Comments on: “Fab Friday” and the Demise of the “WePo” Acronym http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Chris M. http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/#comment-20809 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:07 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-20809 “WePo” doesn’t take any more syllables to say than “West Ponce,” and “West Ponce” is clearer and more like how real people speak.

SoHo started in New York to mean “South of Houston Street,” and no one there really knows it it’s pronounced HUGH-ston or HOUSE-ton, so it saves time and makes things easier. Almost all the derivates of that over the years are overly cutesy and self-concious, and come from retail or marketing people trying to add some upscale, hip cache’ that generally doesn’t exist. If your neighborhood.

West Ponce is a cool part of town. Doesn’t need a funny name to make it so.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/#comment-20701 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:45:12 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-20701 The bicycle cooperative’s use of SoPo to characterize their business activity is clever. But the designations SoPo and NoPo existed for decades before they ever opened their doors.

]]> By: Decatur other mom http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/#comment-20579 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:12 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-20579 There’s already a SoPo, as in the Bicycle Cooperative. They are South of Ponce and So Po’ (poor) they need help fixing their bikes.
I missed the snide commentary.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/#comment-20554 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:16:48 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-20554 I don’t have any objection to indicating directions in downtown Decatur’s area as NoPo, SoPo, EPo, and WePo, especially as SOME stores just “assume” you know where they are located. Some store advertisements don’t even provide a street address or phone # at all, so even though I might want to go there, it involves trying to find a website or a telephone listing (good luck using our miserable-quality phone directories). I want to put in a plug for Heliotrope while I’m here — they keep long hours at their shop and work very hard to bring in fresh merchandise of beauty and/or interest.

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/10/22/fab-friday-and-the-demise-of-wepo/#comment-20553 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:16:05 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-20553 Wow…that’s a pretty ridiculous mistype. I hope folks will believe me when I say that I do know the name of that long-time Decatur business.

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