Being from Boston is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand you've got a cool town full of young, college students, plenty of hard-drinking Irish, the best sports fans in the world (New York can go eff itself), if not the best sports teams in the world (again, New York can go eff itself, LA too for that matter), a skyline that is beautiful and constantly improving, access to the great, white northern reaches of Maine, New Hamshire (land where I was born), and Vermont (not to mention Montreal, ooh la la!), and beneath all that the veneer of Democracy and the foundations of the American Way. On the other hand, if you are going to live in Boston (n.b. I'm now living in L.A.) you're going to have to contend with the horrendous Boston accenct, which is truly the most vulgar of all the accents of the English speaking tribes. Here I will present to you a brief, concise guide to the Boston accent and some of its more quaint aphorisms. ahh-hem:
No where in the Boston dialect will there be found anything resembling and "R" sound. In Boston you "Pahk your Cah", but it take alot "moah" than dropping "yoa" "ahs" to "toahk" like a native. When someone is odd, or different they are "weeahd", which is usually preceeded the adjective "wicked", as is "That guy's wicked weeahd". In fact, "wicked" is one of the most interesting and commonly used adjectives in the Boston dialect. A brief sample:
Wicked Weeahd: someone or something that is odd
Wicked Retahded: someone or something (usually someone) that is stupid. Usually someone from either Reveah, Wuhstah, Quinzee, or Billrickah.
Wicked Pissah/ahwsome: Really Cool/Nice
If someone wants to fight you in Boston the may likely say: "Y'wannah Staht s'ihn?" before they try to start something and kick your ass (a personal favorite of my wise ass).
That's all I can stand for the moment, hopefully you get the idea. What this has to do with Brainsurgery I'm not sure, although post-surgery I am most definitely Wicked Retahded, and if any Neurosurgeon can figure out a cure for the Boston accent he will certainly get my vote for the Nobel Prize.

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