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Age: Old Enough for everything except drawing Social Security.
Where did you grow up: Dayton Ohio. (Actually grew up in West Carrollton)
What do you call:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
That's a pretty wide definition. "A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks." So a river is a stream. Then it goes down from Creek to a Brook to a Crick, all the way to a little Rill with a load of other names in between all of varying sizes. I've known creeks that were bigger than Rivers. For example, Holes Creek is wider than the Little Miami River. In the south, Creek is pronounced /crick/, and often spelled that way as well, which adds to the confusion. D River in Oregon is only 440 feet long... 220 at extreme high tide.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called?
It's called a bascart, but I've heard it called other weird things too.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
A lunch box. But I carry a Bento Box instead.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
Skillet.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch usually around here, but sofa is also common. Our neighbors called theirs "The Davenport". They were from upstate new york. Apparently this is a manufacturer and became a generic term for a couch or sofa in that area.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
There are two. Gutters catch the rain off the roof, and the gutters are attached to downspouts which carry it down off the house to the ground.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
It's a porch. And yes,evil_little_dog, people sit outside in the evening. It's cool and pleasant out there. You can sit with your housemates, or guests, socialize, people watch, smoke, drink a beer, enjoy a tall glass of iced tea, or just take in the nice evening air. I play my flute on my porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
Around here it's usually called 'pop'. Where my folx are from though it's called coke. doesn't matter what brand. You could ask "Ya'll want a coke? I got Orange, Grape, Vanilla Cream, Pepsi-cola and Tab. It was always Coca-cola for the actual brand Coke. "Come on in and have a coke. I hope Dr. Pepper is all right with you?"
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
Pancakes. Sometimes I hear hotcakes. I've heard that some places call them 'flapjacks' but I've never heard anyone actually call them that.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
Sub. (which btw is short for submarine which it looks like)
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
Swim Trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports?
Sneakers usually
13. Putting a room in order?
Tidying up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
Lightning bugs, fireflies. (we also call them both here.)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball?
Armadillidium (aka wood louse) is not an insect. It is an arthropod, but it is a crustacean not an insect. That said, we call them pill bugs or roly-polies most of the time. Sometimes sow bugs.
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?
Pick it up and eat it. No silly knife and fork. At Cassanos we use a Chicago cut which was started so that ladies could still eat pizza it without soiling their dainty gloves. Most places around here use a pie cut now and we just pick it up by the slice and eat it.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Depends on the location. It can be a Garage Sale, a Yard Sale, a Moving Sale, a estate sale. Often several families will gather their stuff together for these, and then sometimes you have a Rummage Sale in the basement or a church or something.
19. What's the evening meal?
Supper. Dinner is mid to late afternoon. Supper is later in the evening. If you eat Dinner at 3 and supper at 9 you don't have a meal called "Lunch" because Dinner is your main meal of the day.
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
Where did you grow up: Dayton Ohio. (Actually grew up in West Carrollton)
What do you call:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
That's a pretty wide definition. "A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks." So a river is a stream. Then it goes down from Creek to a Brook to a Crick, all the way to a little Rill with a load of other names in between all of varying sizes. I've known creeks that were bigger than Rivers. For example, Holes Creek is wider than the Little Miami River. In the south, Creek is pronounced /crick/, and often spelled that way as well, which adds to the confusion. D River in Oregon is only 440 feet long... 220 at extreme high tide.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called?
It's called a bascart, but I've heard it called other weird things too.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
A lunch box. But I carry a Bento Box instead.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
Skillet.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch usually around here, but sofa is also common. Our neighbors called theirs "The Davenport". They were from upstate new york. Apparently this is a manufacturer and became a generic term for a couch or sofa in that area.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
There are two. Gutters catch the rain off the roof, and the gutters are attached to downspouts which carry it down off the house to the ground.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
It's a porch. And yes,
evil_little_dog, people sit outside in the evening. It's cool and pleasant out there. You can sit with your housemates, or guests, socialize, people watch, smoke, drink a beer, enjoy a tall glass of iced tea, or just take in the nice evening air. I play my flute on my porch.8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
Around here it's usually called 'pop'. Where my folx are from though it's called coke. doesn't matter what brand. You could ask "Ya'll want a coke? I got Orange, Grape, Vanilla Cream, Pepsi-cola and Tab. It was always Coca-cola for the actual brand Coke. "Come on in and have a coke. I hope Dr. Pepper is all right with you?"
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
Pancakes. Sometimes I hear hotcakes. I've heard that some places call them 'flapjacks' but I've never heard anyone actually call them that.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
Sub. (which btw is short for submarine which it looks like)
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
Swim Trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports?
Sneakers usually
13. Putting a room in order?
Tidying up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
Lightning bugs, fireflies. (we also call them both here.)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball?
Armadillidium (aka wood louse) is not an insect. It is an arthropod, but it is a crustacean not an insect. That said, we call them pill bugs or roly-polies most of the time. Sometimes sow bugs.
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?
Pick it up and eat it. No silly knife and fork. At Cassanos we use a Chicago cut which was started so that ladies could still eat pizza it without soiling their dainty gloves. Most places around here use a pie cut now and we just pick it up by the slice and eat it.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Depends on the location. It can be a Garage Sale, a Yard Sale, a Moving Sale, a estate sale. Often several families will gather their stuff together for these, and then sometimes you have a Rummage Sale in the basement or a church or something.
19. What's the evening meal?
Supper. Dinner is mid to late afternoon. Supper is later in the evening. If you eat Dinner at 3 and supper at 9 you don't have a meal called "Lunch" because Dinner is your main meal of the day.
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