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1.	Dan Cook: Sports guy that coined the famous saying "It ain't over till the fat lady sings."
2.	Central Distressway: Nickname for the Central Expressway (or I-75) because of its horrible congestion.
3.	People's Republic of Austin: People's Republic of Austin is a nickname for the liberal capital city of Texas. "People's Repuplic" is a namesake ...
4.	Leslie: Despite rumors over his supposed death, Leslie is recovering quite nicely from his recent fall and subsequent brain...
5.	Corpus Time: Refers to the laid-back atmosphere, where it is not uncommon for people to arrive 10 minutes late for meetings
6.	more SoCo than thou: Phrase describing those who frequent the shops and restaurants along South Congress Avenue and are way cooler than ...
7.	Selahdor: This nickname for Dallas must be pretty deep "underground" because I have never heard anything like it for the city...
8.	Zebra's Head: You can find out more at www.thezebrashead.com . Store hours, location, even product listings with links! You shoul...
9.	Drowning Pool: Another hard rock band from Dallas, Texas that got signed to a large label. You've probably heard their song "Bodi...
10.	Dallasite: Term given to those that reside in Dallas.
11.	Corpus Christians: Not based on any religious affiliation, but rather what one is called that is from Corpus Christi.
12.	Driving Etiquette: Stay to the right if driving at or below the speed limit, since people in the spread-out city of Houston drive fast...
13.	NASA: NASA Johnson Space Center (think "Houston, we have a problem…") is open to visitors (bit a bit pricey-see the nearb...
14.	Keep Austin Weird: Keep Austin Weird was a slogan initiated by the Austin Small Business Alliance to help promote the city and its loc...
15.	Chopped and Screwed: A slower version of Southern hip hop that includes techniques like beat skips and record scratches, originating in ...

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The Monster Mile: Dover, DE

Nickname for the Dover International Speedway

Ho Chi Minh Trail: Madison, WI

Bassett Street came within a vote of being renamed Ho Chi Minh Trail in the early 1970's as a protest against the Viet Nam War.

The 215: Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia's area code and a colloquial term for Philadelphia itself, as in the following sentence:

"Allen Iverson was really representin' the 215 in Los Angeles last night when he torched Kobe."

Lost Dutchman's Mine: Phoenix, AZ

The subject of a famous legend regarding a rich gold mine in the Superstition Mountains-likely exaggerated, but based on the life of "forty-niner" Jacob Waltz in the 1800s. Some people still venture into the mountains looking for the hidden 'treasure'.

Daboatuvum : Milwaukee, WI

Pronounced (da BOAT uhv uhm) it simply means "the both of them" in Milwaukee-speak.