Neil Cherry wrote:>> On 18 Feb 2005 05:56:07 -0800, Maggie wrote:>> > dgk wrote:
Maybe I should move to Jersey.
No one MOVES to Jersey. We are born here, that's the reason we>>> stay here. Ever hear of anyone taking a vacation to JERSEY?
Maggie doesn't get out to the shore much does she? We have plenty of>> Bennies (don't ask I don't know where the name comes from) visiting>> each summer.
I forgot to give you the definition of Bennies..........I know you NEED> to know what it really means.
Actually I'm very interested.
Bennies> Are you a Benny and don't even know it? Bennies are folks who come down> the shore for the summer, the week or just the day. On one hand they> seem to "invade" the all year rounder's territory and on the other hand> they bring lots of business to the area. Did you know Benny is an> acronym for Bayonne-Elizabeth-Newark-New York B-E-N-N-Y...whose> residents flocked to the shore during the summer months. That term goes> back to the 1940's.
Cool!
Now I don't live down the shore as I live almost 30 miles from the shore. But I work near by and I am year round. I guess that don't make me a Benny.
