Archive for Shamokin Slang

  • New Feature: Dear A.K.A. New Feature: Dear A.K.A.

    Loyal readers, please be aware of my new advice column, "Dear A.K.A." Feel free to post any questions related to coal regions topics; i.e. party spots, works issues, real estate, relationships --well, pretty much damn near everything! I've experienced issues to all of the above plus more! I b...

  • Helpful Hints To A Helpful Hints To A “Coal Regioner” Traveler

    There are many ways for other people outside of the Coal Region to convey themselves. We most likely will understand what they are talking about, but they may not understand US. This is because we speak with what is known as "colloquialisms," which are familiar ways of speaking or writing tha...

  • The Ultimate Shamokin Question: Ho-Butt or Ho-Bud? The Ultimate Shamokin Question: Ho-Butt or Ho-Bud?

    Okay. Am I the only one not clued in on this debate? Yesterday I saw an older gentleman walking down Market Street in Shamokin wearing a purple shirt that said "Shamokin" and below that "Ho-Butt." About a month ago, just a few blocks from my house, I noticed a license plate on a sweet '56 ...