You know you are a Chicago sports fan when...
- You calendar is always one year ahead because "there is always next year"
- There is a shrine for Mike Ditka in your basement
- You have your plastic beer cups from Wrigley Field stacked up on your bookcase
- You have 3Peat t-shirts cleaned at the dry cleaners every week
- You refer to Michael Jordan as the "Messiah"
- You tailgate at Comiskey Park with a stungun in your pocket
- You have a ridiculous farmers tan from sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley
- Walter Payton is alive and well, in fact he's starting for the Bears this week
- You have a doghouse and leash in your backyard for Craig Ehlo, he's your b*tch
- The only dynasty you are aware of is the Bulls of the 90s
- You understand every word out of Ozzie Guillen's mouth
- The Cardinals, Packers, Red Wings, and Steve Bartman are creatures from Hell
- You know what to do with an oppenent's home run ball at Wrigley
- Polish Sausage, Italian Beef, Beer, and Bratwurst are the 4 main food groups
- The Cubs are going win the World Series every year
- The '85 Bears are still on tour, singing the Super Bowl Shuffle
- The Blackhawks don't have to win, as long as they slug the other team silly...you are happy.
- You are aware that the aliens landed their spaceship on top of Soldier's Field
- You aren't shocked to see mullets, jean jackets, and tattoos at Comiskey
- Northwestern is a disgrace, Chicagoans like muscles before minds
- Michael Jordan retired!?!
- Scottie Pippen will always be your trusty sidekick
- You understand the difference between a dropped 3rd strike and an actual strikeout
- Jim McMahon is the coolest QB to ever play the game
- Harry Carey is the Socrates of baseball
- You know how to pronounce "Buehrle" correctly
- You believe in archaic and outlandish curses that haunt your teams
- You can recite every verse of the Super Bowl Shuffle
- The stadium is still called Comiskey, regardless of what "The Man" says
- You know that Andre Dawson is the greatest outfielder to ever play the game
- You honestly believe that the Bears could have won 8 super bowls in the 80's, but they didn't in order to keep things interesting in the NFL
- Your children are named Walter, Michael, Scottie, and Ryne
- Wrigley Field is not falling apart, it's just part of the "historic" feel
- The barbed wire fence in Comiskey's parking lot is for scenary, you are 100% safe in that neighborhood...
- You know that the '69 Cubs were the best team ever to not win a World Series
- You can name every starter from the '85 Bears defense
- Old Style is your beer of choice
- You view Wisconsin residents as 2nd rate citizens
- Notre Dame is an adopted Chicago college, go Irish!
- "Whoomp There It Is" roars through your stereo before every Bulls game
- You know that Ron Santo belongs in the Hall of Fame
- You know that the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox had the most impressive playoff run in the history of baseball
- In your house, the refrigerator is named Perry.
- You consider George Halas your great great great grandfather
- You know that Shoeless Joe Jackson was innocent
- You know that the Blackhawks got rid of Belfour, Roenick, and Chelios to give the rest of the NHL a chance to win.
- You don't notice a difference between the Detroit Lions and a doormat
- You are convinced that St Louis Cardinals fans are all inbred
- One of your saddest memories is when the original Comiskey was torn down
- You are lovey dovey for Lovie Smith
- The '85 Bears are the greatest team ever, regardless of what sport you are talking about
- Your fondest memory of Harey Caray involves "He's a Bud Man!"
- You know that DePaul is in Chicago and used to be great at basketball
- You believe that the White Sox would have won the World Series in the strike shortened year of the 90's
- You blame Jerry Krause for everything, even the dog chewing up your sneakers
And that's how you know, you are a true Chicago fan
- You calendar is always one year ahead because "there is always next year"
- There is a shrine for Mike Ditka in your basement
- You have your plastic beer cups from Wrigley Field stacked up on your bookcase
- You have 3Peat t-shirts cleaned at the dry cleaners every week
- You refer to Michael Jordan as the "Messiah"
- You tailgate at Comiskey Park with a stungun in your pocket
- You have a ridiculous farmers tan from sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley
- Walter Payton is alive and well, in fact he's starting for the Bears this week
- You have a doghouse and leash in your backyard for Craig Ehlo, he's your b*tch
- The only dynasty you are aware of is the Bulls of the 90s
- You understand every word out of Ozzie Guillen's mouth
- The Cardinals, Packers, Red Wings, and Steve Bartman are creatures from Hell
- You know what to do with an oppenent's home run ball at Wrigley
- Polish Sausage, Italian Beef, Beer, and Bratwurst are the 4 main food groups
- The Cubs are going win the World Series every year
- The '85 Bears are still on tour, singing the Super Bowl Shuffle
- The Blackhawks don't have to win, as long as they slug the other team silly...you are happy.
- You are aware that the aliens landed their spaceship on top of Soldier's Field
- You aren't shocked to see mullets, jean jackets, and tattoos at Comiskey
- Northwestern is a disgrace, Chicagoans like muscles before minds
- Michael Jordan retired!?!
- Scottie Pippen will always be your trusty sidekick
- You understand the difference between a dropped 3rd strike and an actual strikeout
- Jim McMahon is the coolest QB to ever play the game
- Harry Carey is the Socrates of baseball
- You know how to pronounce "Buehrle" correctly
- You believe in archaic and outlandish curses that haunt your teams
- You can recite every verse of the Super Bowl Shuffle
- The stadium is still called Comiskey, regardless of what "The Man" says
- You know that Andre Dawson is the greatest outfielder to ever play the game
- You honestly believe that the Bears could have won 8 super bowls in the 80's, but they didn't in order to keep things interesting in the NFL
- Your children are named Walter, Michael, Scottie, and Ryne
- Wrigley Field is not falling apart, it's just part of the "historic" feel
- The barbed wire fence in Comiskey's parking lot is for scenary, you are 100% safe in that neighborhood...
- You know that the '69 Cubs were the best team ever to not win a World Series
- You can name every starter from the '85 Bears defense
- Old Style is your beer of choice
- You view Wisconsin residents as 2nd rate citizens
- Notre Dame is an adopted Chicago college, go Irish!
- "Whoomp There It Is" roars through your stereo before every Bulls game
- You know that Ron Santo belongs in the Hall of Fame
- You know that the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox had the most impressive playoff run in the history of baseball
- In your house, the refrigerator is named Perry.
- You consider George Halas your great great great grandfather
- You know that Shoeless Joe Jackson was innocent
- You know that the Blackhawks got rid of Belfour, Roenick, and Chelios to give the rest of the NHL a chance to win.
- You don't notice a difference between the Detroit Lions and a doormat
- You are convinced that St Louis Cardinals fans are all inbred
- One of your saddest memories is when the original Comiskey was torn down
- You are lovey dovey for Lovie Smith
- The '85 Bears are the greatest team ever, regardless of what sport you are talking about
- Your fondest memory of Harey Caray involves "He's a Bud Man!"
- You know that DePaul is in Chicago and used to be great at basketball
- You believe that the White Sox would have won the World Series in the strike shortened year of the 90's
- You blame Jerry Krause for everything, even the dog chewing up your sneakers
And that's how you know, you are a true Chicago fan
