You know your from Salamanca when...

Some things just don't change, and this is for all the Sally people who love it...even if you don't want to admit it.


1. You tell people where you are from they give you a blank stare. You try to explain ‘south of Buffalo’ and they still stare at you as though they never realized people actually live on this side of the state, or anywhere in NY besides NYC for that matter.

2. You can name everyone you graduated with, and everyone who is a year above you and a year below. Hell, you know practically everyone who went to high school with you.

3. There was never a snow day, ever. You got up in the morning just to watch the name of every other school besides yours roll across the screen. The best you could hope for was ‘all after-school activities’ being cancelled.

4. Your whole class partied together after graduation.

5. You go for a walk and are passed by 10 people you know, 5 of which pull over to ask if you need a ride.

6. Your teachers taught your parents too.

7. You can figure out that you are somehow related to 5 or more of your friends. You also know your aunt dated your best friends dad in high school and your dad dated another one of your friends mom. Try not to be too creeped out, its what happens when you live in a small town.

8. Napoli is the most expensive pizza you have ever had, and every time you order the price seems to have gone up even more.

9. You have hung out at Parkview because everyone you know works there, and while you are there you know half the people who are going through the lines.

10. You have done a can drive for every single sports team/club/activity you’ve ever been in. You also know that Parkview is the worse place to do it because they are so damn picky about sorting by every single brand.

11. You wanna go to a ‘party’, and its not hard to find because there is only ever one party going on.

12. And when you go there, you see the same five people who are at every party. It’s all good though, because it’s not a party without them.

13. 24hr. McDonalds

14. Unidogs at 2:00 in the morning.

15. You drink pop.

16. Half of your graduating class goes to JCC and the other half goes to Fredonia.

17. You need anything besides food, you have to go to Olean or Jamestown.

18. You made a trip to the top of the parking garage when it was first built; actually you still go up there when you get bored.

19. You have been pulled over and questioned by the police while in the State Park at 12am.

20. You know who Bucky was and knew someone who ‘saw’ him while he was loose.

21. You listen to the Big Pig even if you don’t like country because it’s the only station that will come in. Chances are you are listening to it because you like it though.

22. You have been to a country concert at Darien and don’t need any help finding everyone because you know where our ‘spot’ is.

23. Prom was the biggest and most expensive dance of the year, and yet everyone complains about how bad the food is every time.

24. You know what Moving Up Day is. When you were in 8th grade is was the shit. When you were a senior it was the shit, and you cried.

25. You are a regular at the Spoon and Shelly knows what you are going to order before you do.

26. When subway opened it was the best thing to come to town since sliced bread. You ate there all of the time because it was subway, and because it was good.

27. You remember the Spinning Wheel and the Deli (great pizza), and when Karen’s was Fat John’s. You may have even arm wrestled Fat John.

28. You remember the Big Chill most likely because you worked there, or visited all of your friends who worked there.

29. You are a regular for wing night at the Pyramid.

30. You have had beef on weck at every graduation party/wedding/ funeral or family gathering you’ve been too, and you still love it.

31. Friday fish frys are the norm, and if you have ever worked anywhere they serve them you realize that everyone and their brother orders one on Friday night.

32. You know that the Falling Leaves Festival is also known as ‘scum fest’ (but you still go anyway).

33. You knew who was going to be valedictorian when you were in middle school.

34. You have heard and still hear rumors of Wal-Marts, Timmy Ho’s, an outlet mall, and every other store coming to town. You also know the ten different places where they are going to put one.

35. You ‘Gotta Riggata’

36. You know what Jim Town is, and have driven around there when you are bored.

37. You have gone tanning at a gas station.

38. You have been to a party on old 17.

39. You remember everyone having their birthday party at the high school pool.

40. You played T-ball and soccer with sponsors like ‘The Big Chill’, ‘O’Rourke’s Monuments’, and ‘Movie World’.

41. You remember getting the ‘free ice cream cone’ cards from John after your game and everyone went to the Chill. You also may have gone to Tony’s after your game.

42. Going to the county fair is one of the highlights of the summer, you see everyone you know there and a lot of people you would rather not see.

43. You know what the demos are, and you go hoping you see a car catch on fire.

44. You have refered to the high school as ‘Sally High’.

45. You know what the Rez is.

46. Gas stations and smoke shops outnumber all other business in town.

47. You use Gunat more than the finger.

48. You actually know what the Gunat sign is and have seen it printed on a t-shirt or someones car.

49. You know what and where The Junction is.

50. You call Rt. 417 "Old 17".