If you don't know what a "yinzer" is, you probably aren't one, but for general edification, a yinzer is someone from Western Pennsylvania, and especially the Pittsburgh region. It comes from "yinz," which is the regional way of saying "you all." (Full disclosure, I am not a yinzer; I am an import to Pittsburgh from Virginia.)
ANYWAY, if anyone here is a yinzer, or yinzer-adjacent, or just generally likes Pittsburgh, I have two Pittsburgh-themed crossword puzzles I've written that I thought might be of interest to anyone starting to experience cabin fever. One is kind of Pittsburgh-trivia themed, and the other is, well, you'll see. If you're interested in solving some Pittsburgh crosswords, email me at damefoxwords@gmail.com and I'll send .pdf and .puz files your way!
Any yinzers here? I have crosswords for you!
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- Joe Ross
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Somewhat familiar with yinzers from in-laws & friends from the area. I doubt I'd be able to solve a yinzer-heavy crossword without help from the duckduckgo, but am willing to try.
I've coined "zuh-zizzers" for greater-Cincinnati folk who insist on making everything plural, possessive, and then some. The ultimate example was a former co-worker who pronounced multiple instant messages via phone " texteses' " (four syllables, versus one).
I've coined "zuh-zizzers" for greater-Cincinnati folk who insist on making everything plural, possessive, and then some. The ultimate example was a former co-worker who pronounced multiple instant messages via phone " texteses' " (four syllables, versus one).
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
- Al Sisti
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I'm from Central New York, so I guess I'm a "yooz/youse" kinda guy.
- ChrisKochmanski
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We have โyoopersโ here in Michigan, but it comes from UP, for Upper Peninsula. No yโall kinda thing.
- BarbaraK
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My mom grew up in Pittsburgh, and all of her siblings continued to live there. When I was a kid, living in Virginia, some cousins came to visit. I asked the younger one, "What time did you all leave home this morning?" He looked totally baffled, as if I was speaking another language, and turned to his older sister. She very discreetly whispered to him, "She means yinz."
- lacangah
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Damefox - Thanks for the puzzles; my wife and I enjoyed solving the first one. Being in CA, I felt a little closer to friends and family near the Three Rivers. Will save the second one for a future weekend; yinz take care!
- Al Sisti
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I've never heard of yinz... but I was a huge fan of one of your Pittsburgh bands; an Irish band called Ceann. Their shows were a laugh riot from beginning to end, and their leader and frontman -- Patrick Halloran -- was one of the funniest guys I've ever seen. He died tragically in Vermont in 2011, coming home from our favorite Irish Pub.