this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from NC....I
haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!
-ginny (whose inserts are in caps)

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WHEN........
>
> You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it
incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
>
> You don't understand what all the hype is about for Yeungling or Rolling
Rock beer, you've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is
cheaper.
>
> You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of
funnel cake season.
>
> You know what REAL potpie is .
>
> You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast .
>
> Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT
"dressing."
>
> You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to
Philly is the Turnpike.
>
> When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you
think "TMI".
>
> You call sloppy joes, "barbecue". (STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS ONE.....BBQ
IS FROM REVELL'S IN LAURINGBURG, NC)
>
> When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
>
> Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really
is a
> premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).
>
> The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school
holidays.
>
> One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and
Horseshoe curve.
>
> You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your
room. (?)
>
> You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.
>
> You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.
>
> All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey shore.
>
> You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
>
> Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
>
> You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
>
> You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
construction.
>
> Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean
something to you.
>
> You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an
eye. (BEEN TO A FEW FIREHOUSE WEDDINGS TOO)
>
> You think nothing of an Amish buggy on the road.
>
> You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie-ups in
the supermarket parking lot.
>
> You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many
other states do that?
>
> You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
>
> You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Virginville,
> Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
>
> There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". Its just called a
Cheesesteak since everybody knows where they come from.
>
> Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the
highway. (EXCEPT IN THE SUMMER, TRYING TO GET OVER THE BRIDGE TO JERSERY TO
GET TO THE SHORE OR UP THE NE EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE TRYING TO GET TO THE
POCONOS).
>
> "Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.
>
> You know several people who have hit deer more than once. (WITH THE SAME
CAR, GUILTY AS CHARGED)
>
> You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
>
> You use a down comforter in the summer.
>
> Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging
blizzard, without flinching.
>
> You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. (and to church)
>
> You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both
unlocked.
>
> You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
>
> You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how
to use them. (LEARNED THIS TRICK IN NC)
>
> There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Sheetz mini-mart
at any given time. (NOT IN ONE OF THE BIGGER CITIES, NO WAY)
>
> You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who
do
> the same. Those from NY find this "barbaric". (CAN'T VERIFY THE NY
STATEMENT)
>
> You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in
several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
>
> At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks) have electric
"candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
>
> You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage
(Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
>
> You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance"
and
> at least 5 other Polkas.
>

In article >,
"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:

> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
> total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from NC....I
> haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!
> -ginny (whose inserts are in caps)
>
> YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WHEN........
> >
> > You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it
> incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
> >
> > You don't understand what all the hype is about for Yeungling or Rolling
> Rock beer, you've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is
> cheaper.
> >
> > You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of
> funnel cake season.
> >
> > You know what REAL potpie is .
> >
> > You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast .

I am 45 and I am a born and raised Pennsylvanian. I never heard of
"dippy eggs" before.

> > Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT
> "dressing."
> >
> > You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to
> Philly is the Turnpike.
> >
> > When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you
> think "TMI".
> >
> > You call sloppy joes, "barbecue". (STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS ONE.....BBQ
> IS FROM REVELL'S IN LAURINGBURG, NC)

In my experience, no one ever referred to Sloppy Joe's as barbecue.

> > When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
> >
> > Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really
> is a
> > premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).
> >
> > The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school
> holidays.
> >
> > One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and
> Horseshoe curve.
> >
> > You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your
> room. (?)
> >
> > You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.
> >
> > You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.
> >
> > All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey shore.
> >
> > You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.

Maybe. For most of my neighbors, they only went to the Jersey shore for
vacation, my my family went to different places sometimes such as the
Catskills, camping in various states, and Florida (to visit family).

> > Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with
> snow.
> >
> > You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
> >
> > You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
> construction.
> >
> > Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean
> something to you.
> >
> > You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an
> eye. (BEEN TO A FEW FIREHOUSE WEDDINGS TOO)

Until now, I never heard of that phrase.

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
> total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from NC....I
> haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!
> -ginny (whose inserts are in caps)
>

Ginny, would you please send me the original? Thanks

How about:

Pennsylvania: Where your state's garbage becomes our landfills.

Pennsylvania: The first state with a URL on the license plate
(www.state.pa.us), for other Pennsylvanians to see with wonder.

Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild after the 1889
Johnstown Flood is still in effect.

Pennsylvania: The largest black bear population in the country.

Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns are legal!

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia cream cheese is made in New York.

Pennsylvania: Resting on the Mason/Dixon line.

Pennsylvania: Home of the worst nuclear accident in the nation's history.

Pennsylvania: Still better than New Jersey!

Andy

One time on Usenet, "sf" > said:
> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:

> > this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
> > total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from NC....I
> > haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!
> > -ginny (whose inserts are in caps)

I only lived in Central PA for a year, but a lot of these rang true!
:-)

> Ginny, would you please send me the original? Thanks
>

Same here, if you don't mind -- I'd like to e-mail it to DH, who was
born and raised there...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, Steve Wertz > said:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:21:27 -0400, Stan Horwitz wrote:

> > I am 45 and I am a born and raised Pennsylvanian. I never heard of
> > "dippy eggs" before.
>
> Same here, except 6 years younger. Never heard of them either.

Miguel (DH) uses that expression to describe over-easy eggs, into
which one dips their toast. He's a Central PA native -- maybe it
depends on which part of the state one is from...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

"Kthonian" > wrote in message ...
> One time on Usenet, Steve Wertz > said:
> > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:21:27 -0400, Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
> > > I am 45 and I am a born and raised Pennsylvanian. I never heard of
> > > "dippy eggs" before.
> >
> > Same here, except 6 years younger. Never heard of them either.
>
> Miguel (DH) uses that expression to describe over-easy eggs, into
> which one dips their toast. He's a Central PA native -- maybe it
> depends on which part of the state one is from...
>
> --
> "Kthonian" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

I've lived in PA all of my life and have enjoyed dippy eggs for as long as I can remember. Your description is right on the money.

--
Al Reid

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>
> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......
> can't vouch for total veracity as I have only lived here
> since '79, originally from NC .... I haven't seen one of
> these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!
> -ginny (whose inserts are in caps)
>
> YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WHEN........
> >
> > You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state
> > friends find > > it incredulous that you can't purchase
> > liquor at the mini-mart.

Well, I'm a native and I find it incredible! But then I
lived in S. Cal. for 13 years.

> > You don't understand what all the hype is about for
> > Yeungling or Rolling Rock beer, you've been drinking
> > it for years even though Iron City is cheaper.

Well the reason I don't understand all the hype about
Rolling Rock is that is just tastes like really bad
tasting water to me. Can't figure out what anyone sees
in that stuff. And never liked Iron City either. Really
bad beer!

> > You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal
> > the beginning of funnel cake season.

Since I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, funnel cakes
were not that common until just recently. I think they
are more a specialty, at least years ago, of the PA
Dutch areas.

> > You know what REAL potpie is.

Maybe that's also something from the other end of the
state. The only potpies I ever ate growing up were
the ones that said Banquet on the outside of the box. :-(

> > You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

I've heard the phrase but again, probably the other end
of the state.

> > Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most
> >certainly, NOT "dressing."

My turkey, and all my ancestors and relatives turkey have
always had stuffing.

> > You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you
> > know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

No, I consider Pittsburgh to be "out east" and Philly
to be a little further out east. Even thought our
region is called Western Penna. and is considered to
be part of the Midwest (I was shocked to find this out
not too many years ago - I must have been living in a
cave or something not to have known this for the first
50 years of my life. Sheesh!), I have always thought of
Pittsburgh as being and Eastern city. You don't get
into the Midwest until you get a lot further west.
I even considered Ohio to be an eastern state although
I'm willing to let the Midwest have Ohio, just not
Western Penna.

> > When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and
> > when someone says 1979, you think "TMI".

Huh? I don't get this one. 'Splain, please.

> > You call sloppy joes, "barbecue". (STILL CAN'T
> > GET OVER THIS ONE.....BBQ IS FROM REVELL'S IN
> > LAURINGBURG, NC)

Nope, again, but be those weird Philadelphians.
Although, on the rare occasions that I make Sloppy
Joes, I just throw some barbecue sauce into some
browned ground beef, so you might get away with
referring to them as BBQ, but I still call them
Sloppy Joes.

> > When it snows, they put cinders on the roads
> > instead of sand.

I don't know where they still do that, perhaps a
few places out in the country, or something. Around
here all roads are salted. (I thought that sand
was a New England thing? I could be wrong about that.)

> > Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling,"
> > and believe that it really is a premium beer
> > (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).

> > The first day of Buck season and the first day of
> > Doe season are school holidays.

Ha Ha

> > One of the highlights of your life was a field trip
> > to Penn's cave and Horseshoe curve.

Must have lead a deprived childhood. I'm almost 60
and *still* have not been to Horseshoe Curve! I keep
meaning to do that one of these days real soon. I did
go to Penn's Cave a couple of years ago, but it wasn't
a school field trip. In Pittsburgh, back in the 50's
and 60's all field trips were to the famous Buhl Planetarium
on Pittsburgh's North Side.

> > You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you
> > to "red up" your room. (?)

Sorry to correct you but it's "redd" up - 2 d's.

> > You know the time and location of every "wing night"
> > in a 20 mile radius.

Yeah, I used to know this. Now that $.15 and $.25
wings are extinct I'm sort of let me membership in
Wings Illuminati lapse. It seems like the cheapest
you can find wings these days is $.40 and usually
they're $.50 or $.60 per wing. It's a disgrace!

> > You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh
> > talk funny.

Oh, I most certainly think people from Philly talk
funny. ;-)

> > All of your childhood vacations were trips to
> > the Jersey shore.

Been there once when I was 21. That was enough.
Wanted to see what it was like. Accidentally swallowed
some nasty salt walter when I got hit in the mouth by
a wave. Had to drink rum and coke the entire rest of the
3-day weekend because when I tried to drink water it tasted
like dead fish! Not only did that trip put me off
the Jersey Shore but it put me off rum and coke. ;-)

> > You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit
> > over a snowsuit.

Maybe nowadays, but then trick-or-treating has become
incredibly wussy these days. 50 years ago, no matter
how cold it was you only wore the costume. Sheesh!

> > Driving is always better in winter because the
> > potholes are filled with snow.

Actually, the potholes are usually all fixed just in time
for winter, when new one start being created by the cold
and ice. So all summer you have to drive over potholes
(it would be too much like right to actually fix them early
in the spring so people could have smooth summer driving) and
then all winter you get to drive over ice and snow. That's
the charm of living in Pittsburgh.

> > You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.

True.

> > You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter,
> > still winter and construction.

Good one!

> > Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop"
> > actually mean something to you.
> >
> > You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception"
> > and not even bat an eye. (BEEN TO A FEW FIREHOUSE
> > WEDDINGS TOO)
> >
> > You think nothing of an Amish buggy on the road.
> >
> > You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around
> > the buggy tie-ups in the supermarket parking lot.
> >
> > You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA"
> > (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?
> >
> > You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and
> > think this is normal.
> >
> > You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax,
> > Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and
> > Slippery Rock are PA towns.
> >
> > There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak".
> > Its just called a Cheesesteak since everybody knows
> > where they come from.
> >
> > Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to
> > pass a tractor on the highway. (EXCEPT IN THE SUMMER,
> > TRYING TO GET OVER THE BRIDGE TO JERSERY TO GET TO
> > THE SHORE OR UP THE NE EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE
> > TRYING TO GET TO THE POCONOS).
> >
> > "Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.
> >
> > You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
> > (WITH THE SAME CAR, GUILTY AS CHARGED)
> >
> > You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
> >
> > You use a down comforter in the summer.

Are you kidding? It's hot and muggy in Pee-ay in the summer.
A person would die under a down comforter! Sheesh!

> > Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow
> > during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

Yep.

> > You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
> > (and to church)
> >
> > You install security lights on your house and garage and
> > then leave both unlocked.

Security lights schmecurity lights.

> > You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish,
> > and berries.

Boy, I wish! (for the deer meat, that is)

> > You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend
> > or wife knows how to use them. (LEARNED THIS TRICK IN NC)
> >
> > There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the
> > Sheetz mini-mart at any given time. (NOT IN ONE OF THE
> > BIGGER CITIES, NO WAY)
> >
> > You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and
> > know others who do the same. Those from NY find this
> > "barbaric". (CAN'T VERIFY THE NY STATEMENT)

Hm, I always thought this was just a college student thing.
I heat up my leftover breakfast pizza in the toaster oven.

> > You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that
> > it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
> >
> > At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks)
> > have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows
> > all year long.

Okay, I know this is mainly in the Lancaster area. I've seen
them in all the houses there but I've never seen them in other
areas of the state, and definitely not in the Pittsburgh area.

> > You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple,
> > Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

Again, PA Dutch areas.

> > You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing
> > the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.

The Chicken Dance is a polka? I didn't know that. I've only
seen it once - I don't go to a lot of weddings - and it didn't
look like a polka to me. Hmmm? :-)

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Andy wrote:
>
> How about:
>
> Pennsylvania: Where your state's garbage becomes our landfills.
>
> Pennsylvania: The first state with a URL on the license plate
> (www.state.pa.us), for other Pennsylvanians to see with wonder.

We are *so* in the technological forefront!

> Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild
> after the 1889 Johnstown Flood is still in effect.

Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze,
unless it's built into the price>

> Pennsylvania: The largest black bear population in the country.
>
> Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns
> are legal!

Really? Where can I get one? ;-)

> Pennsylvania: Philadelphia cream cheese is made in New York.
>
> Pennsylvania: Resting on the Mason/Dixon line.
>
> Pennsylvania: Home of the worst nuclear accident in the
> nation's history.

We are *so* in the technological forefront!

> Pennsylvania: Still better than New Jersey!

Take that, NJ!

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:21:27 -0400, Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:
>
> > I am 45 and I am a born and raised Pennsylvanian. I never heard of
> > "dippy eggs" before.
>
> Same here, except 6 years younger. Never heard of them either.
>
> >>> Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT
> >> "dressing."
>
> We always called it stuffing. Never dressing though.
>
> >>> You call sloppy joes, "barbecue". (STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS ONE.....BBQ
> >> IS FROM REVELL'S IN LAURINGBURG, NC)
>
> BBQ if Chip-Chopped ham in BBQ sauce served on hamburger buns.

No, they are 2 different things - there's Sloppy Joes and
there's Chipped Ham BBQs. I've never heard anyone refer to
a Chipped Ham BBQ as a Sloppy Joe. And Chipped Ham BBQs are
usually served on hamburger buns.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally wrote:

>>> You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
>
> I've heard the phrase but again, probably the other end
> of the state.

My husband is from Altoona. He grew up eating "dippy eggs" which I
assumed was just his own family's pet phrase?
Goomba

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
> total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from NC....I
> haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD REFERENCES!!!!

The real deal: http://www.coalregion.com/recipes.htm

Sheldon Aliquippa

"Al Reid" > wrote in message
...
> "Kthonian" > wrote in message
> ...
>> One time on Usenet, Steve Wertz > said:
>> > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:21:27 -0400, Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>
>> > > I am 45 and I am a born and raised Pennsylvanian. I never heard of
>> > > "dippy eggs" before.
>> >
>> > Same here, except 6 years younger. Never heard of them either.
>>
>> Miguel (DH) uses that expression to describe over-easy eggs, into
>> which one dips their toast. He's a Central PA native -- maybe it
>> depends on which part of the state one is from...
>>
>> --
>> "Kthonian" is Jani in WA
>> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~
>
> I've lived in PA all of my life and have enjoyed dippy eggs for as long as
> I can remember. Your description is right on the money.
>
> --
> Al Reid


We always called them 'dippy eggs', and after 22 years in NC, still call
them that. I still call soda, 'pop', and rubber bands, 'gum bands', and
have to remind myself to ask for a sub, not a hoagie. And as for the
cinders...I grew up in Altoona, Pa., ''home of the 'world famous' Horseshoe
Curve'', (as well as Boyer's Candy Co., makers of Mallo cups and other sweet
goodies, and Benzels Pretzel Co). Altoona was *the* RR town, the Juniata
shops being downtown. The cinders from the coal used to fire the engines
were plentiful in those parts. Our home had a coal furnace until the late
60s.

chipper

Chipper wrote:

> We always called them 'dippy eggs', and after 22 years in NC, still call
> them that. I still call soda, 'pop', and rubber bands, 'gum bands', and
> have to remind myself to ask for a sub, not a hoagie. And as for the
> cinders...I grew up in Altoona, Pa., ''home of the 'world famous' Horseshoe
> Curve'', (as well as Boyer's Candy Co., makers of Mallo cups and other sweet
> goodies, and Benzels Pretzel Co). Altoona was *the* RR town, the Juniata
> shops being downtown. The cinders from the coal used to fire the engines
> were plentiful in those parts. Our home had a coal furnace until the late
> 60s.

Hey.. another Hot-tunaite like my husband, lol.
Gardners candy Peanut Butter/Chocolate "Meltaways" are TO DIE FOR! Best
I've ever had.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> Chipper wrote:
>
>> We always called them 'dippy eggs', and after 22 years in NC, still call
>> them that. I still call soda, 'pop', and rubber bands, 'gum bands', and
>> have to remind myself to ask for a sub, not a hoagie. And as for the
>> cinders...I grew up in Altoona, Pa., ''home of the 'world famous'
>> Horseshoe Curve'', (as well as Boyer's Candy Co., makers of Mallo cups
>> and other sweet goodies, and Benzels Pretzel Co). Altoona was *the* RR
>> town, the Juniata shops being downtown. The cinders from the coal used
>> to fire the engines were plentiful in those parts. Our home had a coal
>> furnace until the late 60s.
>
> Hey.. another Hot-tunaite like my husband, lol.
> Gardners candy Peanut Butter/Chocolate "Meltaways" are TO DIE FOR! Best
> I've ever had.

Yep! Altoona is a good place to be from.
My uncle used to say that "Altoona" was Indian for "All hope is
gone."...lol.
If you go to the factory outlet, you can get bags of seconds and die
cheaply.

A 'toast' to the dippy egg!
chipper

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch
>> for
>> total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from
>> NC....I
>> haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD
>> REFERENCES!!!!
>
> The real deal: http://www.coalregion.com/recipes.htm
>
> Sheldon Aliquippa
>

Of course! How could I forget pickled eggs? My mother made a big jar for
every school festival, and no PA picnic is complete without them. I finally
took the time to measure for the recipe...

Pickled Eggs

1 can Libby's beets (I like the small whole ones)
1 tsp salt
1/4 c vinegar
6 hardboiled eggs
slices of sweet onion separated into rings

Refrigerate and allow to sit overnight, (at least) before eating, (24 hrs.
is better).


Done this way, the eggs are a deep fuchsia color. DD loved to take them in
her lunch with cottage cheese to go with the beets. The southern kids would
gather and watch in fascinated horror as she enjoyed her 'pink
eggs'...heehee. (See, beets can be fun!

chipper

Chipper > wrote in message
...

> Pickled Eggs
>
> 1 can Libby's beets (I like the small whole ones)
> 1 tsp salt
> 1/4 c vinegar
> 6 hardboiled eggs
> slices of sweet onion separated into rings
>
> Refrigerate and allow to sit overnight, (at least) before eating,
> (24 hrs. is better).
>
>
> Done this way, the eggs are a deep fuchsia color. DD loved
> to take them in her lunch with cottage cheese to go with the
> beets. The southern kids would gather and watch in fascinated
> horror as she enjoyed her 'pink eggs'...heehee. (See, beets
> can be fun!

Spawn's 2nd grade class were similarly horrifically fascinated when we
brought some in for a party. Spawn dug in and pretty soon every egg was
gone as one kid after another tried them and would mumble "MM! Pri'ee
good!" Lot's of purple fingers and even more grins. I don't use the
beets, though; I eat'em straight from the can. (S&W are the best!)

The Ranger

"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
...
> this is for all of you out there who once lived in PA......can't vouch for
> total veracity as I have only lived here since '79, originally from
> NC....I
> haven't seen one of these for there. AND YES, THERE ARE FOOD
> REFERENCES!!!!
> -ginny (whose inserts are in caps)
>
> YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WHEN........
>>
>> You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it
> incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
>>
>> You don't understand what all the hype is about for Yeungling or Rolling
> Rock beer, you've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is
> cheaper.

RR was just a cheap beer we drank by the case in the 'skellar while going to
Penn State...


>> You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of
> funnel cake season.
>>
>> You know what REAL potpie is .
>>
>> You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast .

Like others in here, I've never heard this term before (I'm from Wellsboro,
in north-central PA).


>> Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT
> "dressing."

Growing up, I heard people use both the terms stuffing and dressing to mean
the same thing. Never filling.


>> You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to
> Philly is the Turnpike.
>>
>> When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979,
>> you
> think "TMI".
>>
>> You call sloppy joes, "barbecue". (STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS ONE.....BBQ
> IS FROM REVELL'S IN LAURINGBURG, NC)

Never called sloppy joes BBQ.

(BTW, the ONLY BBQ is TX-style--brisket, ribs, etc.)


>> When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.

They always put salt on the roads around Wellsboro.


>> Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really
> is a
>> premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).

Actually, my DH (who normally has great taste in beer) likes Yuengling (then
again, he's from NJ, so...).


>> The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school
> holidays.
>>
>> One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and
> Horseshoe curve.

We did the Penn's Cave field trip once or twice, but never Horseshoe Curve
(never even heard of it, in fact).


>> You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your
> room. (?)

Never heard that before. (My mom's from upstate NY, though. Maybe that's
why?)


>> You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.
>>
>> You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.
>>
>> All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey shore.

Never went to the Jersey shore with my family. We usually went to Blue
Mountain Lake (in NY state--the Adirondacks) or to Chincoteague Island, VA.


>> You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
>>
>> Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with
> snow.
>>
>> You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
>>
>> You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
> construction.

Funny...a similar list for Texas includes almost summer, summer, still
summer, and something else (don't think it's construction).


>> Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean
> something to you.

Since growing up and moving away from there, I've learned to call hoagie,
crick, and pop by their proper names. (My mom still uses crick and pop,
though, which drives me crazy. She also uses the term supper instead of
dinner.)


>> You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an
> eye. (BEEN TO A FEW FIREHOUSE WEDDINGS TOO)
>>
>> You think nothing of an Amish buggy on the road.
>>
>> You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie-ups in
> the supermarket parking lot.

Those last two only apply to people living near amish country.


>> You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How
>> many
> other states do that?
>>
>> You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
>>
>> You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Virginville,
>> Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
>>
>> There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". Its just called a
> Cheesesteak since everybody knows where they come from.
>>
>> Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the
> highway. (EXCEPT IN THE SUMMER, TRYING TO GET OVER THE BRIDGE TO JERSERY
> TO
> GET TO THE SHORE OR UP THE NE EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE TRYING TO GET TO
> THE
> POCONOS).
>>
>> "Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.
>>
>> You know several people who have hit deer more than once. (WITH THE SAME
> CAR, GUILTY AS CHARGED)
>>
>> You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

I can remember doing this in the winter while living in Houston.


>> You use a down comforter in the summer.
>>
>> Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging
> blizzard, without flinching.
>>
>> You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. (and to church)

LOL. DH's extended family (from St. Mary's, PA) all wore hunting jackets
(the men also wore hats) to our outdoor wedding at the PA Grand Canyon in
Sept., '95.


>> You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both
> unlocked.
>>
>> You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
>>
>> You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how
> to use them. (LEARNED THIS TRICK IN NC)
>>
>> There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Sheetz mini-mart
> at any given time. (NOT IN ONE OF THE BIGGER CITIES, NO WAY)
>>
>> You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who
> do
>> the same. Those from NY find this "barbaric". (CAN'T VERIFY THE NY
> STATEMENT)
>>
>> You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in
> several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
>>
>> At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks) have electric
> "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
>>
>> You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer
>> Sausage
> (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
>>
>> You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken
>> Dance"
> and
>> at least 5 other Polkas.

Also, the "Hokey Pokey."


Mary (lived in PA til I was 24)

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>>
>
>> > When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and
>> > when someone says 1979, you think "TMI".
>
> Huh? I don't get this one. 'Splain, please.

Hurricane Agnes, in '72, the big one that flooded all of our basements...

TMI = Three Mile Island

HTH-
Mary

The Ranger, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on 22 Aug
2006, typed out:

> Chipper > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Pickled Eggs
>>
>> 1 can Libby's beets (I like the small whole ones)
>> 1 tsp salt
>> 1/4 c vinegar
>> 6 hardboiled eggs
>> slices of sweet onion separated into rings
>>
>> Refrigerate and allow to sit overnight, (at least) before eating,
>> (24 hrs. is better).
>>
>>
>> Done this way, the eggs are a deep fuchsia color. DD loved
>> to take them in her lunch with cottage cheese to go with the
>> beets. The southern kids would gather and watch in fascinated
>> horror as she enjoyed her 'pink eggs'...heehee. (See, beets
>> can be fun!
>
> Spawn's 2nd grade class were similarly horrifically fascinated when we
> brought some in for a party. Spawn dug in and pretty soon every egg was
> gone as one kid after another tried them and would mumble "MM! Pri'ee
> good!" Lot's of purple fingers and even more grins. I don't use the
> beets, though; I eat'em straight from the can. (S&W are the best!)
>
> The Ranger


http://www.wackyuses.com/experiments...messageegg.htm

Andy

Andy wrote:
>
> http://www.wackyuses.com/experiments...messageegg.htm
>

That's great! I bookmarked it.

Andy <q> wrote in message ...

> http://www.wackyuses.com/experiments...messageegg.htm

Interesting... I know what I'm doing this afternoon.

The Ranger

MareCat wrote:
>
> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> > When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and
> >> > when someone says 1979, you think "TMI".
> >
> > Huh? I don't get this one. 'Splain, please.
>
> Hurricane Agnes, in '72, the big one that flooded all of our basements...

I was wondering if it might be a hurricane. I had
moved to Calif. in the summer of '72 so I guess I missed
it.

> TMI = Three Mile Island

I realized this after I posted. Duh!

> HTH-
> Mary


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

MareCat wrote:
>
>
> Like others in here, I've never heard this term before (I'm from Wellsboro,
> in north-central PA).

Ooooh! I love Wellsboro. I love the Wellsboro Diner.
I love the PA Grand Canyon. Lucky you. Do you still
live there?

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> MareCat wrote:
>>
>>
>> Like others in here, I've never heard this term before (I'm from
>> Wellsboro,
>> in north-central PA).
>
> Ooooh! I love Wellsboro. I love the Wellsboro Diner.
> I love the PA Grand Canyon. Lucky you. Do you still
> live there?

Lived there til I was 24, then moved to the Houston area. Lived down there
until a month and a half ago, when we moved to the Baltimore area.

Wellsboro is a nice place to visit, and it was a great place in which to
grow up. But I couldn't wait to move far away after I grew up... Whenever I
visit family there these days, I see so much white trash and ignorant
rednecks around town (I went to school with many of those people; several of
them still live with their parents--at age 40), I'm reminded of the
small-town mentality that exists there.

Mary

Kate Connally wrote:

>
>>Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild
>>after the 1889 Johnstown Flood is still in effect.
>
>
> Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze,
> unless it's built into the price>


It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate charge.
Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.

http://pittsburgh.about.com/b/a/191827.htm





>>
>>Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns
>>are legal!
>
>
> Really? Where can I get one? ;-)

At a gun store with a class III license. You fill out a BATF form, have
it signed by local law enforcement and submit it to BATF with 2
fingerprint cards to BATF and then undergo an FBI backgrounf check. If
approved you get a form back which allows the class III dealer to
transfer the gun to you.

George, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on 23 Aug 2006,
typed out:

> It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate
charge.
> Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.
>
> http://pittsburgh.about.com/b/a/191827.htm


Told ya so! The BUMS!!!

Andy

"George" > wrote

>>>Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild after the 1889
>>>Johnstown Flood is still in effect.

>> Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze,
>> unless it's built into the price>

> It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate charge.
> Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.

(bad bad snippage, sorry guys) It has come to the government's
attention that the Spanish-American war is over and paid for; on
next year's federal tax return, Americans can claim a $50 credit.
They have been levying that tax on our long distance phone bills
since 1898.

nancy

George wrote:
>
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
> >
> >>Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild
> >>after the 1889 Johnstown Flood is still in effect.
> >
> >
> > Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze,
> > unless it's built into the price>
>
> It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate charge.
> Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.

I wondered why liquor costs so much in PA!!!

> http://pittsburgh.about.com/b/a/191827.htm
>
> >>
> >>Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns
> >>are legal!
> >
> >
> > Really? Where can I get one? ;-)
>
> At a gun store with a class III license. You fill out a BATF form, have
> it signed by local law enforcement and submit it to BATF with 2
> fingerprint cards to BATF and then undergo an FBI backgrounf check. If
> approved you get a form back which allows the class III dealer to
> transfer the gun to you.

Ooooh! Goody! I can't wait to get one. There's a lot of
people out there driving SUV's that annoy the hell out of
me. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Oh pshaw, on Thu 24 Aug 2006 09:08:33a, Kate Connally meant to say...

> George wrote:
>>
>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >>Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild after the
>> >>1889 Johnstown Flood is still in effect.
>> >
>> >
>> > Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze, unless
>> > it's built into the price>
>>
>> It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate charge.
>> Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.
>
> I wondered why liquor costs so much in PA!!!
>
>> http://pittsburgh.about.com/b/a/191827.htm
>>
>> >>
>> >>Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns are legal!
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Really? Where can I get one? ;-)
>>
>> At a gun store with a class III license. You fill out a BATF form, have
>> it signed by local law enforcement and submit it to BATF with 2
>> fingerprint cards to BATF and then undergo an FBI backgrounf check. If
>> approved you get a form back which allows the class III dealer to
>> transfer the gun to you.
>
> Ooooh! Goody! I can't wait to get one. There's a lot of
> people out there driving SUV's that annoy the hell out of
> me. ;-)
>
> Kate
>

I've often longed for a button on my dashboard that, when pressed, would
vaporize any SUV driving in front of me.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

FATAL SYSTEM ERROR: Press F13 to continue...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> I've often longed for a button on my dashboard that, when pressed, would
> vaporize any SUV driving in front of me.
>

Oh pahleese... I'd much rather be able to blast the idiots with the
stereos booming in the cars. Noise pollution is more annoying to me.
I dream of a way to "neutralize" their bass and some sort of imposed
sound limiter..... <sigh> a pipe dream, I'm sure?

Goomba38 wrote:
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> > I've often longed for a button on my dashboard that, when pressed, would
> > vaporize any SUV driving in front of me.
> >
>
> Oh pahleese... I'd much rather be able to blast the idiots with the
> stereos booming in the cars. Noise pollution is more annoying to me.
> I dream of a way to "neutralize" their bass and some sort of imposed
> sound limiter..... <sigh> a pipe dream, I'm sure?

Well, why can't we do both! SUVs, loud stereos, and I'm sure
I could come up with quite a few more. Actually I've often
said that there should be a law that no one else is allowed on
the road when I'm driving. ;-) Remember that commercial - I
can't recall what it was for - with this guy named Bob who
could do anything he wanted. He park in no parking zone or
something like that and the cop would start to ball him out
and then he'd see who it was and say, "Oh, it's you, Bob,"
and the let him go. Well, I use to fantasize that that was
me and the cop was saying, "Oh, it's you, Kate," and just
go on his merry way. :-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Mary and Kate wrote:

>MareCat wrote:

>>Like others in here, I've never heard
>> this term before (I'm from Wellsboro, in
>> north-central PA).

>Ooooh! I love Wellsboro. I love the
> Wellsboro Diner. I love the PA Grand
> Canyon. Lucky you. Do you still live
> there?

>Kate

I used to visit Mergenthaller Linotype frequently in the '80s. The ratio
of pick-up trucks to cars in the parking lot was 1 : 1. All pick-ups had
gun racks in them and in the Fall also some guns. The Diner was great.
There was a restaurant on the highway between Williamsport and Wellsboro
that specialized in turkey platters. It was about mid way. Is it still
there?
Hal

DOGS RULE

Wayne Boatwright, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on
24 Aug 2006, typed out:

> Oh pshaw, on Thu 24 Aug 2006 09:08:33a, Kate Connally meant to say...
>
>> George wrote:
>>>
>>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >>Pennsylvania: Where the 19% sales tax on liquor to rebuild after
>>> >>the 1889 Johnstown Flood is still in effect.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Huh? I'm pretty sure they only charge 7% when I buy booze, unless
>>> > it's built into the price>
>>>
>>> It used to print out as a line item on the reciept as a separate
>>> charge.
>>> Some time ago they imbedded it in the cost.
>>
>> I wondered why liquor costs so much in PA!!!
>>
>>> http://pittsburgh.about.com/b/a/191827.htm
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >>Pennsylvania: Where Class III fully automatic machine guns are
>>> >>legal!
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Really? Where can I get one? ;-)
>>>
>>> At a gun store with a class III license. You fill out a BATF form,
>>> have it signed by local law enforcement and submit it to BATF with 2
>>> fingerprint cards to BATF and then undergo an FBI backgrounf check.
>>> If approved you get a form back which allows the class III dealer to
>>> transfer the gun to you.
>>
>> Ooooh! Goody! I can't wait to get one. There's a lot of
>> people out there driving SUV's that annoy the hell out of
>> me. ;-)
>>
>> Kate
>>
>
> I've often longed for a button on my dashboard that, when pressed,
> would vaporize any SUV driving in front of me.


I always wanted one of those robo-wars robotic arms that folds out with a
giant rotating sawblade. ))

Andy

Wayne Boatwright, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on
24 Aug 2006, typed out:

> I'm interested in the technology that is now capable of neutralizing
> cell phone signals within a given range. I hope it's use in public
> places becomes widespread.


The new ET...

"Phone from home."

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> > I've often longed for a button on my dashboard that, when pressed, would
> > vaporize any SUV driving in front of me.
> >
>
> Oh pahleese... I'd much rather be able to blast the idiots with the
> stereos booming in the cars. Noise pollution is more annoying to me.
> I dream of a way to "neutralize" their bass and some sort of imposed
> sound limiter..... <sigh> a pipe dream, I'm sure?

Sorta like those guys with the high powered cb/ham radios that overpower
regular radio transmission......when you see the car bouncing due to the
bass you'd love to flip a switch and send them a dose of 'Montovani' (sp?)
or maybe some 'Ride of the Valkyries'.
-ginny

"Hal" > wrote in message
...
> Mary and Kate wrote:
>
>>MareCat wrote:
>
>>>Like others in here, I've never heard
>>> this term before (I'm from Wellsboro, in
>>> north-central PA).
>
>>Ooooh! I love Wellsboro. I love the
>> Wellsboro Diner. I love the PA Grand
>> Canyon. Lucky you. Do you still live
>> there?
>
>>Kate
>
> I used to visit Mergenthaller Linotype frequently in the '80s. The ratio
> of pick-up trucks to cars in the parking lot was 1 : 1. All pick-ups had
> gun racks in them and in the Fall also some guns.

Our next-door neighbor worked at Mergenthaller when I was growing up.


> The Diner was great.
> There was a restaurant on the highway between Williamsport and Wellsboro
> that specialized in turkey platters. It was about mid way. Is it still
> there?

Yep. Fry's Turkey Ranch, on Rt. 15, is still there. Good turkey dinners.

Mary

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
>
> Well, why can't we do both! SUVs, loud stereos, and I'm sure
> I could come up with quite a few more.

Yes, the jerk behind me with the high beams on.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
>> Well, why can't we do both! SUVs, loud stereos, and I'm sure
>> I could come up with quite a few more.
>
> Yes, the jerk behind me with the high beams on.
>
Or the idiot going the speed limit in the left lane who won't move over
to let you pass. Off with their TIRES!!!!

"Goomba38" > wrote

>> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
>>> Well, why can't we do both! SUVs, loud stereos, and I'm sure
>>> I could come up with quite a few more.
>>
>> Yes, the jerk behind me with the high beams on.
> Or the idiot going the speed limit in the left lane who won't move over to
> let you pass. Off with their TIRES!!!!

Oh, I like the way you think! Good one! Please can we use
it on swerving cell phone talking drivers? Or is that one already
taken.

nancy