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Minooka, Pittston Ave.
4/5/2012 2:57 AM
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People from North Scranton make fun of Minooka.  You're like Canada to us.  You know that, right?
4/5/2012 6:45 AM
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So when u say minooka is like Canada to us I guess that to mean minooka is full of smart people that aren't afraid to leave their doors unlocked because in minooka there isnt roaming gangs raping and or robbing everybody they meet on the road? Lol I just jest... Apparently the people of minooka also somehow have their medical expenses paid for too?
4/5/2012 7:24 AM
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No.  It means that people from Minooka are generally regarded as slow; dimwitted; stupid.  You know, like Canadians.
4/5/2012 7:36 AM
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ZING!!!!!!!!, eh?
4/5/2012 8:57 AM
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Posted by tecwrg on 4/5/2012 6:45:00 AM (view original):
People from North Scranton make fun of Minooka.  You're like Canada to us.  You know that, right?
That's the extent of what I would expect out of people from North Scranton.  Anybody that has their own sense of identity and community is always going to be made fun of by those that don't.  Be it Minooka, the rest of South Side, West Side, East Mountain, the Hill Section, they all get made fun of.  Usually by North Scranton people, because North Scranton people have the personality of beige wallpaper, and their identity is derived from nothing more than their location on the map.

In other words, if Scranton were Gilligan's Island, North Scranton would be "...and the rest."

I'm sure North Scranton would probably get made fun of, if anyone could be bothered to care enough about it.  Outside of Mickey Gannon's Wing Night, I can't think of a single worthwhile thing I've ever done in that part of town.

"North Scranton, come see our famous flood damage!"
4/5/2012 12:37 PM
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Looks like you two need to have lunch at Coopers to sort things out. While you do I'll go to Salerno's for White Pizza
4/5/2012 2:11 PM (edited)
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Posted by volk on 4/5/2012 12:37:00 PM (view original):
Posted by tecwrg on 4/5/2012 6:45:00 AM (view original):
People from North Scranton make fun of Minooka.  You're like Canada to us.  You know that, right?
That's the extent of what I would expect out of people from North Scranton.  Anybody that has their own sense of identity and community is always going to be made fun of by those that don't.  Be it Minooka, the rest of South Side, West Side, East Mountain, the Hill Section, they all get made fun of.  Usually by North Scranton people, because North Scranton people have the personality of beige wallpaper, and their identity is derived from nothing more than their location on the map.

In other words, if Scranton were Gilligan's Island, North Scranton would be "...and the rest."

I'm sure North Scranton would probably get made fun of, if anyone could be bothered to care enough about it.  Outside of Mickey Gannon's Wing Night, I can't think of a single worthwhile thing I've ever done in that part of town.

"North Scranton, come see our famous flood damage!"
I'm guessing that you had to have somebody else compose and type that for you, as Minooka folk usually struggle with grammar more advanced than a couple of one-syllable words strung together into a short sentence that usually ends with "hayna".
4/5/2012 4:47 PM
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Posted by crickett13 on 4/5/2012 2:11:00 PM (view original):
Looks like you two need to have lunch at Coopers to sort things out. While you do I'll go to Salerno's for White Pizza
Coopers is a fine establishment.  My cousin used to be the chef there.
4/5/2012 4:48 PM
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Dammit, people!!!  This was tec's coming out party!!!  Don't wreck it for him!!!
4/5/2012 5:04 PM
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Minooka was once a city by itself. It had a mayor, a high school, and my paternal grandfather was the last police constable before it was absorbed into South Scranton. We're proud people whose ancestors earned their living in the coal mines. We're predominantly Irish and devoutly Roman Catholic, and its the only neighborhood in Northeast PA where the Notre Dame fans outnumber the Penn State fans (Knute Rockne > Jerry Sandusky).  We work hard, and when the day is done we like a fun time and some good drinks to unwind.

And if a few uppity snobs from Green Ridge think that deserves ridicule, then fire away.  Just make sure you don't spill any chardonnay on your smoking jacket, or scuff up that nice grand piano while you're chortling away there, tec.

Give my best to Babs and Muffy, and I hope you enjoy your next cotillion.
4/5/2012 9:50 PM
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Providence, not Green Ridge.  

Youse Minooka boys have problems with local geography, hayna?
4/5/2012 9:57 PM
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This does hit a bit close to home:

www.youtube.com/watch

4/5/2012 10:12 PM
volk
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Posted by tecwrg on 4/5/2012 9:57:00 PM (view original):
Providence, not Green Ridge.  

Youse Minooka boys have problems with local geography, hayna?
Doesn't matter. Like I said earlier, there's really no reason at all to ever go to that nothing-happening part of town. Unless you enjoy watching people be dull.
4/5/2012 10:22 PM
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volk and the boys?

4/5/2012 10:23 PM
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