"Cheezborger," New Mexico, Chicago accents

[Morrigan //Vicki//]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mjollner [mailto:mjollner at yahoo.com]
>
> >Did you know that the "cheeseburger, cheeseburger" bit is based on a
> >real restaurant in Chicago?
>
> Yes, the Billy Goat Tavern!  I never fail to indulge in a
> "cheezborger" held together by sheer cholesterol whenever I'm in town
> and wandering down Michigan Ave.  I went to college in the Windy
> City's vicinity, and I get a little teary-eyed meself when thinking
> about that Toddlin' Town...

*grins* Yep, I've been there as well.  I went to Loyola University Chicago
for undergrad and spent WAY too much time down on Michigan Ave and around
Water Tower Place.  Where did you go to school?

And Abby said:

> Folks from northern Indiana tend to have a Chicago-style accent...<snip>

WHAT Chicago accent???  I do NOT have an accent! *sob*  I am accent-less!
There is no such thing as a Chicago accent!  That's why I used to be an air
personality on the radio, back when I had my 15 minutes of fame!

On the New Mexico thing...of course in school we had to learn all 50 states
and their capitals, as well as all the countries in the world and their
capital cities.  Plus, I went to New Mexico before I was even 3 months old.
My maternal grandparents lived in Texas, so my parents drove down there with
my newborn self, and after the visit, they drove on to New Mexico and took
me through Carlsbad Caverns in a pack on my mom's back.  As you can imagine,
I got to hear this story often growing up. :)  I've always loved spelunking,
and I can't help but wonder if it was because my parents took me there as a
baby.  And I was thrilled when my parents took me and my siblings back to
Carlsbad Caverns about 12 years later, when I could actually *remember* it.

Vicki
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