- You do a double-take at 311 license plates, addresses and phone numbers.
- You get excited when the time is 3:11 or 8:16.
- You think it's fate when your total purchase comes to $3.11
- You've considered Omaha as a possible vacation spot.
- You knew of Incubus, No Doubt, Deftones, Hoobastank, Sugar Ray, Alien Ant Farm, Black Eyed Peas, and Korn probably before most of their "fans" did.
- You know what the following mean: ETSD, FTBS, WGTH, BTGS, CUTM, SJRTR, WDYD, DLMD, DTOM, TAAEWYNO, IGOKN & LNAR.
- You've told the real story behind the band's name.
- You consider 311 Day as big of a holiday as your birthday.
- You've affectionately called someone "Star".
- You know who Saint, Skotch, Peter, Adam Joan and Pat are.
- You name one of your pets after a bandmember.
- You've practiced your SA moves in secret.
- You know who Bobby was. ("Hey Bobby, you be quiet out there!")
- Your answer to adversity is "fuck the naysayers".
- You're both excited and sad when Nick says "there comes a point in the evening..."
- You know who Irie, Pablo, Max, Cosmo, Jake, Emily, Josie and Zoe are.
- You can match 'Led Zeppelin', 'Sugar High', and a Lakers jersey to the right bandmembers.
- You know what bandmembers are West side and who's South side.
- You've watched ETSD & ETSD2 a billion times.
- You've made special mixed CD's for your friends in subtle attempts to convert them.
- You've met some of your favorite people on BB or at a show.
- Your favorite parts of 50 First Dates were the sounds of 'Amber' and 'Rub-a-Dub'.
- You consider any car ride a party with all of the albums.
- You have band photos so old that Chad and Nick have long hair and Tim is tat-free.
- You've attempted the 311 Milk Challenge.
- You shaved your hair and bleached it platinum blonde sometime between 1995 and 2000.
- You've traveled out of state to see them.
- It's been a goal to learn every lyric.
- You know who Jim Watson and Ward Bones are.
- You've cried or felt like crying listening to "Beyond the Gray Sky".
- Any of the bandmembers recognize you from a previous encounter.
- You know who's got the herb.
- You can shout "P-Nut, beat that thang!" with a straight face.
- You're goal is to conquer three hundred and eleven shows.
- Your life philosophy includes the ideals of unity, positivity, and "millenium niceness."
- You remind yourself that, "life's not a race" to "take care of yourself and someone else," and to "stay positive and love your life".
- You've been truly inspired to hear music differently or even learn to play.
- You're torn between wanting them to stay out of the mainstream and wanting everyone to like them.
- You're known as "311 Girl" or "311 Boy".
- You broke up with a girl or guy because they didn't like 311.
- You keep burned copies of the albums in your car so the originals won't be damaged.
- You noticed the 311 poster in the movie 'Fight Club'.
- You cannot name a single favorite song.
- You get mad goosebumps when hearing certain parts of songs, even though you've heard them hundreds of times.
- You have a cd case designated only for your 311 albums and live stuff.
- When you see a crappy car and say "that's an awesome car!" only because it has a 311 sticker on it.
- You mark your calendar and stay up super late to catch them anytime they are on t.v.
- You listen to your other music only because you feel bad for abandoning it.
- You see someone at a random place wearing a 311 shirt, and you want to just give them a big hug or a high five.
- You find yourself more positive thinking and acting.
- You used to check the mail for issues of "In Your Face"
- Everyone who knows you feels obligated to tell you they saw 311 on TV.
- Someone pronounces it three-one-one and you almost puke.
- You've given yourself whiplash while rocking out to any of their songs.
- You do not dance, can not dance, and would not dance...unless you're at a 311 concert! And you dance like your life depends on it, and don't give a f*ck what the naysayers think.
- You know you are a hardcore 311 fan if everyone else knows you are too.
- You're a hardcore fan if you read all of this, related, and enjoyed it!!
the dude is guilty.
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