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I mostly hear "Big Money" on Wheel of Fortune.
The Maine Turnpike is still a thing, complete with staffed toll booths for those of us who don't have "E-Z Passes." It's little changed from when it was opened in 1948, except there's no longer any Howard Johnsons at the rest stops.
How come no E-Z Passes - to many tourists for it to make sense?
I grew up in NJ - you practically identified places in the state based on the turnpike exit they wear nearest to.
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"I'm from Joisey! Are you from Joisey? What exit?"
--Joe Piscopo, SNL
I distinctly remember older relatives referring to paper currency as "folding money", as opposed to coinage. If you "give" or "bet" foldin' money, it represents a tidy sum.
My dad talks about people referring to cash as "big money", but I don't personally remember hearing that term.
What about "turnpike?" I don't think any new toll roads are being called turnpikes these days but then they aren't even being called toll roads, either. They're being referred to as "express lanes," for which you have an "E-Z pass." The best name for them is "Lexus lanes." There's one toll road near here that's called none of those things; it's a "greenway." A toll road by any other name is still a toll road.
Because the tolls are expensive.
I miss the baskets where you just threw in a handful of quarters.
In 1968 as a poor student i could get either a bowl of Chile or spaghetti and meatball for 49 cents at the Salisbury House restaurants. Don't remember leaving a tip.I'm old enough (barely) to remember when a dollar could buy a sit-down meal out. A youngster with a fifty-cent piece knew he had some real purchasing power in his pocket, which he checked with regularity, just to make certain his fortune was safe.
I'm old enough (barely) to remember when a dollar could buy a sit-down meal out. A youngster with a fifty-cent piece knew he had some real purchasing power in his pocket, which he checked with regularity, just to make certain his fortune was safe.
50 cents? Where do you live, 1978?So is driving 2 hours out of your way because you don't want to pay 50 cents for a toll.
In 1968 as a poor student i could get either a bowl of Chile or spaghetti and meatball for 49 cents at the Salisbury House restaurants. Don't remember leaving a tip.