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Post by coachdoc on Jan 24, 2024 21:14:42 GMT -5
“Bow-wows and whistle berries!” Myrtle called into the window. “Two fat dagos in the straw!
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 25, 2024 18:44:19 GMT -5
Huh?
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Post by theevan on Jan 25, 2024 19:13:52 GMT -5
Italian sausage on spaghetti??
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Post by theevan on Jan 25, 2024 19:22:23 GMT -5
Speaking of New Hampshire eateries (are we?), have you ever stopped at the 104 Diner outside New Hampton? We have breakfast there when passing through. They have their own thing for sure.
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Post by james on Jan 25, 2024 20:27:32 GMT -5
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Post by Dub on Jan 25, 2024 21:57:07 GMT -5
Thank you, James. It made no sense to me, well except rude term for Italians. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jan 25, 2024 22:30:55 GMT -5
What was the point of this post?
And shouldn’t there have been attribution?
Mike
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Post by epaul on Jan 25, 2024 22:33:02 GMT -5
“Bow-wows and whistle berries!” Myrtle called into the window. “Two fat dagos in the straw! Coach has discovered brownies. |
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Post by Marty on Jan 25, 2024 23:11:59 GMT -5
Lenny Bruce said the word "dago" in California gets you a sandwich, but in New York gets you a ass kicking.
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Post by Marty on Jan 26, 2024 12:45:37 GMT -5
Is that a typo for ORDER or ODOR?
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Post by howard lee on Jan 26, 2024 12:49:51 GMT -5
I know the phrase "whiskey down" means rye toast, and "Adam and Eve on a raft" is two eggs on toast or muffin. "Belly warmer" is a cuppa joe.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 26, 2024 13:17:48 GMT -5
A waffle is a waffle.
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Post by Dub on Jan 26, 2024 14:43:57 GMT -5
I suppose you’re also going to tell me “a rose is a rose.” |
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 26, 2024 15:17:11 GMT -5
I would, but you already knew that.
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Post by howard lee on Jan 26, 2024 15:19:02 GMT -5
In diner slang, it's a "checkerboard."
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Post by drlj on Jan 26, 2024 15:39:04 GMT -5
I have never heard waitresses use any such terms. I’ve been in a lot of places for breakfast around the country, too.
They write their code on the ticket and hang it on the roller at the window where the cook reads it and cooks it. Can you imagine the craziness of 5-6 waitresses all shouting goofy things at the cook & him trying to keep it straight?
They do use a shorthand code in what they write but it’s to make it simpler and quicker, not longer and more confusing.
Maybe the gum chewing waitresses in Mayberry call things by cute names, but they do it for Barney.
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Post by RickW on Jan 26, 2024 16:19:47 GMT -5
I suppose you’re also going to tell me “a rose is a rose.” Indeed, including by any other name….  |
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Post by howard lee on Jan 26, 2024 18:18:58 GMT -5
I have never heard waitresses use any such terms. [...]
I have. Many times. Right here in New York. Maybe it's mostly a New York thing?
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Post by drlj on Jan 26, 2024 18:57:55 GMT -5
I have never heard waitresses use any such terms. [...] I have. Many times. Right here in New York. Maybe it's mostly a New York thing?
Maybe so. I even asked a woman I know who waitressed for many years. She laughed. She gave me one code she would use on the ticket 2oe,b,wtb,brn. Two eggs over easy, bacon, wheat toast buttered, hash browns. I never had breakfast in NYC so maybe I have missed out. |
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Post by howard lee on Jan 26, 2024 19:11:59 GMT -5
I have. Many times. Right here in New York. Maybe it's mostly a New York thing?
[...] I never had breakfast in NYC so maybe I have missed out.
We've been waiting for you to visit since 2002. 😉
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