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Apr 04, 2008 10:51

Dialect meme, stolen from
apiphile.


A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Brook

What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Trolley

A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox

The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan

The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa

The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Guttering and downpipe

The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch

Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Fizzy drinks

A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancakes?

A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Bagguette

The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Swimming trunks

Shoes worn for sports.
Trainers

Putting a room in order.
Tidying

A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Fireflies but we don't have these in the UK

The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Wood louse?

What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale? People don't tend to do that round here at least. We have car boot sales.

What's the evening meal?
Dinner or supper

The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Cellar, again, not that many houses have them round here. If it's the whole floor, it's usually called a basement.

What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water-fountain

uk, dialect meme

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