Apr 11, 2008 23:25
Age: 19
Where did you grow up: Marblehead, Massachusetts
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Depends on how big it is. If it's really small? Stream?
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called? Cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunch box
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? Soda
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Trunks or speedos, depending on the style. Or a banana hammock *shudders*
12. Shoes worn for sports? sneakers
13. Putting a room in order? cleaning? maybe tidying
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly or a lightning bug!
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? roly poly!
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? See-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza? wait until I don't burn myself (but usually do anyway), pick it up, eat. It's usually somewhat folded...
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used tuff? yard sale
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? BUBBLER
Since they don't mention it: What do you call those little sugary colored toppings that you put on ice cream?
JIMMIES.