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jyossarian
04-14-08, 08:43 AM
Monday mornings, I like to read the Metropolitan Diary in the NY Times. Today I saw this bit:

Overheard outside a florist’s shop on Third Avenue near 71st Street in Manhattan:

Potential customer, older man: “Got any doyt?”
I burst out laughing because I understood it, even though it's an older accent I haven't heard in a while. Then I realized that wasn't the end of it.

Clerk: “What’s doyt?”

P.C.: “Ya know ... ya dig it ... outa da oyt.”
That's when I realized the charming and beloved Noo Yawk accent is disappearing. (For reference to the old Noo Yawk accent, watch the Honeymooners or any WWII movie w/ a character named "Brooklyn" in it.) Oh well, time marches on. Think I'll go get a cuppa cawfee an' a bialy.

jeebusaurousrex
04-14-08, 11:41 AM
Hahaha "outa da oyt"

My favorite non-noo-yawka noo yawk acksent goes to Annie Potts in Ghostbusters.

baj32161
04-14-08, 02:34 PM
It'll never die as long as we have Bugs Bunny!

Bugs RULES!!!!

Air
04-17-08, 02:55 PM
The 4 AM bar closing is also going away (http://gothamist.com/2008/04/17/2_am_closing_ti.php) :(

baj32161
04-17-08, 05:12 PM
The 4 AM bar closing is also going away (http://gothamist.com/2008/04/17/2_am_closing_ti.php) :(

Now THAT sucks!!!!!

jyossarian
04-17-08, 06:59 PM
The 4 AM bar closing is also going away (http://gothamist.com/2008/04/17/2_am_closing_ti.php) :(
Lousy community boards.

jeebusaurousrex
04-17-08, 10:25 PM
How sad. Just last week I partied with some out of town friends who lamented that their city shut down early.

Then again, most post 4AM shenanigans I've been a part of never ended well. This might be a good thing...NAH.