I miss Jersey. I lived in Monmouth County and spent a lot of wonderful weekends exploring the Pine Barrens and taking in some sun at LBI or Point Pleasant. It's a great place to live. But that commute to NYC was hell. Paul
"Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Chris: > > I'm Jersey born and bred, and proud of it. Only left for College (our greatest > export has always been college students) military service, and vacations. > > My remarks to which you cite were, of course, in jest. You are correct: New > Yorkers talk that way, not folks from Jersey. I like to perpetuate the > stereotypes, however, to keep all those Midwesterners from discovering what it's > really like, and then moving here and trashing up the place. In a way, it's > good that most Americans only know New Jersey from the Turnpike and the > Sopranos. Let them laugh at us, while we enjoy the hills of Somerset, Morris > and Hunterdon, the Great Swamp, the Pine Barrens, the woods of Sussex and > Warren, and the great beaches of LBI, Stone Harbor, Avon-by-the-Sea, etc. > > Chris Niesmertelny wrote: > > > Dan, > > > > You're from Jersey. We don't say Joisey. And we don't say Youse. You must > > be from Brooklyn originally, but I won't hold it against you. > > > > Actually, I'm from Texas originally, so I guess "Howse ya'll doin'" is more > > in order. > > > > And the Swamp, for those not familiar, is a great place. I spent my high > > school years not far from there. > > > > Chris > > > > How YOU doin'? Youse from Joisey? What exit? > > And, by the way, the Great Swamp is a lovely spot, particulary is you like > > to > > shoot birds (with a pentax, that is)! > > > > Chris Niesmertelny wrote: > > > > > Regards, and a special "how ya doin" to my Jersey neighbors. > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > -- > Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com > Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
