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Props on the Sox hat at Cubbie Bear Bar.

 

 

 

Too much sloppyness in that area tho. All these yuppies do is crowd up in little ass bars, and after 1 am all you see is drunk ass white girls crying on the sidewalk smoking ciggs. Yuppies thinking the can fight ANYONE hoping to tackle somebody. An annoying experience indeed. Also, Lincoln Park area = more yuppies.

 

 

 

Take it downtown or Division and Rush to any of the bigger clubs and you'll have everything you need, good music to choose from and all kinds of bitches. Wicker park area can be decent too....

 

 

Where the southsiders at? Anyone still go to Xaviers, Reggies, Mad Anthony's? Remember Chicas n Tequila? hahahaha.....hoodrats

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i haven't been to that bar in a minute. in fact, i avoid wrigley if possible. now, if i was single, i'd be out there chilling, mad drunkeness. however....that area is so filled with yuppies and gays - no hate on the gays.

 

and call me old, but to hear someone seeing "two fills" or whatever over their 20 years of life makes me feel mad old....

 

i feel you boys town is not the place to be seen.

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Jean shorts, I'm a fan of southside parties more than northside hangout together sessions, especially if good music is involved (not 35th DJ spinning or some obscure writer using their graffiti name while DJing). Being underage, these are where I am normally in attendance, that is a pun as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You be in Olympia Fields, a lil further south buddy.

 

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Chicago People

60 above - Floridians wear coats, gloves, and wooly hats.

Chicago people sunbathe.

 

50 above - New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.

Chicago people plant gardens.

 

40 above - Italian cars won't start.

Chicago people drive with the windows down.

 

32 above - Distilled water freezes.

Lake Michigan's water gets thicker.

 

20 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably.

Chicago people have the last cookout before it gets cold.

 

15 above - New York landlords finally turn up the heat.

Chicago people throw on a sweatshirt.

 

0 degrees - Californians fly away to Mexico.

Chicago people lick the flagpole and throw on a light jacket over the sweatshirt.

 

20 below - People in Miami cease to exist.

Chicago people get out their winter coats.

 

40 below - Hollywood disintegrates.

Chicago's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.

 

60 below - Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica.

Chicago's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

 

80 below - Mount St. Helen's freezes.

Chicago people rent some videos.

 

100 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

Chicago people get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

 

297 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products.

Illinois cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

 

460 below - ALL atomic motion stops.

Chicago people start saying. . ."Cold 'nuff for ya??"

 

500 below - Hell freezes over.

The Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

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You Know You're From Chicago When...

You say "Wanna go with?" when you mean "Do you want to come with me?"

 

You know what Kennedy, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Edens, and Bishop Ford, have in common and curse one of them daily.

 

You know what "the Hillside strangler is."

 

You can name three or four extra taxes nobody else pays.

 

You know the difference between Richard J Daley and Richard M Daley.

 

You can use two or three Daleyisms in context.

 

You can imitate the Mayor's whine.

 

You say Chicawgo and not Chicaago.

 

You think going to a Bears game in single digit temperatures with a wind off the lake (and freezing rain) is fun.

 

Da is a proper definite article.

 

You expect corruption in local politics.

 

You go to the Dells in the summer to get away from the other 20 thousand that followed you.

 

You've been caught speeding in Wisconsin because you had Illinois plates.

 

You guard your shoveled parking space with an old chair and unusable broom.

 

You know why they call it "the Windy City."

 

You know dead people who voted.

 

You understand the Democratic machine and don't fight against it.

 

You've never ever considered the idea of hiring non-union laborers.

 

You've never been to Springfield.

 

You know a good gyros joint.

 

You know what Giordanos, Lou Malnati's, and Gino's have in common.

 

You know when the last time the Cubs won a pennant.

 

You know exactly how many cars are "legally" allowed to turn left after the light turns red.

 

You don't know which ethnic "fest" to choose on any given Summer weekend.

 

Your idea of relaxing and getting away from it all is Ravinia (with 10,000 others who have the same idea).

 

You can recite many of "The Blues Brothers" lines and know where they filmed certain scenes.

 

You consider paying someone to watch your car at a sporting event as just another "city tax."

 

The "Living Room" is called the "front room"

 

You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do

 

You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away

 

You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

 

You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake"

 

You refer to Chicago as "The City"

 

"The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986

 

You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!

 

You buy "The Trib"

 

You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

 

You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog

 

You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is

 

You understand what "lake-effect" means

 

You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. You have ridden the "L"

 

You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708, 312, & 815

 

You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a side" example:"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE."

 

You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet!

 

You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.

 

Your favorite melody to hum is "Bang,Bang,Bang-Skeet,Skeet,Skeet!!!!"

 

You faithfully attended Lil Louis parties at The Bismarck.

 

You GOT to have spaghetti at your barbecue.

 

You are STILL a Bulls fan........

 

You think kicking it outside of White Castles parking lot, (79th and Stony Island) is the "Freak Nik"

 

You go to Harold`s and order 4 pc wing, mild sauce, salt and pepper.

 

You have a picture of Harold Washington in your kitchen, living room, family room or basement.

 

You have ever waited in line at Home of the Hoagy on 111th for 30-45 minutes for a steak samich wit cheese

 

You have ever been to the Tiki Room lounge in Hyde Park

 

You have Y made a special trip downtown because you had a craving for Garrett's caramel and cheese popcorn.

 

What!!! We don`t get a Fifty? Oh yeah....

 

You drink at bars called "Bud on Tap" or "Milwaukee's Best" -- no names, just beer signs out front.

 

It's January and you see someone's kitchen chair in the street, and you know that if you're a responsible citizen and bring it back to the sidewalk you will be shot on sight

 

You live two miles from work and it takes you two hours to drive there

 

You don't flinch when you pay the fifth toll of your 45-minute car ride on the highway

 

When you read a big story in the paper about mob ties in the city government, your first reaction is "So, tell me something I don't know."

 

You know Lincoln Towing is Satan incarnate.

 

You've paid $105 for towing, $30 for more than one "street cleaning" ticket, $58 for a city vehicle sticker, and $70 for a license plate sticker -- and chalk it all up to "neighborhood taxes."

 

You pluralize grocery stores and retail chains: "I'm going to Jewels"; "I bought it at Targets"; "I couldn't find parking at Wal-Marts"

 

You've taken the Red Line past the point where all white people get off and all black people get on -- or vice versa.

 

You've cursed at a cyclist, pedestrian, or in-line skater on the lakefront path.

 

You know the significance of State and Madison.

 

You wonder if the fries will taste the same at Sammy Sosa's Restaurant.

 

You don't miss Planet Hollywood.

 

You're not ashamed of wearing a big fur Russian hat, or a headsock with one hole in it, in public from November through March.

 

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Chicago.

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Welcome to Chicago!

First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It is Chi-caw-go, or Cha-ca-ga, depending on if you live North or South of Roosevelt Rd.

 

Next, if your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it out and buy a new one.

If you are in Naperville and your map is one day old, then it is already obsolete.

 

Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Chicago has its own version of traffic rules... "Hold on and pray."

 

There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Chicago. We all drive like that.

 

All directions start with, "I-94"... which has no beginning and no end.

 

The morning rush hour is from 6 to 10.

The evening rush hour is from 3 to 7.

Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

 

If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out and, if you happen to be on the south side, possibly shot.

 

When you are the first one on the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going to avoid crashing with all the drivers running the red light in cross-traffic but be prepared to hear the horns from all the cars behind you because you didn't immediately start moving.

 

Construction on Northwest Tollway is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment. We had sooooo much fun with that we have added Elgin O'Hare and the I-355 to the mix.

 

All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we're in Cicero!"

 

If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect.

 

Car horns are actually "Road Rage" indicators.

 

All old ladies with blue hair in Mercedes have the right of way. Period!

 

First Ave, LaGrange Rd, Pulaski, NW Highway...all mysteriously change names as you cross intersections.

 

If you are asking directions in Cicero you must have knowledge of Spanish.

 

In Bridgeport, Mandarin Chinese will be your best bet.

 

If you stop to ask directions on the West or South side, you'd better be armed.

 

A trip across town (east to west) will take a minimum of four hours, although many north/south freeways have unposted minimum speeds of 75. The minimum acceptable speed on the Dan Ryan is 85. Anything less is considered downright sissy.

 

The wrought iron on windows near Englewood and Austin is NOT ornamental.

 

The Eisenhower Expressway is our daily version of NASCAR.

 

The Dan Ryan is called "The Death Trap" for two reasons: "death" and "trap."

 

If it's 100 degrees, it's Taste of Chicago time.

 

If it's 10 degrees and sleeting/snowing, it's opening day at Sox Park.

 

If it has rained 6 inches in the last hour, the Western open Golf Classic is in the second round.

 

If you go to Wrigley Field, pay the $25 to park in the "Cubs Lot". Parking elsewhere could cost up to $2500 for damages, towing fees, parking tickets, etc. If some guy with a flag tries to get you to park in his yard', run over him.

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