I love this topic.

[jbsegal]

If anyone wants to buy me any of the 4 published volumes the Dictionary of American Regional English for the Seasonal GiftGiving Holiday of their choice, I wouldn't stop them.

(Oh, does a "Parking Ramp" exist outside Minneapolis?)

From cyanblue who ganked it from gucky...

Age: 36
Where did you grow up: Pawling, NY

WHAT DO YOU CALL:

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Usuall a Stream, sometimes a creek.

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart

3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa or 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 (though they don't have to be covered.)

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancake

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Bathing suit

12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers

13. Putting a room in order.
Cleaning up, Neatening up

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly, occasionally a lightning bug.

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Pill bug

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?
Folded in half, supporting the tip of the slice as needed, pouring grease down my hand. :)

EDIT: 2 more from kathrynt

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale if it's outside, Tag Sale if it's both..in and out? Hm. I use both.

19. What's the evening meal?
I eat supper. I cook dinner. I also sit down to dinner.

EDIT 2: one more from agrumer, but with a straight answer.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement.

Comments

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! What great books!

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Aren't they? I REALLY want them. And Vol5 when it comes out. (I seem to recall that V1 came out around the time I was taking Etymology in college - '88 or '89 or so...)

If you give them to me, you can come and visit them any time. :)

because I can!

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? my bathtub.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store? my sister.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? a can. the soup that eats like a meal!
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? my kitchen.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? the front seat of my cadillac.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? gravity.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? a tree.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? refreshing.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? yummy.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? too much food.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? sexy.
12. Shoes worn for sports? comfortable.
13. Putting a room in order? boring.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? pretty.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? a fun toy!.
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? A good place for child molesters to hang out.
17. How do you eat your pizza? I don't. I'm alergic.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? time to go shopping!
19. What's the evening meal? today it was thai food.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? this time of year - cold.

Re: because I can!

[coraline]

you are silly.
not that you needed to be told :)

[bluepapercup]

Age: 22
Where did you grow up: Elmira, NY

WHAT DO YOU CALL:

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Creek

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart

3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
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.
Pancake

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

12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers

13. Putting a room in order.
tidying up, cleaning.

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
lightning bug

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
I never knew these had a name.

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?
Folded in half at the crust with the right hand, left hand supporting the body of the pizza, tip hanging down.

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Rummage sale. I don't ever hear people outside of CNY use this term.

19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner, always.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement or cellar.

EDIT: I would like to add:
21. What do you do to darken a room when you leave it?
Shut the lights.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

21. What do you do to darken a room when you leave it?

turn off the computer monitor ;)