http://metachat.org/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:05:41 +0000 c238130@http://metachat.org You obviously don't know anyone from Altoona. http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238130 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:35:02 +0000 c238138@http://metachat.org I'd like to see the TV News overreact to this: "ASTROTURFERS WITH GUNS! ARE YOU AT RISK?" http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238138 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:36:06 +0000 c238139@http://metachat.org Nah, about the only thing I know about Altoona is the horseshoe bend from my son's train videos. horseshoe bend from my son's train videos.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238139 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:47:28 +0000 c238141@http://metachat.org I have actually ridden the Great Horseshoe Curve several times. It is the single interesting thing about Altoona--a scary, scary place that seems locked in time. Dudes like that guy are totally the norm there. (I know this because one of my college boyfriends was from Altoona and my best friend is from nearby Duncansville--Home of the Slinky!)
(I know this because one of my college boyfriends was from Altoona and my best friend is from nearby Duncansville--Home of the Slinky!)
]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238141 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:50:19 +0000 c238142@http://metachat.org In Altoona everyone says things like "Mah hay-re needs warsh". It's a scary, scary place. http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238142 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:56:35 +0000 c238143@http://metachat.org YES! They hate the infinitive. The floor needs swept. The dog needs walked. And you are never offered a "drink" upon entering a home. Only a Pepsi. "Would you like a Pepsi? Can I get you a Pepsi? Wanna Pepsi?" I never could figure out if it was their generic term for beverage, or if it was really all they ever drank there.
And you are never offered a "drink" upon entering a home. Only a Pepsi. "Would you like a Pepsi? Can I get you a Pepsi? Wanna Pepsi?" I never could figure out if it was their generic term for beverage, or if it was really all they ever drank there.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238143 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:01:47 +0000 c238146@http://metachat.org That no-infinitive thing was pretty common in Indiana. I liked it. It made me feel like a time traveller. http://metachat.org/index.php/2006/12/22/ok_this#c238146