(note to Californians: NO ONE in the northeast uses the definite article with route numbers).
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
I get made fun of a lot.
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Lee - Jan 17, 2010 8:50:09 am PST #3959 of 11998
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Polter-Cow - Jan 17, 2010 9:02:16 am PST #3960 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
Oh yeah, I've had this conversation with people before.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2010 9:12:37 am PST #3961 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My newish-to-Boston friend kept talking to me yesterday about 90, apparently some highway we were going to take. When we got on it, I was all, "This isn't 90! It's the Mass Pike! Don't call it that!!" I had no idea.
Consuela - Jan 17, 2010 9:21:47 am PST #3962 of 11998
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, I-95 around Boston is more precisely referred to as 128, which is the beltway. If they're living in Boston, they know that.
megan walker - Jan 17, 2010 9:24:09 am PST #3963 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, I-95 around Boston is more precisely referred to as 128, which is the beltway. If they're living in Boston, they know that.
This is exactly what I thought of when I read Jesse's post.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2010 9:32:01 am PST #3964 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, I forget that 128 is 95 as well.
sj - Jan 17, 2010 10:33:01 am PST #3965 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My newish-to-Boston friend kept talking to me yesterday about 90, apparently some highway we were going to take. When we got on it, I was all, "This isn't 90! It's the Mass Pike! Don't call it that!!" I had no idea.
Or just The Pike.
Jon B. - Jan 17, 2010 12:47:16 pm PST #3966 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Well, the Leverage gang aren't from Boston, right? Didn't the first season take place in DC or something? So I wouldn't fault them for saying 95 instead of 128. But there's no way Hardison would say "the", unless he's from SoCal.
brenda m - Jan 17, 2010 4:48:36 pm PST #3967 of 11998
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
(note to Californians: NO ONE in the northeast uses the definite article with route numbers).
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
And Ontario! Well, Toronto, anyway.
In Chicago, we just name them all (the Stevenson, the Dan Ryan, etc.) so honestly you don't say the numbers much at all. Which is handy because it tells you what stretch of the various freeways you're talking about, but makes it very tricky for newcomers to listen to the traffic reports.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2010 7:35:58 pm PST #3968 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, I-95 around Boston is more precisely referred to as 128, which is the beltway. If they're living in Boston, they know that.
And also the North Shore. There's a big split and, weirdly, 128 goes west on the split, but ends up further east. I-95 goes to Maine (I'm ignoring that shakedown interlude known as New Hampshire).