"DSK" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:
My understanding is that the tunnels and bridges leading away from
Manhattan operate on the diode principle--the New Yawkahs can leave but
they aren't allowed back in.

Makes sense.


Is that what that "E-Z Pass" toll booth stuff is all about?

I think so. Slams the gate shut behind 'em.


We met a few of them in Oriental and New Bern. Most had mellowed out a
bit, but the locals were far more amiable. Once a New Yawkah, always a
New Yawkah.


NC courts have decided that use of the phrase, "But you've never had a
*really* *good* bagel" is grounds for justifiable homicide.

They'll be adding to that category with time.

Max