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Regionalities Swiped from Nan
Regionalities Swiped from Nan
I found this meme that has to do with local regional differences and thought it would be fun to post it.
Where you grew up: Canada's West Coast but please keep in mind that my mother was raised in England and I may have picked up a few words from her.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek
2. The thing you push around the grocery store is called: Grocery Cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunch Pail
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying Pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Chesterfield
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Eavestrough
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Pop
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Bathing Suit
12. Shoes worn for sports: Running Shoes/Runners
13. Putting a room in order: Tidy Up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: We don't have any of those around here.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Don't think we have any of those either.
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: Teeter-totter
17. How do you eat your pizza: Point first
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage Sale.
19. What's the evening meal?: Supper
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Water Fountain......You can drink out of those? I thought they were for storing gum.
22. What you eat on a hot dog or brat: Condiments such as mustard, pickles, mayo, aged cheddar cheese....yum, drool....Rats! Now I'm hungry for a hot dog.
posted on June 10, 2010 5:07 PM ()
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# 5 and 6 never heard of.
#12 we call "sneakers"
#14 we call "lightning bugs."
#15 we call "pill bugs."