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April 4th, 2008
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| Spam King | Post; What do you call it?What does everyone call these things? Saw this somewhere else and was curious. Where did you grow up: Ohio WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Creek 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Shopping Cart 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch Box 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. Frying 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. Cola 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. Swim Trunks 12. Shoes worn for sports. Baseball: spikes Football: cleats Soccer: cleats Track: Spikes 13. Putting a room in order. cleaning 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. lightning bug 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. potato 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? triangles: tip to crust mini pieces: whatever Deep dish: fork & knife 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale 19. What's the evening meal? Dinner/supper (interchangable) 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Water-fountain
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April 5th, 2008
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Grew up in: Pittsburgh, PA then Brooklyn These are the different ones: 1. Stream 8. Soda 10. Hero 12. No idea 14. Firefly 17. Always tip to crust, unless it's stuffed crust, in which case I eat it sideways 18. Yard sale
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April 6th, 2008
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Where did you grow up: Michigan
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April 7th, 2008
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| God of Scones | Grew Up: New Jersey 1. Creek 2. Cart 3. Lunch Box 4. Frying Pan 5. Couch 6. Gutter 7. Porch 8. Soda 9. Pancakes 10. Sub 11. Bathing Suit 12. All cleats. Track, Running Shoes 13. Cleaning 14. Lightning Bug 15. Pill Bug 16. Seesaw 17. All the Same 18. Yard Sale 19. Dinner 20. Basement 21. Fountain
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April 8th, 2008
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| No Chance Outside | Where did you grow up: Everywhere WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Creek 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Trolley 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch Box 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. Frying 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. Balcony 8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. Soft Drink. 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. Swimming Trunks 12. Shoes worn for sports. Baseball: spikes Football: cleats Soccer: cleats Track: Spikes 13. Putting a room in order. Sorting out 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. fire fly 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. No f***ing clue! 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. Seesaw 17. How do you eat your pizza? triangles: Tip to crust mini pieces: Depends on how small Deep dish: A what? 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale 19. What's the evening meal? Dinner 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Fountain
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April 9th, 2008
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| Forum Brat | Where did you grow up: All over. WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Creek. 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Cart. 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch Box. 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. Skillet. 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. Rain gutter. 7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening. Porch/deck. 8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. Soda. 9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup. Flapjacks. 10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. Sub. 11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. Shorts. 12. Shoes worn for sports. Cleats, running shoes, high tops.......Depends on the sport. 13. Putting a room in order. Tidying up. 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. Lightning bug. 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. Roly poly. 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. Teeter totter. 17. How do you eat your pizza? However it strikes my fancy. I don't have a certain way. 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Yard sale. 19. What's the evening meal? Supper. 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement. 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Drinking fountain.
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April 13th, 2008
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| Milforum Swamp Dweller  | 1.Depends, we make distinctions, but usually cut or bayou 2.cart 3. lunch box 4.frying pan or skillet 5. couch 6. gutter 7. Porch 8. Coke, regardless of beverage 9. Pancakes 10. Sub 11. Shorts 12. Cleats, boots, depends 13. Cleaning 14. Firefly 15. roly-poly 16. See-saw 17. Tip to crust 18. yard sale 19. dinner or supper 20. Basement 21. water fountain
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April 15th, 2008
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| Optio | OK, I think now its time for some German here. I will tell you what we call it here in Germany. Where did you grow up: Deutschland WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Bach 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Einkaufswagen 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Brotdose 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. Pfanne 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. Regenrinne 7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening. Veranda 8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. Limo or Cola 9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup. Pfannkuchen (but its not very common here in Germany) 10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. Baguette Sandwich or Sandwich Baguette (I had my first Sub from Subway 4 years ago) 11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. Badehose 12. Shoes worn for sports. Baseball: Spikeschuhe Football: Stollenschuhe Soccer: Stollenschuhe Track: Spikeschuhe 13. Putting a room in order. Putzen 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. Glühwürmchen 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. Keine Ahnung (means "No idea") 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. Wippe 17. How do you eat your pizza? triangles: tip to crust mini pieces: at once Deep dish: With fork and knife eating all the crust first and then the rest 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Flohmarkt 19. What's the evening meal? Abendessen 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Keller 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Trinkbrunnen or Wasserspender (they are rare to find here)
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April 16th, 2008
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | [quote=The Other Guy;414713]What does everyone call these things? Saw this somewhere else and was curious. Where did you grow up: London WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. BATH 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. ME 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. HELMET 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. KITCHEN 5. The piece of furniture that seats three people. BED 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. PATIO 8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. LEMONADE 9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup. Pancake 10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. BAGUETTE 11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. SOMBRERO. 12. Shoes worn for sports. Baseball: BOOTS Football: BOOTS Soccer: BOOTS Track: SPIKES 13. Putting a room in order. INTRUDING 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. FIREFLY 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. WOOD LOUSE. 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? triangles: YEAH mini pieces: whatever Deep dish: fork & knife 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? EXTREMELY RARE 19. What's the evening meal? DINNER. SUPPER WOULD BE A LATE EXTRA. 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement OR CELLAR. 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? BOTTLE .
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April 16th, 2008
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| MilForum Bad Apple | Where did you grow up: Alabama/Florida WHAT DO YOU CALL: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Creek 2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called. buggy 3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch Box 4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. Frying 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. swimsuit 12. Shoes worn for sports. Baseball: cleats Football: cleats Soccer: cleats Track: ?? 13. Putting a room in order. cleaning 14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. lightning bug 15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. rolly polly 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? tip to crust 18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? yard sale 19. What's the evening meal? Dinner 20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement 21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Water-fountain
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