Comments on: Neighborhood Riff-Off

By: Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:08:22 +0000

Not far enough, Jess:

Domestic terrorist enclave: McVeigh-borhood

Jess — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:37:54 +0000

Too far?

A neighborhood with a Trappist monastery (or a Belgian restaurant/bar): Chimay-borhood

Where the Von Trapp family and their neighbors live: chalet-borhood

Where you'd find a Smooth Operator but No Ordinary Love: Sade-borhood

Amanda Hess — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:25:20 +0000

I want to live in an Old-Bay-borhood.

Ted Scheinman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:18:30 +0000

Jess,

No worries. I really like "you-don't-say-borhood."

Jess — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:34:40 +0000

Sorry, Ted. I missed that you already suggested fillet-borhood.

Jess — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:32:57 +0000

A neighborhood where you'd go to find a hooker: lay-borhood

A neighborhood where you'd go to buy crabs: Old-Bay-borhood

A neighborhood with fish markets: filet-borhood

Exclusive gated community with high association dues: pay-borhood

A neighborhood where when you tell people you live there they respond with comments like "Hmm" or "Oh, really?": you-don't-say-borhood

John Lucien — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:03:54 +0000

A neighborhood where they don't use butter: Parkay-borhood

Jack — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:15:29 +0000

Risque-borhood.

The opposite of:
Doris Day-borhood.

Rowan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:10:20 +0000

Religious community: Prayborhood

Retirement village: Greyborhood

Ted Scheinman — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:30:09 +0000

Touché-borhood.