How to talk right in Chicago

August 20, 2003 | from an e-mail

[PackerBoy]

I heard it all the time in Chicago, and I lived there for 5 years. Maybe they were transplants from Cheeseland.

[sharkhawk]

God forbid you park your car in a space someone else has cleaned out after a major storm. I think that might be the leading cause of Homicide during a Chicago winter.

[Salman]

And, of course, as all NYers know, the proper response to the question, "How ya doin'? is, of course, ..... "How ya doin?"

Ed Koch, when he was Mayor, had the tag line "How'm I doin". A few years later he stopped when people started imitating his voice saying "What'm I doin".

[habs4ever]

Whatever happened to the organ in the Stadium? It was a classic.

[MinuteGal]

Portillo's has the best Italian beefs, bar none.

I used to dance with the young Portillo at the local VFW back in the olden days when all he had was a battered hot dog trailer perched in a Villa Park parking lot. Now he's a millionaire many times over.

Some of his newer jernts in the 'burbs now serve ribs, and they are GOOD!

Leni

[DrNo]

Title should be how to talk GOOD in Chicago!

I detect some joisey and new yawk in some o' dese!

Garfield Goose and Ray Raynor Rule!

[ErnBatavia]

I knew a Jagoff* from down Kankakee way who pronounced your state as "Illinoise" - right up until the day he died at the age of 75 a few years ago.

*("Jagoff" being a term I first heard from the Illini recruits in Boot Camp back in the 60's)

[Petruchio]

Russel's for B-B-Q sammichs

[tet68]

And people wonder why there is a folding chair in the middle of a parking space, what else could it mean??

Chicago means having TWO cars, a real car and a "WINTER" car. the winter car is rusted out in all four quarter panels, has snow tires, a heavy duty battery and a very,very good heater.

Hehe. I've been in the south for a long time but I haven't forgot.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

What's not to like about a 4 pack of sliders?

[Charles Henrickson]

[lizma]

A beef: An Italian beef sandwich.

Yuuummm. Been craven some lately (I can make it at home) and have some Sliders in my freezer right now.

18. Guys: Used when addressing two or more people, regardless of each individual's gender.

Doesn't everybody say this?????

[tiamat]

Chi-townChief wrote:

I worked at the Ward's downtown on State and Adams many years ago - the building is even long gone.

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Sorry to hear it! Wards was WAY cool!

But here I am mourning going to Hudson's on the train for my daughter's "Back-to-School " duds, then a hot fudge cream puff at Sander's right across Woodward after THAT!

Well, not really mourning. Hudson's is gone and got too expensive.

But I remember!

Tia

[Salman]

Another one: BUBBLER (a/k/a a water drinking fountain.)

Of the kind that flows continuously. If you've seen one, you can picture it, even if you haven't heard that term.

These days, the ones on Michigan Avenue are where bums (the homeless in modern parlance) take their "swirly bath".

Drink from it. I dare you!

[sharkhawk]

I think they sold it to some North shore guy for his house. They made a big deal when they tore it down, but I haven't heard anything since. My Dad and I used to sit behind and to the left of the organ in the second balcony, during the last 6 years. I remember going to the new place when they were tearing down the stadium, My Dad and I got teary eyed because we could see our seats through the hole.

[X-FID]

A bottle of Uzo, a bottle of Red Wine, fried smelt and cucumber sauce, Gyro's, anchovies and a nice Greek salad.

CHEESEHEAD ALERT! (you had to mention smelt) All kidding aside, the only gyro's I've ever had were the fast food kind shaved off the gyro rotating machine, and I love it, especially with that Greek cheese and cucumber sauce, yummie.

[DrNo]

Make sure its a Clincher!

You wanna play third?!

[tiamat]

Not in Montrose Harbour, but other places they did the smelt thing...

It was like an obsession....

Yum.

Tia

[sharkhawk]

Hell, a couple of years ago, Da Mare issued a proclomation that the chairs indicate possesion.

[Charles Henrickson]

Whatever happened to the organ in the Stadium?

You mean, "the mighty Stadium organ," as in, "Please stand as Al Melgard at the mighty Stadium organ plays the National Anthem."