Referring to something that was damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The hurricane made landfall as a category 4 storm and did extensive damage to downtown Charleston as well as the northern suburbs of Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, and Isle of Palms.
1. Tonic is the common generic term in Boston for soft drink.
2. Soda
A stew-like dish made from beans, beer, pork, peppers.
In the midst of the debate over the Iraq war, a few US congressmen exercised their freedom to slight the French by renaming french fries and french toast in the congressional cafeteria. Enter "Freedom Fries".
The 13th step of the State Capitol Building (on the west side) happens to be situated exactly one mile (5280 feet) above sea level.
Nickname for Atlanta that comes from the generally sticky-hot weather in the city.
This is the proper pronunciation with emphasis on the first syllable, NOT the second. We are not a city in Germany nor are we the same as New Berlin.
The native Rhode Islanders' reference to the hordes of tourists from Massachusetts who swarm their beaches each summer.