414: Because I Am Made of Spam!
(Actually, I had this yummy spam-rice-seaweed wrap thing over break that was delish, but anyhow...)
Stolen from
docbrite: Regional Dialect Meme!
+(My region being Sacramento, of course...XP)
What do you call:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Those cement canals that drain into the river.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
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 (or Patio).
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverage.
Soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancakes.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub? XP
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Swim trunks... pool shorts? *shrug*
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers... or tennis shoes?
13. Putting a room in order.
Cleaning... organizing?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly... though we don't really have 'em around here that I've seen. So, either mosquitoes or cars.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
I don't know what they're called. Sometimes we called 'em curliecues.
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.
Seesaw.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
In bites you can count on one hand. XP (Though when we were younger, those Pizza Hut commercials brainwashed us to eat the crust first, so I'm fond of that part, but last... those cheese-filled crusts were the best! ^_^)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Meal? XP (Dinner, I've heard...)
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
I don't know if it's better to have a basement on a flood plain or not, but most houses don't have them, they just have an empty space under there...*shrug*
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Drinking fountain.
22: If something is diagonally located, where is it in relation to you?
I have no idea... across the street? That corner over there? *shrug*
23. What do you call the place where the water comes out of the sink?
Faucet.
And one I (docbrite) added:
24. What are the four points of the compass?
Gold Country (Folsom Lake, Roseville, Auburn, Placerville); Stockton/Modesto/Lodi; San Francisco/Bay Area; Sierra Nevada/Lake Tahoe.
*I *really* need a Sacramento icon...;.;