[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Slang

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning Tom  --  glad to see you're back on-line(:->)


 You know you're from Pennsylvania if...


You have voted for Joe Paterno for President in the last 8 elections.

You think driving from Johnstown to Ebensburg is a long trip.

"Hey Yunz Guyz" is a greeting.

You take time off of work/school for the entire 3 days of doe season.

You know the location of the following towns, know someone from them,
	and have spent time there:  Barnsboro, Coalport, Puzzletown, Nanty
	Glo, Beaverdale, Davidsville, Bird-in-Hand, Paradise and Intercourse.

You have taken deliberate field trips to Old Bedford Village and Ft.
	Ligonier.

You know what to do when your Mother tells you to "Read up your
	room."

You feel the only good bands out there are Donny Iris, Joe Grushecky  and
	the Iron City House Rockers, and The Clarks.

You know the time and location of every Wing Night in a 10 mile radius.

You complain about people who are on the news crying about their wet
	basements after a hard rain and reply with a comment like, "That's not
	a flood, Johnstown in '77 was a flood."

There are pictures of you as a small child with the deer your dad or
	grandfather killed.

You think people from Philly talk funny.

You own an original Terrible Towel.

You have multiple photos of the Terrible Trolley!

You don't understand what all the hype is about for Rolling Rock.  You've
	been drinking it for years.

You consider an exotic vacation a trip to the Jersey shore.

Your version of the English language contains no form of the verb
	"to be".  For example, the car needs washed
	instead of the car needs to be washed.

You're 45 years old, have never been outside of Cambria County, and don't
	see the need to leave.

You only own three spices:  salt, pepper, ketchup.

You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

You have more miles on your snowblower than your car.

You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.

You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.

Your snowblower gets stuck on your roof.

The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1 page
	but requires six pages for sports.

You think the start of deer hunting is a National Holiday.

You head south to go to your cottage.

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

You find -20-degrees-F "a little" chilly.

The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.

You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter,Almost Winter, and
	Construction.

The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus.

You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game
	without either halupki, halushki, or kielbosa.

You remember fondly days of youth known as "Snow Days".

You understand why all sports commentators don't sound more like Cope.

Words like:  gumband, buggy, hoagie, chip-chop, jumbo, and pop
	actually mean something to you.

You can use the phrase "Firehall Wedding" and not even bat an eye.

You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Penna.  friends.

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James B. Holland

Holland  Electric  Railway  Operation.......
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