"Pier six" was discussed some on this list before: e.g.: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408A&L=ADS-L&P=R6430&1=ADS-L&9=A&J=on&d=No+Match%3BMatch%3BMatches&z=4 -- Doug Wilson ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org