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What Does It Really Mean To Be From NJ?

YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OUTTA NJ,   BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE NJ OUTTA THE GIRL (or Guy!) I spend my weekends at the mall, my summers down the shore, and late nights in a diner with a plate of cheese fries. I know which exits are which, and that there's no decent beaches north of 100. I spent prom weekend in Seaside, and many a summer on LBI. I know the mob isn't just on the Sopranos. I know better than to drive through Camden, and that there are nice areas of Elizabeth. I know what good pizza & good bagels taste like. I  eat Boardwalk fries, zeppoles, & CASE's  porkroll on a hard roll. (yum!) I love to feel the wind in my hair, and the sand between my toes. I know there's no place on earth quite like New Jersey. And that no matter where life takes me, this will always be home.     AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM JERSEY WHEN: You've been seriously injured at Act...