Memes and a couple other things:
First, the regional accent meme. For reference I'm a 30 year old Canadian in Toronto (but who moved around a bit when I was young).
What do you call these things?
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Waterslide
The thing you push around the grocery store: Employees
A metal container to carry a meal in: Cage
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Toaster
The piece of furniture that seats three people: 3 Milk Crates
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gnome
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Tree
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Poison
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Bacon
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Gyro
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Not enough.
Shoes worn for sports: Unimportant.
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Radioactive mutant cockroach
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Radioactive mutant cockroach (in defensive posture)
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: Deathtrap
How you eat pizza: Naked
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Pathetic
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Lair
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Sink
Okay, real answers:
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek
The thing you push around the grocery store: Grocery cart of shopping cart.
A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunchbox, though the only times I've seen them they're usually plastic.
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying Pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutter? Eavestrough?
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Pop
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Subs, but they're evil.
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Trunks, I hope.
Shoes worn for sports: Running shoes?
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Potato bug
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. But they are also deathtraps. Evil things.
How you eat pizza: This isn't a word. But the traditional way, pointy end first, crust last.
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Garage sale or Yard Sale.
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Water fountain
I don't think Wendy's advertising people have logic is a strong suit. I saw a recent ad where they said, "If hamburgers were meant to be frozen, wouldn't cows come from Antarctica?"... uhm, by that same logic, if hamburgers were meant to be cooked, wouldn't cows come from volcanos? Holy crap, I'm never eating at Wendy's again, they're not going to cook my burgers.
Who was on. Plot a little dumb, though the Adiposes are cute and could make a good plushy toy. Liked Donna for the most part but was worried that they were leaning too much towards her lurving the Doctor. Yes, they made that whole speech "I'm not mating with you", but it still struck me as her earlier chats with Grandpa that felt to me more that she thought the Doctor was awesome and wanted to lurve him rather than just wanting to travel and see the universe. But most of the reviews I've read had people who came away with the distinct impression that she _doesn't_ feel that way, so I'm hoping I'm wrong and they're right. Even if I am, it still feels a bit too much like Hero worship, I'd like a little more independence in compaions.
BSG was okay, but no big comments on it.
In surprising nice news, yesterday morning as I was heading out to work, I noticed some paper in my inside jacket pocket where I keep my hat, and decided to clean it out. There, what did I find? An uncashed paycheque from work... from mid December. So yeah, that was a bit of a surprise. Pleasant one, though.
Anything else? Don't think so.
What do you call these things?
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Waterslide
The thing you push around the grocery store: Employees
A metal container to carry a meal in: Cage
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Toaster
The piece of furniture that seats three people: 3 Milk Crates
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gnome
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Tree
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Poison
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Bacon
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Gyro
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Not enough.
Shoes worn for sports: Unimportant.
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Radioactive mutant cockroach
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Radioactive mutant cockroach (in defensive posture)
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: Deathtrap
How you eat pizza: Naked
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Pathetic
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Lair
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Sink
Okay, real answers:
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek
The thing you push around the grocery store: Grocery cart of shopping cart.
A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunchbox, though the only times I've seen them they're usually plastic.
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying Pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutter? Eavestrough?
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Porch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Pop
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Subs, but they're evil.
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Trunks, I hope.
Shoes worn for sports: Running shoes?
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Potato bug
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. But they are also deathtraps. Evil things.
How you eat pizza: This isn't a word. But the traditional way, pointy end first, crust last.
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Garage sale or Yard Sale.
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Water fountain
I don't think Wendy's advertising people have logic is a strong suit. I saw a recent ad where they said, "If hamburgers were meant to be frozen, wouldn't cows come from Antarctica?"... uhm, by that same logic, if hamburgers were meant to be cooked, wouldn't cows come from volcanos? Holy crap, I'm never eating at Wendy's again, they're not going to cook my burgers.
Who was on. Plot a little dumb, though the Adiposes are cute and could make a good plushy toy. Liked Donna for the most part but was worried that they were leaning too much towards her lurving the Doctor. Yes, they made that whole speech "I'm not mating with you", but it still struck me as her earlier chats with Grandpa that felt to me more that she thought the Doctor was awesome and wanted to lurve him rather than just wanting to travel and see the universe. But most of the reviews I've read had people who came away with the distinct impression that she _doesn't_ feel that way, so I'm hoping I'm wrong and they're right. Even if I am, it still feels a bit too much like Hero worship, I'd like a little more independence in compaions.
BSG was okay, but no big comments on it.
In surprising nice news, yesterday morning as I was heading out to work, I noticed some paper in my inside jacket pocket where I keep my hat, and decided to clean it out. There, what did I find? An uncashed paycheque from work... from mid December. So yeah, that was a bit of a surprise. Pleasant one, though.
Anything else? Don't think so.