trinacriabob

Victorian architecture

afternoon tea

Yeah, we noticed!

culture

Didn't you see the "J/K" at the end of my post, Paolino? I LOVE the New York accent but can't tell the difference between B.B.Q./LI/NJ...it all seems the same, so I guess I need an education.Keep in mind that most of the Italians on "the coast" hail from your parts and our house had a revolving door of them. They would call our house looking for my mom: "Hallohhh, is Pwauline theah?" (sound of nails on chalkboard).

pile

banana peel

pyschiatric sessions

arousal

evil

I know some of the former but none of the latter.

prenuptial agreeement

de-who?

Spoken like a true sociology major (that's your path at UNC, right?). I guess I am only looking at the fun days of being a teenager in So. Cal. Some of the stories are better than most sitcoms. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

climax

massage

manicure

Just rancid. Seriously, though, I LOVE racial humor. I grew in a less-edgy, more tolerant LA and we all grew up making fun of each other...in a non-hateful way. Idiosyncracies pertaining to certain groups are fairly accurate or people wouldn't pick up on them. You would hate my once-a-month quartet lunch crowd. A male architect from Montana State, a female architect from U Nebraska, a male drafter from Alaska and I go to our favorite pizza joint and do ethnic impersonations on the way to the place, while we eat and while we drive back and laugh until we cry. It's good stuff if it's not hateful. We are the only ones in the firm that do this ... so we have no choice but to hang out together when we are in this mood.

Amish

rolling prairie

the Sahara

Illinois (First, it's a she and she went to my parish. Second, I was talking about my upcoming trip to Florida/Atlanta for Memorial Day + 7 days where there are lots of dimsah in the waterways)

dimsah hakeh leh kelb Arabic for: the crocodile/alligator ate the dog - my Palestinian Catholic friend in Sacto taught me that.

Like the lady with her hair in a net in the food line at IU: "You won' feesh, ij ya?"

Don't be blaming Italy, now!Q: What's the difference between an elderly Italian woman and an elephant? A: About 50 pounds and a black dress