I Love Being a Cape Codder!!

You Know You're from Cape Cod when
…you know where Truro is
…you know where the Cape Cod Tunnel is.
…you have to drive NORTHWEST to get to Boston.
…you can see a lighthouse's light from your house at night.
…you understand the difference between "Upper Cape" and "Lower Cape."
…you can point to a spot on you're arm and people know where you live.
…you've seen a Cape League game at least 50 times.
…you can watch the sunrise and sunset on the water in the course of 24 hours.
…you curse at piping plovers for closing down the outer beach.
…you have tried almost any water sport there is.
…you know that stuff that is open until ten is "late" and staying out until eleven is a "late night out."
…you refer to most of the world as "off Cape."
…you know Plymouth and Wareham are not Cape Cod.
…you think the most exciting things in life are over "the bridge."
…you know that there is still life on Cape from Labor Day to Memorial Day weekend.
…you hate tourists with a passion.
…you think Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are overrated.
…your school never used more than 3 snow days...EVER, despite living in New England,.
…you work more than 40 hours a week in the summer...when you're 14.
…you know that Labor Day SAVES you from starting school in August.
…you can work a rotary
…you get pulled over driving on Rt. 6 in Eastham at least once a week.
…your parents own a small business.
…you've gone "bridge jumping"...
…you've taken your boat out to watch the Firework over the Water on the Fourth of July..
…you've reached the point that sand in your pants doesn’t matter...
…you wear flip flops until Thanksgiving then start again in February.
…you know that drinking before NOON is acceptable when on the beach.
…you know that the rocks that sick out into the ocean are called a jetty.
…you know Whale watches are Stupid and boring.
…you make fun of the tourists who rent the crazy FOUR-PERSON bikes and ride them around town.
…you laugh at the tourists who rock the sock & sandal look.
…you see whales every day in the summer, not just the animal but the fat people who invade your beach.
…you’re pumped about the rotary being gone...and you know what that means for cape codders and tourists.
…you wake up for breakfast and fisherman have already had a full days work.
…you call the beach you go to everyday "your Beach".
…you think anything above 87 degrees is “Wicked HOT!".
…your first trip back to the beach is in April.
…you've played golf at least once.
…you have one REALLY rich friend and everyone else is dirt poor because you live on Cape Cod.
…you know some one who knows someone who knows the Kennedy's.
…you think know beach volleyball is an INTENSE sport!
…you know shoes are generally optional as well as shirts.
…you've worked at least 4 different jobs before you were 16 and they all paid "under the table."
…you know you're from Cape Cod when you've began drinking and smoking at age 14.
…you know what your town’s best ice cream store is and none of that dairy queen/Ben and Jerry’s shit is acceptable!
…you aren't afraid of Provincetown.
…you know you're not "IN" Cape Cod you're "ON" it.
...you learned that Cape Cod is eroding away in Science class and now everytime you see stupid tourist kids running down the dunes you want to slap them in the face.
…your school field trips were to: Heritage Park in Sandwich, Plymouth Plantation, the Mayflower, and the Coast Guard Lighthouse in Chatham.
…you've gotten busted for drinking on the Outer Beach AND/OR been thanked by the Beach Police for picking up your empty cans.
…the cops will harass you for sitting in a parking lot because they are bored out of their skulls.
…No one asks you what mall you’re going too because there’s only one...
…you actually get these jokes.