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Re: Run R 1/9s as the first official train when 2nd Ave. subway opens. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Dec 4 17:09:47 2016, in response to Re: Run R 1/9s as the first official train when 2nd Ave. subway opens., posted by ren on Sun Dec 4 08:34:51 2016. It harkens back to the 1969-70 timeframe when all of a sudden mixed consists became commonplace on IND and BMT lines. You'd see everything and anything thrown together. The only mixed trains I ever saw were R-32/42 D trains. Now, the term, "borgaschmord" is an anagram of the word, "smorgasbord." There was a series of commercials for Underwood meat spreads back then and they illustrated what could be done with a can of spread - it was like having a smorgasbord in a can. Well, they took it a step further and hired a kid named Mason Reese to do a commercial for Underwood from a kid's point of view. When they got to the end of the commercial, Reese said, "borgaschmord" instead of, "smorgasbord." I'm not sure if it was intentional, but right after he said it, you can hear some other kid bust out laughing. That term has stuck with me ever since. |
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