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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:08 PM Original message |
What things do I avoid to not look like a hay-seed in NYC? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ditch the strawhat and coveralls |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Are there places I need to wear shoes? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. You're in bigger trouble than I thought |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Hahahahahahh! |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. leave the goat tied to the barn |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ok, Sammy I can leave behind...but not Nora my favorite ewe |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Do Not Look Up |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. When I worked in the Chicago loop I learned that one...thanks... |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. I've lived in Chicago for 11 years and I still do it. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. What is wierd is to be a service person who knows all the alleys |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. and if you do stand to the side. |
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. please dont stop on the sidewalk and be like |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Ja vell, vee got dem tall silos on da farm. I'd hardlee notice a big |
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. lmao! |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. My Dad would tell us" Dont look up at the tall buildings. They'll know... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yeah I got the don't look up, no eye contact, never say hello |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
71. can HereSince1628 look at the SHORT buildings? |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. never say this out loud.... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Is there a franchise from Beijing in New York??? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. I think the franchise from 42nd St. is in Beijing |
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dr.strangelove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. Never stop walking in the middle of the sidewalk |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Got that. Thanx |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
52. And remember to step over the dead bodies without flinching. |
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formerrepuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. You are under no obligation to acknowledge people on the street who |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Do I REALLY need to use toilet paper EVERYTIME????????? |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. actually, no. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
24. shoes |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. Wear black, nothing but black |
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Lecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. LOL n/t |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. $14 martinis? That's CHEAP! |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. It's like you read my mind with that post. Wear black. And walk like |
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Canadian Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
64. HA! Trick answer |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. No white sneakers |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:11 AM Response to Reply #27 |
53. And NO WHITE SOCKS! - Puleeeez! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. Combine and corn...kind of like the farmland Zamboni.... |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. Fun thread |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. Wear dark clothing. Black, stylish shoes are a must. |
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Lannes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. looking at a map |
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liontamer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. HOWSton not HUGHston |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. So then is it SoHow? Sohugh? or SoHo Ho Ho? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I believe it's SoHo. |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Good point. |
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liontamer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. SoHo Ho Ho n/t |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Sixth Avenue not "Avenue of the Americas". |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Good suggestion ! |
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fight4my3sons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
57. That just made me laugh so hard!! n/t |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. Try not to look lost. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Ok, but what to do to find a Pop machine? |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Heheheh. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Tekserve on West 28th Street sells bottled coke from a pop machine. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
54. Don't carry a Starbucks coffee cup on the sidewalk |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't think you should worry since anything goes in NYC. |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. Don't wear plaid flannel. |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 12:52 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Actually NYers do wear plaid flannel |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 03:12 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Then it musta been something else ... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
59. Hmmm, looks like I have to add a winter coat to the fancy shoes |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. Your questions are the good beginning of a conversation with your so. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
50. Why am I hearing the "Green Acres" theme in the background right now? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
51. Ditch the coveralls and cowpie-encrusted hip boots... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. My black rubber Wellys only go to the knee. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. ROTFLMAO!!! |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 12:11 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Black rubber Wellys are fine in NYC |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
55. Never ask directions to "Greenwich Village". It's "The Village". |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
56. I've worked in Manhattan for the last 7 years and found |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
58. Just don't gawk |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
63. Be sure to wear your John Deere or International Harvester |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
66. Pretend like you actually care about the doings of Ron Perleman... |
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Horus45 (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
67. Don't look ANYONE in the eye, and Never say Hi or Hello to anyone. |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. Don't look anyone in the eye. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
69. Don't ask street vendors "How long are you open?" |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
70. Wear a Red Sox cap. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. you left out the bloody nose part :-) |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
72. Ditto as above: Wear black. |
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