Why does this town suck so bad?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


The correct nomenclature is Baltimoron.

Em er fightin words, hun.

[lord of the mark]

the proper term is "Citizen of Baltimore"

ah, city of white marble steps, formstone, painted door screens.

[lord of the mark]

Wooder Street
Local pronunciation of H2O Street

Swan Road
Shawan Road

Poison Ivory
Plant that gives you itchy skin

Bulled Egg
An egg cooked in water

Star Phone
Most say styrofoam

Avalanche
Takes you to the hospital

Syringe
Red light on top of ambulance

Simonize Hospital
Sinai hospital

Chest Peak
A large body of water

Accent
When 2 cars collide

Ass X
Eastern suburb city of Essex

Ball Mer
How to truly pronounce our city

Merlin
Our state

Farn Gins
Red trucks that put out fires

Beero
Bureau (as in FBI)

Downey Owe Shin
Summertime destination

Looney Yum Fool
Aluminum foil

Eggle
Our national bird

Dug
It bit the cat

Hi Hon
How we always say hello

Pockeybook
Purse to most

Elfin
Large pachyderm at zoo

Nap Lis
State of Merlin capital

Balled Ham
Boiled ham

Moral Stadium
Memorial Stadium

Balmorese
What we're speaking

Hollandtown
Highland Town

Old Bay
What our crabs taste like

Jayf X
Route 83 or the Jones Falls Expressway

Share
Hot water that cleans you in the morning

West Minister
Nearby city of Westminster

Droodle Pork
Druid Hill Park

Chimley
Where Santa comes down

The Oreos
Not a cookie, but our baseball team

Natie Bow
Our preferred beer

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
Em er fightin words, hun.

Bring it on! Just don't get any syphillis on me, thx.

[lord of the mark]

you get mugged in Balamer, or what? Whats your f*ing problem?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Bring it on! Just don't get any syphillis on me, thx.

you are aware that CDC data show San Francisco to have almost double Baltimores rates for syphilis infection in 2003?

[Kuciwalker]

you are aware that Boris doesn't live in San Francisco?

[Japher]

Balmorese
What we're speaking

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
you are aware that Boris doesn't live in San Francisco?

Didnt say he did. I just picked the city with the highest infection rate on the CDC list I saw. I think Fulton Co Georgia (Atlanta) was second highest, also well above Baltimore.

Baltimore having the highest rate is based on old data I think - theyve made a real effort to bring it down, with some results, IIUC. All the Baltimore bashing seems a bit over the top, and i wanted to bring some facts in.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
you are aware that CDC data show San Francisco to have almost double Baltimores rates for syphilis infection in 2003?

So? It was still #3 on the list, which means it's still a problem. And SF's rate (mid-40s per 100K, IIRC) still doesn't match Baltimore in 1998-99 (which was about 70 per 100K).

Regardless, it was a joke.

And I lived in Ballmer for 5 years.

[:) Smiley]

San Francisco is the most sexually liberal city in the country. What does Baltimore have to show for its 70/100k rate?

[Drake Tungsten]

What does Baltimore have to show for its 70/100k rate?

KrazyHorse...

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Smiley
San Francisco is the most sexually liberal city in the country. What does Baltimore have to show for its 70/100k rate?

It also has its own rat virus:

Baltimore rat virus or New York virus, a fairly unrecognized form, which is suspected of causing chronic renal disease and/or hypertension.

http://tarakharper.com/v_hanta.htm

I recall watching 'Homicide' on Channel 4 early one week and then later in the week there was a documentary on BBC 1 about medical detective work and discovering hanta virus in Baltimore.


Somehow the documentary complemented the drama serial....