Best things to say to impress New Yorkers with our Southern sophistication

[Bossy Monkey]

Poll question: Best things to say to impress New Yorkers with our Southern sophistication

Heading to NYC tomorrow for the next few days. Whatchathink?

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. Whur kin I dump my chemical torlet?

:shrug:

[supernova]

2. Park in Central Park

Turn it into a KOA. :D

[NightTrain]

3. Never thought I'd see the day when a colored man could be a po-liceman!

[MercutioATC]

4. Is this chicken or fish?...because it's called "Chicken of the Sea"...

...is that stupid?


...What???.....

[LiberalVoice]

5. Damn, ya'll nuew yourkers got a tongue long enough for ten rose a teeth.

Definition - They talk alot.

[mac56]

6. Stare up at any random building and say:

"Shore could put a lotta hay in that there thing."

[XNASA]

7. Start off every sentence with the preface.........

"I tell you what........."

[Fenris]

14. Also works as a suffix...

"Propane is the superior heat source, I tell you what."

[Loonman]

8. "Wee doggie, Jethro! Heeeee-haw!"

Actually, don't say that.

[Bunny]

9. Say! Where can a feller get some vittles around here?

n/t

[Gildor Inglorion]

10. In a deep, hoarse, Tallulah Bankhead kind of voice:

"Well, as you know, Stella, I have ALWAYS depended on the KINDNESS of strangahs...but I nevah knew ANYONE could get THIS strange." (Stare at any random New Yorker while saying this. They'll be impressed!)

[chaska]

11. Open, intelligent, loving people who can poke this kind of fun...

at themselves are never out of place anywhere. That's been this Southerners experience.

I've met and befriended many great people from all over ... even New York City.

Damn funny stuff.

[Richardo]

12. #17: Pronounce it: 'sophistimucation'

:D

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Serious one: Wow, that Olmstead really knew how to make parks!

These are beautiful!

We're proud of our parks, we are. :-)

[supernova]

15. Yes, Olmstead did great parks

[underpants]

16. Hey you still got that Mayor what's married to his cousin?

Hell! at least we don't ELECT 'em

[trof]

17. "Hey, boy! I'd like a smoked turkey and bacon sammich."

"Sir, this is the New York City subway."
"I seen yer sign and I say I'd like a smoked turkey and bacon sammich."

[Bonhomme Richard]

18. Goin' Snipe hunting. Ya'll wanna go?.........n/t

[ucmike]

19. don't worry about it....

we can tell who you are from a block away, no need to say anything.

p.s. leave some room on the sidewalk, some of us in times square are at work and are trying to go places.

[Bossy Monkey]

21. I must say you're doing a wonderful job of representing New Yorkers

I've known many (I went to Penn) and find you to be by and large a fun and friendly bunch. There are exceptions, though.

[AlFrankenFan]

22. Like my dad for instance...he lives in PA n/t

[AlFrankenFan]

20. Do we have to have passports to visit Yankeeland?

I said something very similar to a guy in a rest stop in NY in my best southern drawl (btw I live in CA but I am from the south). I don't know if he got it, but I loved it!