Why do people from Frisco hate the name Frisco?

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

Bunch of Friscans.

[arcane1]

1. um...

seems rather obvious, no? :shrug:

[SpiralHawk]

2. That's a lot like asking why

people from Beantown hate the name Beantown.

But then again, maybe it isn't after all.

[Character Assassin]

5. Or why the people from "Hymieto....." Oh, perhaps not..

[Character Assassin]

3. I dunno. I was born there, and I've always encountered this

So sometimes I call myself a 'Friscan from Frisco, and I stay to watch the panties wad.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Fuckin' 'Friscans from Frisco!

[lightbulb]

7. Haha

We used the panties metaphor independently of each other. Some sort of Frisco mind meld.

[Character Assassin]

8. Wondertwins powers.......ACTIVATE

[lightbulb]

4. I don't

I think it's funny as hell. Use it myself. I have no idea why people get their panties in a bunch over it.

[rawtribe]

6. Frisco is a great town

you have Copper Mt., Keystone, Loveland and Breckenridge in your backyard. What skier wouldn't be proud to say I'm from Frisco.

[Character Assassin]

9. Note to self: Always be familar with state geography.

[GregW]

10. 'Cause it rhymes with Crisco?

:eyes:

Besides, everyone knows it's really called ....

"The City"

[HawkerHurricane]

12. It's only "The City"...

(capitalized and in quotation marks, even when spoken) to people from Marin County.

Say "The City" within 100 miles of NYC, and you're talking about Manhattan.

I'm sure it's the same for every major city except Los Angeles, where there is no city, only suburbs.

[ronnykmarshall]

16. No ...

People in the South and East Bay call SF "The City" as well.

BTW ----- GO GIANTS!

[timtom]

20. When I lived in Berkeley

in THE SIXTIES (woo! hoo!) we referred to San Francisco as "The City," too.

[Tom Kitten]

11. Sounds and looks too much like Fresno

It's hard enough not to confuse the two already!
Okay I'm leaving now...

[nini]

13. I was there last weekend and I was shocked at the eliteness there

that city has really lost its core to me. Ok, I'm not up there all the time, but it seems every time I go it's more arrogant for lack of a better word.

shame really.. I used to love it up there for the people, now I feel like it's a more historical Bel Air or something.

flame away.... :-)

[Blue-Jay]

14. Oh NO!

Not "elite liberals"!

hahaha

[ronnykmarshall]

19. I'd never flame ya, Nini!

I can't say I disagree either.

But it AIN'T FRISCO!!!!

[psychopomp]

22. A lot of that has to do with the money that poured into that place

The latte-lapping idiots from the rich part of town thought they owned the whole city and started moving in on the cooler, working-class areas with their BMW's and whatnot. Now the whole place reeks of their pretentiousness.

[ronnykmarshall]

15. Just because ....

now don't question us.

I'm still a SAN FRANCISCAN at heart!

[Spider Jerusalem]

17. In honour of Emperor Norton?

"Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word "Frisco," which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars." By Order of His Imperial Majesty Norton I, Emperor of the United States And Protector of Mexico

[BrotherBuzz]

23. Yep, and we need the dough.

Mind you, it's only a High Misdemeanor, but refusing to pay the penalty is a felony, punishable by flogging.

[maveric]

18. Like San Diegans hate "Dago".

As my uncle would refer to.

[HawkerHurricane]

25. I've lived in San Diego 20 years now...

and I've never heard it called 'Dago'.

Sand Dog. Insane Diego. Diego. San Go Die.

But never 'Dago'.

[cally]

21. because that's what my great Aunt's generation

called it. :shrug:

[rockymountaindem]

24. I've never met anyone from Frisco, Colorado

so I wouldn't be able to tell you the answer.