Re: [Chrysler300] Re: HOW TO TALK PENNSYLVANIAN

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And here I always thought it was "Joisey"

Dave Schwandt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Riehl" <longrams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <TNHARKINS@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: HOW TO TALK PENNSYLVANIAN


> Hey Tom; I was raised in Philly and had my tonsils out there and attended 
> school there in my younger years.  My Father's side of the family is still 
> there with a number of them as doctors and lawyers. Also have relatives in 
> "Jersey".  We still keep in touch. My Father's father was a civil engineer 
> and designed a number of "cast iron" bridges that are still in use today.
> George Riehl
>
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: TNHARKINS@xxxxxxx
>  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:02 PM
>  Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: HOW TO TALK PENNSYLVANIAN
>
>
>  Hi Folks:
>  For those of you planning to attend the Spring Meet in Lancaster, we
>  strongly suggest that you review the following phrases and words so that 
> you may
>  better understand the people you will come into contact with during your 
> visit.
>  Tom & Tony
>  300s4ever
>
>
>  TALKING PENNSYLVANIAN
>
>  For those who think we 'talk funny' or use 'big words,' here's why ...
>
>  Once a Pennsylvanian, ALWAYS a Pennsylvanian!
>
>  About Pennsylvanians: You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything 
> but
>  'Philly' and New Jersey has always been ' Jersey ..'
>
>  We don't go to the beach, we go 'down the shore.'
>
>  You refer to Pennsylvania as 'PA' (pronounced Pee-Ay).
>  How many other states do that??
>
>  'You guys' (or even 'youze guys', in some places) is a perfectly 
> acceptable
>  reference to a group of men and women.
>
>  You know how to respond to the question 'Djeetyet?' (Did you eat yet ?)
>
>  You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr (brin mar), Wilkes-Barre (wilks bery) 
> ,
>  Schuylkill (school kill), the Poconos (poke a nose), Tamaqua (ta ma qua),
>  Kutztown (cuts town),Tunkahannock (tunk a hon nuck), Bala Cynwyd (balla 
> kin
>  wid), Duquesne (duke cane), Monongahela (mong a heel a), also 
> Conshohocken (con
>  show hock en).
>
>  And we know Lancaster is pronounced Lank-ister, not Lan-kaster.
>
>  You know what a 'Mummer' is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at
>  least highlights of the parade.
>
>  You know who ' Punxsutawney Phil' is, and what it means if he sees his
>  shadow.
>
>  The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school 
> holidays.
>
>  At least five people on your block have electric 'candles' in all or most 
> of
>  their windows all year long.
>
>  You know what a 'State Store' is, and your out-of-state friends find it
>  incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
>
>  Words like 'hoagie,' 'crick,' 'chipped ham,' 'dippy eggs', grinders,
>  scrapple, 'sticky buns,' 'shoo-fly pie,' 'lemon sponge pie,' 'pierogies' 
> and
>  'pocketbook' actually mean something to you. (By the way, that last one's 
> PA
>  slang for a purse!)
>
>  You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast!) and know others who do the
>  same. Those from NY find this 'barbaric.'
>
>  You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several
>  colors.
>
>  You know the difference between a cheese steak and a pizza steak 
> sandwich,
>  and you know that you also can't get a really good one anywhere outside 
> of the
>  Philly area. (Except maybe in Atlantic City on the boardwalk.)
>
>  You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of
>  funnel cake season.
>
>  You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Paradise, Climax, Bird-in-Hand,
>  Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Mars, Bethlehem, Hershey, Indiana, Sinking 
> Spring,
>  Jersey Shore, State College, Washington Crossing, Jim Thorpe, King of 
> Prussia,
>  Wind Gap, and Slippery Rock are all PA towns .... and the first three 
> were
>  consecutive stops on the old Reading RR! (PS - That's pronounced 
> Red-ing.)
>
>  You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth are.
>
>  You can identify drivers from New York , New Jersey , Maryland or other
>  neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits and 
> their front
>  license plates!
>
>  A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the
>  highway in Lancaster County. (And remember ... that's Lank-ister!)
>
>  You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
>
>  You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how 
> to
>  use them. Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are 
> filled
>  with snow
>
>  As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you
>  were..
>
>  You know beer doesn't grow in a garden, but you know where to find a beer
>  garden.
>
>  You also know someone who lives 'down the lane.'
>
>  You actually understand all this and send it on to other Pennsylvanians 
> or
>  former Pennsylvanians!
>  **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in 
> your
>  neighborhood today.
> 
> (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004)
>
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