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...rider further lore of the Long Island: "They have a total breakdown only about once a year, the kind of disaster you sense before you even get down the stairs at Penn Station. The crowd will be waiting shoulder to shoulder, and you will hear over the loudspeaker, 'Mmchshrum drillblitterich,' which translated means, 'Due to switch trouble, all Long Island trains will be delayed.' The only thing to do is fight through the crowd to your friends in the usual waiting spot. If it doesn't clear up in a while, you go to a hotel, or the movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Long Island: Standing Room | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

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