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Local Vernacular... - Anhil8tor - 11-12-2008

What are some things you say locally that would make no sense anywhere else in the country.


For example:

Here we "save our dishes". Not sure why we say it but everyone here uses the term when taking dishes out of the dishwasher and putting them in the cabinet.


Here we use the phrase "get down" when referring to getting out of our vehicle.

We also refer to space walks etc as "Fun Jumps". Not sure why but the bidnesses here that rent them all use the term as well.

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Local Vernacular... - BIRD33 - 11-12-2008

Anhil8tor Wrote:What are some things you say locally that would make no sense anywhere else in the country.


For example:

Here we "save our dishes". Not sure why we say it but everyone here uses the term when taking dishes out of the dishwasher and putting them in the cabinet.


Here we use the phrase "get down" when referring to getting out of our vehicle.

We also refer to space walks etc as "Fun Jumps". Not sure why but the bidnesses here that rent them all use the term as well.

How often do you talk about space walks where there would be slang for it?

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Local Vernacular... - Anhil8tor - 11-12-2008

BIRD33 Wrote:How often do you talk about space walks where there would be slang for it?

Everyone here calls them fun jumps. We have the ability to rent them about 9 months out of the year and everyone has a yard so we all rent them for birthday parties.

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Local Vernacular... - BIRD33 - 11-12-2008

What the fuck is a space walk or a fun jump?

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Local Vernacular... - Anhil8tor - 11-12-2008

http://www.funjumps.com/

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Local Vernacular... - BIRD33 - 11-12-2008

I actually thought you hicks were talking about space walks in space.

We call blacks canadians and yuengling beer just lager.

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Local Vernacular... - Banana - 11-12-2008

Uh. We call beers from the Saddledome "Domers" Does this qualify?

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Local Vernacular... - Dagger - 11-13-2008

We call anyone from Louisianna red bones.

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Local Vernacular... - Paddy - 11-13-2008

Anhil8tor is a jag-off.

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Local Vernacular... - Flumper Barflusterbutt - 11-13-2008

Here we "mash" the doorbell.

Fire hydrants are fire plugs.

Can't rhymes with paint.

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Local Vernacular... - Flumper Barflusterbutt - 11-13-2008

BIRD33 Wrote:I actually thought you hicks were talking about space walks in space.

We call blacks canadians and yuengling beer just lager.

I knew what he was talking about. Here we call them "bounce houses" no matter what they are shaped like.

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Local Vernacular... - BIRD33 - 11-13-2008

I'm ashamed to admit I know that around here they call them moon bounces.

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Local Vernacular... - WoolyGoat - 11-13-2008

water (drinking) fountain = bubbler (bubblah)
chocolate sprinkles and rainbow sprinkles = jimmies and rainbow jimmies
milkshakes = frappes
rubber bands = elastics


pretty sure those are all regional...

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Local Vernacular... - Banana - 11-13-2008

Anhil8tor Wrote:http://www.funjumps.com/

We call those bouncers (I think, I didn't click the link).

We call the walkways that span between two buildings Plus 15's. I'm not sure what else they are called.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2B15

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