Swann Rising

Pittsburgh, Pa.

LYNN SWANN is in motion, pushing a gray-haired lady in a wheelchair to her poker game. When she gets there, she asks the young man his name. He says, “I’m Lynn Swann.” She says, “No, you’re not, you’re sh**tin’ me.” I’m given to understand that this is the way grannies talk in western Pennsylvania.

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Jay Nordlinger

Jay Nordlinger was a senior editor of National Review and a book fellow at National Review Institute.

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Pittsburgh, Pa.

LYNN SWANN is in motion, pushing a gray-haired lady in a wheelchair to her poker game. When she gets there, she asks the young man his name. He says, “I’m Lynn Swann.” She says, “No, you’re not, you’re sh**tin’ me.” I’m given to understand that this is the way grannies talk in western Pennsylvania.