mooliachi wrote:everyone in illinois that says 'jewels' when referring to JEWEL. (the grocery store and pharmacy)

Not to be picky but I've always thought it was more common to call it "The Jewel" rather than "jewels" but I'm in the south suburbs of "Chicagoland" so maybe its a regional dialect issue.

i've heard both Jewel and The Jewel in common usage. after 18 years in the burbs and 10 years in the city, i don't recall ever having heard someone call it Jewels (or is it Jewel's).

also, Jewel is not a grocery store and pharmacy, is it? doesn't Osco provide the pharmacy element? just cause i love me some good nitpickin'.

toomanyhelicopters wrote:i've heard both Jewel and The Jewel in common usage. after 18 years in the burbs and 10 years in the city, i don't recall ever having heard someone call it Jewels (or is it Jewel's).

also, Jewel is not a grocery store and pharmacy, is it? doesn't Osco provide the pharmacy element? just cause i love me some good nitpickin'.

I think what all of us outside of Chi wanna know is, do you all know what someone from the other side of town is talking about when they drop the J-bomb? For instance, lets say that you and your Southside homies are sitting around and one of your friends from downtown (is that the Loop Ive heard so much about?) says "Hey let's go to Jewel's and get some saran wrap!" Do the rest of you start scratching your heads wondering what the fuck he's talking about, or do you get in the Pinto and go? Because if someone from Baltimore said to me "Let's go to Giant's and get some toothpicks," I'd laugh my ass off, not so much because he called it "Giant's" and it says "Giant" right there on the big sign out front, but mainly because he'd prolly say "Hon" or something right after it, and that shit is funny. Balto is hilarious for shit like that.

So yeah, what about that?

JB : yeah, people wouldn't be unable to understand what you were getting at. but it might be the equivalent of someone saying "hey, you wanna go watch the red sock game tonight?" people would just look at you like you're the freak that you are. because it is called "The Jewel". not because it is unique. like how you wouldn't say "i'll be sitting at bus stop", you would say "i'll be sitting at THE bus stop". "the jewel" is effectively short for "the jewel food store on western" or "the jewel food store on XYZ street, the one with the hooker always hanging out in the parking lot" or something of the sort. there's just no need to take it any further than "you need anything from the jewel?"

JW : just trying to maintain some kinda false appearances here

Kenny:

using the kenny thread to have discussion about the subject matter contained in one of the kennies, but then pretending to be involved in an actual kenny while doing it.

[quote="LAD]
Kenny: you are a lurker on a “famousâ€

Kenny: The appearance that the Kenny thread might actually be "running out of steam".

Arson Smith wrote:Kenny: The appearance that the Kenny thread might actually be "running out of steam".

JB : something or other
JW : something else, i dunno

kenny : stuff

Arson Smith wrote:Kenny: The appearance that the Kenny thread might actually be "running out of steam".

just better: the beautiful and noble decision to let Rank go while it was still on top.

just worse: the recorded output of the band Hawkwind from 1990 until present.



kenny:snotballs

mooliachi wrote:mecha kendra: the beauty of the T Rex song that is the Metal Guru...

Cleanin' up some stray Kennies...

Man, is "Metal Guru" a great song. Anyhow...

JB: The Beauty of the band that is Métal Urbain

JW: The horror that is Guns N Roses butchering "Buick Mackane"

There are still some un-Kennied Kennies...

stewie wrote:Iron Chef Chen Kenichi:
You appear on one of Oprah's "giveaway" shows where she gives everyone in the audience a huge prize. For some reason, everyone else gets a brand new car, but you only get a scooter.

JB: You are in a "Playmates" cover band. You know, those scooterin guys that all ride on the same scooter. (the first one looks like he's got something 'goosing' him)

http://www.electrical.com/phpBB2/viewto ... &start=690

JW: You are oprah and your celebrity stalker has cornered you outside harpo studios with a sandwich from Pot-Belly's.