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Mithalwen · 11-25-2004, 02:37 PM

Ok, just 2 points since I am pushed for time:

1,It is just "riding" not horse back riding or horse riding, where and what else might you think anyone might be referring to?

2, Crooking your little finger is a spurious pretension.... you will be using doilies next....

And that is probably equivalent to Gandalf's use of fire on Caradhras ..

Feanor of the Peredhil · 11-25-2004, 08:12 PM

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Do Scots and Welsh have identities? Or are they just extensions of the English? I know the Irish definitely have a distinct identity.

The Scots all wear kilts and are reminiscent of Grounds-keeper Willie from The Simpsons.

The Welsh are well-known for looking with disdain upon "foreigners". Or so I've always heard.

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where and what else might you think anyone might be referring to?

With the phantom including minor slips of mine in our frequent PMs, I've learned to be very specific and choose my wording wisely, lest it be misunderstood.

Fea

AbercrombieOfRohan · 11-26-2004, 02:41 PM

are there any stereotypes for bostonians? (boston, massachusetts) and its true about New yorkers! they're loud, obnoxious and are ummm... very supportive of theyre baseball team *coughs* yankees stink*cough*. If you ever have any reason to go to New york though Broadway would be it. It's awesome there.

Mithalwen · 11-26-2004, 03:19 PM

Home of the beans and the cod, where the Lowells speak only to Cabots and the Cabots speak only to God?

Hmmm ...... Kennedy's (and other Americans who think they are Irish...) , Harvard, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Sailing, Henry James, Sea food....

Feanor of the Peredhil · 11-26-2004, 05:54 PM

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are there any stereotypes for bostonians?

The insult of "chowder-head". People who not only live in Boston, but listen to Boston, eat Boston baked beans, cheer for the Boston Red Sox, and speak with a Haa-vud accent.

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If you ever have any reason to go to New york though Broadway would be it

Or, of course, the kind, intelligent, interesting, and helpful people who live in the REST of the state. And the incredible variation of landscapes, the awesome variety of wildlife, the lakes, the hills, the brilliant autumns and hellish-fury winters... You know... all those reasons.

One funny thing about where I live is that almost everyone I know holds a grudge against the entire City. We really have nothing against the people, just the entire existance of the place. Picture going out of state, or even out of the country. People ask where you are from, and you say "New York". You then get bombarded with questions like "Omigod, do you like, live next door to the Statue of Liberty? Did you run when the Twin Towers fell?" And you are forced to answer "No I did not run, my eyes were rivited to a television screen a few hundred miles northwest of the place, where I live."

Fea

Lalwendë · 11-27-2004, 07:50 AM

Boston? That's in Lincolnshire, so its claim to fame might be taters?

Seriously, Boston USA sounds an interesting place. Cheap Lobster, universities, the Boston Tea Party, Sylvia Plath, and of course, The Pixies.

Rimbaud · 11-27-2004, 11:56 AM

Lal, as per above: chavs! It's not that rude...

And there are many of them about.

Mithalwen · 11-29-2004, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

One funny thing about where I live is that almost everyone I know holds a grudge against the entire City. We really have nothing against the people, just the entire existance of the place. Picture going out of state, or even out of the country. People ask where you are from, and you say "New York". You then get bombarded with questions like "Omigod, do you like, live next door to the Statue of Liberty? Did you run when the Twin Towers fell?" And you are forced to answer "No I did not run, my eyes were rivited to a television screen a few hundred miles northwest of the place, where I live."

Fea

Well I have an affection for upstate New York due to a fondness for Edith Wharton and (a long time ago) a young man from Poughkeepsie

Shelob · 01-25-2005, 07:54 PM

Come on, you forgot the ever so stereotypical 'Boston Accent'
"Pahk the cah in Havahd Yahd"
How can you forget that?

Oh, sorry. Feanor of the Peredhil did mention it...just as a "Haa-vud accent."

I love that stereotype...I love teasing my dad 'cause he speaks with that accent...and I love it when I slip and accidently say something like "Yeah, I read it in hahd covah"...

As for New York, I've kin in upstate New York but have never been to the city (though I want to go to Broadway)...

11-25-2004, 02:37 PM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Ok, just 2 points since I am pushed for time: 1,It is just "riding" not horse back riding or horse riding, where and what else might you think anyone might be referring to? 2, Crooking your little finger is a spurious pretension.... you will be using doilies next.... And that is probably equivalent to Gandalf's use of fire on Caradhras .. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-26-2004, 03:19 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Good old boston? Home of the beans and the cod, where the Lowells speak only to Cabots and the Cabots speak only to God? Hmmm ...... Kennedy's (and other Americans who think they are Irish...) , Harvard, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Sailing, Henry James, Sea food.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-27-2004, 07:50 AM	#6
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Boston? That's in Lincolnshire, so its claim to fame might be taters? Seriously, Boston USA sounds an interesting place. Cheap Lobster, universities, the Boston Tea Party, Sylvia Plath, and of course, The Pixies. __________________ Gordon's alive!

11-27-2004, 11:56 AM	#7
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Lal, as per above: chavs! It's not that rude... And there are many of them about. __________________ And all the rest is literature

01-25-2005, 07:54 PM	#9
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Come on, you forgot the ever so stereotypical 'Boston Accent' "Pahk the cah in Havahd Yahd" How can you forget that? Oh, sorry. Feanor of the Peredhil did mention it...just as a "Haa-vud accent." I love that stereotype...I love teasing my dad 'cause he speaks with that accent...and I love it when I slip and accidently say something like "Yeah, I read it in hahd covah"... As for New York, I've kin in upstate New York but have never been to the city (though I want to go to Broadway)... __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

11-26-2004, 02:41 PM	#3
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	are there any stereotypes for bostonians? (boston, massachusetts) and its true about New yorkers! they're loud, obnoxious and are ummm... very supportive of theyre baseball team coughs yankees stinkcough. If you ever have any reason to go to New york though Broadway would be it. It's awesome there.