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affrecaWhat do you call?
Where did you grow up: Great Plains midwest (half in Kansas/half in South Dakota)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream. Sometimes a creek or crick. A kill if I'm being silly (but isn't natural word choice).
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Pan (specifically frying pan)
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or futon (for ones that have mattress on frame).
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda or pop, pretty much interchangeably.
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.
Shorts, swim shorts, maybe swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Tennis shoes. Maybe sneakers if I'm being logical.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly or lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Rollypolly. Though I understand what is a pill bug, or potato bug. I mostly prefer saying rollypolly.
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.
See-saw or teetertotter.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Hands, without curling/folding.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale, maybe yard sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner. Supper if I think about it, and want to be clear (I've known enough people for which dinner is at noon, so it is clearer to say 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. Scuttlebutt if I'm being obnoxious.
Where did you grow up: Great Plains midwest (half in Kansas/half in South Dakota)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream. Sometimes a creek or crick. A kill if I'm being silly (but isn't natural word choice).
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Pan (specifically frying pan)
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or futon (for ones that have mattress on frame).
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda or pop, pretty much interchangeably.
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.
Shorts, swim shorts, maybe swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Tennis shoes. Maybe sneakers if I'm being logical.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly or lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Rollypolly. Though I understand what is a pill bug, or potato bug. I mostly prefer saying rollypolly.
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.
See-saw or teetertotter.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Hands, without curling/folding.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale, maybe yard sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner. Supper if I think about it, and want to be clear (I've known enough people for which dinner is at noon, so it is clearer to say 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. Scuttlebutt if I'm being obnoxious.
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hm... I like these kinda things.
Date: 2008-04-09 12:38 am (UTC)1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream or brook. If it's pretty rapidly moving water, more likely to be brook.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Skillet.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa usually, or couch. I use them pretty much interchangeably.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda.
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.
Trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Tennis shoes.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picking up or tidying up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly or lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Rolypoly or sowbug.
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.
See-saw or teetertotter.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Depends on what kind. Usually with my hands, with parmesan cheese sprinkled on it. Cheap pizza sometimes with ranch dressing to dip it in.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale, maybe yard sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner.
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?
Drinking fountain.
Meh - it's been awhile . . .
Date: 2008-04-09 04:40 pm (UTC)1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Wife.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
I use a frying pan on the stove, a skillet for electric.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch. I also have a davenport (seats 5).
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gravity.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda and pop pretty much interchangably.
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.
Trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picked up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly or lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Pill bug.
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.
See-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Never rolled up (I can't believe peeps do that :) ). Depending on how messy it is, by slice, or by knife and fork.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Dungeon (seriously, that's what we call it).
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Bubbler.