A question posed by one lifelong St. Louis area native to another upon first meeting or after having recently met. The purpose is to learn if you and the other person have any mutual acquaintances.
Shelly: "Oh, you've lived in St. Louis all your life? Where'd you go to high school?"
Steve: "Pattonville"
Shelly: "Pattonville? Uh, let's see, do you know a guy named Mark Henderson?"
Steve: "Pattonville"
Shelly: "Pattonville? Uh, let's see, do you know a guy named Mark Henderson?"
by Woody Thomas November 27, 2009