Regional English Meme - Taken from gehayi
1. Age: 40
2. Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa (And Jalisco, Mexico for most of my 18th year.)
3. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Stream or creek (sounds like 'crick').
4. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: Shopping cart.
5. A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunch box.
6. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying pan.
7. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch.
8. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutters.
9. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch.
10. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Pop.
11. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancake.
12. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Sub.
13. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimsuit.
14. Shoes worn for sports: Tennis shoes (sounds like 'ten-ah-shoes').
15. Putting a room in order: Clean or straighten-up.
16. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Lightning bug.
17. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Roly-poly or pill bug.
18. 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.
19. How do you eat your pizza: With my hands, though I know some people use forks.
20. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage or yard sale.
21. What's the evening meal?: Dinner or supper.
22. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement.
23. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Drinking fountain.
2. Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa (And Jalisco, Mexico for most of my 18th year.)
3. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Stream or creek (sounds like 'crick').
4. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: Shopping cart.
5. A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunch box.
6. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying pan.
7. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch.
8. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutters.
9. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch.
10. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Pop.
11. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancake.
12. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Sub.
13. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimsuit.
14. Shoes worn for sports: Tennis shoes (sounds like 'ten-ah-shoes').
15. Putting a room in order: Clean or straighten-up.
16. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Lightning bug.
17. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Roly-poly or pill bug.
18. 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.
19. How do you eat your pizza: With my hands, though I know some people use forks.
20. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage or yard sale.
21. What's the evening meal?: Dinner or supper.
22. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement.
23. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Drinking fountain.