Youngstown Test

[Diggitt McLaughlin]

I got a score of 28 -- but I moved away 37 years ago!

[Marlene]

Hey!  This is really great!  I think I passed the test!
8-)  

[Jon_Moody]

How "From Youngstown" are you?  Award yourself one point for each one that applies.

1)      You think of an ice cream cone when you hear the word "skyscraper."

2)      You think "UCLA" stands for "University at the Corner of Lincoln Avenue"

3)      You think greasy French Fires with lots of salt and vinegar are called "Idora Fries".

4)      You used to get high at The Flats and toss a Frisbee.

5)      You can name all three lakes in Mill Creek Park.

6)      Your first words were, "Barney Freakin' Bean!"

7)      You think all newspapers have ink that rubs off on your hands.

8 )      Whenever you hear the words "Lockwood Boulevard" you immediately get the urge to drag race.

9)      You have a Maureen McGovern album (2 bonus points if it's the soundtrack to "The Poseidon Adventure")

10)      The first graffiti you ever saw said either "Joe-Val" or "Dooney Bros."

11)      Your baby food came from The Big Apple (at Midlothian & South).

12)      You know what the letters WFMJ stand for.

13)      You think "mirror" and "mere" are homonyms.

14)      You were taught that if a kid with a last name ending in "a," "i," or "o" tries to take your lunch money, just give it to him.

15)      Until you were 12 you thought there were only two religions: Catholic and Public.

16)      You know where Woodworth is and that it was once known as "Steamtown".

17)      You know the time and location of every Friday Night Fish Fry in a 10 mile radius.

18 )      You used to think "sheetintube" was one word.

19)      You've memorized lines from "The Godfather" and actually say them in everyday situations.

20)      Your latest cultural experience is standing in line to buy pirogies at your local Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian or Hungarian church on Friday.

21)      Your mom used to say, "Yer gonna drive me to Woodside!"  (2 bonus points if you actually did).

22)      You have an aunt who dreamed of working at Packard Electric but settled for being a beautician.

23)      You know what a Jambar is.

24)      You've been towed by Pascarelli's.

25)      Your prom date included driving out to Duck Creek Road to watch the ghost lights...

26)      ...or parking on  Wick Ave. to look at the "Market Street Man" (a.k.a. the Amoco Man or the Robot).

27)      You're over 50 but you can still say "Steel City Chevrolet" ten times real fast without swearing.

28 )      The first time you heard the phrase "cell phone," you thought it was that telephone you used to talk with your Uncle Guido through that plate glass window.

29)      You don't understand that it's a joke when somebody says, "the police are the best money can buy."

30)      You burst out laughing when you hear the word "Lowellville".

31)      You've water skied on Milton, Berlin or Mosquito.

32)      Whenever you hear a loud explosion the words "Sandy Naples" flash through your mind.

33)      You have at least one male relative who used to run numbers when he was laid off from Lordstown (2 bonus points if it was you).

34)      Everybody you know has at least one Italian brother-in-law.

35)      You can say "My parents live in Poland" without batting an eye.

36)      You think "Campbell" rhymes with "mammal".

37)      All your old Halloween costumes were designed to fit over a snowsuit.

38 )      You can't for the life of you understand why all your out-of-town friends don't know what Wedding Soup is.

39)      You have 101 favorite recipes for kielbase and sauerkraut.

40)      You think people from Canfield, Howland and Cortland are rich snobs.

41)      You think driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

42)      You bought your first Neil Sedaka record at "The Voo."

43)      You think 20°F is "kinda chilly."

44)      You got your first kiss in the tunnel of the Old Mill.

45)      You were in college the first time you saw the words "honest" and "politician" in the same sentence.  You thought it was a typographical error.

46)      When you hear the name "DeNiro" you think of Vince rather than Robert.

47)      You know what Brier Hill pizza is.

48 )      You can't understand what all the hype is over Rolling Rock beer.