you know you are from chincoteague when...

You can pronounce and spell Pocomoke, Accokeek, Bloxom, and Onancock.
Your mother shops at Hecht's.
You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh.
You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.
You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco."
M R Ducks makes perfect sense.
So does C M Wangs.
You think Salisbury is a big city.
You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.
Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands.
You still root for the Orioles even when they suck.
You know the difference between Wattsville ghetto and Horntown ghetto.
Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.
Dale Earnhardt's accident was a close personal loss to your father.
At least one man in your family is a waterman.
During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

[edited from an email forward.]