Regional differences?

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by MWC

Catty corner in Connecticut.


What's a large deli sandwich called in your area?
Hoagie?
Sub?
Hero?

Grinder where I live.

it's a sub here.

[SUNBABY]

Originally Posted by alwaysmissinpdc

So whompus = corner? Does that only apply when used with catty, or can I use whompus as a substitute for corner in every instance? Texas is on the retirement list, I might as well learn.

Cattywhompus..all messed up pertaining to eveness, like a chair that has one leg that is shorter and you end up rocking on it back and forth.

Hubby is from Western Penn and he says "red up'. He also Wooshes his car.

People from Minnesota crack me up. "can you BORROW me 5 bucks?"

[Nick and Nora Charles]

Originally Posted by SUNBABY

He also Wooshes his car.

Had a neighbour who always 'warshed' his car before parking it in his 'gradge.'
That always cracked me up. Don't know where he originated from.

Nora

[bufante]

Originally Posted by MWC

Catty corner in Connecticut.


What's a large deli sandwich called in your area?
Hoagie?
Sub?
Hero?

Grinder where I live.

Born in Hartford...and that is what we called them as kids...I guess that is where I got the cattycorner from?

What about bag or sack? I remember bag on the East coast here they say would you like a sack?

[Vanessa]

At 10 years old, I moved to Wisconsin from Illinois. Only a 2 hour difference in drive, but I had to get used to the following (as have been mentioned):

Was a 'drinking fountain', now is a 'blubbler'

Was 'pop', now is 'soda'

Was 'cutting in line' ,now is 'skipping in line'

Was 'Traffic Lights', now is 'Stop N Go Lights'

Was always "Kitty Corner"

[Vanessa]

One last thing...when I was in Playa with StewartG, I kept telling him I needed to get to the Tyme machine. He kept looking at my quizically. And finally he asked what a Tyme machine was. That is our ATM in Wisconsin (Tyme is Money).

I never asked, but now I think about it, he probably thought I was some sort of scifi geek looking for my time capsule to transport me from place to place.

[SUNBABY]

Originally Posted by Nick and Nora Charles

Had a neighbour who always 'warshed' his car before parking it in his 'gradge.'
That always cracked me up. Don't know where he originated from.

Nora

Sounds like Maine to me.

[NorthMinnesota]

Originally Posted by MWC

Catty corner in Connecticut.


What's a large deli sandwich called in your area?
Hoagie?
Sub?
Hero?

Grinder where I live.

Kitty corner in Pittsburgh, Pa where I grew up.
Hoagie....a hot, toasted/baked sandwich on crusty Italian bread..kind of
Sub...a cold, lunch meat sandwich on soft roll
slippy...slippery
Crick...creek
"red " up the room...clean up
"dahtahn"...downtown
gumband...rubber band
jagger...thorn
nebby...nosey

[alwaysmissinpdc]

Originally Posted by NorthMinnesota

Kitty corner in Pittsburgh, Pa where I grew up.
Hoagie....a hot, toasted/baked sandwich on crusty Italian bread..kind of
Sub...a cold, lunch meat sandwich on soft roll
slippy...slippery
Crick...creek
"red " up the room...clean up
"dahtahn"...downtown
gumband...rubber band
jagger...thorn
nebby...nosey

Too funny, I love reading this. What about "and that" as in, "I've got to do the laundry, go to the Giant Iggle, en-at." I can't think of any more right now.


Bufante, it's always been bag where I've lived. Sack....Reminds me of Sack o Suds from the movie My Cousin Vinny. Hmmm, regional difference illustrated, because Vinny's nickname wasn't Vinnysackodoughnuts.

[SUNBABY]

Originally Posted by NorthMinnesota

Kitty corner in Pittsburgh, Pa where I grew up.
Hoagie....a hot, toasted/baked sandwich on crusty Italian bread..kind of
Sub...a cold, lunch meat sandwich on soft roll
slippy...slippery
Crick...creek
"red " up the room...clean up
"dahtahn"...downtown
gumband...rubber band
jagger...thorn
nebby...nosey

I go bonkers everytime the Hubby says that a particular tree is a "monkey balls" tree. It's a "Horse Apple" tree, dammit! I am referring to the Bois De Arc tree.
The first time he asked me for a Gumband, I thought he was nuts.

His mother is the worst. She leaves off the last syllable on Italian foods. It's Riccott, Spaghett, etc.

[Cuff]

Originally Posted by SUNBABY

His mother is the worst. She leaves off the last syllable on Italian foods. It's Riccott, Spaghett, etc.

Does she say, "gabbagool"?
Or is that pretty much a universal way of saying it?

[alwaysmissinpdc]

Originally Posted by SUNBABY

I go bonkers everytime the Hubby says that a particular tree is a "monkey balls" tree. It's a "Horse Apple" tree, dammit! I am referring to the Bois De Arc tree.
The first time he asked me for a Gumband, I thought he was nuts.

His mother is the worst. She leaves off the last syllable on Italian foods. It's Riccott, Spaghett, etc.

It's a Monkey Balls tree

Having absolutely no Italian heritage, I thought that is exactly the proper pronunciation of Italian food items. So I'm making an arse of myself when I go to the Italian grocery and order sopresett, mortadell, and proscuitt?

[Cosmo]

It's actually "cappacolli", a cured ham - I don't know what it had, but they cured it...

Originally Posted by Cuff

Does she say, "gabbagool"?
Or is that pretty much a universal way of saying it?

[NorthMinnesota]

hehe! People who grew up in Pgh. have their own language. There's way too many sayings to write down. I remember we used to think we were swearing when we called someone a "jagoff". Meaning a jerk or annoying person.

[alwaysmissinpdc]

Originally Posted by NorthMinnesota

hehe! People who grew up in Pgh. have their own language. There's way too many sayings to write down. I remember we used to think we were swearing when we called someone a "jagoff". Meaning a jerk or annoying person.

Oh I forgot about that one , what a trip down memory lane. I have Ah, Leah! in my head right now. Not a fantastic tune, but I have some mind footage that makes it great.

Did you hear hear the news that Myron Cope died this week?