You know your from Geelong when....

[Kikki]

1. You were born at Baxter House (SJOG kids need not apply haha).
2. You still hang out with the same friends you had in high school.
3. You can't go out without seeing someone you know.
4. You always end up at Eureka every Saturday night.
5. You used to always end up at GH every Saturday night.
6. You remember the good old days at the Lyric.
7. You have eaten food from Kev's takeaway van on Gheringhap Street.
8. You have waited an hour for a taxi after a big night out then given up and walked home...because nowhere in Geelong seems very far when you're drunk (or sober really).
9. You had schoolies in either Lorne or Torquay.
10. You hung out at Barwon Valley Fun Park as a kid.
11. You have attended a Poppy Kettle festival.
12. You have performed in a school play at GPAC.
13. You have been on a school excursion to Happy Hens and Warrumbidgee Farm.
14. You have been on a school camp to Sovereign Hill.
15. You have been to countless school sports days at Landy Field and school swimming carnivals at Kardinia Pool.
16. You remember when Waurn Ponds was one giant paddock.
17. You claim Missy Higgins as "Geelong's Own" because she went to Grammar.
18. You generally think people who went to Grammar are wankers.
19. You were possibly a "Joey's Boy" or dated a "Joey's Boy".
20. You know someone who went to Chanel or Morongo.
21. You attended either Deakin or The Gordon at some point.
22. You know several people who work for Target.
23. You know someone who played for Falcons.
24. You have a Geelong Football Club sticker on your car.
25. You insist on still calling Skilled Stadium "Kardinia Park".
26. You regularly see footballers in your local supermarket and don't particularly care.
27. You know Lambys is the place to be after a footy match at KP.
28. You think Billy Brownless should be our mayor.
29. You have a very strong opinion about Sam Newman.
30. You have a very strong opinion about palm trees in Moorabool Street.
31. You know who Darren Grayson and Stewie Harrison are.
32. You think The Advertiser's a load of crap…but you still read it every day.
33. You can leave work at 5:15 and still miss "peak hour traffic".
34. You have jumped off the tower at Eastern Beach and slid down the hill on a piece of cardboard.
35. You know The Sphinx isn't just a monument in Egypt.
36. You remember when Village only had two cinemas and going to the old Pix on Elizabeth Street.
37. You remember when Smorgy's opening was the biggest event in the town's history.
38. You remember when Club 4 Play was a creepy underground McDonalds.
39. You remember when OfficeWorks was World 4 Kids.
40. You remember waiting for two hours to hear your song at Johnny Rockets.
41. You remember when Rollerway was a cool place to hang out.
42. You remember when Brashes was a cool place to buy cassettes.
43. You insist on still calling Westfield "Bay City Plaza".
44. You remember when Bay City Plaza car parking was free for the first two hours.
45. You refer to "going shopping" as "going into town".
46. You went on a Contiki tour and met several other people from Geelong.
47. You know what "Buckets and Bouquets" are.
48. You know Geelong doesn't just rock. It K Rocks.
49. You always refer to Geelong as "G Town" when talking to Melbourne people (or any people really).
50. You acknowledge Geelong's a hole...but still get ****ed off when Melbourne people call it "Sleepy Hollow"!

[BOY1236]

they sound like nice people to me, LOL

[Jecs]

6. You remember the good old days at the Lyric.

i lost my s**t when i read that one lmao. when i hear an old school techno song i always say 'oooh yeah lyric days'

[Kikki]

Was the Lyric the one next door to the Pancake Kitchen?

[badaz]

2. You still hang out with the same friends you had in high school.
3. You can't go out without seeing someone you know.
4. You always end up at Eureka every Saturday night.
5. You used to always end up at GH every Saturday night.
6. You remember the good old days at the Lyric.
7. You have eaten food from Kev's takeaway van on Gheringhap Street.
8. You have waited an hour for a taxi after a big night out then given up and walked home...because nowhere in Geelong seems very far when you're drunk (or sober really).
9. You had schoolies in either Lorne or Torquay.
10. You hung out at Barwon Valley Fun Park as a kid.
11. You have attended a Poppy Kettle festival.

14. You have been on a school camp to Sovereign Hill.
15. You have been to countless school sports days at Landy Field and school swimming carnivals at Kardinia Pool.
16. You remember when Waurn Ponds was one giant paddock.
18. You generally think people who went to Grammar are wankers.
19. You were possibly a "Joey's Boy" or dated a "Joey's Boy".
20. You know someone who went to Chanel or Morongo.
21. You attended either Deakin or The Gordon at some point.
22. You know several people who work for Target.
25. You insist on still calling Skilled Stadium "Kardinia Park".
27. You know Lambys is the place to be after a footy match at KP.
29. You have a very strong opinion about Sam Newman.
30. You have a very strong opinion about palm trees in Moorabool Street.

32. You think The Advertiser's a load of crap…but you still read it every day.
34. You have jumped off the tower at Eastern Beach and slid down the hill on a piece of cardboard.
35. You know The Sphinx isn't just a monument in Egypt.
36. You remember when Village only had two cinemas and going to the old Pix on Elizabeth Street.
38. You remember when Club 4 Play was a creepy underground McDonalds.

42. You remember when Brashes was a cool place to buy cassettes.
43. You insist on still calling Westfield "Bay City Plaza".
44. You remember when Bay City Plaza car parking was free for the first two hours.
45. You refer to "going shopping" as "going into town".
46. You went on a Contiki tour and met several other people from Geelong.
48. You know Geelong doesn't just rock. It K Rocks.
50. You acknowledge Geelong's a hole...but still get ****ed off when Melbourne people call it "Sleepy Hollow"!

Hahaha I left Geelong around 13yrs ago this made me laugh. I'll be down that way next month for a bucks week end with a mate. As in number 2 we will all be back together for a big weekend.

[Jecs]

Was the Lyric the one next door to the Pancake Kitchen?

nah thats home house, lyric closed down ages ago. was part of a church near slutty flinders

[Kikki]

slutty flinders

I went to Matthew Flinders thanks!

However I wagged heaps and ended up expelled so lol I got out!

[Jecs]

hahaha you love it.

[Kikki]

LOVED cherry red jumpers with blue summer dresses and knee high socks....yeah sure man in fact I loved it so bad its what I am wearing now

[Sphinx]

35. I've never been to G Town

[Paul_grima]

Arghh geelongs orite :P

[wana s' charge stock vt]

bloody hell, thats a classic, bring's back some memorys.


we used to go rabbiting at warn ponds, and sneak around the farmers house.

lol, and smorgy's opening was pretty huge

[BOY1236]

seems like a nice place 2 me

[the_trademarc]

Geelong's just a place to go through to get to the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne :P.

[nathanVY]

hahahaha. sorry to the dig the thread lol.

Stewie harrison goes to my church lol.

[elmaso]

[QUOTE=Kikki;836763]1. You were born at Baxter House (SJOG kids need not apply haha).
sorry for diggin the thread, but i had to reply to this.


2. You still hang out with the same friends you had in high school.
3. You can't go out without seeing someone you know.

5. You used to always end up at GH every Saturday night.

7. You have eaten food from Kev's takeaway van on Gheringhap Street.
8. You have waited an hour for a taxi after a big night out then given up and walked home...because nowhere in Geelong seems very far when you're drunk (or sober really).
12. You have performed in a school play at GPAC.
14. You have been on a school camp to Sovereign Hill.
15. You have been to countless school sports days at Landy Field and school swimming carnivals at Kardinia Pool.
16. You remember when Waurn Ponds was one giant paddock.
18. You generally think people who went to Grammar are wankers.
21. You attended either Deakin or The Gordon at some point.
23. You know someone who played for Falcons.
25. You insist on still calling Skilled Stadium "Kardinia Park".
26. You regularly see footballers in your local supermarket and don't particularly care.
27. You know Lambys is the place to be after a footy match at KP.
31. You know who Darren Grayson and Stewie Harrison are.
32. You think The Advertiser's a load of crap…but you still read it every day.
34. You have jumped off the tower at Eastern Beach and slid down the hill on a piece of cardboard.
35. You know The Sphinx isn't just a monument in Egypt.
39. You remember when OfficeWorks was World 4 Kids.
41. You remember when Rollerway was a cool place to hang out. (sorry but that was never a cool place)
43. You insist on still calling Westfield "Bay City Plaza".
44. You remember when Bay City Plaza car parking was free for the first two hours.
45. You refer to "going shopping" as "going into town".
47. You know what "Buckets and Bouquets" are.
48. You know Geelong doesn't just rock. It K Rocks. this is wrong as well, K-rock should be named gay-rock ( no offence to gays)

thats what apply for me!!

[dumpedvs]

i know this thread is over ..

' 41. You remember when Rollerway was a cool place to hang out. '
ahaha so funny and so true. i had to

[rbrash10]

Hey what about asking to see the menu at Merlins?