the mock-up.

1. Because of Toad.
2. Because no one reads Boston Magazine.
3. Because of Courthouse Station.
4. Because John Hodgman name-dropped Revere Beach.
5. Because we never elected Jane Swift.
6. Because Tedy Bruschi is a golden god.
7. Because Sox fans can marry Yankee fans, but Globe people never marry Herald people.
8. Because we're fully aware that terrorists aren't going to strike us.
9. Because of the Maparium.
10. Because only the crazy people have blogs.
11. Because we're rid of Johnny Damon.
12. Because the Pixies went to U.Mass.
13. Because Dr. J did too. (And, incidentally, helped my mom and her roommate climb up Orchard Hill one night when they were drunk. True story.)
14. Because the cure for cancer is going to come out of a test tube at Dana-Farber.
15. Because East Boston resists hipsterization.
16. Because of Brandwashed.
17. Because of Dunks.
18. Because we still call it Harborlights.
19. Because of Denis Leary.
20. Because our meteorologists have it rough.
21. Because of hills.
22. Because we defend our shoveled-out parking spaces with our lives.
23. Because Bill Simmons stands up for us.
24. Because we ignore crosswalks.
25. Because of the Zakim Bridge.
26. Because of the Omni.
27. Because we suffer a collective mood swing every October.
28. Because we suffer another one when Daylight Savings Time ends.
29. Because Blue Hills is just a half-hour away.
30. Because we have literary speed dating.
31. Because we hate to go anywhere too far off our T line.
32. Because we summer at Newstead Montegrade.
33. Because Mouse on Mars played the MFA.
34. Because we get a day off in April for no reason whatsoever.
35. Because the sledding is amazing.
36. Because we sent Mike Barnicle packing.
37. Because we all know how to drive.
38. Because we all walk everywhere anyway.
39. Because Phillip Seymour Hoffman flew here to accept a Chlotrudis Award.
40. Because of killer molasses floods.
41. Because our trivia nights are cut-throat.
42. Because Ben Franklin is one helpful dude.
43. Because of the Jordan's Furniture ads.
44. Because we all saw Bob Kraft dance.
45. Because of the courtyard at the Gardener Museum.
46. Because when we walk into a Home Depot, it's not a setup for a punchline.
47. Because we need our sleep.
48. Because we’ll never offer to host the Olympics.
49. Because of Newbury Comics.
50. Because there's a glass pyramid and a koi pond right off Soldiers Field Road, and no one knows about them.
51. Because of Make Way for Ducklings.
52. Because of the Harbor Islands.
53. Because we tell people to drive two blocks past the giant milk bottle.
54. Because there are string quartets and $3 sausage rolls in Post Office Square.
55. Because you can canoe on the Charles.
56. Because we won't stand for rolling rallies.
57. Because of concerts at Fenway.
58. Because we're perpetually -- and defiantly -- behind the curve.
59. Because of John Singer Sargent.
60. Because of WERS.
61. Because there are jellyfish in Fort Point Channel.
62. Because every September, a U-Haul gets stuck on Storrow Drive.
63. Because of the Beanpot.
64. Because Havlicek stole the ball.
65. Because we're not from Boston; We're from [insert your neighborhood here].
66. Because there are twenty tourists waiting for arancini at Umberto's -- and we line up anyway.
67. Because of Marathon Sports.
68. Because we don't give our neighborhoods stupid nicknames.
69. Because we wear sensible shoes.
70. Because we know how overrated Krispy Kreme is.
71. Because "Ideas" is our answer to "Sunday Styles."
72. Because 40% of Red Line riders can rip through the Metro crossword by the end of their morning commute.
73. Because we’ll tolerate the yuppies -- until they call us "townies."
74. Because we always manage to get a seat at The Paramount.
75. Because we made hand-crank laptops.
76. Because only 7% of our squares are actually square.
77. Because the Bullfinch Triangle confuses the fuck out of out-of-town drivers.
78. Because Green Line trolleys stop for cars.
79. Because there’s nothing you can't get in Chinatown.
80. Because you can bike to work.
81. Because we don’t have a single decent sports mascot.
82. Because the AAAS advertises on the T.
83. Because we exported Jay Leno to Los Angeles.
84. Because we have more hot doctors per capita than any city in the world.
85. Because the leading authority on pomegranates lives here.
86. Because of Filene's Basement.
87. Because we have a go-to place for go-go boots.
88. Because we recognize the B Line as the root of all evil.
89. Because you’ll never qualify for our marathon.
90. Because our Craig's List is profoundly fucked up.
91. Because OK Cupid is even more so.
92. Because hot girls from the Midwest inexplicably think that our accent is sexy.
93. Because anyone with a guitar can get a residency somewhere.
94. Because of forums at the Institute of Politics.
95. Because of the First Night parade.
96. Because we haven’t had a discernable fashion trend since 1684.
97. Because of Peter Gammons.
98. Because of Sons of Bart Brush.
99. Because no one’s ever photographed your quarterback holding a goat.
100. Because Bush will never visit us.
101. Because the T station for the hospital isn’t handicap-accessible.
102. Because if you’re wrong, we’ll tell you.
103. Because we’re not sure why we’re defending Allston, but we’ll do it.
104. Because of the Weekly Dig cover art.
105. Because MIT has free wi-fi.
106. Because the new ICA is going to be awesome.
107. Because we know how to tailgate.
108. Because of lobster.
109. Because the artists hate the i-bankers, and the i-bankers hate themselves.
110. Because if you ask us how to get to Cope-ly Plaza, we’ll laugh at you.
111. Because we know our Tex-Mex sucks.
112. Because we get uncomfortable if you sit too close to us.
113. Because we threw the Tea Party.
114. Because we do Christmas decorations up right.
115. Because of the Fisherman's Feast.
116. Because our farmer’s markets suddenly got good.
117. Because of the Sacred Cod.
118. Because Inside Track is gospel.
119. Because our squirrels are militant.
120. Because every running club meets at a bar.
121. Because Providence is one of our suburbs.
122. Because everything's free in the summer.
123. Because we can’t wait to see what happens when the realtors discover Chelsea.