nixtress's Diaryland Diary

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Just do it

Stolen from trinity63 because I love these things.

WHAT DO YOU CALL:

The basics:I am an Ohioan through and through. I've lived here most of my life and probably will die here.

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.

Creek. Or as the more Southern Ohioans pronounce it--crick. Or maybe a stream.

What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.

Ummm that's a cart, right?

A metal container to carry a meal in.

Hmmm..either a lunchbox or tin.

The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.

Frying pan, of course!

The piece of furniture that seats three people.

My Grams would call it a davenport, I would call it a love seat or a couch.

The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.

Gutter, baby.

The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.

Porch.

Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.

Soda, coke or pepsi. Yep, 'round here those aren't brand names.

A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.

Pancakes.

A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.

That would be a sub for two thousand.

The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.

Trunks.

Shoes worn for sports.

Tennis shoes.

Putting a room in order.

Hmm..I call it cleaning. However, I've heard it called everything from tidying up to retting up. Whatever retting is.

A flying insect that glows in the dark.

lightning bugs!

The little insect that curls up into a ball.

Tater bug or pill bug.

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.

How do you eat your pizza?

With mushrooms and pepperoni? Usually pointside first.

What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?

Yard sale or garage sale.

What's the evening meal?

Dinner

The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?

Basement.

What word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people?

Hi guys! or maybe just a plain hello.

Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"

Yes, although I think that's atypical of this region. Most everyone else adds the "us" part.

Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"

Heck no. I'd just say "you're where?"

Modals are words like "can," "could," "might," "ought to," and so on. Can you use more than one modal at a time? (e.g., "I might could do that" to mean "I might be able to do that"; or "I used to could do that" to mean "I used to be able to do that")

Erm...no.

What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?

tree lawn.

What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets?

Stupid.

What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway?

Median.

What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream?

Shake.

What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)?

Hmm..well..I've run the gamut from crawdads to crayfish.

What do you call the kind of spider (or spider-like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?

Daddy Longlegs

What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother?

Grandma.

What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?)

Grams.

What do/did you call your maternal grandfather?

I didn't have one.

Paternal grandfather?

Gramps.

What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners?

A pain in my ass? Oh sorry..dustbunnies.

What term do you use to refer to something that is across both streets from you at an intersection (or diagonally across from you in general)?

Diagonal.

What do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car?

Being lost?

What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect?

Recycled.

What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?

Highway.

What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?

Cloudbursts.

When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have:

Goosebumps

What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping?

Sleepy seeds-yuck!

What do you call an easy course?

No problem.

What do you call a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle and you have to get off at a certain point?

Off or on ramp.

What is the thing that women use to tie their hair?

Scrunchies or rubber bands.

Do you use the word cruller?

Cruller..what exactly is a cruller?

Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry?

Umm no. Pastry and meat?

What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed (i.e. when they walk their feet point outwards)?

Splayed.

Can you call coleslaw "slaw"?

Coleslaw is coleslaw. Not sure what's really IN it but it's still just coleslaw.

What do you call the box you bury a dead person in?

A casket or box.

Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing?

Vinaigrette?

What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes way too quickly?

Cutting me right the F**K off.

When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line" (as in, "I stood ___ in the cold for two hours before they opened the doors")?

In line..

Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake?

Frosting for cupcakes, icing for regular cake.

What is "the City"?

New York...

What is the distinction between dinner and supper?

Dinner is the last meal of the day. Supper is something all those biblical people had.

Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass?

Mow the lawn. Or hire someone to.

Do you pass in homework or hand in homework?

Turn it in.

What do you call the insect that looks like a large thin spider and skitters along the top of water?

Water strider.

What do you call the thing from which you might drink water in a school?

Drinking fountain.

What do you call a public railway system (normally underground)?

Hmm..subway?

What do you call the act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper?

TP-ing or papering.

What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road?

Rubbernecking or jackasses!

What vowel do you use in bag?

Short a

What do you call the paper container in which you might bring home items you bought at the store?

Paper bag.

What do you call the night before Halloween?

Hallow's eve.

What do you call the end of a loaf of bread?

The heel.

What do you call a point that is purely academic, or that cannot be settled and isn't worth discussing further?

A moot point or pointless.

How do you pronounce the -sp- sequence in "thespian" (the word meaning "actor")?

Thes-pee-yan

What do you call a drive-through liquor store?

A drive thru of course!

What do you call food that you buy at a restaurant but then eat at home?

Take out.

What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car?

Shotgun.

What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way?

Drooling or maybe eyeballing.

Do you say "expecially", or "especially"?

Especially or just 'specially.

Thanks Trin!

And just so everyone's aware, there was a piddly entry prior to this one.

N.

7:26 p.m. - 2003-12-16

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