Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:34:55 -0800

From: Peter McGraw pmcgraw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU

Subject: Re: Neck Hue



On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Beverly Flanigan wrote:



A similar label in Bloomington, Indiana was "stoney," for the kids

whose parents worked in the limestone quarries south of town, and for

all non-town, non-IU kids. Cf. "farmer," "plowboy," etc. up North.





Gee, where did the makers of the film Breaking Away get "cutter"? Is that

for townies who work in the quarries, and "stoney" is for quarry workers

from outlying towns?



Peter McGraw