Hippie Roll or Hippy Roll (Eppie Roll or Eppy Roll)
The origin or the "hippie roll" (or "hippy roll") in uncertain, but it was served in some Italian restaurants in New York City in the 1960s-1970s. The term "hippie" is…
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The origin or the "hippie roll" (or "hippy roll") in uncertain, but it was served in some Italian restaurants in New York City in the 1960s-1970s. The term "hippie" is…
"God's Row" was the title of a March 2, 2008 New York Times story about the many churches in the Wakefield section of the Bronx. On White Plains Road, between 240th Street and East…
"The Drag" (short for "the main drag") is the portion of Guadalupe Street (locally pronounced "Gwad-a-loop") in Austin that has the University of Texas on the east…
The Bouldin Creek area of Austin (ZIP code 78704) advertises that it's the extra funky part of Austin. "78704 -- More than just a ZIP code" and "78704 -- It's not just a…
"Make Austin Normal" was promoted by Andrew Allemann in 2004 to counter Austin's popular slogan of "Keep Austin Weird." The "Make Austin Normal" phrase was…
"Keep Wimberley Weirder" is a gentle borrowing (trademarked in 2005) from the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." Wimberley is located near Austin and this "weirder"…
The city of Austin is located on the Colorado River and is home to the University of Texas. The city (and university) has been attributed to have such liberal and anti-American leanings that some…
"Gulag" was the name for the penal labor camps that existed in the Soviet Union; the term was popularized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's 1973 book, The Gulag Archipelago. Some political…
The Texas Two-Step is a popular dance. For the March 4, 2008 Texas presidential primaries, voters were instructed to vote in the primaries -- and then to return after 7 p.m. on election day to vote…
New York Governor Al Smith (1873-1944) said in 1923: "If there are any ills that democracy is suffering from today, they can only be cured by more democracy." The quote was part of a…
"Wop salad" is an "Italian Salad" that became popular with Sicilian immigrants to New Orleans (also famous for the muffuletta sandwich) by at least 1930. The salad can contain…
Entry in progress. Penniless lexicogapher taking a break, attending to pregnant wife -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ted DrewesTed Drewes is a frozen custard shop well-known in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The…
The "Counterfeit Triangle" area of Manhattan that sells counterfeit merchandise is bounded by Canal, Walker, Baxter and Centre Streets. The name "Counterfeit Alley" had been…
Chicken fried shrimp is another attempt to imitate the Texas success of
Mexican food has resulted in some scatalogical language, such as "Mexican food shit" or "Mexican shits," "Mexican food poop," "Mexican food poo," "taco…
Mexican (or Tex-Mex) food can be hot. After eating several jalapeños, it's not unusual to follow that up with ice cream for dessert. An old joke/saying goes that, the following day while…
Southwestern Crab Cakes (or Southwest Crab Cakes) is a seemingly Gulf Coast dish, but it appears perhaps most frequently on restaurant menus in Austin, Texas. "Southwestern crab cakes" is…
Austin's South First Street has about a dozen Mexican food establishments (restaurants/bakeries), all independently owned. South First has been called "Taco Row" (first cited in…
"Painted Desert Soup" is a specialty of the Blue Mesa Grill (various locations, originally in the Dallas area in the 1990s). The soup actually combines two popular Southwestern soups --…
"Gal reminds me of the highway between Fort Worth and Dallas. No curves" is a saying by the cartoon rooster Foghorn J. Leghorn in the 1953 cartoon Of Rice and Hen. Foghorn Leghorn spoke…