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All of the comments are right, we, in Philly, never called it "Stoop," but simply steps. Stoop seems like an NY word. My mom still sits outside daily in the sum
by emehrkay 9y ago
All of the comments are right, we, in Philly, never called it "Stoop," but simply steps. Stoop seems like an NY word. My mom still sits outside daily in the summer, she doesn't have a misting fan though (I didn't know those were a thing). I'll get her one
- dfxm12 9y agoWe live in a post-Hey Arnold world. The national lexicon changed when this episode came out: http://blogdailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BDH-Stoop-Kid.jpg http://blogdailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BDH-St...
- maxfurman 9y agoI live in Philly and I get texts about "stoop beers" at least once a week during the summer.
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- arbitrage 9y agoGrew up in Philly. We always called it a 'stoop'. Just one of those micro-regional lexicon differences, I suppose.
- tnecniv 9y agoI'm from New Jersey and I'd call it either, which I guess summarizes the predicament of my state.
- peterwwillis 9y agoBaltimorons call it a "stoop". We use 'em too when there's enough room, otherwise the sidewalk. Historical note: Baltimore marble stoops were harvested to patch the cracks in DC's Washington Monument after the recent earthquake because they're from the same quarry. (Baltimore's monument needed no such patching and predates the DC monument by 59 years)
- throwanem 9y agoAnother Baltimorean on Hacker News! And one with a geek code, yet - I didn't know those were still a thing. If you ever find yourself around Hampden, maybe we'll grab a beer some time.
- soylentcola 9y agoHaven't used my geek code in years, but fellow Baltimorean checking in.
- Cbeck527 9y agoMy dad grew up in Roxborough, and always referred to it as a stoop.
- mcginleyr1 9y agoMy dad grew up in Port Richmond (or as he calls it Richmond Harbor Estates) in the 50s and 60s and calls it stoop.
- oh_sigh 9y agoI grew up in Society Hill and distinctly remember myself and all of my neighbors calling it both stoop and steps interchangeably in the early 90s