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Ironheadspearo · 08-02-2011, 12:11 PM

fixin' to go to the store....... getting ready to go to the store.
did ya try and jew em down on the price?....... did you try to get them to lower the price

Tessa · 08-02-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by irocnroll

Guess thats what I get for living in CT, we get the best or worst of both worlds.

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

And I always thought the term was cattywampus (which it is as well). I've never heard it called kittywampus.

We used to call it a kitty corner...

Or maybe that was my 8 year old brain translating it wrong when my mom said it when I was a kid....I did that a lot

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Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

LOL! It took me forevah to pronounce that "R" when I left up there.

Here's a couple I hear in this area:
"Leave the dog out" Means Let the dog out.
"Stop Gretzing" Means stop whining/complaining.

It took me forever to figure out WTF people wer talking about when I got here.
My ex-husband's dad was the best though (worst MA accent ever) when he used to talk about "corking" wine....oh...MYGOD

LolatheSlush · 08-02-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

The carbonation is what gives those drinks their 'pop' though ... otherwise its just some sort of sugary flavoured water, like Kool-aid. I don't understand how 'soda' applies to carbonated drinks

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Originally Posted by el ess X

Sodium bicarbonate used to be used for years to buffer the acidity of carbonated water (formation of carbonic acid) to make it better tasting. Hence the term "soda water" and "soda pop" "soda fountain" and "soda jerk", etc. "Soda" term came first, then "pop", then "Coke."

Note that there is sodium or potassium content in nearly every carbonated drink. Unless they're wanting the sour taste to be noticed.

okay so i was right in calling it soda

thanks

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springerpete · 08-02-2011, 03:16 PM

I'll be there directly- I'll be there shortly.

BTW Cattywhampus = crooked here. That board looks a little cattywhampus.

Ivas · 08-02-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Overflow

This thread has 'Ivas' written all over it.

Hmm, I didn't notice this quick jab, until just now. I resemble that remark...lol

ROBOSSRS · 08-02-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ivas

Hmm, I didn't notice this quick jab, until just now. I resemble that remark...lol

A sign of getting old.

Ivas · 08-02-2011, 08:17 PM

Ain't 'dat some shit, now? I jus' got da' feelin' that I was gettin' da' hang of all dis' jive.

I guess I'll jus' hafta' hang up my smartypants...

ROBOSSRS · 08-03-2011, 01:23 PM

How are yous doing ?

Plural for you !

wylde1 · 08-03-2011, 05:37 PM

I think one of the funniest slang terms I ran into was "root" Apparently it's slang in Australia for "having sex" or often exchanged for the F word when referring to sex. as in "Lets go out back for a root" or "I wanna root all night with you" I found this out because I dated an Australian girl in High School and went to meet her parents wearing my Roots sweater.... big white letters on the front saying ROOTS... didn't go over well haha.

Here in Canada there are a couple. A chesterfield = couch, a touque = wool winter hat, and for some unknown reason people in Saskatchewan call a sweatshirt with a hood a "bunny hug". I still can't figure out why, I grew up in Ontario and we just called them hoodies.

PETRA · 08-03-2011, 06:05 PM

I'm "going to see a man about a dog" - going to pee

I "might should" - should

When I was "knee-high to a grasshopper" - young / little

"dumb as a box of rocks" - duh

...you get the idea....

*DGthe3* · 08-03-2011, 07:04 PM

hydro = electricity, usually in reference to power from the utilities as opposed to say the electricity in a battery.

ROBOSSRS · 08-03-2011, 08:12 PM

This coffee will grow hair on the bottom of my feet.

The coffee is strong.

PETRA · 08-03-2011, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanddemon

This coffee will grow hair on the bottom of my feet.

The coffee is strong.

My grandparents were from Dover. Had to go to York to get groceries. It always made me nuts how my grandma would say the word NOTHING - it came out something like ... NOTH-HING (like GOTH but with an N) - GAWD I miss them and their 100+ acres of land.....

ROBOSSRS · 08-03-2011, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PETRA

My grandparents were from Dover. Had to go to York to get groceries. It always made me nuts how my grandma would say the word NOTHING - it came out something like ... NOTH-HING (like GOTH but with an N) - GAWD I miss them and their 100+ acres of land.....

I lived in Dover borough for a few yeras when we first got married.

08-02-2011, 12:11 PM	#43
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08-02-2011, 03:16 PM	#46
springerpete Orange GM freak Drives: 2004 3500HD Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ponca City, OK Posts: 784 View My Garage	I'll be there directly- I'll be there shortly. BTW Cattywhampus = crooked here. That board looks a little cattywhampus. __________________ "My hair's turnin' White, my neck is still Red and my collar is still Blue"

08-03-2011, 05:37 PM	#51
wylde1 I am the Stig Drives: Black w/ IOM stripe 1SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK, CAN Posts: 1,312	I think one of the funniest slang terms I ran into was "root" Apparently it's slang in Australia for "having sex" or often exchanged for the F word when referring to sex. as in "Lets go out back for a root" or "I wanna root all night with you" I found this out because I dated an Australian girl in High School and went to meet her parents wearing my Roots sweater.... big white letters on the front saying ROOTS... didn't go over well haha. Here in Canada there are a couple. A chesterfield = couch, a touque = wool winter hat, and for some unknown reason people in Saskatchewan call a sweatshirt with a hood a "bunny hug". I still can't figure out why, I grew up in Ontario and we just called them hoodies. __________________ 2010 Camaro - 1SS, Black w/ Orange stripes

08-03-2011, 07:04 PM	#53
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	hydro = electricity, usually in reference to power from the utilities as opposed to say the electricity in a battery. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

08-02-2011, 08:17 PM	#49
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	Ain't 'dat some shit, now? I jus' got da' feelin' that I was gettin' da' hang of all dis' jive. I guess I'll jus' hafta' hang up my smartypants...

08-03-2011, 01:23 PM	#50
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	How are yous doing ? Plural for you !

08-03-2011, 08:12 PM	#54
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	This coffee will grow hair on the bottom of my feet. The coffee is strong.