The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

[BmillsSkier]

It’s funny. This is literally the north side of Rt 6 in Mohegan Lake and it’s been this way for months. It’s like it’s the official boundary.

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I think I still put it at the northern border of Westchester to Bear Mountain Bridge, down the west edge of Harriman park to the NJ border so Rockland county is downstate but Putnam and Orange are upstate.

Who do we petition for a historical marker to be erected there?

"On this site in 2022, after years of leading a wandering and thorough expedition across much, if not all, of the Upstates, the users of the online ski and lifestyle forum TRG declared this blue tarp to be the closest physical object demarking the southern boundary of the Upstates, at least as it may pertain to Rt 6."

[Timberridge]

Get with the times Danno! This thread hasn't been interested in the border in ages.
It's all about M27s Utica Club fueled adventures across the Empire state. Everything else is a distraction.

I thought we sorta gave up on actually trying to find the physical border and just determined that it's more a way of life?

[gravitylover]

It's cultural with visual cues

[DBdude]

I'd add Coopestown to that list and maybe Skaneateles; I say maybe because Skaneateles used to have a Doug's Fish Fry and that was most definitely upstate

doug's fish fry is gone from skaneatala?

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doug's fish fry is gone from skaneatala?

Nope.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Haven't been there since 2007 so wasn't sure. The one in B-ville closed and I was worried the one in Skinny-atlas did too. Going to be in B-ville this weekend....

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The Doug’s in Skan is pretty fancy now. They have one in Cortland too

[huckbucket]

The Doug’s in Skan is pretty fancy now. They have one in Cortland too

Upstate fancy or fancy, fancy

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Upstate fancy or fancy, fancy

Oh, upstate fancy for sure.

[BmillsSkier]

Oh, upstate fancy for sure.

I think we determined around page 228 that means "Chinette" dinnerware.

[m2711c]

oh, fer sure… your wahlbuger will be served only on the finest of bespoke “chinette”.








fact.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Psyched...my son just scored us tix for Thursday and Friday at next year's PGA Championship in the upstates.

[Timberridge]

Anybody been to both Doug's and Ted's? A review?

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I got tickets for Friday

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I think we determined around page 228 that means "Chinette" dinnerware.

[fastfred]

Anybody been to both Doug's and Ted's? A review?

we are a dougs family growing up
I now realized why so many people who live in upstate looked completely wrecked by age forty
those plates of fried goodness have no nutritional value whatsoever

[fastfred]

also question for the collective?

in upstate? is coleslaw considered a vegetable? or is just mayo? or just a lubricant to help people take a shit?

[Timberridge]

we are a dougs family growing up
I now realized why so many people who live in upstate looked completely wrecked by age forty
those plates of fried goodness have no nutritional value whatsoever

It could also be from cigarettes and opiates.

I'd still like a review from anyone who's had both.

[riser4]

also question for the collective?

in upstate? is coleslaw considered a vegetable? or is just mayo? or just a lubricant to help people take a shit?

Yes.

[huckbucket]

Pig rectum?

https://gothamist.com/food/is-that-c...-or-pig-rectum

[riser4]

Rectum? Darn near killed him!

[Boosh]

my trip to the upstates this past weekend was an overwhelming success; beautiful sunset along I-90 on Thursday night, always love cruising that section of farmland east of Utica, truly feels like upstate when you're in that area.. Got my Abbotts fix on Friday night, chocolate almond soft serve.. hit the Jazz Fest on Saturday night, Devon Allman Project was absolutely rockin', there was certainly an eclectic array of people in attendance, big time upstate vibes and an awesome show overall... golfed out in Wayne County on Sunday for fathers day, followed by some Zweigles red & white hots on the grill with the fam

oh, fer sure… your wahlbuger will be served only on the finest of bespoke “chinette”.

fact.

I hit up T.Whals on Saturday afternoon, rootbeer and a whalburger hit the spot, but yea all that fried food will catch up to ya eventually.. can confirm the chinette was real nice

also question for the collective?

in upstate? is coleslaw considered a vegetable? or is just mayo? or just a lubricant to help people take a shit?

my grandma used to refer to coleslaw as "dressing"; not sure if that answers the question here but felt it was relevant

[BmillsSkier]

Pig rectum?

https://gothamist.com/food/is-that-c...-or-pig-rectum

The fries look legit though.

[Timberridge]

The fries look legit though.

Just don't get the onion rings, you have no idea what animal those could have come from.

It could also be from cigarettes and opiates.

I'd still like a review from anyone who's had both.

A review of Ted's and Doug's that is, not the cigarettes and opiates.

From that picture it looks like Doug's serves real beer, something they may have on Ted's who only has root beer.

Edit: Wait, hold on, apparently they have a location which I've never been to that serves beer...Ted's back to the front.
https://www.tedsfishfry.com/bar-menu

[BmillsSkier]

Just don't get the onion rings, you have no idea what animal those could have come from.



A review of Ted's and Doug's that is, not the cigarettes and opiates.

Looks like Doug's serves real beer, something they may have on Ted's who only has root beer.

Edit: Wait, hold on, apparently they have a location which I've never been to that serves beer...Ted's back to the front.
https://www.tedsfishfry.com/bar-menu

A cold, cheap, domestic with a fish fry is as good as it gets.