http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:56:38 -0700 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/i-made-socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(sandra) http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/i-made-socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/i-made-socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:56:38 -0700 <p><a href="http://magknits.com/Sept05/patterns/jaywalker.htm"><br /></a><p> </p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251e6690f219" at:format="medium" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251e6690f219.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251e6690f219-200pi" alt="mandatory socks + shoes shot" title="mandatory socks + shoes shot" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251e6690f219.html" title="mandatory socks + shoes shot">mandatory socks + shoes shot</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>I knit up a pair of <a href="http://magknits.com/Sept05/patterns/jaywalker.htm">Jaywalker socks</a>.&#160; They&#39;re kinda bright.&#160; They&#39;re kinda <em>really </em>bright.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>More details <a href="http://www.imaybeknittingaranchhouse.com/archives/2006/07/one_of_these_th.html">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/i-made-socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251f56458e1d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> socks knit knitting yarn sock jaywalker knitblog grumperina handknit http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/qotd-back-where-im-from.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(sandra) http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/qotd-back-where-im-from.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/qotd-back-where-im-from.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:02:16 -0700 <blockquote><p>Soda? Cola? Pop? What do you say? Any other regional words that set you apart?<br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Question submitted by </span><a href="http://gladys.vox.com/"><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Gladys</span></a><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">.</span></p></blockquote><p> Born in Queens, and raised in Jersey so I&#39;ve just known it as &quot;soda.&quot;&#160; </p><p>Two interesting regional phrases I know that set me apart from the rest of the country:</p><p>1) &quot;regular coffee&quot;- when you order a regular coffee in NYC, you&#39;re gonna get coffee with milk.&#160; if you order a regular coffee anywhere else in the country, the waitress is gonna bring you over a cup of black coffee.</p><p>2) people in the NY area wait &quot;on line.&quot;&#160; people not around from these parts wait &quot;in line.&quot;<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bridgeandtunnel.vox.com/library/post/qotd-back-where-im-from.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e5a89f21900c2251e6093549d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd coffee newyork regional differences grammer regionalisms