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But, well, I got impatient. And like this meme.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek. Unless it's only like, three feet wide, then it's a stream.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: Shopping cart. Sometimes just a cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: Are we talking about a can here--for like, corn, peas or Chef Boyardi, or are we talking about a metal lunch box? Either way, there's my answer.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch. Heh, I have story to go with that: My grandmother called it a "davenport" but she had such a thick accent that it sounded like she said "damn porch," so whenever she got mad at us for being rowdy and yelled at us to "go sit on the davenport" we thought she was telling us go out to the "damn porch." And we would go, every time--day, night, rain, shine, snow. And then we would get yelled out for being on the porch. We were very confused. And for years afterward, no one would believe us when we told our parents that Mammaw cussed at us.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutter. Is there something else you can call it?
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch if it's at the front of the house, deck if it's wooden and at the back, if it's made of concrete and theirs no roof, it's a patio.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Coke, usually. Even if it's a pepsi or something. Unless it's from a gas station called Rickers. Then it is a "Ricker's Pop."
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes. Unless it's a waffle, which is still round, and still syrup. It just has ridges.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: A sub sandwich.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimming trunks. Or just a swim suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports: Tennis shoes.
13. Putting a room in order: To "straighten up" is just picking things up, cleaning is when you like, sweep and dust and stuff.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Lightning bug. Firefly is TV show that got canceled too soon. (Damn you, Fox!)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Are we talking about a fuzzy worm here?
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: A teeter-totter. Sometimes a see-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza: With my hands? Unless I'm in Chicago, 'cause then it's deep dish and I have to use a fork.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale. Even if it's in the yard.
19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner. I don't think I've ever referred to it as "supper." Though for a while I liked to use the phrase we/he/she/they "supped." Also I took to asking people to "break the fast" with me. Just to be weird. I'm still protesting the phrase "salt and pepper" by the way. It's PEPPER AND SALT.
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. Sometimes the drinking fountain.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek. Unless it's only like, three feet wide, then it's a stream.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: Shopping cart. Sometimes just a cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: Are we talking about a can here--for like, corn, peas or Chef Boyardi, or are we talking about a metal lunch box? Either way, there's my answer.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch. Heh, I have story to go with that: My grandmother called it a "davenport" but she had such a thick accent that it sounded like she said "damn porch," so whenever she got mad at us for being rowdy and yelled at us to "go sit on the davenport" we thought she was telling us go out to the "damn porch." And we would go, every time--day, night, rain, shine, snow. And then we would get yelled out for being on the porch. We were very confused. And for years afterward, no one would believe us when we told our parents that Mammaw cussed at us.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutter. Is there something else you can call it?
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch if it's at the front of the house, deck if it's wooden and at the back, if it's made of concrete and theirs no roof, it's a patio.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Coke, usually. Even if it's a pepsi or something. Unless it's from a gas station called Rickers. Then it is a "Ricker's Pop."
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes. Unless it's a waffle, which is still round, and still syrup. It just has ridges.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: A sub sandwich.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimming trunks. Or just a swim suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports: Tennis shoes.
13. Putting a room in order: To "straighten up" is just picking things up, cleaning is when you like, sweep and dust and stuff.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Lightning bug. Firefly is TV show that got canceled too soon. (Damn you, Fox!)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Are we talking about a fuzzy worm here?
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: A teeter-totter. Sometimes a see-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza: With my hands? Unless I'm in Chicago, 'cause then it's deep dish and I have to use a fork.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale. Even if it's in the yard.
19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner. I don't think I've ever referred to it as "supper." Though for a while I liked to use the phrase we/he/she/they "supped." Also I took to asking people to "break the fast" with me. Just to be weird. I'm still protesting the phrase "salt and pepper" by the way. It's PEPPER AND SALT.
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. Sometimes the drinking fountain.
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Also, your story about the damn porch is the GREATEST STORY EVER!
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Haha. That is one of my favorite stories about my grandmother. When we finally figured out what was going on, she laughed so hard she was in tears, and she did that every time we told the story too.
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My daddy grew up in (among other places) Michigan City, which I think has less of an Southern influence. His relatives from that area love to make fun of me. They laughed hysterically once when my sister asked if they had any sweet tea.
I love that she laughed that hard. That is truly awesome.
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I shall do this. A lot of these things I say more than one way, depending on whether I'm feeling more southern or not, lol. It happens a lot...