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

[woogal]

Kathy, I was practically weeping on my desk, I was laughing so hard at the gory details of your first meeting with Pat . Nice job So did you talk about all of us?!

 

[woogal]

Just saw this ... had to share:

House from 'A Christmas Story' to become tourist stop
October 09, 2006 09:17 EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland house where the film "A Christmas Story" was shot will open as a tourist attraction November 25th.

Brian Jones has painted the exterior of the house and gutted the inside to match the look of the home where Ralphie lived in the 1983 movie.

Jones is still searching for a claw-foot tub and a pull-chain toilet to finish the 1940s look of the upstairs bathroom.

Jones also bought the house across the street, which will serve as a ticket office, museum and gift shop. There will be plenty of leg lamps for sale.

 

[DutchsMommy]

I was asked to clarify the 'Canadian way' we do things so here goes:

skunk = stinky animal
firefly = bug who's butt lights up
pop = pop (whether coke, pepsi, sprite etc)
shopping cart = grocery holder
grocery bag = thing you take your groceries home in
iced tea = always sweet
I am a 'regular' tea drinker and learned the hard way that down in the States you have to ask for 'Hot Tea' or you get Iced Tea
Pole Cat - no idea....a cat stuck up a pole?
Scrapple - sounds gross (sorry)
Definately 'Ask' not 'Ax'
Thing in the middle of the road is the 'median' but I have heard it called the 'burm' too.
Apparently we say 'roof' funny?? I have no idea - sounds right to me.
We definately use 'eh' alot, but don't dwell on it like some people do when they are making fun of us.
We love our Tim Horton's coffee.
Snow is a fact of life....Stephen you will have to visit!
Not sure what else we say funny or eat that is weird?
We have either all season radials or winter tires (winter tires get better grip).
Most of us speak English but know a bit of French. I have no idea about any Spanish other than what I have learned off Dora the Explorer 'euleme me!'
Anyone have any things they have heard about us which they would like clarified?????

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Shell,
Of course we talked about all of you!!!
That's why we kicked the old people off the bench for an hour!
We needed a place to sit and gossip about y'all.

Your ears should of been smokin!!!!

Of course I cant reveal what was plotted or said or I 'll have to be using those eyes in the back of my head on the cruise
Plus I cant swim, so I have to at least pretend to be nice.

I have gone to Studio sea to watch walk the plank game show but
I dont want to play walk the plank for real!!!

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Pat,
I didnt mention your nose because I was afraid you would tell everyone about the 2 little horns coming out of the back of my head.
Now you know why I have longer hair!!!

Some things are best kept a secret
I wouldnt want to spoil my grandma image ya know.

Kathy

 

[TIGGER41681]

Good Afternoon All ,
Sorry I was not on early but I woke up with a very nasty stuffy nose and headache and to top it off DS has been very cranky !! Today we had Mommy and Me and Ds was not cranky for that for some reason. I started to prepare my dinner roasted veggies with pasta oil and garlic. Well I will be back on later to see what is going on!! Talk to you after dinner!!

Question: What are theses door signs for? ? The cabin door??

Jan: DH is alway picking on me because I say "ax" instead of asked. I have a NY ascent that what I tell him!!!

Kathy: That's great that you meet Pat!! I am glad that you girls had a nice time!!

 

[jd99]

Oh wow ... I thought the only people that said that were my cousins That's scary ! Although they pronounce it more like "yins"

Younz is a HUGE Pittsburgh area thing but only among the *ahem* uneducated. I don't mean to be mean but its a horrible local word that roughly translates to you-all but most of us unlearn it once we hit college. Another thing that Pittsburghers do is say 'n-at -- Aka And That -- at the end of every sentence. "I need to go to the store n'at"

Additionally, Pittsburgh people drop the "to be" in most cases - ie. "My hair needs washed."

I could go on..but it's too depressing.

 

[sptweedle]

Woogal-I REALLY never have seen snow, mom' s right the only thing I've seen as far as frozen precipatation is a patch of ice on the side of the road.

DutchsMommy-thank Rick Moranis for the "eh" over usage by us Americans, it's all his fault.

Steve

 

[LindaBabe]

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

Kathy, You are a PISTOL!

 

[pgfour]

Anyone have any things they have heard about us which they would like clarified?????

Degrassi has been "teaching" me Canadian pronunciations! I think the most notable differences are "ou" sounds: house (hoose), about (aboot), out (oot), sorry (soary) - it's not an "ou" word.

Also - going to attend university instead of college; grade 9 or grade 10 instead of freshman or sophomore. Are those representations correct?

I'll see if I can locate my complete quiz. In the meantime:

We call them subs, drink pop, iced tea is unsweetened unless you add sugar to it yourself, the middle thing is a median.

I usually call the evening meal supper (at home), but we go out for dinner. When I was younger, dinner was the mid-day meal, but lunch was what we ate at school. Now I guess it's lunch all the time! Grocery cart, bags. We don't say "Da Bears" or "Da Bulls" like in the SNL skit! Guess we're too far from the city!

Cheri

 

[disneediva]

Lynn, even though I am southern born and raised I still am told I sound more like I am from New York. Its something about a New Orleans Accent, it ain't southern at all.

I also say axe instead of ask


We call that strip of land a neutral ground but it comes out sounding like neutra ground. Its even how we describe what side of a Mardi Gras float your friends will be on . Drivers side or neutra ground.


We also describe colors by places for example purple, when you tell some one about something purple its either LSU purple or KB purple( which was a drug store here that had a very bright shade of purple on its store front.)But this is from a town who wear purple green and gold together three weeks every year.

 

[pgfour]

Great story Pat & Kathy! I laughed out loud! (nothing coming out my nose, though!)

Our phones aren't working today, so the phone company will supposedly come out by tomorrow afternoon.

I had a great day of shopping yesterday!

******Warning guys: this is girlie talk -- no undergarments, just bargain-hunting survival stories! *******

I went to Marshall's (could be my new favorite!!!! ) Found another princess dress for DD (as if Her Highness needed another), a coat, hat & gloves, and dressy shoes plus a $2 swim suit - all for DD!!!!

I also found my dress for formal night (Shell told me I needed to get something new! ). It's totally different than anything I would ever buy (I usually go for the little black dresses.). This dress is kind of a shimmery sea-foam green floor-length dress. On the hanger it looked like it was for a 7-ft tall giant! But, my 5'5" frame managed to keep the hem off the floor, just barely, when on my tip toes! DH wasn't impressed with it on the hanger. But it was a GREAT bargain!!!!!

My best bargain of the day was at Kohl's! I went to get a 2nd big suitcase so we wouldn't have to lug so many bags. They were listed as 50% off, plus I had a coupon for another 20% off. So it should've cost around $80. Our total for everything ended being $63. Being the math wizard that I'm not, it didn't hit me until we were in the car that something didn't seem right. Checked the receipt and noticed it indicated the suitcase had a clearance price of $29.99!!!!!! So I got what was regularly priced as a $200 suitcase for $30, and that's before the 20% off.

****It's safe to read again, guys!******

I'm going to go run on the treadmill, prepare "supper" and get ready for DWtS!!!!!!!!

Have a great evening!

Cheri

 

[TIGGER41681]

Woogal-I REALLY never have seen snow, mom' s right the only thing I've seen as far as frozen precipatation is a patch of ice on the side of the road.

DutchsMommy-thank Rick Moranis for the "eh" over usage by us Americans, it's all his fault.

Steve

Steve,
I will be happy to send the bad snowy winter to you so you can see it !!!! I wish I could say I never saw snow!! I just see snow all winter long!!! Snow does not come in inches here it comes in feet!!

 

[TIGGER41681]

Good Night All ,
Going to shower and get ready to watch Dancing with the Stars. Good night !!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Cheri,
great buy on the suitcase!!!

Lynn, yes the door signs are for the cabin door. It is a fun way to decorate your door which makes it easier to find your room, especially late at night.
Most use a magnetic sheet and decorate it with disney or tropical stuff. Sometimes pictures of the kids too.
The doors are metal so the magnetic sheets work great.

I cant wait to hear everyone talking to each at the meet
Maybe I should bring a tape recorder as well as my camera.
Hopefully by then we will all know the slang words from all over so we can understand each other.
It could get very interesting!!!


Kathy

 

[cruisemutt]

Hey everyone....

Sarah....you're making me wanna go north....Tim Hortons.....mmmm.....that coffee was the best. (yep, better than Starbucks...better than Dunkin Donuts). I spent a few loonies and toonies there (sp?).

Jeff... I'm pretty sure youns guys say goom bands instead of rubber bands...ever heard the phrase Imp and Arn? I went to school in Pittsburgh and had a job after hours...the old fellas always talked about goin out for an imp an arn after their shift. A lil research and I came up with the translation of Imperial Crown and an Iron City Beer....was that accurate? Pete and Pats was the watering hole we went to on a few occasions...ok, a few more than a few....alright....we were regulars, ok????
Have a great evenin, gang....

 

[cmaelltt1]

Hey Carrie...did you grow up near Youngstown, by any chance?
Just curious....

Curiousity for you too, Bob...Soda? Soda Pop? Pop? Honestly, I have no idea what its called down south,....Hep a good ol' Ohire boah out hea.....

No, I've never been to Youngstown. I grew up in a rural area in Belmont County. I think we are less than an hour from Pittsburgh. Close enough to pick up "Younz" from the uneducated Pittsburghers. But far enough away that my city-phobic father never took us. The first time I was there was when I left for the Air Force at 18. I made a couple of trips to the Airport on visits home. And one visit to IKEA but that's it.

I grew up saying Pop, but now say Soda. My kids still don't know what their Mema and Grandpa are talking about when they say Pop.

I fell in love with the South when I discovered Sweet Tea. When dh was job hunting we considered moving back to Ohio (western side though). I had "No Sweet Tea at Restaurants" very high on my Cons list. Stirring Sugar or Splenda into cold tea is just plain silly.

 

[jd99]

Hey everyone....

Sarah....you're making me wanna go north....Tim Hortons.....mmmm.....that coffee was the best. (yep, better than Starbucks...better than Dunkin Donuts). I spent a few loonies and toonies there (sp?).

Jeff... I'm pretty sure youns guys say goom bands instead of rubber bands...ever heard the phrase Imp and Arn? I went to school in Pittsburgh and had a job after hours...the old fellas always talked about goin out for an imp an arn after their shift. A lil research and I came up with the translation of Imperial Crown and an Iron City Beer....was that accurate? Pete and Pats was the watering hole we went to on a few occasions...ok, a few more than a few....alright....we were regulars, ok????
Have a great evenin, gang....

Like I said I could go on but it's too depressing - one correction - it's gum bands (not goom). imp and arn I have never heard..just the arn part. I'm blanking on the rest (I think I've put it out of my head for life!)

 

[woogal]

We definately use 'eh' alot, but don't dwell on it like some people do when they are making fun of us.

Like Steve said, I think you can thank Bob and Doug McKenzie for that! But the greatest thing Canada ever gave the world? Easy! Geddy, Alex and Neil ... Rush, the greatest rock band ever!

 

[DutchsMommy]

Degrassi has been "teaching" me Canadian pronunciations! I think the most notable differences are "ou" sounds: house (hoose), about (aboot), out (oot), sorry (soary) - it's not an "ou" word.

Also - going to attend university instead of college; grade 9 or grade 10 instead of freshman or sophomore. Are those representations correct?

OK, we'll have to compare accents when we meet in person. I have heard about (aboot) the 'ou' sounds but I swear I am saying them normally (meaning like everyone else) - you guy (youz guyz) will have to be the judge. We have University and College. University is generally a bit more 'higher learning' than College (and more $$). PhD, MD, BSc etc come from University while College often focuses on trades. I am not sure about the whole freshman softmore thing - we don't have that at all. Highschool is Gr 9-12 and then on to College or University. When it is HIghschool or College week on Jeopardy I am always confused as to how old the kids are because they introduce them as 'Junior' or 'Freshman' or whatever - no idea. Another big difference I think is emphasis on sports. Our cheerleaders in general are a bit of a joke - but some of your teams are unbelievable - and they start in like grade school for goodness sakes!! Our afterschool sports are not really all that huge either - not like your football teams. But (and it's a BIG BUT) almost all kids either skate or play hockey - it is definately a Canadian phenomena!! (OK, I spelt that wrong for sure!). Did you guys know our national sport is actually Lacrosse, not Hockey? Also - we invented Basketball (but try and tell our Raptors lol).