Wild Turkeys and Dancing Banana Heads Cruise 11/25/06

[sptweedle]

Lastly, for the Southerners, please learn that Iced Tea should always be served UNsweetened!!!

I have to tell you guys something funny, I thought you guys were joking when you said you knew you were in the south when you specified UNSWEET tea, I really didn't know that people drank tea other than sweetened. I thought when they asked you at restaraunts for sweet or unsweet it was dietary reasons! I didn't think people preferred it that way.

I guess I need to get out(of Florida) more!

Where are our Canadian friends on this discussion, that should be real interesting.

Steve

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

OK, here's my homework:

In PA, we say soda, lollipops, lightning bugs, water fountain, skunk and we don't fix to do anything. We say things are "all" like..."Mom, I have to eat my cereal and the milk is all." (translation: finished) We don't visit the beach, we "go down the shore."

So, what does everyone call that big sandwich with meats, cheese, lettuce, and oil...a sub, submarine, hoagie, hero? We eat subs here in PA. And Scrapple is nothing like Spam - spam is more of a "ham" base flavor and I just can't even describe what Scrapple is. It's not as "pressed" or formed as Spam is. Sort of a mushy texture inside.

And, speaking of food that is just wrong...don't, I repeat DON'T, order the so-called California on the Magic. Since when does sushi get rolled in a veggie wrap? NAAAAAASSSSSTYYYY!

Well, I am so proud that I did more packing yesterday and have a nice sized pile going on. I need to get dh's tux to the cleaner and work on our door decorations. I went to Dollar Tree in search of Disney Window Clingies and they didn't have any. Only Barbie and Spiderman.

I'm glad there are so many kids linked for late dining. Us Foxes are excited to meet everyone.

Here are a few for the cause...

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Oops. Forgot to mention that when I buy groceries for supper, I bring them home in bags. When shopping at the store, I use a cart (not a buggy...that's what our Amish friends drive)

Last night, DH made us some Tshirts for pirate night. He went to Michael's and bought some iron on transfers and printed some images from the POC2 movie. DS's tshirt shows Johnny running on the beach with the natives chasing him and it says, "We have to wait for Jack. Oh on second thought, nevermind." DD's shows a picture of Johnny dressed up like the Tribal King and her shirt says "we have to find you a girl, mate." and DH's just has the big POC logo on the front. But I must say, mine is the best and most appropriate. It has the prettiest picture of Jack and the words "Here she comes...Hide the Rum!" They're very easy to do and look great. The only thing is I'll have to hand wash them.

 

[favoriteslave]

Im glad everyone is happy with the design of the t-shirts. I would ask them to put in a hidden mickey, but I've asked SO MUCH of them already. I will be placing the order on Friday. I'm looking forward to seeing them too.

We have started a cool down here in Missouri. I think the hi today is in the 60's. It makes me want to be in the Islands at least there will be sun. Only 45 days until we are on the cruise. Slightly less until they unchain me from my desk.

Can anyone give me the name and the number to the lady that does the baskets? And does she also do the banners for Birthdays? My mom wants the room decorated for Hunter's birthday so that when he walks in he remembers its his birthday. (yah right, he's 10, he knows the # of days until his birthday, same as the # of days until the cruise).

I hope you all have a great day and a better tomorrow.

Here are some for the fund.

 

[TiggerKing]

Lastly, for the Southerners, please learn that Iced Tea should always be served UNsweetened!!!

See, now you are getting into an area you don't wanna go. This will quickly place you in the status of personna non grata on my list!

In the 2005 session of our general assembly in Georgia, one representative actually proposed a bill (as a joke) that would require any restaurant that served tea to serve sweet tea. It outlined that the tea must be brewed, and must be sweetened while still warm. Although it was a joke that came from him going to a restaurant and not be able to get sweet tea, it almost got enough real support to get passed. Of course, the name of the restaurant was never mentioned, or they would have been out of business in a hurry.

Words: I have heard the term "pole cat" before, but it always referred to a mountain lion. We call them skunks, firefly or lightening bugs (interchangable) and water fountains.

As for potted meat, it is a canned luncheon meat made by Hormel. The best way to describe it is a spreadable version of SPAM. It is normally eaten on crackers.

 

[TiggerKing]

Can anyone give me the name and the number to the lady that does the baskets? And does she also do the banners for Birthdays? My mom wants the room decorated for Hunter's birthday so that when he walks in he remembers its his birthday. (yah right, he's 10, he knows the # of days until his birthday, same as the # of days until the cruise).

The name of the company is The Perfect Gift and owned by Shirley Nelson and her husband. The web site is
The Perfect Gift

I don't know if she does the banners, but she will definitely be able to fix you up!

 

[disneediva]

Jamie, I call that big sandwich a po-boy and I use a buggy at the grocery.
We have dinner at 12 and supper at 6. But shell its funny we also go out to dinner never out to supper.

OK that piece of land that separates the road maybe a median? what do ya'll call it, down here its a neutral ground

 

[U2Pixies]

Ok Cheri, I call them a skunk, a lightening bug and a water fountain.

Wendy

Same here, except the lightening bug. I call it a fire-fly.

 

[U2Pixies]

I have a question for you all...
Do you ask the lady for change? OR Do you ax the lady for change?

Which is it ASK or AX?

How great is Kathy! You guys are in for a treat. She is very friendly.
We walked around Wal-Mart and sat and talked for about an hour. It was really nice meeting in person.
Pat

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Howdy all,

Pat, glad to see you made it home ok. good luck with the signs!!

Everyone be warned:
I think Pat and I could talk your ears off without taking a breath!!! Pat is a great lady and I can tell from talking to her that she is going to have an AWESOME time on the cruise!!!


Ok we say firefly, fountain, skunk.

My dad loved skunks!! As a kid he would catch them and put under the school house late on a sunday and guess what??? School would be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday etc .... you get the idea.
If they wanted more time off they would drop it inside the school house for the weekend!!

Beside foods I have noticed different parts of the country also have their own sayings, such as:

That's the way the cookie crumbles.
He was more nervous than a cat in a room full of rockin chairs.

Anybody got any good sayings??

well got to have lunch, I'll check back soon to see whats happening here,
keep up all the great posting, we're gonna make our goal!!!!

Kathy

 

[LindaBabe]

Oh my! Around here, if you ask for tea, it comes hot, in a cup!

We use a grocery cart and bag them at the end. It's skunk, lightening bug, and water fountain. ASK the lady for change. I forgot the rest. Oh Subs! But right next door in Massachusetts, we used to have to order grinders. And over there, a milkshake is a frappe.

 

[woogal]

hmmm ... I use a cart at the grocery, we eat subs or heroes (depends on where we're getting them from!), and we ASK for things (you hit on my pet peeve there, Pat) ...

... and our iced tea is UNSWEETENED .

Steve, honestly honey, we need to get you out of Florida soon! Snow, proper iced tea, real gravy ... we have it all up here! (Are you exaggerating when you say you've never seen snow?)

Jamie, you cracked me up with the "Here she comes...Hide the Rum!"

Hey Pat and Kathy ... I expected gorier details about that first meeting this morning!!! C'mon ladies -- give us the goods!

 

[U2Pixies]

I forgot to answer some quiz questions!
We use a grocery cart, the young man, lady or older gentlemen bag our groceries for us. When asked if we desire paper or plastic I usually have to think if it's garbage day - paper is used for cleaning out the refrigerator! - But most of the time I get plastic.
We have subs here, along with our SODA or SWEET TEA
And we live right off the four lane, which happens to be known as US HWY 441 to you Northerners.

Can I use Disney characters on my door sign? Will that be a problem due to copy right laws?
Pat

 

[woogal]

keep up all the great posting, we're gonna make our goal!!!!

Kathy

You did a whole post without ONE banana!!! Bad Kathy!!!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Ok Shell,
you'd hear about it sooner or later.
Immediately after I went through the food door at wal mart I hear a lady call my name, I turned around just in time to have a big bear hug put on me, i hugged back as hard as I could, but couldnt break free.
As her arms pulled away she yanked my long hair, so in defense i stomped on her left foot where she had claimed to of broken her toe!!!
Imagine the look on my face when It wasnt Pat, it was someone else who was calling a different kathy.

After i composed myself the real Pat appeared, she was very friendly and helped me "Lift" I mean buy a few pieces of clothing for the cruise and some magnetic sheets for her door signs.
We made a good pair, we may go into business together after today. We think a lot alike.
Then we decided to hog one of the benches so the old people couldnt sit there until we were ready to leave. We took our time too!!

Ok,now we will see who is the most gulable, the southerners or northerners?
Depends on how much of my story you believe.

Shell you wanted "gory" details, so you gottem!!!

Sorry Pat, i had to tell. Shell made me!!!

Kathy

 

[woogal]

Can I use Disney characters on my door sign? Will that be a problem due to copy right laws?
Pat

No, not a problem at all to put them on. The only time there are copyright issues is when you reproduce (or mass produce) an item with a copyrighted character or item.

Pat, you'd take Hwy 441 to get to my parents winter home in Mt. Dora!

Wendy, forgot to mention, that's the median in between the lanes on our highways.

 

[U2Pixies]

OMG Shell - I HATE when I hear someone say "ax" instead of ask. I couldn't believe my ears the first time I heard someone say ax. I find myself correcting people and getting myself in trouble.
Ax and someone blowing their nose in an eating establishment are my biggest pet peeves! It never fails that I sit next to the table where someone blows their nose

That's right, Stephen has never seen snow...oh, wait. When we took his sister to check out a college in TN there was little patches of snow, mostly ice on the side of the mountain. Guess I'm an awful mom. No, take that back...Steve's an awful dad! I would love to see snow also. Not live with it, just see it. Build one snowman, throw a few snow balls at each other and then come home and go to the beach!

Correction on the sub and SODA, we have a sub and COKE!
Pat

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Pat,
if it were illegal to use pictures of disney characters most people who have door signs would be arrested!!!
You will see disney characters on tons of signs and even just pictures of characters on doors.
Mostly it's illegal to use their pictures on something to sell and make money on.
I make disney iron on transfers for shirts I have and all the program said was it is illegal to use it to make profit.
so dont worry, just enjoy making your signs. I will be coming down your hallway looking at the signs, so do a good job!!
We always walk all the hallways by the end of the cruise just looking at door signs that people have made. I have seen some great ones out there.

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Shell
hopefully this will make amends for my NO banana post!!!!






Kathy

 

[U2Pixies]

Ok Shell,
you'd hear about it sooner or later.
Immediately after I went through the food door at wal mart I hear a lady call my name, I turned around just in time to have a big bear hug put on me, i hugged back as hard as I could, but couldnt break free.
As her arms pulled away she yanked my long hair, so in defense i stomped on her left foot where she had claimed to of broken her toe!!!
Imagine the look on my face when It wasnt Pat, it was someone else who was calling a different kathy.

After i composed myself the real Pat appeared, she was very friendly and helped me "Lift" I mean buy a few pieces of clothing for the cruise and some magnetic sheets for her door signs.
We made a good pair, we may go into business together after today. We think a lot alike.
Then we decided to hog one of the benches so the old people couldnt sit there until we were ready to leave. We took our time too!!

Ok,now we will see who is the most gulable, the southerners or northerners?
Depends on how much of my story you believe.

Shell you wanted "gory" details, so you gottem!!!

Sorry Pat, i had to tell. Shell made me!!!

Kathy

You are too funny!
I'm just glad you didn't tell them about the wart on my nose.

I told you all you were in for a treat! I'm not going anywhere except on a lounge chair and talk to Kathy!
Pat