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Westa Wistah

Terra incognita; beyond the bounds of civilization (some Bostonians will argue that that boundary is actually Rte. 128).

"I think a Bostonian would much rather go north or south than east to west. There is a sense that anything west of Rte. 495 needs a passport and currency control." -- John Mullin, director of the Center for Economic Development, UMass-Amherst, in the Boston Sunday Globe, 5/31/98.

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Yeah, in Wistah it's Wistah. In Boston it's Woosta or Wuhsta. In Boston theyah usually hammid out of theya gords.

Bill on September 29, 2005 06:03 PM.

Those of us west of worcester have no love loss for Bostonians either. We are still bullshit about the Quabbin. Destroy four of our towns because you're thirsty then you don't even hire locals to build the thing- instead you bring in a bunch of Irish!!!

Jules on December 30, 2007 11:22 AM.

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