[Madame Dufarge]

I was born and raised in Massachusetts.

There is no one in the entire state who has a Kennedy accent.

"Who the hell talks like that?" was the consistent reaction to their phony accent.

It's a product of a Shanty Irish (as opposed to Lace Curtain Irish) attempt to sound like a Boston Brahmin.

Full Disclosure: I'm a descendant of Shanty Irish.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Can you tell me the difference between Lace Curtain and Shanty ?

[onedoug]

"Who the hell talks like that?"

Patricians.