Literally meaning "Penn's Woods" but better defined by Democratic political strategist James Carville as "Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west and Alabama in the middle!" Middle of the state jokingly referred to as "Pennsyltucky". Home of perpetual road construction and an important swing state in national politics. Powerball lottery state. Actually kinda nice.
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From an old British expression (thus "pound" instead of "dollar"); the original reference was probably to theft (though this is not certain), saying that being arrested ("taken in") for stealing a small amount is just as bad as for a large amount, so you may as well steal a lot and hope to get away with it.
An equivalent expression is, "As well hanged for a sheep as a lamb", where it's implied that you are stealing the animal. If the punishment for failure is the same, you may as well try for the largest possible reward.
The phrase is often misused with reference to a punishment that is out of proportion to a crime, but this is not the actual meaning.
From an old British expression (thus "pound" instead of "dollar"); the original reference was probably to theft (though this is not certain), saying that being arrested ("taken in") for stealing a small amount is just as bad as for a large amount, so you may as well steal a lot and hope to get away with it.
An equivalent expression is, "As well hanged for a sheep as a lamb", where it's implied that you are stealing the animal. If the punishment for failure is the same, you may as well try for the largest possible reward.
The phrase is often misused with reference to a punishment that is out of proportion to a crime, but this is not the actual meaning.
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Should look comical to non-Pennsylvanians.
Should look comical to non-Pennsylvanians.
{While driving on an on-ramp to I-70 in Pennsylvania}
Spencer: Did you see that? A Ford F-350 was pulling an old Ford Escape using a thirty foot long yellow seatbelt-like cable. There was someone steering the Escape too, since the cable was so long!
Ryan: Yea, that's just an ordinary Pennsylvania tow truck.
Spencer: Did you see that? A Ford F-350 was pulling an old Ford Escape using a thirty foot long yellow seatbelt-like cable. There was someone steering the Escape too, since the cable was so long!
Ryan: Yea, that's just an ordinary Pennsylvania tow truck.
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pennsylvania race yankees can furthe be identified by their annoying loud mouth personalities. Their incesent need to drive recklessly, tailgating and causing others to swerve out of their way to avoid a collision.
Complete morons who are too stupid to even understand that Southerners hate them, and insist on being treated with "southern hospitality".
An offshoot, equally loathesome is a former resident of Ohio who has moved south but always wears cleveland indian paraphenalia.
pennsylvania race yankees can furthe be identified by their annoying loud mouth personalities. Their incesent need to drive recklessly, tailgating and causing others to swerve out of their way to avoid a collision.
Complete morons who are too stupid to even understand that Southerners hate them, and insist on being treated with "southern hospitality".
An offshoot, equally loathesome is a former resident of Ohio who has moved south but always wears cleveland indian paraphenalia.
We used to go to Lake Norman on weekends, but since mooresville was bought by the pennsylvania race yankees you can't get near the lake on weekends without an armored vehicle.
by Stan West September 21, 2004
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Giving a super lucky penny to somebody else who was not born on the year the penny was made will not give them better luck than a lucky penny would give them.
Giving a super lucky penny to somebody else who was not born on the year the penny was made will not give them better luck than a lucky penny would give them.
Guy: "I've found a lot of lucky pennies too, but nevermind those, I've actually found a super lucky penny yesterday!"
Guy 2: "To this day I have yet to find a super lucky penny. This one lucky penny seemed like it was taunting me by being made one year after my birth year..."
Guy: "Aww, bad luck."
Guy 2: "To this day I have yet to find a super lucky penny. This one lucky penny seemed like it was taunting me by being made one year after my birth year..."
Guy: "Aww, bad luck."
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