State Street Slang
Ian’s catchphrase when he grabs things
What is yoink?
The incorrect level at which Grace's parents believe Jason is currently working at Google
What is L4?
A parasitic animal which is commonly found inside Long Island Oysters and is considered a delicacy when cooked into soups, and which Kerry and Hunter each raw-dogged during the recent 19K oyster shucking party
What is a pea crab?
A local and iconic building which narrowly avoided foreclosure in June 2024
What is the Brooklyn Tower?
A famous and ancient landmark of England, which Grace always believed was located in the South Pacific
What is Stonehenge?
An excellent text thread of packer alums and their men
What is GADJIS?
The person who knowingly sent a poor performer on their team to another of our friends companies
Who is Jack?
The doctor which diagnosed this group with at least 4 new medical issues, including rosacea and a bee bread allergy, and is a lookalike for one of our newest members.
Who is Dr. Kusseluk?
A beloved establishment which abruptly and mysteriously shut down this year, leading to a thriving local rumor mill and conspiracy theories
What is Court Street Bagels?
The 2023 inflation rate in the UK, rounded to the nearest whole percent
What is 7%?
A numeral nickname for Grace’s former direct report and one of our favorite friends here in this room
What is J0J?
The wine store where Shell works her second job to make ends meet for her new mortgage
What is Gnarly Vines?
The novel which has spread like wildfire after Anne's recommendation, not unlike the main characters legs
What is The Fourth Wing?
The re-branded name of downtown Brooklyn's only beergarden, featuring too-easy trivia and overpriced pizza
What is Sound and Fury?
London's second most popular airport, which JJ and Carly didn't realize they were flying out of until it was too late.
What is Gatwick Airport?
If you forget someone’s name just call them this family relation
What is brother?
The co-worker which JJ has in common on his old Google team and his new Datadog team, and also shares his name with an international airport
Who is Austin Bergstrom?
The type of stroller which Sophie and Donny were originally going to get, before Donny got over his psychological hangup around UppaBaby one-up-manship
What is the Dragonfly?
A pleasant new park and playground open to the public located on Willoughby between Duffield St and Albee Square
What is Abolitionists Place?
British slang for the paper good found in WCs, for which this group apparently has very different cultural practices when using
What is a bog roll?
An app development company which pivoted into event planning in their later years.
What is milk and wax?
The two implied reasons two of Carly's reports were fired within a month of her starting her new job?
What is stealing a board game and staging a protest against letting Israel use GCP?
The ethnicity of Jason's ex-girlfriend, with whom Shell and Jason enjoy regular workout classes these days
What is _____?
The new Nathan's hot dog eating contest champion, after Joey Chestnut was banned from the competition for signing a deal with a rival hot dog manufacturer
Who is Patrick Bertoletti?
The character played by Olivia Coleman on Peep Show, the British sitcom which kicked off her career towards stardom
Who is Sophie?