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

#1386
From: Bill Lambert
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 15:35
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=> >In article <7581@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@hri.com 
=> >(Bill Lambert) writes:
=> >>
=> >>In Bostonese, "anyone born outside of Rt. 128".
=> >>

=> adamg@world.std.com (Adam M Gaffin) writes:
=> >I've also heard it used to describe anybody from  Westa Wuhstuh.

In article <07Jan93234126@miracle.com>, jess@miracle.com
(Jessica Thornburg) writes:
=> EEEEEK!!!!!  I've lived both east and west of Worcester, 
=> and I've never heard somebody refer to the locals like that!!!!

Could be a couple people left out the smileys, Jessica.
Exaggerations, but New England provincialism still lives
on in quite a few areas.

- Bill Lambert
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