{"id":897,"date":"2003-12-04T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2003-12-04T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=897"},"modified":"2003-12-04T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2003-12-04T16:29:00","slug":"memetime-regionalisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/12\/04\/memetime-regionalisms\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMETIME: Regionalisms"},"content":{"rendered":"

I cribbed this one from a post by<\/a> tygermoonfoxx<\/a>, also<\/a> kimberly_a<\/a> whole stole it from firecat, and one from <\/a>bride<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I like this one. Having lived in both states of Pennsylvania and also the state of Ohio, this was something that I was always strongly aware of.<\/p>\n

This also is everyone’s chance to see how intollerant I was about things in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?<\/b> Creek ; rhymes with EEEK! not Ick.<\/p>\n

2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store?<\/strong> Shopping Cart.<\/p>\n

3. A metal container to carry a meal in?<\/strong> Lunch box<\/p>\n

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? <\/strong>Frying Pan<\/p>\n

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?<\/strong> Sofa.<\/p>\n

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? <\/strong>Gutter<\/p>\n

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?<\/strong> Porch<\/p>\n

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?<\/strong> SODA! SODA, SODA, SODA! It is not POP!!!! (AAAAHHHH!!!!!)<\/p>\n

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?<\/strong> Pankcake<\/p>\n

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?<\/strong> Sub, Hero…<\/p>\n

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? <\/strong>Swim trunks<\/p>\n

12. Shoes worn for sports? <\/strong>Tennis Shoes, Sneakers.<\/p>\n

13. Putting a room in order? <\/strong> Cleaning, Tidying. (It is not Redd Up) Shiver.<\/p>\n

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? <\/strong> Firefly<\/p>\n

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? <\/strong> Pill bug?<\/p>\n

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? <\/b> Seesaw<\/p>\n

wintersweet<\/a>:<\/p>\n

17. How do you eat your pizza? <\/strong> Sadly, now without cheese. But I like all the standard toppings: Pepperoni, Beef, Sausage, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Olives… Sometimes I’ll go with the Ham & Pineapple. Simple round crust.<\/p>\n

18. What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? <\/strong> Garage sale or Yard sale<\/p>\n

19. What’s the evening meal? <\/strong> Dinner<\/p>\n

serennig<\/a>:<\/p>\n

20. An area of trees, greater than an acre: <\/strong> Could be a grove… Could be a Forest…<\/p>\n

trigeekgirl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

21. What you call an object with polyester fibre-fill on the inside and furry\/fuzzy fabric on the outside, usually formed in the image of an animal?<\/strong> Used to be a stuffed animal. As the proliferation of non-animal increased I’ve taken to calling them, “Plushies!”<\/p>\n

bride<\/a>:<\/p>\n

22. a) What do you call “one dollar” in your currency?<\/strong> Ugly and plain… Oh, Typically a Buck or a Dollar.<\/p>\n

22. b) What do you call “one thousand dollars” in your currency? <\/strong> A grand.<\/p>\n

23. What material is a 320mL soft drink container made of?<\/strong> Aluminum (a-LOO-mi-num). And it’s because I forget to say “aluminium” (a-loo-MIN-ee-um) that always clues people to my English Accent being engineered.<\/p>\n

24. (For pne =) What do you call that liquid stuff you put in your car to make it run? <\/strong> Gas<\/p>\n

25. What do you call the thing they give you to wipe your mouth with at restaurants (whether it’s paper or linen)? <\/strong> Napkin. Sometimes they give you a moist towelette!<\/p>\n

lordandrei<\/a>:
\n26. What is that stretchable thing that you can wrap aroung to hold a bunch of papers or pencils or can be fired at people \ud83d\ude09 ?<\/strong> Rubber band<\/p>\n

27. How do you pronounce the state north of Oregon?<\/b> Wah<\/i>shington.<\/p>\n

28. Fill in either or both of the blanks if you feel it is needed:
\n“The room needs _______ cleaned _______”<\/b> The room needs to be<\/i> cleaned. It shouldn’t be cleaned up<\/i> because a prepostion should never be used to end a sentence with. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

29. Those 3 colour electronic thingees that help traffic not run into each other.<\/b> Trafic signal. (I’ve heard people refer to them as Redlights, as those people live in areas where they are always red.<\/p>\n

30a) A closed roadway that has high traffic and marked exits and on-ramps:<\/strong> Highway.<\/p>\n

30b) Name the one closest to you.<\/b> I have succumbed. When I was out east, I lived near 95. Now I live near The<\/i> 5. Out in L.A. people need the article “The” for highway names. Which 5? THE<\/i> 5.<\/p>\n

31) You all, You ones? Y’all? Yinz?<\/b> Oh heavens<\/p>\n

Bonus<\/b> What the hell does Yoi!<\/i> mean?!?!?<\/p>\n

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