The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

[Timberridge]

So I made it to Buffalo. You know that look the protagonist in a time travel movie gets when they grab the first person they see to ask what year it is? It turns out that’s what you get when you ask a gas station convenience store attendant what region of the state you’re currently in. I did find this gem though.
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I got some wings at the original Anchor Bar. I almost forgot to take a pic

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Nice TR so far. I thought we were posting this in the Ski and Snowboard Forum?

[BmillsSkier]

I was just about to say those Chinette plates look substantially stronger than that earlier posted garbage plate.

Makes a big difference under the weight of all that fish I'm sure.

[Timberridge]

[Skidog]

I was just about to say those Chinette plates look substantially stronger than that earlier posted garbage plate.

Makes a big difference under the weight of all that fish I'm sure.

chinette paper playe are awesome. Local bulk warehouse has been out of the dinner sized lately. Real downer...

[fhw]

Never liked Ted's. Bob and Rons on Central Ave was (and probably still is) far better.

[EWG]

Nice TR so far. I thought we were posting this in the Ski and Snowboard Forum?

Why is there a post about Buffalo in an Upstate NY thread? I’m confused.

[hatchgreenchile]

Buffalo is Upstate AF.

[BmillsSkier]

I love a fish fry and would totally be down to try Ted's.

The self-designated food critic on Yelp seems to love the joint. But to add to our confusion, he calls this the Capital Region. WTF?



Also, "clams casino" has always made me laugh for some reason.

[Timberridge]

22 people found that review funny. What sort of humor passes for funny in the Capital District?

I'm convinced the fish in question is carp.

[BmillsSkier]

I'm still giggling at "clams casino", so maybe that?

Kinda reminded me of that lady who reviewed the new Olive Garden in Grand Forks, ND: Long-Awaited Olive Garden Receives Warm Welcome

When you're at Ted's, You're family?

[fhw]

I'm still giggling at "clams casino",

Why?

[ötzi]

Buffalo is Upstate AF.

WNY

[Timberridge]

Why?

Can you imagine clams playing roulette and like one of them falls in and then bounces around until the wheel stops?

[BmillsSkier]

Why?

I don’t know.

WNY

I thought it was ceded to Canada early on in the thread?

It is upstate of the Southern Tier though, so?

[fhw]

Can you imagine clams playing roulette and like one of them falls in and then bounces around until the wheel stops?

And you were questioning the humor of the people that found that Yelp! review "funny"?

You think that's funny? Here's a few more:

Beef Bouruignon;
Veal Piccata;
Duck a' Lorange.


You must be in hysterics.

[EWG]

The Capitol region, an area around Albany, is a subset of upstate, as is the Mohawk Valley and the Adirondack Park. Buffalo is Ohio. Or Canada, I'll allow either. Calling it Western New York is fine, as long as you are using that as a subset of either Ohio or Canada. This was decided earlier in the the thread and is not open for discussion. Plus it's accurate.

[riser4]

I dunno about upstate NY, but Appalachia, both as a mountain range and a socio-economic phenomenon, runs right through VT. We even have Banjo and Fiddle Contests. Paddle faster if you are on the Wild Branch.

[riser4]

I love a fish fry and would totally be down to try Ted's.

The self-designated food critic on Yelp seems to love the joint. But to add to our confusion, he calls this the Capital Region. WTF?



Also, "clams casino" has always made me laugh for some reason.

The food always comes out fast! Oof.

[fhw]

The Capitol region, an area around Albany, is a subset of upstate, as is the Mohawk Valley and the Adirondack Park. Buffalo is Ohio. Or Canada, I'll allow either. This was decided earlier in the the thread and is not open for discussion. Plus it's accurate.

The ADKs are the North Country - not Upstate. Upstate ends somewhere between Saratoga and Lake George, say....Glens Falls. And Buffalo isn't Ohio, it's Western New York. You're welcome.

[Timberridge]

And you were questioning the humor of the people that found that Yelp! review "funny"?

You think that's funny? Here's a few more:

Beef Bouruignon;
Veal Piccata;
Duck a' Lorange.


You must be in hysterics.

Those are not as funny as:

Moo Goo Gai Pan
Head Cheese
Spotted Dick

[BmillsSkier]

I'll buy that Buffalo is Ohio.

You find a lot of the same people in both locations, except there's more hockey in Buffalo. They share a lake, a love of foods that will keep you insulated through never ending winters, beer, bocce ball and sub-par professional football. It snows like a motherfucker, and is grey for nearly 300 days of the year.

This checks out.

[EWG]

The ADKs are the North Country - not Upstate. Upstate ends somewhere between Saratoga and Lake George, say....Glens Falls. And Buffalo isn't Ohio, it's Western New York. You're welcome.

I will entertain arguments that the Adirondacks are not upstate. Shaky stance, but perhaps defendable if you want to really work up an argument.

However, WNY is either Ohio or Canada. You have to pick one.

[hatchgreenchile]

We're going in circles boys.

Upstate and downstate. All of NY goes into those two general buckets. Feel free to argue where that line goes - I'm standing my ground on I-84. Upstate and downstate are further broken apart into separate regions.

Don't try lumping Buffalo in with Ohio, we've got the great buffer community of Erie PA to separate us.

[BmillsSkier]

Erie PA exists solely to house the last Chick Fil A on the way to Ellicottville NY from Ohio.

[fhw]

We're going in circles boys.

Upstate and downstate. All of NY goes into those two general buckets. Feel free to argue where that line goes - I'm standing my ground on I-84. Upstate and downstate are further broken apart into separate regions.

Don't try lumping Buffalo in with Ohio, we've got the great buffer community of Erie PA to separate us.

No way are the ADKs part of "upstate". Upstate is flat and largely suburban with the occasional small city.