Regional English meme.....ganked from honorh
Age: 45
Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): St. Louis, Missouri and Rochester, New York
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek, pronounced the way it's spelled and not "crick".
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: Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Davenport or sofa, used interchangeably.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Horizontal- Gutters...Vertical- Downspouts.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Front porch. If it's outside and mostly uncovered, deck.
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: Swim trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports: Sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order: Cleaning or straightening up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Sow bug or 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: Teeter-totter..
17. How do you eat your pizza: Pointy end first.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale; bigger ones are yard sales.
19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner or supper, used interchangeably.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement or cellar.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Drinking fountain.
Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): St. Louis, Missouri and Rochester, New York
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek, pronounced the way it's spelled and not "crick".
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: Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Davenport or sofa, used interchangeably.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Horizontal- Gutters...Vertical- Downspouts.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Front porch. If it's outside and mostly uncovered, deck.
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: Swim trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports: Sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order: Cleaning or straightening up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Sow bug or 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: Teeter-totter..
17. How do you eat your pizza: Pointy end first.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale; bigger ones are yard sales.
19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner or supper, used interchangeably.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement or cellar.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Drinking fountain.
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