lots of stuff

Jerry Friedman · 13 Jul 2010, 20:51 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: jerry_friedman at yahoo.com (Jerry Friedman)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:51:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) lots of stuff
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From: "hammstu at sbcglobal.net" <hammstu at sbcglobal.net>

>No one's gonna post the punch line???

The punch line of the preposition joke?  Something like "Okay, where are you 
from, asshole?"

I first heard this thirty years ago with Harvard instead of New York City, a 
"hick" or "redneck" instead of a Texan (I think), and "Whatchoo lookin' at?" as 
the question.  I like that better, since no one in his or her right mind would 
"correct" the grammar of "Where are you from?" and pedantry is a better 
stereotype for Harvard than for New York.

Of course, it would be off-topic to mention that New Mexico has fought off three 
invasions from Texas, especially since we're now happy to allow Texans in as 
long as they pay.

Jerry Friedman

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