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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:01 PM Original message |
Do people from New York City like or say the nickname "The Big Apple" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. New Orleanians generally avoid "The Big Easy" |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. "Beantown" does sound like an awful name |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Better, and more historical |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. I remember when they tried to call NYC Fun City. It's stupid. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
5. Tucson = the old pueblo |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Probably about as many as the San Francicans who say Frisco. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. I lived just outside NYC until I was in my mid 20's |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. I was from NJ and we just said we were from "Jersey." No further |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. They say "The Windy City" on the news and local commercials and stuff. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. In Detroit we never say Motown. That's a record label. We do say The "D" |
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Graybeard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. Only when a NY Mets player homers at Citi Field.. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I know that apple |
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