What is a Masshole

Here's another one of my recent emails. This all started by me asking the group if they had ever used the term "BoSox" in their lives?! Other than media and the occasional dipshit, i had never heard of such a thing, but some non-new england native (read: bandwagon) red sox fan tried to tell me that EVERYONE did to differenciate between the "ChiSox." ::gag:: so I had posed the question... which spawned discussion of people East of 128 saying Mass vs Massachusetts, and then finally into the term Masshole. Being very proud of my "masshole-edness" I sent out this reply. Pardon the rambling, as it's been a wonderfully emotional two days for me, sports-wise:



Now, first of all I cant really address the "mass" thing, because i know that i say it, but I'm also from Worcester County... which many of you jerks keep calling WESTERN mass which is SO not true... I'm central!!! :-P (PS, see? I just did it... i said western MASS lol)

But I would LOVE to address the "masshole" thing. First of all, from what i've learned about the word, it originated in NY... but it's now commonly used in VT/NH/ME in reference to those of us who jump the border to go shopping tax free! (guilty... bought my car in NH...)

It's also often (i would say MOST commonly) used as an "insult" towards our very uh, unique style of driving. If you look the word up on urbandictionary they have the most ignorant and derogatory definition... wikipedia however has some awesome little blurbs about it, and both are worth checking out.

So, i've written all of this to say: I'm a masshole.... i drive fast, cut people off, and tailgate like it's my job! I think that using a directional is a sign of weakness, and i know how to use a rotary! I'm loud, i'm rowdy and I drink Jameson like a sailor, hell, I named my dog Jameson! I know every word in "Tessie" and prolly every other Murphey's song too. I can tell you, in order every Patriots QB in franchise history, and I know every name the stadium has ever been called... Not only did i spend a car payment on ravens/pats tickets, I've already taken that day, and the FOLLOWING day off from work. I live to get drunk and fight... i specifically enjoy fighting people from NY... If this makes me a Masshole, then damnit I'm proud of it! So proud in fact, that i have a bumpersticker on the back of my car, and a matching tshirt that says MASSHOLE in redsox letters.

Now, just for the record, the reason I'm railing on and on about how goddamned proud I am to be from Massachusetts is, well, did YOU guys watch the game last night? Have you watched ESPN at all lately? I got my game tickets yesterday, the Pats are looking better than they've looked in my memory, (getting caught was the best thing to happen to us... Bill is giving every single other hater out there the finger with every touchdown we score...) The sox pulled one out last night, even though i'm a BU supporter, i still have to have love for BC doing so well, the Celts may actually have a season worth mentioning and there are even rumors that our dear hockey team might actually do something this year! I've always loved being from New England, but it's had it's sports related ups and downs... but right now, it's feeling PRETTY good to be from Mass! (yep, mass... I said it again!)