You might be from Chicago if ...

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

In Chicago, do you ask for "sprinkles" or "jimmies" with your ice cream?

Preakness Barbie,

'Jimmies' is a VERY New England term ranging from Rhode Island through Massachusetts and Southern New England portion of Connecticut. Essentially spread by the pale of settlement of the original Blake Brothers' Friendly's restaurants. A lesser known, even more provincial term for jimmies, is 'shots'.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Preakness Barbie,

'Jimmies' is a VERY New England term ranging from Rhode Island through Massachusetts and Southern New England portion of Connecticut. Essentially spread by the pale of settlement of the original Blake Brothers' Friendly's restaurants. A lesser known, even more provincial term for jimmies, is 'shots'.

Which would be also the geographic distribution of Red Sox fans or "Tonic" instead of soda or Pop. The line that turns Yankee from Sawk"s would be just south of Hartford Ct. and certainly prior to exit 5 off 95 in Greenwich or Bykville.....

If you know what a Fribble is you probably lived there....

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Which would be also the geographic distribution of Red Sox fans or "Tonic" instead of soda or Pop. The line that turns Yankee from Sawk"s would be just south of Hartford Ct. and certainly prior to exit 5 off 95 in Greenwich or Bykville.....

If you know what a Fribble is you probably lived there....

I'm actually more from the Southern New England area, what's known as 'East of the River', off I-84 towards Boston from Hartford... Manchester... as opposed to New York-ish Fairfield County.

If you're really looking for a regional identifier, see who from here can identify what a 'cabinet' is.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Kasept

I'm actually more from the Southern New England area, what's known as 'East of the River', off I-84 towards Boston from Hartford... Manchester... as opposed to New York-ish Fairfield County.

If you're really looking for a regional identifier, see who from here can identify what a 'cabinet' is.

If I'm right about what you're asking, Preakness Barbie should be able to answer this question. I heard it used at Foxwoods and was like WTF are you talking about.

Originally Posted by miraja2

I lived in New York City for three years and it confused me when people there would say they were "on line" at a store (or anywhere else where they had to wait) when people in the midwest would say "in line." As far as I knew, "on line" just had to do with the internet. Is that a New York thing, or an east coast thing?

As for the Chicago list, I certainly do the add a preposition thing, (as in "Where's my coat at?), but I had no idea that was a Chicago thing.
The pop/soda thing is sort of interesting. I'm from Springfield originally and people there say "soda." I guess somewhere between Springfield and Joliet must be the dividing line between soda and pop.

NYC only.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Kasept

If you're really looking for a regional identifier, see who from here can identify what a 'cabinet' is.

*raises hand* one also has to enjoy a hot weiner from NY System.

No one pronounces car, orange or mall like a true New Englander.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

*raises hand* one also has to enjoy a hot weiner from NY System.

No one pronounces car, orange or mall like a true New Englander.

You New Englanders are weird. But I'm marrying one anyways.

So are you coming on Saturday?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

You New Englanders are weird. But I'm marrying one anyways.

So are you coming on Saturday?

We drive better than everyone else though. LOL!

I didn't get tickets so I'm not sure if I would want to brave the great infield alone.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

We drive better than everyone else though. LOL!

I didn't get tickets so I'm not sure if I would want to brave the great infield alone.

BEER FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not going to be the same. The days of wheeling kegs in are over, I'd imagine the crowd is reduced by 25%.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Which would be also the geographic distribution of Red Sox fans or "Tonic" instead of soda or Pop. The line that turns Yankee from Sawk"s would be just south of Hartford Ct. and certainly prior to exit 5 off 95 in Greenwich or Bykville.....

If you know what a Fribble is you probably lived there....

Think you're confusing Steve's current residence (Greenwich NY pronounced greenWHICH, outside Saratoga) versus my location of employment, (Greenwich CT pronounced GRENich)... Steve's a Hartford-area guy which is most definitely on the New England side of CT.

We have this debate a lot at work... usually Bridgeport is defined as the end of NYC metro and the start of New England. The debate usually arises due to people splitting their fan allegiance between cities, i.e. Red Sox & Giants or Yankees & Celtics, etc. I define it as where Dunkin' Donuts stops selling Yankees coffee mugs and starts selling Red Sox.