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marchenland is aspiring to sainthood for sharing this.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? A stream? A creek? (which rhymes with "leak," not "stick")
2. The thing you push around the grocery store? shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? frying pan. Sometimes, skillet, if it's made of cast iron.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch, then sofa
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? The porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Pop, or soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? pancakes?
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? If it's got fried seafood on it, it's a po-boy. anything else, it's a sub .
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? shorts? a bathing suit? a stupid hat?
12. Shoes worn for sports? sneakers
13. Putting a room in order? straighten up, clean up, organize. the local weirdness is that "put up" means to put -away-. . . talk about confusing when referring to holiday decorations and shit. . .
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly or lightning bug
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? pillbugs or potato bugs
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 or teeter-totter
17. How do you eat your pizza? pointy end first. unless there are big pieces of mushroom on it, in which case, they're given to whoever wants 'em, then small end first. i may go back and eat other's unwanted pepperoni and crusts.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale, unless they have it in the yard, in which case it's a yard sale.
19. What's the evening meal? used to be supper when i lived in buffalo, it's become dinner lately. not any fancier, just an hour or so later. *s*
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? basement. cellars are reserved for being dank and stuffed with canned vegetables.
21. A window covering on rollers that pulls down. shades or blinds
22. A new, limited access, multi-lane road. highway, expressway, thruway, freeway. [aside to madelyn - "limited access" means it's got on-ramps, not necessarily toll barriers, i think]
23. Heavy garments worn by mechanics or other people who don't want to get their regular clothes dirty? overalls?
24. The highest grade of gasoline? Premium
25. Duck, duck . . . Goose!
26. Popular instant pasta box dinner with orangish powder mix-in? Macaroni and cheese / mac & chez
27. "Z", phonetically? "Zee."
28. Syrup topping used on pancakes? maple syrup [pronounced "seer-up," not "sir-up"]
29. The bread-like accompaniment to holiday turkey (actual or vegetarian)? Stuffing
30. When you casually speak with a neighbour or class deskmate? Talking, shooting the shit. my favorite description of this has to be, "yeah, we just sat around and fucked the dog for a while."
31. The tomato sauce that is put atop pasta? Spaghetti sauce.
32. The device used to watch broadcast programming? television, tee-vee, boob tube.
33. Container used for drinking a single serving of coffee or tea? coffee cup or coffee mug.
34. An informal photograph used to capture someone's face? picture, photo, snapshot
35. Processed meat (or vegetarian alternative) product that is shaped like a sausage and is commonly served on a bun or breaded with cornmeal and deep-fried? what, a corndog? yum. . .
[edit: since this was finished this morning, sainthood has been averted - the motherfucker still needs to die. i honestly think i'm developing an ulcer thanks to him. grrr.]
marchenland is aspiring to sainthood for sharing this.1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? A stream? A creek? (which rhymes with "leak," not "stick")
2. The thing you push around the grocery store? shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? frying pan. Sometimes, skillet, if it's made of cast iron.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch, then sofa
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? The porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Pop, or soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? pancakes?
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? If it's got fried seafood on it, it's a po-boy. anything else, it's a sub .
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? shorts? a bathing suit? a stupid hat?
12. Shoes worn for sports? sneakers
13. Putting a room in order? straighten up, clean up, organize. the local weirdness is that "put up" means to put -away-. . . talk about confusing when referring to holiday decorations and shit. . .
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly or lightning bug
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? pillbugs or potato bugs
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 or teeter-totter
17. How do you eat your pizza? pointy end first. unless there are big pieces of mushroom on it, in which case, they're given to whoever wants 'em, then small end first. i may go back and eat other's unwanted pepperoni and crusts.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale, unless they have it in the yard, in which case it's a yard sale.
19. What's the evening meal? used to be supper when i lived in buffalo, it's become dinner lately. not any fancier, just an hour or so later. *s*
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? basement. cellars are reserved for being dank and stuffed with canned vegetables.
21. A window covering on rollers that pulls down. shades or blinds
22. A new, limited access, multi-lane road. highway, expressway, thruway, freeway. [aside to madelyn - "limited access" means it's got on-ramps, not necessarily toll barriers, i think]
23. Heavy garments worn by mechanics or other people who don't want to get their regular clothes dirty? overalls?
24. The highest grade of gasoline? Premium
25. Duck, duck . . . Goose!
26. Popular instant pasta box dinner with orangish powder mix-in? Macaroni and cheese / mac & chez
27. "Z", phonetically? "Zee."
28. Syrup topping used on pancakes? maple syrup [pronounced "seer-up," not "sir-up"]
29. The bread-like accompaniment to holiday turkey (actual or vegetarian)? Stuffing
30. When you casually speak with a neighbour or class deskmate? Talking, shooting the shit. my favorite description of this has to be, "yeah, we just sat around and fucked the dog for a while."
31. The tomato sauce that is put atop pasta? Spaghetti sauce.
32. The device used to watch broadcast programming? television, tee-vee, boob tube.
33. Container used for drinking a single serving of coffee or tea? coffee cup or coffee mug.
34. An informal photograph used to capture someone's face? picture, photo, snapshot
35. Processed meat (or vegetarian alternative) product that is shaped like a sausage and is commonly served on a bun or breaded with cornmeal and deep-fried? what, a corndog? yum. . .
[edit: since this was finished this morning, sainthood has been averted - the motherfucker still needs to die. i honestly think i'm developing an ulcer thanks to him. grrr.]
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Thanks for the explanation of "limited access."
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[the boss is. . . asking for it again. if i wasn't in "waiting for my fucking paycheck" mode, i'd have walked out an hour ago]
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mugshot, dimwit!
i do like this 'common sense' quiz. eet's funny.