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Ha-Ha there Duane.
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Greenville does not suck compared to northern Illinois.

Downside...needing to always having to have my bike ready to ride. No maintenance downtime for 5 months just to "chill".

 
Wheatie, can they even understand you in Greenville, South Carolina?!?!?!

How To Talk Like A Chicagoan

okay I know all of youse - my buds in other states - will vouch for me on some of these.

have your laughs now hahahahaha

  • Grachki (grach'-key) is Chicagoese for "Garage Key" as in, "Yo, Theresa, waja do wit da grachki? Howmy supposta cut da grass if don't git intada grach?'
  • Uptahdahendahdah (up-ta-da-en'-dada) as in, "Joey, you kin ride yer bike uptahdahendahdah alley but not acrost or I'll bust yur butt..."
  • Dis here and Dat dere are how many Chicagoans say, "this" or "that". ya needs a "here" (and of course change the "th" to "d") or it ain't Chicagoan.
  • Sammich. Chicagoese for sandwich. When made with sausage, it's a SAHssage sammich; with shredded beef, it's an Italian beef sammich, a local delicacy consisting of piles of spicy meat in a perilously soggy bun.
  • Da. The definite article is a key part of Chicago speech, as in "da tree bears" or "da Mare" -- the latter denoting, for as long as he wants it to, Richard M. Daley, or Richie, as he's often known. (My note: King Richard was the nickname assigned to Richie's father, the first Mayor Daley)
  • Jewels. Not family heirlooms or a tender body region, but a popular appellation for one of the region's dominant grocery chains, to wit, "I'm goin' to da Jewels to pick up some SAHssage." As in most Chicago pluralizations, the "S" is pronounced with a hissing sound, rather than the usual "Z" sound of American pluralization.
  • Field's: Marshall Field, a prominent Chicago department store. Also Carson Pirie Scott, a major department store chain, is called "Carson's," etc., Boston Store, Hudson's...
  • Tree. The number between two and four. "We were lucky dat we only got tree inches of snow da udder night."
  • Prairie. A vacant lot, especially one on which weeds are growing.
  • Over by dere. i.e. "over by there," a local way of emphasizing a site presumed familiar to the listener. As in, "I got the SAHssage at da Jewels down on Kedzie, over by dere."
  • KaminskiPark. Perhaps the high concentration of ethnic Poles makes people want the White Sox to be playing in this mythical ballpark, rather than in their true home, Comiskey Park.
  • Frunchroom as in, "Getottada frunchroom wit dose muddy shoes." It's not the "parlor." It's not the "living room." In the land of the bungalow, it's the "frunchroom," a named derived, linguists believe, from "front room."
  • youse. Not the verb but the plural pronoun "you". "Wherer youse goin'?"
  • Downtown. Anywhere south of the zoo and north of Soldier Field near the lake.
  • BoysTown: A section on Halsted Ave., between Belmont and Addison, which is lined with gay bars on the west and east sides of the street. "Didn't I see uze in Boystown in front of da Manhole?"
  • Braht: Short for Bratwurst. "gimme a braht wit kraut."
  • Cashbox: Traffic reporter slang for tollbooths. "Dere's a delay at da cashbox on da Skyway."
  • Goes: Past or present tense of the verb "say." For example, "Den he goes, 'I like this place'!"
  • Guys: Used when addressing two or more people, regardless of each individual's gender.
  • Pop: A soft drink. Don't say "soda" in this town. "What kinda pop you got?"
  • Sliders: Nickname for hamburgers from White Castle, a popular Midwestern burger chain "Dose sliders I had last night gave me da runs."
  • The Taste: The annual Taste of Chicago Festival, a huge extravaganza in Grant Park featuring samples of Chicagoland's fine cuisine. Takes place around and before the Fourth of July holiday.
  • "Jieetyet": this is used to ask "did you eat yet"?
  • Winter and Construction: Punch-line to the joke, "What are the two seasons in Chicago?"
 
It's not sausage...it's sausich! That's what you get for cutting and pasting off the neenernets!

What's a matter for you!

EDIT: But I will gladly change my accent to live down here...it's worth it. Believe me.

 
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Bungie said:
Hook a freezing web programmer up and I'll be down there in a flash.
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Check out the Greenville area...lots of stuff happening business-wise with large corporations.

...and as Jim, Iris, and Wayne can tell you, north Greenville is very close to some good riding.

 
been to Greenville many times, had many a fun night on the main street. My favorite bigger small town, would love to live there.

 
I'm in as well...but as the newbie to the area, I'll wait till others FROM the area chime in. I'd just like to meet the local folks. And obviously anyone else that would want to meet up, including Georgia folks.

 
wheatonFJR said:
Looks like it's about time for an Upstate FJR group breakfast at Stax some Saturday morning...
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Uncle Hud said:
wheatonFJR said:
Looks like it's about time for an Upstate FJR group breakfast at Stax some Saturday morning...
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I'm in -- that is, if passport control still allows Georgia rednecks across the river.
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Southern border is wide open. Passports are only checked on the northern border.

wheatonFJR said:
I'm in as well...but as the newbie to the area, I'll wait till others FROM the area chime in. I'd just like to meet the local folks. And obviously anyone else that would want to meet up, including Georgia folks.
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Build it and they will come. Long overdue actually. There should have been a welcome Wheaton to SC rally last fall. Southern hospitality FAIL.

Coming soon: The Procrastination Pays Off NOW Welcome Wheaton to SC Grits Required Breakfast Run. We'll just have to wait on this Chicagoish weather that Wheat brought with him to pass through.

No worries being a newbie to the area, counting on Mark to bring the Meet Eat Ride game here up a notch.

 
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Me and the Mrs like what they have done with the downtown area. We have traveled over there for a couple of concerts at the Peace Center. In-laws are all from Laurens, so we have spent lots of time down there over the years.

 

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