thought some list members might get a kick out of some of these...
i actually took the time to read through these and some of them were quite
funny:
>
> > > >>You might be a JADED raver if...
> > > >>
> > > >>-You snicker when you hear someone say "PLUR".
> > > >>-You finally realized that phat pants are heavy
> > > and unpractical.
> > > >>-You refrain from dancing unless the circle is of
> > > rather large dimensions.
> > > >>-When you do dance, you "battle".
> > > >>-You learn to spin, and therefore have graduated
> > > to the "superior rave
> > > >>status".
> > > >>-You find out just how crooked promoters really
> > > are.
> > > >>-You hate massives.
> > > >>-You blame candy kids for everything retarded in
> > > the scene.
> > > >>-You say "the scene" a lot.
> > > >>-You find out how much better european electronic
> > > music really is.
> > > >>-You find out that glow sticks were cool TEN years
> > > ago in the UK.
> > > >>-You have pretended to be rolling at a party just
> > > to get a quick laugh out
> > > >>of your friends.
> > > >>-When you ARE on E, you do your best to act
> > > normal.
> > > >>-You realize how cool Drum n' Bass is.
> > > >>-You realize how lame progressive trance is.
> > > >>-You find out that American DJ's are completely
> > > overrated.
> > > >>-You have close friends who don't give a fuck
> > > about raving.
> > > >>-You think that maybe YOU don't really give a fuck
> > > either.
> > > >>-The smell of Vicks makes you physically sick.
> > > >>-You can't help but laugh when someone tries to
> > > give you a "glow stick
> > > >>show".
> > > >>-You learn to break.
> > > >>-If you want to actually "roll," you have to eat
> > > about four pills at once.
> > > >>-You can get those four pills for the same price
> > > that everyone else pays for
> > > >>one.
> > > >>-You drink beer at after parties.
> > > >>-You quit collecting fliers.
> > > >>-You have unsubscribed from your rave mailing
> > > list, because "none of those
> > > >> fucking little kids understand a thing about
> > > raving, dammit!"
> > > >>-You can't remember the last time you went to a
> > > party and didn't think
> > > >>itsucked.
> > > >>-You can't remember much in general.
> > > >>-You realize that ravers aren't nearly as genuine
> > > as the hippies were.
> > > >>-You wouldn't mind if that kid with the whistle
> > > accidentally swallowed it
> > > >>and died.
> > > >>-You are actually called by your real name.
> > > >>-You realize that the general public shoudln't be
> > > blamed for hating raves.
> > > >>-You think ECKO is the sickest gear money can buy.
> > > >>-You talk shit as much as possible.
> > > >>-You value things in terms of vinyl, (ex: "that's
> > > an eight record pair of
> > > >>pants.")
> > > >>-You DESPISE Happy Hardcore.
> > > >>-You DESPISE candy.
> > > >>-You have seen a thirteen year old "raver" on
> > > ecstasy and felt like leaving
> > > >>the party because of it.
> > > >>-You know what a 303 is.
> > > >>-You no longer feel the need to advertise your
> > > "rave-ness" to the world.
> > > >>-You realize shell toes are shitty shoes.
> > > >>-You can't count how many pairs you have owned.
> > > >>-You know that post-rave sex is aweful.
> > > >>-You've punked kids who tried to get in a circle
> > > that was outta their
> > > >>league.
> > > >>-You can determine where a raver is from just by
> > > the way they dance.
> > > >>-You know that LA ravers can't dance worth a shit.
> > > >>-You find out that underground parties still
> > > happen quite frequently,
> > > >>despite
> > > >> what 98% of the raving populous thinks.
> > > >>-You party sober and now understand how stupid you
> > > looked when you didn't.
> > > >>-You know who PRODUCED your favorite tracks, not
> > > just which DJ bought it and
> > > >>put it on a mix CD.
> > > >>-You read URB.
> > > >>-You have day-dreams that involve the Telletubies
> > > and a large rusty
> > > >>chainsaw.
> > > >>-Your parents gave up on you becoming normal a
> > > long, long time ago.
> > > >>-You know why GHB and special K are for fucking
> > > idiots.
> > > >>-You understand electro and minimal techno now.
> > > >>-You hate rave ho's.
> > > >>-You could out-dance any boy band, any day, while
> > > smoking a cigarette.
> > > >>-You begin to notice how often big DJ's blow
> > > mixes.
> > > >>-You think sweaty guys who run around the party
> > > shirtless should get thrown
> > > >>out.
> > > >>-You act like a punk-ass bitch to security,
> > > police, and any other authority.
> > > >>-You purposely wear way too much clothing to
> > > parties, because you know that
> > > >> dancing in a turtleneck sweater looks fucking
> > > ill.
> > > >>-You say "ill" a lot.
> > > >>-You have replaced Caffiene, JNCO, and Adidas with
> > > Technic, Vestax, and JBL.
> > > >>-You know that raving is all about the music, but
> > > RAVERS are not.
> > > >>-You find the jungle room much more appealing now.
> > > >>-You can actually dance to jungle.
> > > >>-You hate Feelgood and Coolworld.
> > > >>-You laugh out loud when you walk into Jamba Juice
> > > and they're playing dance
> > > >>music.
> > > >>-You see guys from your high school football team
> > > at a party.
> > > >>-You know raving is mainstream as fuck.
> > > >>-The bigger the flier, the less you want to go to
> > > the party.
> > > >>-You can re-tell the story of how raving came to
> > > America quite accurately.
> > > >>-You hate Anthem tracks.
> > > >>-Your sleeping, and eating habits are completely
> > > fucked up.
> > > >>-You're not racist, but you just have to wonder
> > > where the hell all those
> > > >>Asian kids are coming from.
> > > >>-You sit around with friends and tell old "rave
> > > disaster" stories.
> > > >>-You are amazed that you are somehow still alive.
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