A joke on the New York City accent was posted on Twitter by Bob Kostic (and others) on January 11, 2015:
“Foible. In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character. In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.”
That is, what is “foible” in England is “furball” in New York.
Twitter
Mark Thomson YNWA
@rockyboboss
Foible.
In Britain, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.
3:29 AM · Jan 11, 2015·iOS
Twitter
Mark Summers
@markysumm
Foible.
In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.
5:36 AM · Jan 11, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Wendy Frost
@West4Music
Foible.
In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.
6:45 AM · Jan 11, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Foible.
In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.
4:28 PM · Jan 11, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Facebook
Shaun Wood
January 11, 2017 at 1:54 PM ·
Foible.
In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Foible.
In England, it’s a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
In New York, it’s something a cat pukes up.
7:06 PM · Jan 11, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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