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Ancillary income A lot of you would pass out if you could see what travelers spend on stupid stuff in Iowa. Iowa has some picturesque places around the state. But compared to CA or WA, Forget about it. Not a single national park. Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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We live way back in the sticks, and any tourist around here is certainly lost. ------------------------------------------------ "It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell | |||
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Californians or one of the 7 words George Carlin couldn't say. | |||
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snowbirds or illegals | |||
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Here in NC the summer residents, most of which are from Florida, are called 'half backs'. | |||
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Here in Chicago we refer to tourist's same as residents, TARGETS | |||
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I call them blowbacks, one hurricane and they are blown halfway back. Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever. | |||
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I'll put it this way: Around here, the old joke/saying is this: Q: What is the difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee? A: A Yankee visits. A: A Damn Yankee visits here, leaves and goes home, get a moving van and brings himself and family here on a one way trip. Q: What do you call a Damn Yankee? A: Anything you want, because he doesn't listen. In full disclosure, I married a woman who was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Boston, and never had an accent that I could detect. It was a total shock meeting her parents, as they had a very thick Brooklyn accent, and she was laughing the whole time at this. I had no clue. And, I have a lot of Damn Yankee friends who moved here for College, from NYC, Long Island, and New Jersey, they stayed here and raised a family, kids and grandkids, and are really good people, and they've been my most steadfast friends for 46 years now. . | |||
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We don't get a lot of tourists here. We get a lot of visitors but they are usually referred to has hockey teams, soccer teams, baseball teams, etc. I understand for those 'tourists' that are foolish enough to venture downtown, specifically those looking to see where 8 Mile was filled, are commonly referred to as targets. Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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Calling here a Yankee growing up in Boston, not a Yankee, she’s more likely a Red Sox! | |||
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Pukers Gutter punks Idiots Morons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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Some of the best people were born in Brooklyn.  הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Here's the three I heard the most on the Outer Banks (Harkers Island, in particular, I reckon). Drime- "Dit Dots" The term supposedly came about because tourists couldn’t understand the “High Tide” Outer Banks accent/dialect, so the locals responded, ‘What do you want us to do, talk in Morse code so you can understand us, like dit-dot, dit-dot, dot?’” “Dingbatter" Archie Bunker often called his wife a dingbat because, in his misogynist view, she didn’t have any common sense. People on the Outer Banks appropriated the term and started calling tourists dingbatters.” “Halfbacks" Yankees who spend half the year (naturally, “winter”) in the South. | |||
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No kidding??? When this question comes up on Jeopardy and I get it right, my wife will be impressed. ____________________ Blessed be the Lord, my Rock | |||
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We call them a lot of different things behind their backs here on Lake Erie but they are our livelihood for 5 to 6 months of the year. As much as I despise the traffic and their attitude, they’ve provided a good living for me and family over the years. I’ve been in marine/heavy equipment sight development for 38 years and we’ve never had to leave a 30 mile radius… my better half has been in management for Walmart for 35 yrs and her store is tops in the area and contribute to her yearly bonus that puts her in mid 3 figure salary for performance for these dreaded people lol. We bitch but we know what butters our bread.. | |||
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I call them rich, even if they aren't, because I can't afford vacations. But I'm glad about the money they bring to town for the shops and retailers, restaurateurs, hotels, and the people who work in those industries, because they work their asses off for a living. BTW I had to look up how to spell rest-rant-teer. Pretty slick I know. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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But it gets so COLD up there in North Dakota! CMSGT USAF (Retired) Chief of Police (Retired) | |||
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Cape/Atlantic counties- Shoobies because the Philadelphia city people rode the train and packed their lunches in shoe boxes to save some money, the locals selling food items hated them. | |||
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