OTish Cults in Connecticut

[Huskyforlife]

“As soon as I graduate I’m leaving Connecticut,” but they always stay. So true.

 

[August_West]

Where were all the whale fans when, you know, there was actually a team to be a fan of?

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Complaining about the state of CT but living here your whole life.

Although that will probably be me.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Not sure if y'all know, but the thing "the youths" have been doing on Twitter is listing "cults" in their states.

Anyway, thought this was mostly spot on

God, Apizza is definitely the most egregious.

 

[temery]

I grew up in central MA between Worcester and Framingham. They were referred to as "grinders" for as long as I can remember. Just saying that the term is not exclusive to the Constitution State.


Moot. I've lived EOTR since I moved down here (part time for college in Storrs, Manchester, and East Hampton).

Here's another Connecticut cult: Those who recognize the State's deep divide in wanting to be included in two distinct geographic regions that neither region truly wants to include Connecticut.

I was in North Carolina years ago and asked someone where I could get a grinder. I drove ten miles to find out they sent me to a hardware store.

 

[Guapo]

I was in North Carolina years ago and asked someone where I could get a grinder. I drove ten miles to find out they sent me to a hardware store.

There was a "New Haven Style Pizza" place in DC that had various CT named pizzas ("The Merritt Parkway" etc). They had a pizza called "The Grinder" that, I kid you not, was meatballs, fried chicken (think: Chicken Parm Grinder), marinara, mozz.

What this place lacked in authenticity, it more than made up for in its taste resembling Dominos.

 

[Husky25]

I was in North Carolina years ago and asked someone where I could get a grinder. I drove ten miles to find out they sent me to a hardware store.

Well help my time! That's all gooberd up! I reckon some Yankee was fixin' to get their switch.

 

[Guapo]

Well help my time! That's all gooberd up! I reckon some Yankee was fixin' to get their switch.

Imagine what it's like in a real southern state..

 

[Husky25]

Imagine what it's like in a real southern state..

Bless your heart (Though I hear this a lot in the Midwest).

 

[ct06111]

Where were all the whale fans when, you know, there was actually a team to be a fan of?

Under 21

 

[CL82]

Where were all the whale fans when, you know, there was actually a team to be a fan of?

...and then he became August_West...

"Speakth not against the Whalers."

Rookie mistake Auggy.

 

[Guapo]

I was born in Tampa. I always found it funny that the farther north you go in Florida, the farther south you got.

Imagine what it's like in a real southern state..

This was actually a reference to something I've noticed that I find amusing:

People in Georgia love chiding people from NC as not being southern, especially in relation to UNC not being a southern school (the worst thing you can be in Georgia is a "basketball school") and it POs the NC people so much!

 

[temery]

...and then he became August_West...

"Speakth not against the Whalers."

Rookie mistake Auggy.

Nah. Posting a nude picture always earns a ban.

Great taste, poor judgement.

 

[Lefty2one]

Without a doubt the biggest omission from the tweet is the "'I hate CT and can't wait to move away' but I've been saying that for a decade and still haven't moved" crowd.

Also, the "New Haven really isn't that bad of a city" crowd.

 

[Horatio]

I know it’s in Massachusetts but calling Six Flags, “Riverside”.

I can’t let go

 

[ctchamps]

The Boneyard Men’s B.B. Cult


temery: The Elder

Fishy: The enforcer; offenders receive sarcasm for first or minor infractions; throat punching for second or more severe infractions; and finally termination via wood chipping for the most egregious offenses.

Chief00: Prophet; the one who hears voices in his head. Chief is commanded to relate these messages to casual cultists and relay said messages as he hears those voices.

BigErn: MSG recruiter for this cult.

JMick: Wannabe enforcer.

Deepster, 8893, August_West: Officers of Ceremonies and Rituals.

champs99and04(prior life known as DogMania): The Boneyard Men’s B.B. cult’s proof that reincarnation exists.

tcf15 and Storrs South: Keepers of archives and communications.

 

[Guapo]

The Boneyard Men’s B.B. Cult


temery: The Elder

Fishy: The enforcer; offenders receive sarcasm for first or minor infractions; throat punching for second or more severe infractions; and finally termination via wood chipping for the most egregious offenses.

Chief00: Prophet; the one who hears voices in his head. Chief is commanded to relate these messages to casual cultists and relay said messages as he hears those voices.

BigErn: MSG recruiter for this cult.

JMick: Wannabe enforcer.

Deepster, 8893, August_West: Officers of Ceremonies and Rituals.

champs99and04(prior life known as DogMania): The Boneyard Men’s B.B. cult’s proof that reincarnation exists.

tcf15 and Storrs South: Keepers of archives and communications.

I believe @tcf15 is the true prophet.

Let the sectarianism and decades of war commence!

 

[temery]

The Boneyard Men’s B.B. Cult


temery: The Elder

Fishy: The enforcer; offenders receive sarcasm for first or minor infractions; throat punching for second or more severe infractions; and finally termination via wood chipping for the most egregious offenses.

Chief00: Prophet; the one who hears voices in his head. Chief is commanded to relate these messages to casual cultists and relay said messages as he hears those voices.

BigErn: MSG recruiter for this cult.

JMick: Wannabe enforcer.

Deepster, 8893, August_West: Officers of Ceremonies and Rituals.

champs99and04(prior life known as DogMania): The Boneyard Men’s B.B. cult’s proof that reincarnation exists.

tcf15 and Storrs South: Keepers of archives and communications.

August and : The reason I take an extra blood pressure pill every morning before logging in.

 

[HuskyHawk]

-Mets Fans
-Pessimistic Mets fans
-Weirdly over-optimistic Mets Fans
and

Can six people be a cult?

 

[temery]

Can six people be a cult?

Sure, if you are counting backwards, ala Jim Jones and Heaven's Gate.

 

[RichZ]

Grinder is used almost exclusively in the New Haven to Springfield corridor for a Sub.

If it's got meatballs and/or sausage, tomato sauce and cheese, it's a grinder.
If it's got cold cuts (even if heated up) it's a sub.

 

[huskyinfl]

“As soon as I graduate I’m leaving Connecticut,” but they always stay. So true.

Hello from FL. Left CT after UConn for Raleigh NC RTP. Best decision ever.

 

[mauconnfan]

"Tax-achusetts"

I can go 2 miles to the CT line and cross over to Suffield CT and be very happy I'm in Feeding Hills

 

[Ewekon]

Grinder is used almost exclusively in the New Haven to Springfield corridor for a Sub.

It extends down Rt. 8 from Waterbury to Bport as well. Nardelli's exhibit A.

 

[husky8273]

Grinder is used almost exclusively in the New Haven to Springfield corridor for a Sub.

Where does the "hero" line begin?