Here's another regional speech thread - this one's for Philly! :D

wooder - what you swim in

wooder eyes - water ice, like "Italian ice" but mushier

"Meet me at the eagle" - a reference to the eagle in the central court of Wanamaker's deaprtment store (now a Lord and Taylor)

the Blue Route - Interstate 476 between Chester and Norristown (so called because when first proposed, it was drawn on maps in blue pencil)

75 on the square - i.e., 75 degrees Fahrenheit on Rittenhouse Square, in the southwest corner of Center City

the Sure-Kill - the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), so nicknamed because of its dangerous curves and high fatality rate :eek:

choklit - what Hershey's makes

benaculars - what you use to see something far away

Fillufya, Fluffya - two other ways to pronounce the city's name

downashore - the Jersey shore, epsecially between Atlantic City and Cape May

Thristy - the day before Friday :lol:

tal - what you use to dry yourself with after a bath

the Ben - the Benjamin Franklin Bridge

the Wall Women - the Walt Whitman Bridge

And of course. . . .

Yo! - "Hello," "How are you?", "Goodbye," and "Peace." :rotflmao:

Thank you Stevie..


This would have been useful for me years ago when I went to Phili :)

The Iggles football team . And a radiator is a rat ee ator !:lol:

The Iggles football team . And a radiator is a rat ee ator !:lol:We used to have a poster named mriggles here.

We used to have a poster named mriggles here.

:D:cool:

Appriciate - Appreciate

Lenth and strenth - for length and strength

(adding to one of Steve's) Sure-Kill Crawlway - the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76)

Crowns / crayons

Lair cake / layer cake

Mare / Mayor

The Iggles football team . And a radiator is a rat ee ator !:lol:

My North Philly dad was always talking about the Iggles.

He appriciated the Iggles strenths.

Also, that "meet me at the Iggle" was a common thing. I think there was also one outside the Wanamaker's at Cherry Hill Mall (South Jersey).

My North Philly dad was always talking about the Iggles.

He appriciated the Iggles strenths.

Also, that "meet me at the Iggle" was a common thing. I think there was also one outside the Wanamaker's at Cherry Hill Mall (South Jersey).

Yes! And the Wanamakers at the Moorestown, NJ mall too. :)

Yes, we went to that one more often than Cherry Hill when I was little.

i remember my mother and her friend went to Weight Watchers meetings there, and after that, they ate lunch at the Hot Shoppes cafeteria.

Your awesome Stevie :) (You also Bonnie)