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Re: Passing Lane? (was: flavors of MA cops

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From: Jessica Thornburg
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 18:15
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blamb@hri.com (Bill Lambert) writes:
>In article <106311@bu.edu>, heiser@acs.bu.edu (Bill Heiser) writes:
>=> In article <7569@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@hri.com 
>=> (Bill Lambert) writes:
>=> >
>=> >You furrina's are all alike. You assume that there's no rhyme
>=>      ^^^^^^^^
>=> 
>=> What's a "furrina"?
>
>In Bostonese, "anyone born outside of Rt. 128".
>
>You should learn the local language when you are living
>in a furrin country.
>
>- Bill

Oh, really??? I've lived in this state for twelve years, and I've never heard
that term before.  I know plenty of people inside the 128 area, and I've never
heard them use that term.

J.T.


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From: jess@miracle.com (Jessica Thornburg)
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Subject: Re: Passing Lane? (was: flavors of MA cops
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 14:15:52 EDT
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