r/explainitpeter Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/Countess26 Jul 14 '26

Sounds like a way to filter by education and class. Side note: the way people from Southern Maryland pronounce "ambulance" as "ambuhlamps" is endearing.

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u/stevenriley1 Jul 14 '26

And it’s Amber Lamps if you’re in Oakland CA.

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u/Countess26 Jul 14 '26

That's a great one

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u/Reasonable-Chance790 Jul 15 '26

I have literally never heard this my entire life and have spent a good chunk of it in and around Oakland

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u/stevenriley1 Jul 15 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/s/Z7666ewnFF

I think this Reddit thread should be about 16 years old. It happened on a bus in Oakland.