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New Jersey is one of only two states (the other being [[The Other Rainforest|Oregon]]) where it is illegal to pump your own fuel at the gas station, having banned it in 1949 due to safety concerns and to protect jobs. While in most of the country, gas station attendants have been relegated to the realm of nostalgia, in Jersey full-service gas stations are still a fact of life. Most New Jerseyans take this as a point of pride, with bumper stickers bearing the above slogan being a common sight on women's cars. This can occasionally lead to snickers from New Jerseyans when movies and shows (such as the ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' remake) portray characters from New Jersey pumping their own gas.
Contrary to popular belief, this barely affects the price of gasoline in the state. New Jersey has some of the cheapest gas in the nation, though much of that has to do with it being home to several major oil refineries, which reduces the distance gasoline has to take to get from the boats to the pumps. (That smell is good for sumthin', huh?) New Jersey also has some of the lowest gasoline taxes in the nation, which also helps. People entering New York are often told to fill up at one of the many gas stations on the New Jersey side of the border before they cross.
=== The White Picket Fence State ===
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