Coffee with cream and sugar.
A derogatory local nickname for Albany invoked by its more disenchanted residents.
Short for the "Segway Human Transporter", a two-wheeled, motorized sidewalk 'scooter' that one can easily rent or buy in D.C.
1. Tonic is the common generic term in Boston for soft drink.
2. Soda
Pejorative nickname given to Madison by political conservatives due to its long history of progressive politics. (Also see "60 square miles surrounded by reality".)
While outsiders might assume you can borrow money from your buddy and he will lend it to you, in Wisconsin we borrow everything. i.e. "Can you borrow me ten bucks?" "No, sorry. I can't borrow it to you 'cuz then I won't have enough left for the brat fry."
Reference to the CTA trains, which run elevated from the streets.
Along with Brain Dead Island, it's a derogatory nickname for Bainbridge Island.