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ROBOSSRS · 08-05-2011, 07:34 PM

My dad would tell stories about when he was young . He said many times the guys would go down to the hoes house for a few drinks. As I got older and found out a ho was a hooker , I thought my dad had been having drinks with hookers. He failed to say they went to the hose house. Evidently way back when, in Shamokin,Pa they sold alcoholic drinks at the fire station.

robroy44 · 08-06-2011, 12:37 PM

my wife is from schaefferstown pa. she is allways saying "wanna go with" or "auch now". and when they write you's, instead they write use.

robroy44 · 08-06-2011, 12:39 PM

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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.

yeah but do you know what a wampus cat is.

springerpete · 08-07-2011, 03:53 PM

My grandpa use to say you-uns instead of ya'll. He always said it was his Arkie coming out.

camaroitalia · 08-08-2011, 01:45 AM

wooder- water

peele1 · 08-09-2011, 05:22 AM

It's coming up a cloud = "Looks like rain"

ROBOSSRS · 08-09-2011, 06:51 PM

I think I'll warsh the car.

Ivas · 08-09-2011, 08:25 PM

"Down to the bone, Jackson!" meaning 'That's exactly what we need.'

PETRA · 08-09-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by robroy44

my wife is from schaefferstown pa. she is allways saying "wanna go with" or "auch now". and when they write you's, instead they write use.

I remember the "auch now" too.

I also got "you're selling me wolf tickets" meaning I was trying to "tell a story" (translation: lie) about something

Ivas · 08-09-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PETRA

I remember the "auch now" too.

I also got "you're selling me wolf tickets" meaning I was trying to "tell a story" (translation: lie) about something

You have piqued my interest with this about "wolf tickets". Could ya' explain it to those of us who live where we don't have reference to those animals? I like the sound of it.

PETRA · 08-09-2011, 09:40 PM

Thats funny cuz when I googled it I found it to be African American Slang -which makes sense cuz even though I am a pale white girl who is 1/2 german, 1/4 checz, and 1/4 Algonquin indian, my dad (who is a native Pennsylvanian) was military and I had the "blessing" of being born in the south - which I am now sure where he picked it up back in the 60's.... its funny how things stick even so many years later.....

Tessa · 08-10-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by camaroitalia

wooder- water

Girl here at work says that and I want to punch her in the face everytime

Also, my family says 'Dowg' - I guess that's the NY version of a DOG.

ROBOSSRS · 08-11-2011, 01:59 PM

Let's walk the street down. ( PA Dutch)

Let's walk down the street.

ROBOSSRS · 08-12-2011, 05:42 PM

Throw the cow over the fence some hay.

08-07-2011, 03:53 PM	#60
springerpete Orange GM freak Drives: 2004 3500HD Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ponca City, OK Posts: 784 View My Garage	My grandpa use to say you-uns instead of ya'll. He always said it was his Arkie coming out. __________________ "My hair's turnin' White, my neck is still Red and my collar is still Blue"

08-08-2011, 01:45 AM	#61
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08-09-2011, 05:22 AM	#62
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08-05-2011, 07:34 PM	#57
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	My dad would tell stories about when he was young . He said many times the guys would go down to the hoes house for a few drinks. As I got older and found out a ho was a hooker , I thought my dad had been having drinks with hookers. He failed to say they went to the hose house. Evidently way back when, in Shamokin,Pa they sold alcoholic drinks at the fire station.

08-06-2011, 12:37 PM	#58
robroy44 Drives: chevy silverado,2010 2lt rs iom/iom Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fernandina beach fl Posts: 139	my wife is from schaefferstown pa. she is allways saying "wanna go with" or "auch now". and when they write you's, instead they write use.

08-09-2011, 06:51 PM	#63
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	I think I'll warsh the car.

08-09-2011, 08:25 PM	#64
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,388	"Down to the bone, Jackson!" meaning 'That's exactly what we need.'

08-11-2011, 01:59 PM	#69
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Let's walk the street down. ( PA Dutch) Let's walk down the street.

08-12-2011, 05:42 PM	#70
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Throw the cow over the fence some hay.