linguistic meme from kielle
Dec. 5th, 2003 06:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
filegAge: 51 Where did you grow up? Long Island, NY
What do you call...
1. a body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? A stream
2. the thing you push around the grocery store? A cart
3. a metal container to carry a meal in? A lunchbox
4. the thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? A skillet
5. the piece of furniture that seats three people? A couch
6. the device on the outside of the house that carries rain off? gutters
7. the covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? The porch
8. carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? soda
9. a flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Eggs! Oh, ok, Pancakes
10. a long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? A 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? straightening up
14. a flying insect that glows in the dark? Firefly
15. the little insect that curls up into a ball? Yuck! Jim!!!!!
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? fold and bite from the point
18. the act of private citizens putting up signs and selling their used stuff? yard sale
19. the evening meal? Dinner
20. the thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? The basement
1. a body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? A stream
2. the thing you push around the grocery store? A cart
3. a metal container to carry a meal in? A lunchbox
4. the thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? A skillet
5. the piece of furniture that seats three people? A couch
6. the device on the outside of the house that carries rain off? gutters
7. the covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? The porch
8. carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? soda
9. a flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Eggs! Oh, ok, Pancakes
10. a long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? A 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? straightening up
14. a flying insect that glows in the dark? Firefly
15. the little insect that curls up into a ball? Yuck! Jim!!!!!
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? fold and bite from the point
18. the act of private citizens putting up signs and selling their used stuff? yard sale
19. the evening meal? Dinner
20. the thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? The basement