\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 https://expo.syracuse.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/04/7273138437174/the-simpsons-brutally-mocks-sus-otto-utica-more-in-upstate-ny.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Notice they got most of the Buffalo and Utica skylines right. Edited April 29, 2019 by PromoTheRobot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Notice they got most of the Buffalo and Utica skylines right. and the population counter in Utica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 https://twitter.com/i/status/1122686466092675072 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Too bad the Simpsons don't know that Utica, Buffalo, Syracuse and Niagara Falls are not in Upstate NY. @ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 51 minutes ago, Gugny said: Too bad the Simpsons don't know that Utica, Buffalo, Syracuse and Niagara Falls are not in Upstate NY. @ExiledInIllinois Ah yes. The Upstate versus Capital District versus Adirondacks versus Northern versus Central versus Southern Tier versus Western controversy. No two people divide NY the same way. Utica folks will no doubt get butt hurt and put this on the news for a few days. The mayor will give a speech and might even invite the writers to come and see what a great place it is. It’s true that Utica isn’t quite as depressing as it was about ten years ago, but it’s still easy to make fun of the place. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Everything North of Flushing is Upstate. The Rochester part brought a bit of sadness as Kodak did implode a few of their buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Too bad the Simpsons don't know that Utica, Buffalo, Syracuse and Niagara Falls are not in Upstate NY. @ExiledInIllinois If it’s not NYC they can call it upstate or anything else they want because............the only thing that matters is NYC. To them. That was always a pet peeve of mine. Look at a map, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Something else for Andrew Cuomo to kvetch about. I’ll be quiet before this gets tossed into PPP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 People still watch the Simpsons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, ricojes said: https://twitter.com/i/status/1122686466092675072 Waaaaa. The Simpsons make fun of everybody. No need for DJs to whine about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, WhoTom said: Waaaaa. The Simpsons make fun of everybody. No need for DJs to whine about it. Canadians are mad too 'Newfie' is an offensive term Seal clubbing was offensive Etc. I believe they said 3 of the writers are Canadian, and one from close to the GTA I cant remember the last time I actually made an effort to watch an episode of the Simpsons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, WhoTom said: Waaaaa. The Simpsons make fun of everybody. No need for DJs to whine about it. Exactly. For what it's worth I'm pretty sure they have already made fun of the Patriots and New England as being cheaters etc. before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gugny said: Too bad the Simpsons don't know that Utica, Buffalo, Syracuse and Niagara Falls are not in Upstate NY. @ExiledInIllinois Tell it to these guys... They need to change the name of the cooperative. https://www.upstatefarms.com/farmers They need to get the memo that they call themselves ALL wrong! Once again... Everything outside of NYC/Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties is considered "UpState." Why is this so hard to understand and get a grip: "Albany’s working definition of upstate New York is based on what lies outside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s commuter rail area. Besides New York City and Long Island, it excludes Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties." Take a look at the map of NYS. Everything else is "up" from Metropolitan Transportation Authority commuter rail area. Again, why is this so hard to wrap your brain around. I mean being called or hailing from "UpState" ain't a feather in anybody's cap except for you Yankee Doodle Gugny. I don't get the fascination with the parochial attitude you exhibit. Case you forgot... New York State shares its name with the largest city in the country. It's NYC influence, then the rest of Upstate. Then, the State gets subdivided even more. Capital region, WNY, CNY, ADK, etc... /smh Again, I simply don't get Your fascination and propensity for being flat out wrong. And a little bizarre. But, I can embrace the bizzare. It's endearing! Edited April 30, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 This should be in PPP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, frostbitmic said: The Rochester part brought a bit of sadness as Kodak did implode a few of their buildings. Carrier and Bristol Myers did the same thing here in Syracuse. Guess it was cheaper to tear them done than leave them empty when you consider having to keep heat and water turned on. 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Why is this so hard to understand and get a grip: "Albany’s working definition of upstate New York is based on what lies outside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s commuter rail area. Besides New York City and Long Island, it excludes Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties." Take a look at the map of NYS. Everything else is "up" from Metropolitan Transportation Authority commuter rail area. Again, why is this so hard to wrap your brain around. I mean being called or hailing from "UpState" ain't a feather in anybody's cap except for you Yankee Doodle Gugny. I don't get the fascination with the parochial attitude you exhibit. Because these NY maps, from Albany, do not list an Upstate region... https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/50230.html https://esd.ny.gov/regions https://paththroughhistory.iloveny.com/regions/#.XMeoWndFyUk https://www.visitnewyorkstate.net/regions/ Edited April 30, 2019 by Just Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Funny as heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Carrier and Bristol Myers did the same thing here in Syracuse. Guess it was cheaper to tear them done than leave them empty when you consider having to keep heat and water turned on. Because these NY maps, from Albany, do not list an Upstate region... https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/50230.html https://esd.ny.gov/regions https://paththroughhistory.iloveny.com/regions/#.XMeoWndFyUk https://www.visitnewyorkstate.net/regions/ Because it's not really a "region" ...LoL... It's everything outside and "up" State from the NYC "influence." You know. Outside NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties. It's an informal term to encompass the rest of the state up out of the NYC sphere of influence. In Illinois, it's the opposite. The rest of state is "down"...DownState from Chicago and it's "Chicagoland" influence. People are trying to jam a square peg into a round hole. Claim something that every place else is: "Up". Yeah... Brutha... We are all up from that stinking NYC influence. It's the NYC influence that defines the DownState/UpState. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Im enraged I demand they make a new episode, highlighting all the virtues of upstate new york. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: Im enraged I demand they make a new episode, highlighting all the virtues of upstate new york. I will attempt my best. ESSAYONS! Only if they change the name CNY in upstate NY back to the "Leatherstocking Region." That was a cool name for that part of upstate NY. Who doesn't like James Fenimore Cooper? http://yorkstaters.blogspot.com/2005/12/whats-in-name-no1-leatherstocking.html?m=1 The Leatherstocking Region of upstate New York: "The Central New York Region (formerly the Central-Leatherstocking Region, also known as Leatherstocking Country) is a term used by the New York State Department of Economic Development to broadly describe the central region of upstate New York for tourism purposes. The region roughly corresponds to the Mohawk and upper Susquehanna valleys. It is one of two partially overlapping regions that identify as Central New York, the other being the Syracuse metropolitan area." Reading comprehension is our friend here Hmmmm: "to broadly describe the central region of upstate New York ." Once again, the progression goes as followed: 1. NYS>Upstate>followed by the upstate regions like WNY, CNY, Capital, ADKs, Catskills>followed by subregions within like "Southern Tier of WNY", etc... 2. NYS>Downstate>NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties. Why is that so difficult to understand upstate & downstate are the two regions NYS is divided into after being called, well... You guessed it: New York State. They are not subregions of others. Upstate & downstate NY are the TWO main regions of NYS after NY is called a state. ADKs and WNY are subregions of upstate. NYC & Long Island are subregions of downstate. If you are going to subdivide a state. You do it into two distinct parts first. You don't skip from one part to five parts a la the " @Gugnymethod of convoluted subdivision." And...NYS is the perfect state to have two parts first. We are all "up", geographically "ontop" of all those ***** -ers from NYC/Long Island. LoL... It's good to be ontop! I rest my case. But not before playing this: LMAO... The balls are in your hands @Gugny. How fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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