Thread: roll up
View Single Post
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 16-Mar-2004, 15:51
MikeNewYork's Avatar
MikeNewYork MikeNewYork is offline
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: USA
Posts: 6,094
Current Location: New York
First Language: American English
Member Type: Academic
Thanks: 0
Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts
MikeNewYork is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by RonBee
Re:
  • They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
I believe I have heard that one. It is, I think, in the nature of a joke. As MNY noted, it refers to areas that are "dead" after sunset. They don't need the sidewalks, so they roll them up. Of course, nobody literally does that.

:)
Yes, indeed. The first time I stayed in downtown Dallas, I was amazed by what happened at 5 P.M. Everybody fled to the suburbs. I used the expression then to describe the results. +|
Reply With Quote