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Western Pennsylvania Lingo, Dialect, and Accent

#41
What the heck is a "pig in a blanket"? I always thought it was a hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll. For some strange reason, that's how my mother-in-law referred to a stuffed cabbage roll.

Oh, and if you travel in or around Rt. 58 in Mercer Co. on the weekend, you'll run into the Amish hawking baked goods on the roadside. Raisin pies, shoofly pie, you name it. IIRC, there's a prolific Amish community in the Volant / New Wilmington area.
 
#43
Zooberwerx said:
What the heck is a "pig in a blanket"? I always thought it was a hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll. For some strange reason, that's how my mother-in-law referred to a stuffed cabbage roll.

Oh, and if you travel in or around Rt. 58 in Mercer Co. on the weekend, you'll run into the Amish hawking baked goods on the roadside. Raisin pies, shoofly pie, you name it. IIRC, there's a prolific Amish community in the Volant / New Wilmington area.
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That one got me too (stuffed cabbage), we called it by the Polish name which I've forgotten ("keelbasa" or something like that) I hate that stuff. I like the baked goods, haven't had AP cake in 30 years.

My ex, from the west side of the state, mother used to make lettuce which is cooked and a sort of bacon dressing on top. Wilted lettuce ugh.
 
#44
Zooberwerx said:
What the heck is a "pig in a blanket"? I always thought it was a hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll. For some strange reason, that's how my mother-in-law referred to a stuffed cabbage roll.
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Yes, around here stuffed cabbbage rolls (cabbage stuffed with a mixture of ground beef, rice, some spices and baked in a tomato sauce) are referred to as pigs in a blanket. The eastern European Hunky name for them is Holupki. I grew up around these all my life and I am not a fan of them but they sure are a popular dish here.

Another word used here is mizwell (which means might as well)
 
#49
Zooberwerx said:
What the heck is a "pig in a blanket"? I always thought it was a hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll. For some strange reason, that's how my mother-in-law referred to a stuffed cabbage roll.

Oh, and if you travel in or around Rt. 58 in Mercer Co. on the weekend, you'll run into the Amish hawking baked goods on the roadside. Raisin pies, shoofly pie, you name it. IIRC, there's a prolific Amish community in the Volant / New Wilmington area.
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I live in Mercer Co. and yes, my mother uses the term pigs in a blanket.

Also, there's an "amish highway" of sorts that has so much poop on it that it has to be cleaned off.

There was also a thing where the cars on one of the hills would get stuck behind the horses going up a hill and if it was icy, the cars would slide back down the hill:D

I've lived in Mercer co. my entire life and so has all of my family. Only thing about the county is it's about 65% farmland now.....rather boring. :atoz:

Other than Westminster, this is about the only enjoyment the folks in New Wilmington have lol, glad I live in Hermitage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S70DIm7Owi0


Also, totally random, but in Lawrence County, in New Castle, there's an old lady who walks around the city with a cain and she randomly starts dancing in the street lol.
 
#50
Richland123 said:
Move to my area half way between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg and you will hear these things everywhere you go.

By the way, they use the word ignernt here too to mean rude.
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Ah! That explains it! Richland Township - a combination of us true pixburgers (where you can also hear "pissburg," 'speshly wen yer tawkin' bawt doze stillers") and Rendell-land.

:hiding:
 
#51
Stingray19 said:
Also, totally random, but in Lawrence County, in New Castle, there's an old lady who walks around the city with a cain and she randomly starts dancing in the street lol.
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Its not random....she's getting microwave transmissions from the mother ship.

Used to live / work in Grove City and taught at Thiel College / Greenville. Really miss Quaker Steak 'n Lube and Tully's!

Riis
 
#52
Steveaux said:
+1

As a native of NW Pa., I take exception to the OP's claim. The "unique" words listed are part of what is known as 'Burgh-ese. They are common among people from the Pittsburgh area. Pgh. is located in the SW corner of the Commonwealth. It does not represent the entire western half. Up here, we don't say "you'ns, gum band, gum boots, etc.", and we can properly pronounce words like "house, shower, and sound".
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Yes, but your "long o" is more rounded and your "short a" is higher (sorry...very much into dialects since I do voices...)

Z
 
#57
I hear "youns" all the time I'm out there. As well as some others. Not to keen on the ham BBq's though, but Yeungling is not to bad. I'm usually around the Saltsburg/Clarksburg area when I visit. If I could get a good job in that area I'd move there. You need to put a straight road in there somewhere...lol. They must have followed a snake through the woods when they built the roads. I love going to visit though.
 
#58
Haha this makes me smile!

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh before moving to St. Paul Minnesota last year for college.

Personally, I've always hated the Pittsburgh accent, and was far removed enough from the downtown (DAHNTAN) area, and the South Side (SATH SAD) to have picked up the accent.

I did find that when I asked for "chipped ham" at the grocery store in Minnesota, I was met with blank stares, rather than the thinly sliced ham I was asking for.

Nothing's better than coming home for a visit and hearing people say things like "yinz guys goin' dahntan n'at tonight?" in the airport- I feel right at home!
 

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