GOTTA LOVE BAWSTAN!


The geographical center of Boston is in Roxbury.
Due north of the center we find the South End.
This is not to be confused with South Boston which lies directly east from the
South End.
North of the South End is East Boston and southwest of East Boston is the
North End.
There is no school on School Street, no court on Court Street, no dock on Dock
Square, and no water on Water Street.
Back Bay Boston streets are in alphabetical awddah: Arlington,
Berkeley,Clarendon, Dartmouth, etc. So are South Boston streets: A, B, C, D,
etc.
If the streets are named after trees (e.g. Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar) you are on
Beacon Hill. If they are named after poets, you are in Wellesley.
Massachusetts Avenue is Mass Ave.
Commonwealth Avenueis Comm Ave.
South Boston is Southie.
The South End is The South End.
East Boston is Eastie.
The North End is east of the former West End.
The West End and Scully Square are no more; a guy named Rappaport got rid of
them one night.
Roxbury is The Burree.
Jamaica Plain is J.P.
There are two State Houses, two City Halls, two courthouses, and two
Hancockbuildings (one is very old; one is relatively new).
The colored lights on top the old Hancock tells the weatha:
"Solid blue, clear view."
"Flashing blue, clouds due."
"Solid red, rain ahead."
"Flashing red, snow instead." (except in summer, flashing red means the Red
Soxgame was rained out!
Most people live here all their life and still do not know what the hell is
going on with this one. Route 128 South is I-95 south and it is also I-93
north.
The underground train is not a subway. It is the T, and it does not run all
night (Fah chrysakes, this ain't Noo Yawk).
Order the cold tea in China Town after 2:00 AM; you will get a kettle full of
beer.
Bostonians: think that it is their God-given right to cut off someone in
traffic.
Bostonians: think that there are only 25 letters in the alphabet (No Rs,
except inidear.)
Bostonians: think that three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
Bostonians: refer to six inches of snow as a dusting.
Bostonians: always bang a left as soon as the light turns green, and
oncomingtraffic always expects it..
Bostonians: believe that using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
Bostonians: think that 63 degree ocean water is warm.
Bostonians: think Rhode Island accents are annoying.
The bridge connecting Boston and Cambridge via Massachusetts Avenue is
commonly known as the Harvard Bridge. When it was built, the state offered to
name the bridge for the Cambridge school that could present the best claim for
thehonor. Harvard submitted an essay detailing its contributions to education
in America, concluding that it deserved the honor of having a bridge leading
into Cambridge named for the institution... MIT did a structural analysis of
the bridge and found it so full of defects that they agreed that it should be
named for Harvard. This is all true!
Do not pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd. They will tow it to Meffad (Medford)
orSummahville (Somerville).
Do not sleep on the Common. (Boston Common) Do not wear orange in Southie on
St. Patrick's Day.
The Sox = The Red Sox.
The Cs = The Celtics.
The Bs = The Bruins.
The Pats = The Patriots.
How to pronounce these Massachusetts cities correctly:
Worcester: Wuhsta or Wistah.
Gloucester: Glawsta.
Leicester: Lesta.
Woburn: Woobun.
Dedham: Dead-um.
Revere: Re-vee-ah.
Quincy: Quinzee.
Tewksbury: Tooks-ber-ry.
Leominster: Lemon-sta.
Peabody: Pee-ba-dee.
Waltham: Walth-ham.
Chatham: Chad-dum.
Samoset: Sam-oh-set or Sum-aw-set, but nevah Summerset!
Massachusetts Facts:
Frappes are made with ice cream - milkshakes are not.
If it is carbonated and flavored, it is tonic.
Tonic means Soda.
When we want Club Soda we ask for CLUB SODA.
When we want Tonic Water we ask for TONIC WATER.
Pop is another name for Dad.
The smallest beer is a pint.
Scrod is whatever they tell you it is, usually fish. If you paid more than $7
per pound, you got scrod.
It is not a water fountain... it is a bubblah.
It is not a trash can... it is a barrel.
It is not a hero, or a grinder... it is a sub.
It is not a shopping caht... it is a carriage.
It is not a purse... it is a pockabook.
They are not franks... they are haht dahgs.
Franks are money used in Switzahland.
Police do not drive patrol units or black and whites... they drive a crewza.
If you take the bus, your on the looza crooza.
It is not a rubber band... it is an elastic.
It is not a traffic circle or round about... it is a rotary.
"Going to the islands" means going to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket.

Send this to your friends who do not live in Boston and also the ones who do!

-- GOD BLESS BOSTON God Bless American

[twinklesweep]

Great chuckle, thanks! Not from the Boston area but spend a lot of time there.

The only thing that confuses me is about I-93 North is also I-95 South. I know I-93 starts at I-95, but I thought all it did was head north through the city, while I-95 does its own thing. Then again, throughout the East Coast, I-95 has always done its own thing....

There are also two Autumn Streets in the area; I know because the GPS once took me to the wrong one....

Also, as far as the alphabet being 25 letters with no Rs, understand that nothing can simply disappear. The missing Rs turn up in Texas, where the good folks "hang out the warsh." Ask any Texan, but my suggestion would be to do so from a distance....

[Bucco]

Fenway now minus a few phones in the dugout !!!

Originally Posted by Bucco

Fenway now minus a few phones in the dugout !!!

Ha Ha ...nope they were in Camden Last night!

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

Ha Ha ...nope they were in Camden Last night!

My bad.......but have you seen the video ????

Ortiz was a bit testy...hope he is not worrying about next week and the Biogenisis announcements !!!!

Yankee fan here...nobody on this existing Yankee team to worry about as nobody hits home runs (except for Jeter who cleared the right field wall on his first pitch)

[capecodbob]

Best swing Ortiz made all night, was in the dugout.

BB