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Old 08-09-2020, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by davem4616 View Post
I came from a place where we parked our car at Harvard Yard...growing up what some call 'pop' we called tonic

when someone says 'ya'll' to me, I still look around to see if my whole family followed me into the store

I have aunts....never had a 'ant'

and the liquor stores were all referred to as 'packies'....we never made a U-Turn...we "banged a youee"

and roundabout were called rotaries
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Wow you banged a youee, that must have hurt.