America may run on Dunkin', but Boston runs on Dot
Whalehead King explains:
... We were standing on Mission Hill across the street from Mission Church, between Tiny's Flowers and Mike's Donuts. I pointed to the east and I said, "You see that sun rising over yonder? That's Dorchester, my friend, a place where all good things begin. You can lay your head down to sleep in the Dot and when you do, you know you'll wake up to a better day. The future is bright in Dorchester. From Lower Mills to Andrew Square, from Harbor Point to Mattapan and everywhere in between good, honest folk wake up every morning in Dorchester to get to work making their part of Boston the best part of all."
My companion snuffled a bit into his sleeve. I continued, "You live in Needham so you don't what it's like to be down on your luck but up to snuff. You don't know what it's like to have the whole danged world against you but you still gather up enough pluck to show up every live-long, ding-dong day to make your mark and make it stick. Boston runs on Dorchester. It's made up of good people with good intentions." ...
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Zip a dee do dah
It's like...a Hipster version of Uncle Remus.
The Dot
People from Dorchester don't call it 'The Dot'.
That's For Sure
I'm 14 years removed, but we didn't even say "Dot". People from Southie were the ones who called Dorchester "Dot". The only acceptable use of "Dot" was when speaking about the street "Dot Ave" or the public space "Dot Park". Everyone knew you were an outsider if you referred to the actual town by saying "Dot".
Suldog
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The dainty Dot
That's good to know. I'll have to add a "Dot" definition to the Wicked Good Guide to Boston English I have "Dot. Ave." and "OFD" (and also "rat," as in "Dot rat") but not just plain old "Dot."
Hmm
That's odd, I thought Boston ran on momentum and cronyism.