regional word meme
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Language is fun, yo. (Taken from
genarti)
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? Cart, or grocery cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch.
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? Pop.
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? Bathing suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports? Runners.
13. Putting a room in order? Tidying.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Firefly.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? I have no idea.
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, or see-saw. Either one.
17. How do you eat your pizza? With my hands.
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? Basement.
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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? Cart, or grocery cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch.
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? Pop.
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? Bathing suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports? Runners.
13. Putting a room in order? Tidying.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Firefly.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? I have no idea.
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, or see-saw. Either one.
17. How do you eat your pizza? With my hands.
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? Basement.