one during a Red Sox game

Had sex while a Red Sox game was on the TV in the same room

Been to Fenway Park

Gotten drunk in Fenway Park

Made out in Fenway Park

Had sex in Fenway Park

Thought about the Red Sox during sex

Took a day off to go to a Sox game, your boss understood

Climbed on the brass ducks in the Boston Common as a kid

Shopped at Newbury Comics

Shopped at the Garment District

Shopped at Jordan's Furniture

Went to Jordan's Furniture to ride MOM or see an IMAX movie

Went to the IMAX at Jordan's Furniture on a date

Been to Cape Cod

Referred to going to Cape Cod as "going down the Cape"

Been to Martha's Vineyard

Made fun of people who say "the Cape" or "the Vineyard"

Gotten lost at the Natick Mall (now the "COLLECTION")

Stolen an older sibling's ID/ had a younger sibling steal your ID so you/they could go to a show

Had a fake taken away by a wicked tough bouncer

Had to explain the difference between the South End and Southie.

Been called out by your not-Boston friends for saying "wicked" constantly

Gotten unnecessarily annoyed by people asking about parking a car in Harvard Yard.

Actually pronounced it "pahk ya cah" so you really can't complain

Referred to Dunkin Donuts as "Dunky's", "Dunkin's" or any other nickname

Been to a party where there were Munchkins

Brought a box of Munchkins to a party

Brought a box of Munchkins to work

Brought a box of Munchkins to a wedding, funeral, or baby shower

Used inappropriate words to describe Tom Brady's hair

Thought inappropriate thoughts about Tom Brady

Thought inappropriate thoughts about Tom Brady's wife

Honked at someone on the Southeast Expressway

Honked at someone on Storrow Drive

Honked at someone in the Callahan Tunnel

Sped up at a yellow light

Honked at the car in front of you for stopping at a yellow light

Went to Plimoth Plantation for a field trip as a child

Went to Olde Sturbridge Village for a field trip as a child

Taken a walk at Arnold Arboretum

Gotten stoned or drunk at Arnold Arboretum

Taken a Duck Tour

Been almost run over by a Duck Tour and given them the finger

Ridden the swan boats

Ridden the swan boats drunk or stoned

Walked the Freedom Trail

Always meant to walk the Freedom Trail but never actually did it

Chanted "Yankees Suck" at an event other than a baseball game

Refused to date someone because they were a Yankees fan

Seen "The Departed"

Seen "The Town"

Seen "Good Will Hunting"

Complained about they got the accents wrong in any of those movies

Eaten pizza at Santarpio's

Eaten clam chowder at Union Oyster House

Had ice cream at J.P. Licks

Had ice cream in the undersea room at Herrell's in Harvard Square (before it closed)

Had ice cream from the giant milk bottle outside the Children's Museum

Called a liquor store a "packie"

Called a water fountain a "bubbler"

Called the public transportation system of another city "The T" reflexively

Called sprinkes "jimmies"

Called a sandwich on a long roll a "sub"

Eaten a sub from D'Angelo's

Smelled like D'Angelo's for the rest of the day

Worn cargo shorts

Worn cargo shorts and a polo shirt

Worn a "nice" pair of cargo shorts to a fancy event

Described the weather by what type of fleece was required

Understood that a "spa" is a deli, not a place to get a massage

Had a friend you only called by his or her last name

Had a friend that you only called by his or her last name, which happened to be Sully

Been a college student in Boston or Cambridge

Been annoyed by the college students in Boston and Cambridge

Enjoyed that one week at the end of May when all the students are gone, before the summer ones come in

Listened to WFNX and WBCN (RIP)

Listened to Bathazar and Pebbles in the morning

Known someone who has a cousin who knows Ben Affleck or Matt Damon

Informed someone that some celebrity is actually from the Boston area

Run into the one-armed push up man in the Fens

Known better than to ever walk through the Fens at night

Participated in Allston Christmas

Drunkely walked all the way across the city after the T closed

Drunkenly walked all the way across the city in the snow wearing heels

Played on the musical stairs at the Science Museum

Been to a concert at the Hatch Shell

Been to a concert at the Middle East

Used "wicked" as a modifying adverb ironically

Used "wicked" as a modifying adverb seriously

Been drunk on the T

Made out on the T

Made your Facebook profile a selfie of you at Fenway

Spray painted something on one of the bridges over the Charles

Bought pot in the Pit in Harvard Square

Believed without a doubt Boston is the greatest city

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Correction: A previous version of this post spelled Plimoth Plantation the way the town is spelled now, not the old-timey way. We apologize to all pilgrims for the error.

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