No One Parks in Harvard Yard

Hi there, and welcome to Masshole in the Big Apple-- a blog where you'll find posts about how to pronounce Massachusetts towns like Leicester (it's only two syllables), tips and tricks to survive rush-hour driving on the Mass Pike, and the religion that is New England Sports, plus my New York-perspective on the Masshole culture.

Now, for those of you unfamiliar with this terminology, let me give you a quick break down, courtesy of DWowww on Urban Dictionary:

"1.) According to an outsider... the word Masshole is used to describe someone from Massachusetts who is a bad driver, obnoxious, belligerent, and arrogant.

2.) To a Masshole... it's a word we take with the utmost pride. We consider it a compliment.
We're not bad drivers...it's actually more like efficient aggressiveness. Maybe it pisses you off, but hey we get to where we need to be in a timely manner.

Obnoxious & belligerent? Yes. But this is something we also take with pride. Who cares if I'm dancing on my chair at a Sox game singing 'Sweet Caroline' at the top of my lungs while double fisting 2 beers? I sure don't...and if you do, then I'm having more fun than you are.

And arrogant? Abso-freaking-lutely."

Being a born-and-bred Bay-Stater, I can confirm all of these attributes as necessary qualifications to achieve Masshole-status, and that we love this (slightly) profane label.
While Massachusetts and New York have been in the biggest rivalry since Cain and Abel, I've been lucky enough to experience and love both of these great places. 

Stay tuned for a 'Dunks of the Day' post featuring a daily drink of the gods (aka Dunkin coffee) and a chance to win a DD gift card.

P.S. If you try to "pahk ya cah at Hahvad Yahd", you'll fersure get towed. Parking on a campus quad is considered a no-no, even to Masshole drivers.

Harvard Yard at Harvard University