tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post979535014788090114..comments2023-11-03T09:25:57.607-04:00Comments on 829 southdrive: Nothing New about itBaydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-27502929928741327832011-04-06T21:16:16.190-04:002011-04-06T21:16:16.190-04:00not pumping the gas myself was just awkward. we s...not pumping the gas myself was just awkward. we spent a day at the beach in Atlantic City with the boys a few years back, but skipped the casinos. <br /><br />it was cool to see the sunrise on the ocean - I see great sunsets on Lake Michigan all the time, but rarely see the sun rise over the water.my2fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457239434851029876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-89508764960619167592011-04-06T13:34:36.287-04:002011-04-06T13:34:36.287-04:00When people asked me where I was from and I said, ...When people asked me where I was from and I said, "New Jersey," they always looked at me rather strangely. So I quickly explained that my unusual accent was because I was from "North Jersey."Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-42564123748069725282011-04-06T13:22:15.723-04:002011-04-06T13:22:15.723-04:00It may also reflect the sense of terroir (to use a...It may also reflect the sense of terroir (to use a New Mexican mot)that some residents of the state express as their geographic identity.<br /><br />If you ask a fellow who grew up in Ocean City (like our friend in Princeton, Baydog) where he's from, the answer will be South Jersey...<br /><br />... not southern New Jersey.<br /><br />But for some reason, residents of lesser terroir are not as quick to identify themselves as from Mid Jersey, or North Jersey.<br /><br />And then there are the gentlefolk of Bernardsville and Basking Ridge, who believe they're actually living somewhere in Virginia.<br /><br />Ironically, I always thought that former Governor Kean had a strangely foreign way of pronouncing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWaQs1yZoZ4&NR=1" rel="nofollow">New Jersey</a>Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721376775731666766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-58021301933257860192011-04-06T13:09:31.431-04:002011-04-06T13:09:31.431-04:00Chutzpah! Calling New Jersey the Garden State is c...Chutzpah! Calling New Jersey the Garden State is chutzpah.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-4146310068699483002011-04-06T11:47:08.774-04:002011-04-06T11:47:08.774-04:00You must give credit to New Mexicans for having ch...You must give credit to New Mexicans for having chutzpah, though.<br /><br />I don't think it would occur to anyone in New Jersey to call their state the 'Land of Enchantment'.<br /><br />And this is even more impressive since <i> chutzpah</i> is not native to New Mexico. It was imported from New Jersey.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-69327144590919124572011-04-06T11:15:32.463-04:002011-04-06T11:15:32.463-04:00It is quite logical that people call your state Je...It is quite logical that people call your state Jersey rather than New Jersey because it is by far the oldest of the 4 US states called New Something. New Jersey became a state on Dec. 18 1787 but those laggards in New York and New Hampshire didn't get around to deciding to become states until many months later. New Mexico wasn't even a twinkle in Thomas Jefferson's eye at this time.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-47234720679970315772011-04-06T08:18:32.772-04:002011-04-06T08:18:32.772-04:00I guess that's why they say "Jersey girls...I guess that's why they say "Jersey girls don't pump gas" - never learned how and don't want to now!Lori Bonannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798560769060616378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-24112772650785053422011-04-06T07:25:33.898-04:002011-04-06T07:25:33.898-04:00The real Jersey is one of the Channel Islands. It ...The real Jersey is one of the Channel Islands. It is a British Crown Dependency but it is not part of the United Kingdom.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-76199787894487789912011-04-06T03:31:09.204-04:002011-04-06T03:31:09.204-04:00Ah yes, no need for drugs, we're high on the r...Ah yes, no need for drugs, we're high on the real things in life: a clean windshield and a full tank of gas!<br /><br />You can ask Bonnie about this, but in Hawaii I always thought it very odd that Oahu has three "interstate" highways.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-53737387193252942912011-04-06T02:06:42.992-04:002011-04-06T02:06:42.992-04:00You'd be surprised how many people drop the &q...You'd be surprised how many people drop the "New" from "New Mexico" and think I'm south of the border. New Mexico Magazine has a monthly back-page feature called "One of Our Fifty is Missing," documenting humorous instances of people who misplace the state.<br /><br />I have talked to telemarketers on the phone who complimented me on how good my English was. I have had an insurance company refuse to quote a rate to insure my boat because the company covered boats "only in the United States." I have had people ask about passports and visas and money exchange rates and whether their mobile phones will work.<br /><br />In the Garden State, however, I bet you seldom encounter people who think you're on an island in the United Kingdom.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.com