Just for Fun

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:08 pm

No problem or hurt feelings at all, Teri.

elliejose · Post by **elliejose** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:57 pm

As if you couldn't tell from reading my posts, here are my results:

45% Dixie
45% General American English
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern

NOzsnAZ · Post by **NOzsnAZ** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:12 pm

70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Interesting....

What the heck is:

"The devil is beating his wife" all about????

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:28 pm

My Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie

And what's the deal with Coke/soda/pop? If you ask for a Coke, you're asking for a particular brand of cola; if you ask for soda, you're asking for that bubbly water that goes great with scotch; if you ask for pop, then the response is, "Do you want, Coke, Sprite, Mountain Dew or Dr. Pepper?" So, OF COURSE, 'pop' is the correct answer.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:41 pm

neversleeps wrote:"Do you want, Coke, Sprite, Mountain Dew or Dr. Pepper?" So, OF COURSE, 'pop' is the correct answer.

NO, IT'S NOT!!! Soda is!!! Pop is something some people call their fathers. Pop is the noise a balloon makes. Pop goes the weasel. But that carbonated sweet drink that goes by those names is called S O D A ! ! ! !

And that part about the test? I just chose one because it didn't give me a choice to say "None of the above." But I never heard of any of those choices. I would say I "aced" a test if it was really easy.

Now that I've cleared those up...

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:49 pm

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:58 pm

neversleeps wrote:POP!

S O D A ! ! ! ! Let's call the whole thing off...

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:00 pm

POP!!!!!!!!

MissAmethyst2U · Post by **MissAmethyst2U** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:15 pm

65% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

And Lori, it's funny you should call it soda, cause my ex's friend from NY I think he was even from Long Island, if I remember correctly he called it pop...but I agree it's SODA! the first time I heard it called pop was on vacation at my mom's sisters house up north and OMG I was like HUH!?!? lol....

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:41 pm

MissAmethyst2U wrote:I agree it's SODA! the first time I heard it called pop was on vacation at my mom's sisters house up north and OMG I was like HUH!?!? lol....

I guess I'll have to take the high road and be the mature adult to put a stop to this little debate.

It's pop, pop, pop!!! End of discussion!

SLEEPYCD · Post by **SLEEPYCD** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:46 pm

Enjoyed this one!!!!! HARD TO BELIEVE I'M FROM THE MIDWEST!!!! SPENT 6 MONTHS IN NEW JERSEY, LEARNED REAL FAST THAT POP IS SODA ON THE EAST COAST!!!!!!!!
80% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern
Have also spent alot of time down south, have a brother in LA, and understand the "CAJUN THING"!!!! We all may speak a little differently, use different phrases, but we ALL TALK THE SAME LANGUAGE ON THIS SITE!!!!! LOL
Carolyn

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:50 pm

neversleeps wrote:It's pop, pop, pop!!! End of discussion!

Two can play that game, missy.

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By the way, in case you didn't get the message, SODA!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:53 pm

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:55 pm

Oops! Forgot to login.....

Wait, on second thought.... Oh look. What an incredibly wise and wonderful 'guest'!!!!!!!

SLEEPYCD · Post by **SLEEPYCD** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:00 pm

NEVERSLEEPS,

OK IF YOU ARE FROM THE MIDWEST, LIKE US, IT'S POP!!!!! HEY, I WANT TO SEE SOME MORE PICTURES FROM MINNESOTA. WHERE YOU BEEN???

CAROLYN

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