How Boston Are You?

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

1. Check all that you have done:

   

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   1. Watched a Red Sox game
   2. Stay up past midnight to watch a Red Sox game
   3. Cried during a Red Sox game
   4. Broken something like a vase or your phone during a Red Sox game
   5. Screamed at a loved one during a Red Sox game
   6. Had sex while a Red Sox game was on the TV in the same room
   7. Been to Fenway Park
   8. Gotten drunk in Fenway Park
   9. Made out in Fenway Park
   10. Had sex in Fenway Park
   11. Thought about the Red Sox during sex
   12. Took a day off to go to a Sox game, your boss understood
   13. Climbed on the brass ducks in the Boston Common as a kid
   14. Shopped at Newbury Comics
   15. Shopped at the Garment District
   16. Shopped at Jordan’s Furniture
   17. Went to Jordan’s Furniture to ride MOM or see an IMAX movie
   18. Went to the IMAX at Jordan’s Furniture on a date
   19. Been to Cape Cod
   20. Referred to going to Cape Cod as “going down the Cape”
   21. Been to Martha’s Vineyard
   22. Made fun of people who say “the Cape” or “the Vineyard”
   23. Gotten lost at the Natick Mall (now the “COLLECTION”)
   24. Stolen an older sibling’s ID/ had a younger sibling steal your ID so you/they could go to a show
   25. Had a fake taken away by a wicked tough bouncer
   26. Had to explain the difference between the South End and Southie.
   27. Been called out by your not-Boston friends for saying “wicked” constantly
   28. Gotten unnecessarily annoyed by people asking about parking a car in Harvard Yard.
   29. Actually pronounced it “pahk ya cah” so you really can’t complain
   30. Referred to Dunkin Donuts as “Dunky’s”, “Dunkin’s” or any other nickname
   31. Been to a party where there were Munchkins
   32. Brought a box of Munchkins to a party
   33. Brought a box of Munchkins to work
   34. Brought a box of Munchkins to a wedding, funeral, or baby shower
   35. Used inappropriate words to describe Tom Brady’s hair
   36. Thought inappropriate thoughts about Tom Brady
   37. Thought inappropriate thoughts about Tom Brady’s wife
   38. Honked at someone on the Southeast Expressway
   39. Honked at someone on Storrow Drive
   40. Honked at someone in the Callahan Tunnel
   41. Sped up at a yellow light
   42. Honked at the car in front of you for stopping at a yellow light
   43. Went to Plimoth Plantation for a field trip as a child
   44. Went to Olde Sturbridge Village for a field trip as a child
   45. Taken a walk at Arnold Arboretum
   46. Gotten stoned or drunk at Arnold Arboretum
   47. Taken a Duck Tour
   48. Been almost run over by a Duck Tour and given them the finger
   49. Ridden the swan boats
   50. Ridden the swan boats drunk or stoned
   51. Walked the Freedom Trail
   52. Always meant to walk the Freedom Trail but never actually did it
   53. Chanted “Yankees Suck” at an event other than a baseball game
   54. Refused to date someone because they were a Yankees fan
   55. Seen “The Departed”
   56. Seen “The Town”
   57. Seen “Good Will Hunting”
   58. Complained about they got the accents wrong in any of those movies
   59. Eaten pizza at Santarpio’s
   60. Eaten clam chowder at Union Oyster House
   61. Had ice cream at J.P. Licks
   62. Had ice cream in the undersea room at Herrell’s in Harvard Square (before it closed)
   63. Had ice cream from the giant milk bottle outside the Children’s Museum
   64. Called a liquor store a “packie”
   65. Called a water fountain a “bubbler”
   66. Called the public transportation system of another city “The T” reflexively
   67. Called sprinkes “jimmies”
   68. Called a sandwich on a long roll a “sub”
   69. Eaten a sub from D’Angelo’s
   70. Smelled like D’Angelo’s for the rest of the day
   71. Worn cargo shorts
   72. Worn cargo shorts and a polo shirt
   73. Worn a “nice” pair of cargo shorts to a fancy event
   74. Described the weather by what type of fleece was required
   75. Understood that a “spa” is a deli, not a place to get a massage
   76. Had a friend you only called by his or her last name
   77. Had a friend that you only called by his or her last name, which happened to be Sully
   78. Been a college student in Boston or Cambridge
   79. Been annoyed by the college students in Boston and Cambridge
   80. Enjoyed that one week at the end of May when all the students are gone, before the summer ones come in
   81. Listened to WFNX and WBCN (RIP)
   82. Listened to Bathazar and Pebbles in the morning
   83. Known someone who has a cousin who knows Ben Affleck or Matt Damon
   84. Informed someone that some celebrity is actually from the Boston area
   85. Run into the one-armed push up man in the Fens
   86. Known better than to ever walk through the Fens at night
   87. Participated in Allston Christmas
   88. Drunkely walked all the way across the city after the T closed
   89. Drunkenly walked all the way across the city in the snow wearing heels
   90. Played on the musical stairs at the Science Museum
   91. Been to a concert at the Hatch Shell
   92. Been to a concert at the Middle East
   93. Used “wicked” as a modifying adverb ironically
   94. Used “wicked” as a modifying adverb seriously
   95. Been drunk on the T
   96. Made out on the T
   97. Made your Facebook profile a selfie of you at Fenway
   98. Spray painted something on one of the bridges over the Charles
   99. Bought pot in the Pit in Harvard Square
   100. Believed without a doubt Boston is the greatest city

Show me my results!

How Boston Are You?

1. You’re pretty Boston. You’re as Boston as having to go to the hospital after falling in the Charles.

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2. You’re wicked Boston. As Boston as this girl’s tattoo.

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3. You’re DEEP Boston. You’re as Boston as the bit of cobblestones poking through the streets.

   

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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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