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A Glossary of Philadelphia Slang

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Jawn (/jôn/)

A term used by New York transplants to pander to locals and/or cynically promote their recently opened boutique, restaurant, or bakery.

“Come celebrate the grand opening of our new French-Belgian infusion cafe on Shunk. We’re calling it Merde Jawn.”

Parking Space (/ˈpärkiNG/ /spās/)

Any spot in a bike…

Twenty Solutions to Common Story Problems

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Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes.

Solution: Unreliable narrator.

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Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring plot holes.

Solution: Unreliable narrator with amnesia.

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Problem: Even an unreliable narrator with amnesia can’t explain the plot hole typhoon…

I, Don Quixote, Vow to Conquer Greenland

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“In a free-wheeling speech to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump…touched on his desire to obtain Greenland from Denmark…, America’s contribution to Nato, and wind energy in China.” —BBC

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Fellow knights, I have traveled a great distance to be here…

The Democrats of the Seven Kingdoms

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“As support for abolishing ICE grows among Democratic voters, party leadership continues to argue for reform instead.” —Salon

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The Delegation to the Wall

When word reached King’s Landing that the dead were stirring beyond the Wall, the brave Democrats of the Seven Kingdoms sent a delegation…

These Deep-Sea Creatures Liked You on Hinge

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Black seadevil anglerfish
Twenty-five-years-old, monogamous, wants children

What I’m looking for: A confident, independent female roughly twenty times my size with a dangly, glowing orb attached to her forehead.

Don’t hate me if I: Latch on to you and permanently fuse to your body until my head dissolves and our…

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