15 Things Only People From Jersey Will Understand

By Adam Blampied /

11. We Are Also NOT New Jersey

We are the Original Coke. You are the New Coke. When King Charles II: Electric Boogaloo was exiled in Jersey, a dude name Carteret (pronunciation?) often came to his aid. As repayment, the King gave him a large swath of land in the American Colonies, which he named New Jersey. Then they made Jersey Shore, and Carteret began spinning so fast in his grave that he now qualifies as a renewable energy source.