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Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop by peterwwillis on Thursday June 01, 2017 @11:22AM (#14461014)
Baltimorons call it a "stoop". We use 'em too when there's enough room, otherwise the sidewalk.

Historical note: Baltimore marble stoops were harvested to patch the cracks in DC's Washington Monument after the recent earthquake because they're from the same quarry. (Baltimore's monument needed no such patching and predates the DC monument by 59 years)

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Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop by throwanem on Thursday June 01, 2017 @01:03PM (#14462127)
Another Baltimorean on Hacker News! And one with a geek code, yet - I didn't know those were still a thing. If you ever find yourself around Hampden, maybe we'll grab a beer some time.
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Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop by soylentcola on Friday June 02, 2017 @09:18AM (#14469618)
Haven't used my geek code in years, but fellow Baltimorean checking in.
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