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MineralMan

(151,567 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:06 PM Oct 2013

A note about "Cali." [View all]

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The state on the U.S. Pacific Coast is called California. It's not "Cali." People who actually live in California never call the state "Cali." People in the Midwest call it "Cali." Teenage girls in Iowa, dreaming of Hollywood, call it "Cali."

Sometimes, people who moved to California recently from places elsewhere in the US call it "Cali," but they are generally quickly corrected about the usage.

People in other states also refer to San Francisco as "Frisco," too. That's also very annoying to people who make their home in San Francisco.

So, if you're going to California, you're welcome to come with flowers in your hair, but please don't call the state "Cali." Nobody calls California "Cali" without making it abundantly clear that they aren't from California. Thanks!
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N.B. I was born in "Zona" but moved to California at the age of 3 months. I lived in California for 56 years, with a short time spent in other states. Now I live in "Minnie."

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A note about "Cali." [View all] MineralMan Oct 2013 OP

sometimes an abbreviation is okay FirstLight Oct 2013 #1

You're right. This is DU, and I'm a DUer. MineralMan Oct 2013 #2

Cali? Isn't that where Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #52

It's a long way from Wesconsin, though. MineralMan Oct 2013 #83

And...WisCONsin! cynzke Oct 2013 #200

No, Frisco is a suburb of Dallas, Texas. broiles Oct 2013 #129

No, yo're wrong! Ace Acme Oct 2013 #190

You just had to do it, didn't you? NBachers Oct 2013 #245

I'm so ashamed of myself� Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #250

If all I had to worry about was someone abbreviating the name of my state... Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #310

One wonders how San Francisco residents felt about Otis Redding. pepperbear Oct 2013 #233

Technically speaking, Otis was sitting on a pier... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #246

Same with people who call San Antonio San Antone. broiles Oct 2013 #3

Yes. It is the same thing. MineralMan Oct 2013 #11

see my reply above Link Speed Oct 2013 #145

Growing up in deep East Texas in the '50s Link Speed Oct 2013 #140

Didn't Western swingers call it San Antone? Chipper Chat Oct 2013 #146

Natives of San Antonio hate it. East Texans often err, i.e. Gormert. broiles Oct 2013 #155

Bob Wills called it "San Antone", so that's good enough for me. It's "San Antone". nt SDjack Oct 2013 #282

Bob wasn't from San Antonio. broiles Oct 2013 #311

And yet.. SQUEE Oct 2013 #314

Yes, but he was wrong about how to pronounce San Antonio. broiles Oct 2013 #315

I say I live in So Cal because I do. Tikki Oct 2013 #4

Now you have done it! rufus dog Oct 2013 #154

I kind of wish Pasadena, it is beautiful there...actually, I am way closer to the Coast.. Tikki Oct 2013 #162

Where does the Central Coast start? rufus dog Oct 2013 #169

See, Wikki says Monterey to Pt. Mugu..that definitely includes Ventura County.. Tikki Oct 2013 #174

Mugu seems pretty far south to be 'Central Coast' petronius Oct 2013 #195

The Central Coast is comprised of the Tri-Counties: SLO, SB, and Ventura Hekate Oct 2013 #258

Helllo! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #318

You live in such an amazing community...sometimes we pick a neighborhood there and drive.. Tikki Oct 2013 #321

I know.. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #328

I'll let my son... reACTIONary Oct 2013 #234

And USC doesn't like to be called Southern Cal because Cal Berkeley, R B Garr Oct 2013 #260

Actually Northern California is often referred to as Purrfessor Oct 2013 #279

I used to live in So Ill Ace Acme Oct 2013 #198

"Inland Empire" - was that one of Ghengis Khan's territories? IDemo Oct 2013 #217

I grew up in So Cal (saying So Cal) anneboleyn Oct 2013 #281

Uff Da! GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #5

Uff da, indeed! MineralMan Oct 2013 #13

LLCoolJ did ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #6

And that's why it's stupid. Iggo Oct 2013 #15

Can't argue with that ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #84

LL Cool J - Hmm... MineralMan Oct 2013 #24

I kinda of like him ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #82

I was born in Los Angeles MurrayDelph Oct 2013 #165

He kinda did start it, and he proves the OP's point as James is from NY. Born there. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #80

I bet you're right ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #90

I've learned to treat use of the term gently in younger people because it is in Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #120

Heh! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #123

On second thought. Puglover Oct 2013 #124

In your opinion... My sister-in-law, born and raised in California. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #7

It's pronounced Kaley-forn-ya MattBaggins Oct 2013 #87

I thought our Cali was in trouble! B2G Oct 2013 #8

ditto - me too! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #12

Nah. She lives in Vermont or something. MineralMan Oct 2013 #16

Vermont? Really? Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #27

East Lake Wobegon, VT evidently n/t Fumesucker Oct 2013 #33

Most likely Caledonia County seveneyes Oct 2013 #34

....greetings from North Cacky Lacky! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #9

It wasnt even cool when LL Cool J did it. bunnies Oct 2013 #10

See... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #14

Indeed. They're pretty clear on it, too. MineralMan Oct 2013 #20

well the language will be be similar..... Bennyboy Oct 2013 #28

De veras! Tienes raz�n. MineralMan Oct 2013 #31

Si, si, Bennyboy Oct 2013 #91

Similar language tricked that Sacramento dude years ago Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #160

I was once on a flight between LAX and Oakland Zorro Oct 2013 #292

i've heard a story about someone with a slight accent flying to oakland and winding up in unblock Oct 2013 #121

Cool. I'd take a trip to Auckland anytime. MineralMan Oct 2013 #127

That is a shortened name for Santiago de Cali, Colombia eom MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #183

^^^ This. Iggo Oct 2013 #114

I was an Okie from Oklahoma, though not from Muskogee. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #17

Not a Boomer? n/t IDemo Oct 2013 #219

Good luck with that. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #18

I lived in the Frisco area of Cali for a short while seveneyes Oct 2013 #19

The City! I LOVE "Frisco!" anneboleyn Oct 2013 #283

I am a third genration Californian Bennyboy Oct 2013 #21

Yep, born and raised in the Bay Area. TDale313 Oct 2013 #112

NORCAL/SOCAL I use all the time Bennyboy Oct 2013 #133

NorCal always amuses me a bit, because it seems that most of the people who use it petronius Oct 2013 #144

Mid Cal, that's me in Sacramento..... Bennyboy Oct 2013 #164

Wow, you're claiming quite a swath of territory for NorCal petronius Oct 2013 #191

Right.... Bennyboy Oct 2013 #218

As a Native born San Franciscan yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #353

It IS "The City!" I miss SF...sniffles. anneboleyn Oct 2013 #284

Geez. roamer65 Oct 2013 #22

"We're from 'Frisco!" johnp3907 Oct 2013 #23

And while we're at it, it's not GREEN Bay, it's Green BAY. postulater Oct 2013 #25

The Bay is the reason for the name, after all. MineralMan Oct 2013 #37

While we're at it - there is way more to New york State than the city of New York hedgehog Oct 2013 #26

Yup- I grew up in Spencerport, west of Rochester - 350 miles from New York City NBachers Oct 2013 #249

what's with "socal" and "nocal"? Mosby Oct 2013 #29

Because it's a long state. Michigan does it too, with Yoopers and Lowpers. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #35

Yoopers also call us lower peninsula folks "trolls". roamer65 Oct 2013 #42

Heh. Having been born in Milwaukee, I tend to call the U.P. Wisconsin... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #53

It was Wisconsin until 1836 or so. roamer65 Oct 2013 #67

Yes, as most schoolchildren on both sides of Lake Michigan had to learn in 4th grade. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #70

Yah. It's Yoopers and Trolls though. MineralMan Oct 2013 #86

The troll thing is relatively recent. It was Yoopers and Lowpers for the 27 years I lived there. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #88

The "eh" is pure Canuckistani from da udder sida da Soo. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #100

Right now, I'm working on a website for a business in Ironwood. MineralMan Oct 2013 #113

Yoost don' get lost in Hurley. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #168

Canadian is sneaking over into Michigan. roamer65 Oct 2013 #271

Because they are two entirely different states sharing one government that is mostly Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #101

This^^^ Hekate Oct 2013 #261

NorCal and SoCal. I've lived in both. Throd Oct 2013 #319

Well, to be fair, they can call it anything they like as long as they don't mind being seen OregonBlue Oct 2013 #30

not quite right grasswire Oct 2013 #47

Correct. Most people manage the Or-y- bit. It's the gun/gone that throws them. OregonBlue Oct 2013 #289

I always enjoy them trying to pronounce Yachats. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #247

LOL. Half of the people in Oregon can't pronounce Yachats. OregonBlue Oct 2013 #288

Wrong. Born and raised NDak and MN and it is GobBluth Oct 2013 #305

You are very correct MindPilot Oct 2013 #32

Doesn't everyone do that? Codeine Oct 2013 #38

I always refer to the 405 as zappaman Oct 2013 #43

Having to drive in Southern California traffic a few years back... roamer65 Oct 2013 #55

Funny. That's what I call it, too. MineralMan Oct 2013 #99

In Virginia, I never heard a "the" prefix arcane1 Oct 2013 #94

I never put "the" before a highway number. Nine Oct 2013 #98

How odd. Codeine Oct 2013 #102

In the backwoods of Ohio we say the interstate since there is only one around here. n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #151

And how do they refer to the Buckeyes? rufus dog Oct 2013 #163

We call OSU other names up here in Michigan. roamer65 Oct 2013 #274

same here, but from Northern California NuttyFluffers Oct 2013 #300

Up here in Oregon, we say oregonjen Oct 2013 #110

I know, huh? MindPilot Oct 2013 #172

When I first moved here (1981) that "the" preface was seen as a solely Socal usage. pinto Oct 2013 #71

I lived in a few other places as a kid. Codeine Oct 2013 #118

No one native to the SF Bay area prefaces numbered highways with "the." Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #79

Actually a person should take Highway 101 or Interstate 5 going either direction Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #117

And San Franciscans don't call Highway 1 "PCH" either. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #125

Yes, you're risking censure and disapproval if you apply Los Angeles terminology NBachers Oct 2013 #256

Oddly enough, the same applies in the Buffalo area. hedgehog Oct 2013 #149

Buffalo people put the "the" in front of freeway numbers, or the the other way? petronius Oct 2013 #187

Ask her where the Kensington Exit is relative to the Youngman, hedgehog Oct 2013 #193

Good test, except that she learned to drive in California - there may be a corrupting influence petronius Oct 2013 #197

Born, raised, lived here half my life BootinUp Oct 2013 #36

Us 'braskans call it frogmarch Oct 2013 #39

It may be necessary to start a movement to stop this outrage. Zorra Oct 2013 #40

LOL. n/t whathehell Oct 2013 #333

I've lived in California most of my life.. zappaman Oct 2013 #41

I do find myself asking my grandson to go get the 'changer' for me when I want.. Tikki Oct 2013 #62

"clicker" works too. n/t zappaman Oct 2013 #65

yep the clicker arely staircase Oct 2013 #157

no, its a directional or a blinker. dionysus Oct 2013 #215

.your blinkers are you hazard lights. nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #226

those are flashers Go Vols Oct 2013 #257

When I was in high school, someone gave me a MineralMan Oct 2013 #105

My husband insists it's a kvetcher Hekate Oct 2013 #262

So you call it Cali to the non natives to help out with geography? Rex Oct 2013 #89

I love California, lived there for quite awhile and frequently going back for visits... whathehell Oct 2013 #44

Well, I think people like it when others have respect for the place they are visiting Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #243

Maybe but I think some states and cities take themselves a little too seriously whathehell Oct 2013 #330

K.San Franciscans don't like "Frisco". Respect that is affection. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #347

Sorry, but I disagree whathehell Oct 2013 #352

I lived in Vegas... Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #45

Yep, pet peeve among us native Nevadans is that NevAHHHHHda crap, trying to sound British. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #51

its a spanish word Mosby Oct 2013 #161

Because we're not speaking Spanish when we use it. We're speaking English. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #221

We DON'T want to change the pronunciation. Especially to suit some East Coast city dudes. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #222

How about those Any coast Spanish speaking dudes or dudettes whathehell Oct 2013 #334

Haven't heard Hooterville, kiva Oct 2013 #95

Really? Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #108

I moved here in the late 90s, kiva Oct 2013 #116

I lived on the east side, at Sahara and Nellis... Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #132

I actually do like Vegas kiva Oct 2013 #205

Silly thing to rant about, particularly since you don't even live in CA. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #46

really. who cares what people call something Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #210

Tangent alert. If you live in Washington, be aware that your state's name doesn't have an "r". lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #48

People from Minnersota will put one in there for you, ya. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #69

Call it whatever you want zappaman Oct 2013 #49

But, is it in the South?? kentuck Oct 2013 #50

Grampa Simpson? Is that you? Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #54

that's right, no state in the union shortens its name. it's "jersey", not "jers", for instance. unblock Oct 2013 #56

Tex Rex Oct 2013 #58

yeah, tex is usually a person, not the state. but "pee-ay" works for pennsylvania. unblock Oct 2013 #61

I'm going back to Cali. Rex Oct 2013 #64

Stay in Denmark. n/t zappaman Oct 2013 #66

You mean Den Den? Rex Oct 2013 #73

You just gave yourself away... zappaman Oct 2013 #77

Hmm the kids call it 'Mark Rex Oct 2013 #81

Pics? n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #130

Sure thing copper. Rex Oct 2013 #135

Is it like this? Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #138

Yes! Rex Oct 2013 #147

But the cool kids call it MarkyMark. cui bono Oct 2013 #237

It's NUU jersey, thank you. LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #139

In Balmer? Shrike47 Oct 2013 #253

Monkey County LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #254

I have heard Massachusetts called Mass a few times :P (nt) LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #224

Anyone who calls New Jersey "Jersey" is eligible to star in... Walk away Oct 2013 #230

Really? Not what I've experienced but okay. Rex Oct 2013 #57

I use to live in Cali pintobean Oct 2013 #59

If one isn't from Cali(fornia), and isn't attempting thru colloquialisms to fool others Schema Thing Oct 2013 #60

is Twin Town still okay? hfojvt Oct 2013 #63

I so thought this was going to be in reference to the DUer named 'cali'. renie408 Oct 2013 #68

Me too! Rex Oct 2013 #76

I hear rappers from out here Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #72

yep, it's definitely a hip hop thing.. frylock Oct 2013 #177

and its Nuh Vad Uh reddread Oct 2013 #74

I have a hard time with that... Silent3 Oct 2013 #307

you wont hear the those pronunciations/words from locals reddread Oct 2013 #308

I don't know anyone from the midwest who calls it that. ballabosh Oct 2013 #75

And don't call Chicago "Chi-town! Silver Swan Oct 2013 #267

Whoa... Agschmid Oct 2013 #78

Come up to NorCali, we ain't trippin'! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #93

I hear SoCal and NoCal used by residents.... HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #85

It can be SoCal but never NoCal but rather NorCal. Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #236

No one in Portland, OR actually calls it "Portlandia", either. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #92

Funny I am too davidpdx Oct 2013 #350

Now I see. This is part of a DU pile-on... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #96

So that is the reason for the season. Rex Oct 2013 #104

Yup. Puglover Oct 2013 #131

Hey you! ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #137

I don't see that this has anything to do with that thread, so ease your conscience if you like. nt Hekate Oct 2013 #264

And it's California, not "Cali." Nobody who is actually from California calls it "Cali." Ptah Oct 2013 #268

Sorry, but the OP admitted it was "silliness." No need to defend the indefensible. n/t ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #269

This poster was defending marriage equality Puglover Oct 2013 #285

The level of cruelty here amazes me. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #286

Yup and if you take issue Puglover Oct 2013 #287

He would not have posted it if the other thread was not there. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #275

Look again. It has everything to do with that thread. mtnester Oct 2013 #348

I lived in california longer than you. xchrom Oct 2013 #97

+1 Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #111

+2 bravenak Oct 2013 #240

Is this a Southern California thing? Because I have lived here for 30 years... Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #244

I'm a CA native and have never heard "Cali" in reference to California either BuddhaGirl Oct 2013 #272

I moved to Huntington Beach when I was 20 Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #295

Old Virginny asks, "what's the kerfluffle?" sofa king Oct 2013 #103

San Francisky?... SidDithers Oct 2013 #106

Maybe in MineralMan land, but we've been calling it Cali since at least the '30s. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #107

I prefer Cali. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #109

Me too. laundry_queen Oct 2013 #119

That's for sure. LWolf Oct 2013 #185

I'll bet you add a lot LWolf Oct 2013 #180

Case in point. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #299

As you ably demonstrated that LWolf Oct 2013 #303

I love DU discussion threads SamYeager Oct 2013 #115

It's the weekend. That's the time for DU silliness. MineralMan Oct 2013 #122

It's mean, and I hate that I got sucked into it...thinking it was just a discussion. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #143

+1 - Meanness masked as silliness is the worst! hedgehog Oct 2013 #148

Yes, this thread is very mean-spirited Grateful for Hope Oct 2013 #186

Exactly. I'd say the OP should be ashamed Heddi Oct 2013 #199

Speaking of posting slurs, you might give that one up. Hekate Oct 2013 #265

Gee how funny you were so adamant Puglover Oct 2013 #270

Ah well, let me join the Jane Fonda of DU in the Hall of the Unforgivables Hekate Oct 2013 #273

Puhleeze Puglover Oct 2013 #277

+1 Rex Oct 2013 #336

Please inform me when I, like the OP, happily post on Free REpublic Heddi Oct 2013 #278

I don't agree it is all good. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #241

I don't think the purpose was a feel good thread for us to be silly in. Rex Oct 2013 #337

It is an unfortunate thread but not surprising. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #189

I First Heard This Term From A Resident of California otohara Oct 2013 #126

In 1975 when three of us hitchhiked from upstate NY it was orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #128

jeeez, I live in St Pete Florida and onethatcares Oct 2013 #134

da 'burg! HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #255

I was born in Cali, lived in Neva, Oreg, Flori, Ohio, Newj, and now in Wash. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #136

You've been farther around the world.. orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #142

Wish I could rec a post. n/t SamYeager Oct 2013 #196

I am in Ohio and never heard it called cali and never heard frisco except maybe on TV. I toured doc03 Oct 2013 #141

I don�t care if people say �Cali� or �Frisco," even though I never refer to my state & city that way deurbano Oct 2013 #150

Don't call me Tex, either. PDittie Oct 2013 #152

Born and raised in the San Francisco bay area, 58 years. Adsos Letter Oct 2013 #153

Hi, Adsos. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #159

Hi, Blue. Adsos Letter Oct 2013 #166

We had to dress up to go into The City. deurbano Oct 2013 #173

I didn't necessarily call it that when I lived there... Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #181

1969-70 was when I was visiting! Interesting time for you to live in San Francisco. deurbano Oct 2013 #184

It was fun. I had a blast. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #213

You can call my state "Pennsy" if you want; just don't abbreviate it "Penn."! WinkyDink Oct 2013 #156

San Francisco is known as The City to people who live there. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #158

I have never in my entire life heard it referred to as "Cali" Skittles Oct 2013 #167

you've never heard the song by LL COOL J from 1988 "I'm Going Back To Cali"? :) Divine Discontent Oct 2013 #229

nope Skittles Oct 2013 #242

you're a lucky one. lol Divine Discontent Oct 2013 #297

I thought that was Biggie. I must be wrong. byronius Oct 2013 #302

I thought "cali" is a person and not a state TexasProgresive Oct 2013 #170

born in so cal and have lived here my entire life, and i refer to it as cali frylock Oct 2013 #171

Lived there most of my like and the only ones I heard call it "cali" were in the Valley. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #192

Live in the greater Los Angeles area Iliyah Oct 2013 #175

BAMA ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #176

I've heard people call it "Cal"� regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #178

at first I thought Cali, Colombia mitchtv Oct 2013 #179

There may be a generational effect drmeow Oct 2013 #182

Try to find someone here in Boston who calls it "Beantown" HomerRamone Oct 2013 #188

I've lived here my whole life, and I don't think I've ever heard Cali. Frisco, yeah. tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #194

It's not San Franscico Lordquinton Oct 2013 #201

You should be honest and let people know you're using this OP to call out Nadin Heddi Oct 2013 #202

you already made your point, and reacting probably BuddhaGirl Oct 2013 #276

I thought this was about DU's own poster, Cali. Faygo Kid Oct 2013 #203

zona & minnie--LOL. (yeah, i'm from ill)n/t orleans Oct 2013 #204

i can't tell if you're serious or not Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #206

Well, considering the poster used to call African Americans "chimps" on his first love board FR Dragonfli Oct 2013 #296

Is calling California "Cali" the same as calling Pakistan "Paki" ... oldhippie Oct 2013 #207

I'm goin' back to cali, I'm goin' back cali, I'm goin' back to cali... Javaman Oct 2013 #208

On the other hand, "L.A." is universally accepted Zambero Oct 2013 #209

N.B. -- And for the last time, the 's' in Illinois is SILENT!!!!!! nt ColesCountyDem Oct 2013 #211

Back in the 80s, sulphurdunn Oct 2013 #212

I live in Los Angeles, don't care what you call us, the state or the cities because we're cool. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #214

Lived here my whole life and don't mind it when people call it "cali" tjwash Oct 2013 #216

But I abbreviate everything! Violet_Crumble Oct 2013 #220

I didn't realize this was an issue. Hosnon Oct 2013 #223

lol! I don't really think it is one. Divine Discontent Oct 2013 #231

Note to ESPN announcers and others: IDemo Oct 2013 #225

Missouri. Not MissourAH. And it's The Plaza, not The Plaahzaah for fuck's sake. REP Oct 2013 #227

Not true. bravenak Oct 2013 #228

I lived there as well.... trumad Oct 2013 #316

A grumpy semi call out thread!!!! LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #232

Stupid and immature call out thread. I live in SoCal and I don't care if people say Cali cui bono Oct 2013 #235

Well gosh Oilwellian Oct 2013 #238

Useta live in Cali, now I live in Orey exlrrp Oct 2013 #239

I love it here in Vermontie. Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #248

Since 58, born in Downey, kidhood in Orange and living around the Riverside Cali nolabels Oct 2013 #298

- IDemo Oct 2013 #251

I saw what you did there Hekate Oct 2013 #252

Where I'm from pipi_k Oct 2013 #259

Well, I'm from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern dchill Oct 2013 #263

I'm from Dabronx, but lived in Calafawnyer most my life. meti57b Oct 2013 #266

I'm from dabronx too, and lived in Cali for a few yeez myself dorkzilla Oct 2013 #290

"Frisco" is "the City" (I lived in the Bay Area) and U.C. Berkeley is "Cal" anneboleyn Oct 2013 #280

I'm going to ONLY call it Cali from now on whenever referring to it on DU... phleshdef Oct 2013 #291

I think I'll join you. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #293

Do you have a link showing that teenage girls in Iowa call California "Cali?" cyberswede Oct 2013 #294

Funny and true. I'm from The Big Mater (Sacramento), which no one who lives here calls 'Sacto'. byronius Oct 2013 #301

The "T" is silent. Sacramenno, or "Sackermenna" up in Placerville. Throd Oct 2013 #320

Meanwhile, in Ohio, we specialize in linguistic aberrations. riqster Oct 2013 #304

Have you heard? Cali's Lt. Gov. Newsom to lead pot legalization panel Autumn Oct 2013 #306

Here's the actual headline, from the link in that OP: MineralMan Oct 2013 #309

Headline only has to be exact in LBN. Autumn Oct 2013 #312

That's not really my point. MineralMan Oct 2013 #324

yeah...and then she walked away trumad Oct 2013 #332

Actually no. She is a very nice and thoughtful person. MineralMan Oct 2013 #339

Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali Cali L0oniX Oct 2013 #313

ARGH!!!11! MineralMan Oct 2013 #317

Please keep calling it "Cali" so we can identify outsiders and morons. Throd Oct 2013 #322

I don't ever call it "Cali." MineralMan Oct 2013 #323

It sounds like you think they may be one and the same.. whathehell Oct 2013 #335

Every time I see this thread, I think it is about a DUer magical thyme Oct 2013 #325

It's not about any poster at all. MineralMan Oct 2013 #326

I realize that, MM. magical thyme Oct 2013 #331

"THEY LIVE!" Need to go no Further or else..TROUBLE! n/t KoKo Oct 2013 #343

From another blog: Why Do People Always Refer to Pennsylvania as "P.A.?" John1956PA Oct 2013 #327

It is easy to say, and is the postal abbreviation. MineralMan Oct 2013 #338

Cali dlwickham Oct 2013 #329

Did you type all of those individually? MineralMan Oct 2013 #340

thank you dlwickham Oct 2013 #346

While we're at it, please don't call Chicago "Chi-town." Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #341

I call Chicago Chicago. Love that city. MineralMan Oct 2013 #342

(Just a public service announcement. I didn't mean you personally, MM.) Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #344

I know. MineralMan Oct 2013 #345

Truckers call it the Big Windy, I called it a B Calm Oct 2013 #349

I grew up in Iowa and I never heard anyone call it Cali liberal N proud Oct 2013 #351