Am I the only one who hates hearing "Cali"?

[Patiod]

As a short form of California? When did this start? Am I just an old crank?

I also detest when people refer to their computer as "my 'puter"

[ForrestGump]

1. I never liked 'Cali' and I only remember hearing it in the last few years

Maybe a rap artefact? Maybe I just never heard it for reasons unknown to anyone -- I lived there in the '80s, '90s, and '00s, so you'd think I might have heard it at some point before.

Just don't like it. I'd like to get my hands on the Californicator who decided it was a worthy contraction.

[Horus45]

2. Was it The Notorious B.I.G. or LL Cool J who started that?

Biggies legacy?

[ForrestGump]

4. I remember "I Love Cali In The Summertime" (not sure if that's the title)

from Hollywood Homicide, but that'sa bout it.

Cali? Cali what? Calimari?

"SoCal" is cool, though. :-)

[Kire]

13. LL Cool J

"Going Back To Cali"

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. hmm, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so

Going back to Cali, stylin, profilin
Growlin, and smilin, while in the sun
The top is down, on the black Corvette
And it's fly, cause it's sittin on Dayton's
Laurents steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top
and three girls waiting
VRRRROOM engine's blowin, the chrome, is shining
Passing all the cars on the way
Movement of the wind, back wheels spin
Pop in a cassette and push play

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali - yea y'all, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali..

I'm going back to Cali, shakin 'em, bakin 'em
Takin 'em to spots they never before hung
?? the place, on Sunset it's a trip
Where the A.C.'s cold, and the girls still strip
The record skip, but this girl kept dancin
Prancin, grindin, grinnin, romancin
I asked her to the barn, so we could hit the hay
I wanna do this, Brutus, but I don't wanna pay

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali - no man I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali..
..

I'm going back to Cali, rising, surprising
Advising realizing, she's sizing me up
Her bikini - small; heels - tall
She said, she liked, the ocean
She showed me a beach, gave me a peach
and pulled out the suntan lotion
Now I thought that was fast, but this girl was faster
She's lookin for a real good time
I said, "Close your eyes, I got a surprise,"
and I ran away with the bottle of wine

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so

[bertha katzenengel]

3. No, you're not. I also despise being told that I am from "the O.C."

It sets my teeth on edge. "The O.C." my ass. "The O.C." is a lame-ass POS soap opera.

Orange County, California, is where I'm from.

:bounce:

[northzax]

19. behind the orange curtain?

that's waht OC means to me...

[bertha katzenengel]

29. Yep. Deep behind it - Rohrabacher's district.

:scared: My family lives there still.

[bliss_eternal]

46. Oh my--I'm so sorry. About 'the OC'

so many in Orange County seem to have embraced that stupid show as some sort of arrival of orange county as part of the 'hip, happening' scene--the new pop culture icon. It's quite refreshing to see a resident that dislikes the label and the show. :thumbsup:

That show hasn't earned orange county any cool points in my book. I hate it for all the reasons I hated Beverly Hills 90210. Because it is reinforces the idea that orange county is only for the wealthy and the white. It ignores quite a few other populations that live under the vast umbrella of orange county. Yet another (successful) attempt by Hollywood to create a perfect world that people will tune into every week, because everyone is 'prettier and more vapid' than they are. :eyes:

Until more people that live there(orange county), realize this and embrace the diversity growing in it's backyard, it will not be a 'cultural icon' but an agent of oppression, destruction of individualism, creativity and diversity.

Come on kids, get your OC sweatshirts, you too can be snarky and spoiled, living in an world where everyone looks exactly like you do--perfect, and makes ridiculous amounts of money! You too can wear designer labels, play on sun drenched, pristine beaches without polluted waters. Get breast implants for your graduation present and all the best drugs EVER! Go home to exclusive neighborhoods with no crime, no yellow, beige, brown or black people--yes kids--The OC is heaven on earth!

:sarcasm:

[Left Is Write]

5. It bugs me too, but because I'm not from California, I figured...

it wasn't up to me to be bugged or not.

My daughter refers to California as Cali all the time. Her favorite clothing store is Hollister, and their rewards card is called "Club Cali".

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. Hollister is also a hell-hole of a town in Kollyforniya

The one in which I happen to be stuck. :banghead:

It has nothing whatsoever to do with the teenybopper clothes, thus furthering the confusion.

I don't live in "Cali" anymore than someone else lives in "Wash" or "Ari" or "Okla."

Damned kids. :grr:

[Left Is Write]

40. I feel the same way when I hear someone refer to Minnesota....

as "Minnie."

None of the people I have heard do this are natives, though.

[trackfan]

6. Thankfully, I've never actually heard anyone use that term. n/t

[calico1]

7. Yes I hate it.

I had a friend who was from Columbia. Whenever I hear "Cali" I think "Cali, Columbia."

[matcom]

8. like we are supposed to believe THAT

CALIco1 :eyes:

:D

[calico1]

9. You are clever. Yes, its true!

Its really because of this:



;-)

[bertha katzenengel]

14. What a sweetie! What is her name?

:bounce:

[calico1]

15. Zoey

She is cute but a little bit kooky---as calicos have the reputation of being. She was a rescue. She was found pregnant. Her babies found homes and she was the last one up for adoption from a woman who rescues strays. She does kooky things like bring things up from the basement and deposit them on the kitchen floor during the night. Right now she is into bringing up workout DVD's. Then again she may just be giving me a gentle hint. :D

[Patiod]

23. LOL! what an odd habit!

Ours is a combination calico-tabby. I think of her as a tabby because she has a tabby face, but strangers always say things like "is that your little calico lurking outside your door?" or "is that your little tabby outside stalking groundhogs?"

[bertha katzenengel]

26. Heh heh. What a kitty.

Our Petey does that. It's usually something small from the laundry pile down there... like undies. :blush: Fun when company's here.

I'm sure Zoey gives you lots of joy. :hug:

[lady raven]

21. Great pic!

[AlCzervik]

10. yes i hate it, damn you LL Cool J.

:o

[Kire]

20. hmm, I don't think so

:hide:

[huskerlaw]

11. I don't mind it

but then again, I like rap/hip-hop. ;)

I do prefer SoCal/NorCal, although those labels have their own baggage.

Bertha, I'm with you on "The O.C." I think only snobs from Laguna Beach and people who WISH they were snobs from Laguna Beach actually call it that.

[Tikki]

42. Yeah, I always write about So Cal and Nor Cal....yet, I actually.....

live along the Central Coast. Let's see....Ce Co Cal....:shrug:


Tikki

[Taverner]

12. Eh - it's better than KAHLEEFOHNYAH

[Patiod]

17. You got that right!

:hi:

[GrumpyGreg]

16. I never even heard of it until your post.

[Patiod]

18. I think it's a kid thing

I notice it's mostly young people who use it (I'm in my forties)

[Heidi]

22. It sounds pretentious to me, but maybe I'm being judgmental.

:shrug:

[Capn Sunshine]

24. It used to bug me, but I've adapted

It's a Hip Hop world, yo.

[kwassa]

25. It comes from the world of hiphop ...

I don't like it either, but it really has taken over.

Having lived in Californicate for many years.

[Jed Dilligan]

44. Notice, it comes from East Coast hip hop.

Name one instance where Snoop, Dre, Tupac, Too Short, or any other California rapper uses "Cali."

[XemaSab]

27. I'm from Cali dude!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!

[cally]

28. Doesn't bother me

;-)

[alkaline9]

30. being from new jersey, i never thought about it...

...i call it Cali all the time but my g/f calls it California. It must be the LL Cool J I listened to non-stop as a kid :D I know how you feel though since I HATE that people always say "Jersey".

[Patiod]

31. I had someone ask me if I was a "Jersey Girl" once

Fortunately, instead of saying "Gawd no!" I knew to say, "Only part time, in the summers" (I knew she was a "Jersey Girl" herself, and considered the question a compliment!)

I can understand you not likely "Jersey", but is "Jersey Shore" okay?

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. LOL! How ignorant to call it "Cali"!

That cracks me up.

I don't mind the word "'puter", but only when used by a bona fide geek. When used by someone who got into computers less than 20 years ago, it just sounds fucking obnoxious.

But for the true computer warriors, who started out on 16K and less machines, or even machines with no monitors, just printers, 'puter is okay.

[Patiod]

33. Evidently, I'm just an old crank

Didn't realize this was a hip-hop thing, which is probably why I am SO out of it.

God, it sucks when the world leaves you behind!!!

[GalleryGod]

34. No you're not. English has lapsed as a language on DU

:puke: :argh:

[datasuspect]

35. or barbecuing as "'q-ing"

grrrr

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

36. "Cali" is the Vietnamese word for California

For example, they will speak about "Nam Cali" (southern California). I don't know if it comes from Vietnamese (there are hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese in California) but that might be the origin.

[realisticphish]

38. A guy in my suite

from Sacramento says Cali all the time. He also says "hella" a lot, as in "that's hella cool." He persists, even though the rest of us (we're all from ohio) mock him constantly :evilgrin:

i also DESPISE people who say "PA" instead of pennsylvania

[Zomby Woof]

39. I HATE 'puter' too!

It's too goddamned cutsey and precious. I always imagine it being said by someone with Kinkade paintings on their wall and crying clown posters all over their bedroom.

Even worse is when they call it a "putey". :puke:

[Spider Jerusalem]

41. It's ALMOST as annoying as "Frisco".

Not quite, but close.

[smirkymonkey]

45. Arrghhhh! I hate Frisco!

I don't like Cali, but I really hate Frisco (I used to live there, and natives NEVER refer to it as Frisco)

[Jed Dilligan]

43. Only people from Brooklyn say it.

Like "Frisco," the mark of a roob from some other state.