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Date Posted: 08:42:26 01/14/03 Tue
Author: Michelle(Neckonoff) Jenner
Author Host/IP: cache-rp01.proxy.aol.com / 152.163.189.166
Subject: BROOKLYN

I received this in an email from a friend and wanted to share it with everyone from Canarsie! Please feel free to email it to anyone you know. ENJOY!!!

This is for any of you who either lived in Brooklyn, visited Brooklyn, have heard the many stories that come out of Brooklyn or are just downright jealous of "us"

You're truly from Brooklyn if you can relate to any of the following:

You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City."
You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
You know and go to the REAL Nathan's - Coney Island!
There is at least one pizzeria within 1 block of your house and a candy store on the corner.
You love "Welcome Back Kotter" (and not because of the crisp writing or great acting).
You curse. A lot.
You know the difference between going with, seeing, fooling around with and going out with someone.
Private beach? What's that?
You've had a pigeon crap on your car and/or your head.
Your friends came over to hang out on the stoop.
You have no reason to go to Queens, except for Met games.
You know someone with mob ties.
Sheepshead Bay is for fishing and seafood.
There is a bagel bakery a few blocks away.
You can correctly pronounce places like Long I-lind, but aren't exactly sure where it begins.
Everybody knows somebody from the neighborhood, even if it is your mother's cousin's son-in-law's sister's boyfriend.
You walk down "The Avenue" and see at least a handful of the people you knew growing up.
The first bar that you hung out in when you were 15 is "so young now".
Kings Plaza.... how come we get the crappy mall?
You know what a "johnny pump" is.
It's not the "shore", its the "beach" idiot!
Alternate side of the street parking!
Hand ball in the park.

Pass this on to anyone from Brooklyn

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[> Re: BROOKLYN -- Debbie, 16:19:33 01/21/03 Tue (adsl-64-166-204-98.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net/64.166.204.98)

>Michelle Thank You for making me smile today. I grew up in canarsie moved to california in 1980 will be married for 23 years on the 25th of Jan. I have recently gotten back in touch with my bestfriend from 3rd grade. Today has been a shitty day (excuse the brooklynnite in me) as my Ca. friends say Juvenile Del. 23 year old son got himself arrested AGAIN. So as i was doing a self pity act and feeling homesick i decided to check the website and this just made me laugh so much. I have just printed it out and i am going to drive to my Ca bestfriend (diane)cry on her shoulder and let her read this. I just wish she really knew what you were talking about because if you are not from canaarsie then you really cant grasp the meaning.
P.S.
The one joy in my life is this website put me in touch with my child hood sweetheart we talk every once in a while (sorry no names) Anyway it is about 82 deg. this beautifil January day and I paln on enjoying it. So thanks again
I received this in an email from a friend and wanted
>to share it with everyone from Canarsie! Please feel
>free to email it to anyone you know. ENJOY!!!
>
>
>This is for any of you who either lived in Brooklyn,
>visited Brooklyn, have heard the many stories that
>come out of Brooklyn or are just downright jealous of
>"us"
>
>You're truly from Brooklyn if you can relate to any of
>the following:
>
>You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City."
>You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
>You know and go to the REAL Nathan's - Coney Island!
>There is at least one pizzeria within 1 block of your
>house and a candy store on the corner.
>You love "Welcome Back Kotter" (and not because of the
> crisp writing or great acting).
>You curse. A lot.
>You know the difference between going with, seeing,
>fooling around with and going out with someone.
>Private beach? What's that?
>You've had a pigeon crap on your car and/or your head.
>Your friends came over to hang out on the stoop.
>You have no reason to go to Queens, except for Met
>games.
>You know someone with mob ties.
>Sheepshead Bay is for fishing and seafood.
>There is a bagel bakery a few blocks away.
>You can correctly pronounce places like Long I-lind,
>but aren't exactly sure where it begins.
>Everybody knows somebody from the neighborhood, even
>if it is your mother's cousin's son-in-law's sister's
>boyfriend.
>You walk down "The Avenue" and see at least a handful
>of the people you knew growing up.
>The first bar that you hung out in when you were 15 is
> "so young now".
>Kings Plaza.... how come we get the crappy mall?
>You know what a "johnny pump" is.
>It's not the "shore", its the "beach" idiot!
>Alternate side of the street parking!
>Hand ball in the park.
>
>Pass this on to anyone from Brooklyn

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