BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady

Subject: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 05:46 PM

??? A person from Toronto is a Torontonian. One from Glasgow is a Glaswegian. One from Berlin is a Berliner. One from Paris is a Parisienne. What the hell is one from Schenectady?

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: MMario
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 05:47 PM

"up-stater"

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 05:51 PM

Have you ever been there, MMario? Impressions? I think I may have been there once, but I can't really remember for sure, it was so long ago.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Greg F.
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 05:52 PM

Gone.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 05:59 PM

"Not from Walla-Walla, Wehawken, Tallahassee, or Quetzaltenango "...all of which have similar issues.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 06:28 PM

If he did something reasonable, call him 'a Schenectady resident.'

If not, 'a Schenectady man.' As in, 'Police stopped a Schenectady man today and informed him he had been driving with his infant son on his car roof.'

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 06:39 PM

'Schenectady' seems to have meant 'beyond the Pines' in Algonquin ...so....ummmm

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 06:53 PM

I'd try "Schenectadian."

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 06:54 PM

Well, someone from Pocatello is a Pocatellan, someone from Chicago is a Chicagoan, someone from Kansas City is a KCer, someone from Idaho Falls is an Idaho Fallen, someone from Twin Falls is a Twin Fallen, so someone from Schenectady would be, obviously, a New Yorker.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 07:19 PM

What deo you call a person who lives in Flanders and speaks Flemish?

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A Belgian.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: kendall
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 07:30 PM

I'd call him John Roberts

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 11:29 PM

A Schenectoady, perhaps?

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: EBarnacle
Date: 02 Jul 13 - 11:47 PM

I'd go with Kendall on this one. . . unless it's someone else.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 12:31 AM

like the chickadee...schenectadeedeedee etc

or, someone who can spell odd names

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 08:11 AM

There are several towns near where I live whose names don't lend themselves to the usual "er" or "ian" suffixes, so I've invented my own names for their residents:

If you live in Opp, Alabama, you're an Oppulent.

If you live in Pace, Florida, you're a Patient.

If you live in Jay, Florida, you're a Jaybird.

If you live in Foley, Alabama, you're a Foliant. If you used to live there, you're an ex-Foliant, and the process of moving away is ex-Foliating.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 08:41 AM

And if you tear down houses there, Bee-Dub, are you a de-Foliant?

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 10:37 AM

I like your ideas, BWL.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 11:48 AM

There's a place in England named Goole. So if you're from there, you'd be called...

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 12:28 PM

And a nearby Norfolk village of Great Snoring's inhabitants might be called Great Snorers.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 12:30 PM

Bill, I believe such a person could be a Fleming. King Stephen had an army of mercenary Flemings to fight against Matilda in the 12th century.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 12:46 PM

Seriously, I'm pretty sure it's "SKE-neck-TAY-dee-an".

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 05:56 PM

Anode, cathode, Schenectode....

"Warring Matilda, warring Matilda,
Who'll come a-warring Matilda with me?"
         --Olde Englishe Folke Songe

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Jul 13 - 08:56 PM

That sounds good, Jeri. Got a great rythm to it.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 09:51 AM

Rapparee LOL!!!

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 10:05 AM

I once knew ' someone ' from Schenectady, he was call Eric, so thats the answer, Eric.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 02:40 PM

Well, apparently it was originally called "Sgachnectatich" by the Algonquins, and since they were there first you'd be better asking, "What d'y' call someone from Sgachnectatich".

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 03:44 PM

How do you know they were there first? ;-) There might've been someone else there before them. Chongo says that Chimps discovered everything a long time ago while humans were still crawling around in the dirt looking for bugs, and that the Chimps simply decided they didn't want it all, "coz we're like that...generous to a fault".

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 04:41 PM

Because I say so and I'm The Librarian, that's why!

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 04:51 PM

Schenectalady and Schenectaladdie.

Miramichi?

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 05:08 PM

Guelph?

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 05:49 PM

The Guelph is wide
And I cannot swim over,
Not have I wings
That I could fly....
    -- Olde Irishe Folke Songe

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Jeri
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 06:50 PM

Well, when you grow up less than 5 miles from a city, you sometimes learn these things. (And sometimes, you just think do, but I'm right about this... probably.)

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 07:50 PM

""Bill, I believe such a person could be a Fleming. King Stephen had an army of mercenary Flemings to fight against Matilda in the 12th century.""

IIRC, that would be a "Flamand"

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 07:56 PM

As for Schenectady, "Jumbuck", which, according to legend was the response from an Aborigine chief, when asked what a sheep was (an animal he was seeing for the first time).

According to the legend, "Jumbuck" is Aborigine for "Fucked if I know!"

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 07:59 PM

Loosely speaking, of course.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jul 13 - 08:01 PM

Miramichier.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Jul 13 - 12:13 AM

Guelphite.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Jul 13 - 12:38 AM

Gulp.

Subject: RE: BS: what d' y' call someone from Schenectady
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Jul 13 - 12:46 AM

"Guelph" The only town in the world whose name sounds like a large frog croaking. ;-D

Then there's "Schenectady!" "Gesundheit!"