Why not frisco

New York San Francisco Archive. Filed under: San Francisco News. Strangely, 4. I only say "San Francisco". I say "San Fran". I say "Frisco". I say "The City". I say "SF". I say "San Fran" and "Frisco". Listen to almost any rap or hip hop record from a Bay Area artist, and you're going to hear the F word. Now, I don't know if that's because these artists legitimately used it growing up, or because it's just easier to rhyme something with "Frisco" than it is "San Francisco.

Plenty of locally run businesses use it too. Herb Caen, who is most likely the main party responsible for the idea that Frisco is a bad term, eventually came around, writing: "Adolescence is believing that 'Frisco' is a racy nickname for a city; senility is automatically saying 'don't call it Frisco,' maturity is figuring it doesn't matter all that much I guess I've reached maturity because really, I don't give a shit about the word anymore.

And in fact, I find it more annoying hearing people telling others not to use than I do the use of the word itself! Especially when that scolding comes from someone who hasn't been in San Francisco for that long.

So, in conclusion, I think telling people not to say Frisco has become the new "Frisco. That's a pretty big deal for him.

Come meet us at 5 pm January 29 and we can all forget the intolerance and small-minded ways of the recent post-Caen years, hold hands, and call it Frisco together.

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Instagram: junnunny. Weird, right? And recently, like a vintage butcher's claw, it's been making a comeback. So here are 17 reasons why you should call it Frisco. Scott's a smart guy. He's running for State Senate.

Chipotle ChipotleTweets. Reply Retweet Favorite. No way you could pull that jacket off, because you can't even say Frisco. Go ahead. Tell the Hells Angels it's not okay to call it Frisco.

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