ENBB's New England Cultural Corner

lol have you been to boston?

OK, I was clutching at straws.

Why isn't Rhode Island just Rhode Island? Did they get too big for their boots or what?

pato where are the tigers on yr godforsaken list???

also i am the owner of a geelong supercats bag. el, oh, el.

I think you've lost me somewhere.

what is a better state NH or VT

what is a better school amherst or umass

what is a better place to kayak RI or ME

what is worse place to get gay married VT or CT

what is a neutral ground for drunk partygoers in burlington

VT
Amherst
ME
I'd guess VT if only because CT is closer to NYC and can better leverage NYC resources; in terms of scenery VT would win in a cakewalk
Don't know Burlington at all

correct
one of my stepsisters goes 2 amherst - so umasss
RI
trick qn u cant get gay married because jesus h8s it
mexican restaurant near one of the ski resorts best enchiladas around

~ Live free or die
~ U.S. News & World Report would say amherst but I will go with umass because amherst doesn't have a song about it (at least not to my knowledge)
~ I am partial to RI
~ CT
~ The last time I was in Burlington I was 10 and definitely not drunk so no idea.

The World's Largest Arcade is in NH. NH > VT.

(the best part about this is that I'm not even from NE)

pato where are the tigers on yr godforsaken list???

also i am the owner of a geelong supercats bag. el, oh, el.

No Tigers because a) Andrew Gaze is boring and b) Mark Bradtke is the worst person alive for double-crossing South Australia.

PUT THAT SUPERCATS BAG ON EBAY = $$$$$

How do you pronounce "Clam Chowder"??

Delicious.

If you're wondering if I say "chowdah" then no, I do not. Then again, I'm not originally from NE so I don't have an accent. I don't say "jimmies" either. They'll always be sprinkles to me.

Why are they caled "jimmies"?? That's insanity!!

guys jimmies is secretly racist.

So the multi-colored ones are called sprinkles, it's only the brown ones that called jimmies. And here's a little info I found about the racist claim:

The Boston Globe investigated the origin of jimmies last winter after a reader inquired about a rumor that the term originally was racist - the idea being that some people refer only to chocolate ones as jimmies, and rainbow ones as sprinkles. Perhaps, the reader surmised, the word descended from Jim Crow.

The Globe found no evidence of this, but did cite a commentary in 1986 on National Public Radio by the late Boston poet John Ciardi, who claimed: "From the time I was able to run to the local ice cream store clutching my first nickel, which must have been around 1922, no ice cream cone was worth having unless it was liberally sprinkled with jimmies."

Ciardi, the Globe said, "dismissed Just Born as claim-jumpers looking to trademark someone else's sweet inspiration." His jimmies had come first.

Another theory on the origin of the name:

Back in the 1930s, the Just Born candy company of Bethlehem produced a topping called chocolate grains. The man who ran the machine that made these chocolate grains was named Jimmy Bartholomew.

"Thus, his product became known as jimmies," said Ross Born, the chief executive officer. He was told this story by his grandfather and company founder, Sam Born. Just Born registered jimmies as its trademark, and continued producing jimmies until the mid-1960s - which is why the name was so popular here.

The trademark expired and soon after, Just Born stopped making jimmies.

Will we ever know the truth?

oh cool, maybe it's not racist.

I gotta be honest, more and more it's 1 pWN 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1: this board is retardo montalban (RIP).

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talk about your gratitude

Unlocked but I want the following:

a) Erica to sign her allegiance to The Cape in blood
b) An in-depth discussion on the brutalist masterpiece that is Boston City Hall
c) FRIED CLAMS

http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/BostonCityHall2.jpg

1. I pledge allegiance to the cape . . .

2. Having been inside Boston City Hall, I can attest that this monstrosity is as awful on the inside as it is out the outside. It looks like a prison. I am not a fan of this particular architectural style.

3. FRIED CLAMS are deeeeee-licious. In fact, just last weekend I traveled up the coast to sample some of these babies. Here is the photographic evidence:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/expatrica/FriedClams.jpg

It is important, however, that one orders fried clam strips rather than fired whole bellied clams. The former are amazing while the latter are slimy, gross and blech. I mean I'm sure there are some fans out there but most ppl I know also seem to prefer the strips.

I also sampled something called a clam cake which looked something like this:

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/9469.jpg

It was basically just a ball of fried dough with some clam bits in it. Interesting but I don't know that I'd order one again.

1. Yay!
2. Boo! (Brutalism is a monument to the post-war dream!)
3. GOD DAMN, those fried clam strips and chips look good. Might eat the clam cake too.

Wait, so are all New Englanders racist or just most?

good one!!!

ehh

just the racist ones

me no rikey!!!!

Just found out my old work manager from my brief Philly days is now working in Boston!!

He's a Kiwi and his favourite band ever is The Police!!

If I meet him, I will be sure to say hello!

I remember one time we were co-writing an AMAZING tour guide on Asian destinations and he came up to my desk all excited because I was supposed to be working on that upcoming Saturday and he thought I could get a lot done as there wouldn't be any regular work or calls. Unfortunately, I forgot to tell him that I had traded my Saturday shift to a girl who wanted the extra money and he looked a bit crushed.

My mate who was sitting at the desk next to me, sent me an e-mail with the subject "I think he looks disappointed!!".

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. you crushed his poor heart.

And I ended up going to the King of Prussia mall instead.

Wait - why were you in Philly? I don't think I know anything about this. KoP mall! I have been there.

I was working there on a sort of internship!! Everyone knows about it!!

I am in the dark about a lot of things Phil.

Sorry, Erica!!

Now I want fried clams.

And clam cakes too.

good stuff

yes to fried clams

but strips not whole bellies those are gross

here is a gud foto

http://37.media.tumblr.com/68ad7c5db575de9584a292469c534ed5/tumblr_n6gtdfoI9H1qjxp7ko1_500.jpg

http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsereeMEKl1qznwvxo1_1280.jpg

so proud

omg

new england is ok

I am going to Bar Harbor in a few weeks, any tips?

kick someone's ass the first day, or become someone's bitch. then everything will be all right.