You know you’re from Peoria when…
(Stolen from Peoria.com, abbreviated by yours truly.)
You will totally rag on Peoria but get offended when someone from out of town does.
You never go to Chiefs games but would raise holy hell if the team ever left town.
You wonder if the Cubs and Cardinals realize how intense their rivalry is in Peoria.
Any joke mentioning the word ‘Zellar’ in the punch line was always funny.
You know the bad things they say about Pekin.
You get that warm fuzzy feeling when you’re approaching the city from I-74 when you’re about to cross the bridge.
Your idea of ‘twin towers’ are totally different than everyone else’s.
You still don’t understand the whole ‘Peoria Heights’ thing.
You’re adamant about the fact that Peoria is equal distance between St. Louis and Chicago.
You only went to Jumers once or twice, or never at all but are upset that it’s gone.
You wonder who in the world actually lives in all those mansions around Grand View Drive cause you’ve never met someone who did.
That KMart at Evergreen Plaza will always be Venture to you.
Not only do you remember ShowBiz Pizza…you remember the scary animatronic animal band that performed there…they were always dirty and one of the characters would always be twitching…or flat out turned off.
You could answer the question ‘What is Richard Pryor’s hometown’? when most people in the country couldn’t.
You take pride in the fact that we have one of the few remaining old school Arby’s neon signs.
You remember KZ93.3
Westlake was uncomfortable, dirty, poorly ventilated and smelled like pee, but hey, could you pass up paying $1 to see a movie that left theatres months ago?
You realize that if everyone quit complaining about what Peoria doesn’t have and embraced what Peoria does have, it wouldn’t be so bad a place.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Peoria is a wonderful place. As someone who’s lived in both smaller and larger metropolitan areas, I know that Peoria has a lot to offer relative to its size. Now if only we could get a museum and IMAX theater downtown…
January 29th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I, too, love it here. And yes, it is better here! I have been in other parts of the world and have many friends and family living in other countries right now. I still feel lucky!
January 29th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I have seen this before but still laugh. Peoria is definitly “unique” : )
January 30th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Haha, great list.
January 30th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Re: “You will totally rag on Peoria but get offended when someone from out of town does.”
In a bar in Jacksonville, I found myself standing in front of some smug lawyer, poking him in the chest with my finger, telling him his patronage was questionable, because he kept making fun of the Bradley Braves. I don’t even have particularly warm feelings toward Bradley University. He might have even said something about the way Peoria smells. I’ve complained about the way Peoria smells.
But at the time, I was furious.I was ready to take this guy outside for a lesson in manners. Of course, I was drunk at the time, and that might have had something to do with it.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I remember KZ-93…….gosh those were the days.