Momma Jinay

You are a Believer
You believe in God and your chosen religion.
Whether you're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu..
Your convictions are strong and unwavering.
You think your religion is the one true way, for everyone. What's Your Religious Philosophy?You know you're from Dutchess County if... *You have a drinking problem. *You are offended when people refer to you as an "Up-Stater" *You went to the Chance more than you can count during your High School years and can distinguish between the Platinum, Club X, Club Crannell, etc. *You stood in line in the snow, sleet, and endured near freezing temperatures all the while in a tank top to drink at some god foresaken bar underage in Po town. *You understand the historical value of Hyde Park *You've swam in the Hudson *You have dated your neighbor, or your best friends neighbor. *You can get to either a farm or a ghetto within minutes *You find people from Long Island, and Westchester to be ignorant about the geography of New York State *You wanted to go to Marist or Vassar as a kid *You have referred to Poughkeepsie as "Po' Town" or "Wapp Diggity" *You've seen cars race on Rt. 9 *You've raced cars on Rt. 9 *You've witnessed race cars comparing their nitros at the Dunkin Donuts parking lot. *You know the R Tec (RTek ??) clan??? *You have eaten at "the" diner at 4 am *You find that no matter how much you age - you still see kids 5 years your senior at the local bar. *You can remember when O'Briens was the Tuesday hot spot. *You know who Pauly is. *You have known more than one pizza delivery boys that simulateously has lost their license for a prolonged period of time. *The diner was owned by Greeks *You understand who "Albanians" are *You have at least once been accused of living in NYC when you visiting out of state and asked where you were from and responded, "New York" *You have a friend that goes to Marist *You know the two malls are within walking distance of each other *You know someone who rows crew on the Hudson *The majority of your senior class is going to either SUNY New Paltz, Marist or DCC *You know what Harvard on the Hudson is or "13th grade" *You can not name a single person that attended Harvard. *You attended DCC south. *You know what the arterial is *You've been to the Vanderbilt and Roosevelt mansions *You've been on an elementary school fieldtrip to Albany or New York City *You feel a sense of nostalgia when you drive through the intersection of 9 and Old Hopwell, aka the gravesite of LaFonda. *You can get from Wappingers to Hyde Park without going on Route 9 *You think that people who go to Baird generally suck *You remember hanging out at payphones waiting for people to return pages, and also remember being able to recall payphone numbers upon recieving such pages, such as Shop Rite, Bowdoin or Longobardis. *Know what people are talking about when they mention the CIA *Are afraid to drive into Newburgh after dark, but you will risk it to seek summer entertainment. *You will make the 55 minute drive to New Paltz in the everlasting quest to meet someone different. *Have never been to or have the desire to go to the Dutchess Mall *You anxiously await the last week of August for the fair *Think that the St. Francis statue on the side of the hospital looks creepy *Endured 40 min of Rt 9 traffic to get to the mall when it takes 15 to walk there. *You attended the last day celebration of the Cactus club - and remember the disappointment as it was never really the same once renamed Mad Hatter. *You know what a Village Rat is. *You have been to a wedding at the Poughkeepsie Grand. *You know exactly where to get $.50 beers.