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Stay inside, grab a six-pack and watch a good football game
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Buffalo Mayor Jimmy Griffin during the Blizzard of 1985, now part of Buffalo lore on dealing with winter as not a big deal
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Where would you rather be than right here, right now?
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Buffalo Bills' coach Marv Levy before their first Super Bowl, now adopted as the local attitude during current period of city revival
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Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight, and dance by the light of the moon.
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Although not conclusive, there is much evidence that the song "Buffalo Gals" lyrics refer to the canal district of Buffalo, where prostitution was rife during the heyday of the Erie Canal. Christy's Minstrels copyrighted the song in 1848, but versions existed for years earlier.