I am originally from Upper Michigan so I say "pop", eh? (With a perfect Fargo-like accent...). Which then gets me the lecture that it is "soda" around here.

They also giggle or give me quizzical looks when I use terms like "kiddie-korner" (instead of "caddy corner") and "kaddywampus" (they have no idea what that is) or "pank" (again they have no idea but it is verb meaning pack together like a snowball or stomp down with your feet like a snow trail...)

Personally I think they are the weird ones.

Hi Everyone, just a quick fly by for now.

Its a long weekend in Canada, and dh is in a golf tournament this weekend, so I am getting lots done around the house. Last night was not a good night for the waistline. We went down to the golf course, and he was playing in the horse race. Afterwards we sat on the deck and had a few drinks. All total I think I had five slimes. (vodka, 7up and lime) Hadn't had this before, dh friend got me onto these - very good and refreshing. Felt it this morning to. Anyway, went swimming this morning, and have been pop today so - don't know what the scale will think about it, but - oh well. What do you do.

Happy Birthday Wendy and Nicole. Hope you are having or did have a great day!

Dan - we say pop here as well.

Its been hotter than Haiti here lately. We got a little rain shower last night which was the first rain we have had in 2 months. There are forest fires near us, - well in Montana, and its about 2 or 3 hours away, but when the wind blows we can smell the smoke, and the sky has been pretty hazy lately. A nice little shower every night would be wonderful, freshen things up and cool down the house. My electricity bill should be pretty scary this month since the a/c has been running almost non stop.

Okay - well gotta go - things to do - see you all later.

:bday2you: Wendy & Nicole!!

In Buffalo (where I'm originally from), we say pop; but in PA, they say soda. So when I ask the kids for a pop, they always feel the need to correct me.
They also say wimpies (instead of manwich or sloppy joe), texas wiener (instead of texas hot). Still adjusting to the lingo after 2 years!!

This weekend was completely POOP. Friday I was good during the day, then hit a drive through on the way camping. Saturday started teh day with eggs, sausage, a waffle, a few beers, chips, etc... Sunday had a hotdog, two bowls of lazy pierogie's, blueberry pie, couple chips, no water, and a cheeseburger later at night.
Even today isn't the greatest. Had no fruit. Had cheddarwurst for dinner with tomatos, and I'm trying to flush it down with water. Hopefully the scale won't be too bad tomorrow.

Did tons of walking on Saturday though. We walked the gorge at Watkins Glen. My body is aching me today, boy.

Just wanted to say HI to everybody! :wave:

I always say kitty-corner . . .

Also-Karen-is hotter than Haiti your version of "hotter than Hades"? I'm always amused by the different variations in phrases and words around the country.

Oh-and I say soda-but most people around here say pop . . .

When I was growing up, I think it was more common to say pop, but now I say soda. I never think about which one to use and usually I say diet coke.

Actually.........now that you mention it, I often say I need a coke, meaning a diet coke (YUM).

And Kansas.......I have many many many childhood and teen memories in the good ole UP. I have friends and family in Ishpeming, Negaunee, and had many friends go to Mich. Tech. in Houghton. Good times, good times. I recognized all of your "terms." Did you also leave words out of sentences........like, "let's go store, eh?" or "let's go island, eh?" LOL. I don't know if that is just the finish way, or all of the UP. Also........I remember the fact that anything you could ever need, you could purchase at the Holiday gas station........LOL.

HAPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY NICOLE

I LOVE YOU
xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Happy Belated Birthday and Happy Birthday--wish you were older than me--LOL!!! Love ya anyway.

I have not been horrible but not great either. Made it through another kickboxing session--yeah me. We are finally getting HOT here and it sucks. I was sweating before class even started--and we are in a warehouse type building so it's toasty anyway.

Everything in Texas is a coke--regardless of what you want. "What kind of coke do you want, Dr. Pepper?" "Whew--it's hot, I need a coke--order me a cherry limeade"

Hit Sam's today so I think I am about ready for my company. I LOVE having company, once I stress myself out, then everyone gets here and I am fine again.

Off to put junk away--the fun part of shopping--NOT!

Nicole - In so? Do you want to go with? We used to call it Sheboygan English.

[QUOTE]thats it ..... your right, there are a lot of variations, I don't know what is supposed to be the original one , the one I used is the one that I learned many years ago. Funny how things get changed isn't it.

It gets very cold here in the winter. So cold that my grandma says that it is "Colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra". Also, the roads get very slick. So slick, in fact, that my grandma says that it is "Slicker than snot on a glass door knob". That, my friends, is slick. When the roads are slick, we must drive slowly. So slow, in fact, that my grandma says we are driving slower than "Molasses in January". Someday, I will tell you what my grandma says when someone gets pregnant.....and when they find out their baby is a girl.....and what she says about poor people......oh, and what she says about religious people......hmmm, my grandma, she is SCARY!!!!!

LOL Katie that's pretty darn funny! You'll have to share Dan's "crapping kittens" phrase with her! Though from the sound of it, she's probably the orignator of that one too....

Good evening everyone!

Nicole-Bubble bath and the dollar store?? Now That's MY kinda Birthday!! Hope you had a great birthday weekend!

Happy birthday Wendy!

Amy-so glad your center moved you up-being hungry is not what I signed up for...good luck with the first few days back on the old plan-the weight will even itself out once you get used to it! But I'm hoping for no gain at all!

Karen-sounds like you've been getting your exercise! You are only 3lbs away!! That is exciting.

Joni, Kim-I think the same thing when I see Kim's photo! Your new username should be TINYKim!

Jillian-how was RI?

Alannah-I hope the wellbutrin agreed with you! If so, it can make such a difference! I have a lot of family/friends who are taking different brands and when it works, it works! Good luck with getting the loan you need--house hunting can be so much fun!

Well it's official, as I drove up to my COd I saw the huge truck/ladder changing our sign from LAWL to PURE Weight Loss. I was excpeting some sort of celebration or giveaways or deals at the center but there were none.
I was down a little over a pound which is pretty good. I feel like the scale hasn't budged much in the last 5 days, but as my counselor reminded me I did lose almost 5lbs with the flu and didn't gain it back! So I'm just going to keep on keepin' on.

Dan and Liz have a great time in CO!

Angie-how are you doing? How are those ears?

Lettie-are you out there?

Katie-how's the new baby and new mommy doin?

Have a great night everyone!

Amy- They are doing great. The baby is nursing well, and Kara seems to be healing nicely. I don't know if I ever posted his stats. They named him Jackson Cole, he was 8 lbs 11 oz and 22 inches long.

Liza- My mom has a whole notebook of my grandma's sayings. For instance, someone nervous is "As nervous as a fart on a hot griddle."

Oh, Kristen.........I love you too :)

Yes, where oh where is Lettie? That is why I just signed on. I was just cleaning up my kitchen, and I thought of her :) I am down 2 kids this week, (the two oldest are at my mom's), and it is so much easier to clean up after 3 than 5, and I instantly thought of Lettie and Wendy :)

Ok, I have to go finish now, be back later :)

XOXO

Nicole - I cry at lots of things on tv (Hallmark commercials get me all the time)...actually, I'm also a wimp and if something is really violent or evil, I change the station and just cannot watch.

I came from Chicago and we said pop. In Georgia, you say coke, but it can mean anything (Dr. Pepper, diet coke, 7 up)....I just say diet coke. And I want me tea UNSWEET; not SWEET. That's hard to get down here sometimes! In Georgia they say bedroom SUIT (I say a bedroom suite). And my nieces and nephews call me ANT Joni (vs AHHHNT Joni)

My family has a mental list of what they call Jonisms. The latest thing I did was buy my DH some "ear goggles" (my name for the headphones you put on to protect your ears when you go skeet or target shooting); I bought an "anatomically" correct clock for the guest room (I mean atomic). I really, really do have a college education!

Y'all have a good night....

Katie, we say slower than molasses in January as well, also slicker than snot. Sounds like your gramma is quite a character. I like the one about more nervous than a fart on a hot griddle. You should share some more of those sayings with us. I used to work with a guy who had a lot of sayings to - like I will beat you like a rented mule, or a red headed step child ( he was kidding of course - he wouldn't really)

By the way, congrats Auntie Katie - he sounds like a big baby. I love the name.

Katie.....your Grandma sounds like a hoot!!! So good to hear the baby is nursing well. Is this your sister's first baby? She is so lucky to have you to help her :)

Joni.........sweet tea is huge here too........and being from the north, I had never heard of it.......lol. I had had sweetend iced tea with LEMON, but not just sugar. It cracks me up.....you can even get it at McDonald's!!!

Also.......my kids tease me about a few of my words and expressions.....like:
tony nails = toe nails
cheesy noodles = macaroni and cheese
rise above it....apparently that is my response to my children's tattles when they are arguing......
the list goes on......

also......I REFUSE to watch anything scary or violent. It gives me a stomach ache.....so I too am a whimp. What can ya do? The good thing is, I have censored what my kids have watched, and my opposition to violence has only done them good.

So where is Cassi today?

Keep up the hard work, Amy!!

Lynn.......very funny about Shabenglish!!!!

Lea Ann.......WTG on the kick boxing. I am just too tired to do that crap......LOL. And, I don't think you are older than me :)

Ok, hello to eveyone I missed. I am going to put DS to bed and relax a bit :) I am anxious and nervous to WI tomorrow after my B-Day eats.
XOXO

Mama Nicole - they say it is a small world - I am a born and bred Hematite - that would be from Ishpeming for all the non Yoopers. If you are from Lower Michigan we call you trolls (they live below the bridge!). I probably know some of your family since I graduated from Ishpeming High School and Northern Michigan University (home to Steve Maruci and the founder of Starbucks!). And yes, it is always proper to leave the unnecessary words from sentences out - usually the prepositions. I could definitely eat a pasty (from anywhere in Negaunee or Ishpeming) followed by a cudighi from Tino's in Negaunee right about now...

Oh boy - guess I better call my mom - I've gone and made myself homesick!

Hehe, you guys are so funny!

About poor people, my grandma says that they "Don't have a pot to p$ss in or a window to throw it out of."

About religious people, "She wouldn't say sh$t if she had a turd in each hand and a mouthful."

ok...since i'm southren let me educate some of ya'll....
in the south when we go to the store we get a buggy...not a cart!
We mash the button, not push it
we drink soda....
when we order tea...we just know it's sweet.
the civil war is STILL known as "The War of Northren Aggression"
We do re create battles from the civil war (just like in Sweet Home Alabama)
when the clothes go from the washer to the dryer it's called..."turning the clothes over"
and if you're nervous it's likely you are "as nervous as a witch in church"
and last....I don't care if you're 105....your mother and father have been, will be forever Mama and Daddy!

Here is the best one ever, comes from a pig farmer. "Cuter than a little pig pi$$ing".

and let me add this lest anyone really consider asking.....
Yes we really do take our pagents SERIOUSLY! LOL If I could do it...DFD would have already been in a baby pagent this year!

There was a book a few years ago....."We're Just Like You Only Prettier...confession of a Tarnished Southern Belle"... i read it at school and laughed and laughed...it was just like bein' down home!

Goodnight Ya'll!

Good Evening Everyone!

I just came in from working at the school. OK... well I didn't just come in... actually I came in 30 minutes ago.... it has just taken 30 minutes to read the 5 pages of post that have already been written today. Hee Hee!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Wendy and Nicole...a little belated, sorry!

To add to the "Grandma Sayings":
My grandmother says "There ain't nothin' worse than 'woke-up-love' or 'cold coffee'! She first informed me of this the night before my wedding with all my bridesmaids sitting around!:o
I actually thought it was funny but didn't bother to tell her I disagreed with the 'woke-up-love' part...:devil:

Southern Slang:

Around here in Georgia we don't say "I am going to ....." we say "I'm fixin' to...."

Children Slang:

Remember I'm an elementary school counselor? Well, I had a little girl refer to her mom's live-in boyfriend as her "Fake Daddy". I got a little tickled with that one.

MY COD:
I didn't make it to my COD for WI today but I thought I would mention something new they introduced last week. My COD now offers pre-prepared package meals (like the ones Nutrisystem advertises). They don't have to be refrigerated. They just got them last Wednesday. I haven't tried any yet. Has anyone else seen these???

Got to go get a few winks!

Night all!

The only thing I can relate to is pop. In the NW it was pop but here in S. Cali it is soda. When I was growing up we had the PoP factory that made every flavor you could imagine. It was like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory to us as kids. It's long gone now... *sniff*

Otherwise, the West Coast seriously lacks culture. Well, except for when I was in Alaska and everything is an inside joke at tourists. At least there is a large enough Jewish community in S. Cali to introduce me properly to Jewish food and enough deli's to provide me with Challah and Kishka when I get the urge.

Did anyone have a POP day? I was close... I brought a nice salad with Tuna and lots of veggies into work for lunch. I forgot there was a little potluck kind of thing going on. I gave into the Ruffles. I hadn't had them in sooooo long. I'll be drinking lemon water tomorrow I guess. They were so good though!

We were sorta POP... It all started out well, but we broke down and went to Mickey D's for dinner.. Liz and I had a burger with a side salad, and split some fries.. We both needed starches, so I figure we're ok, even though fries are verbotten... That said, we didn't really have that many.. Are we forgiven?? At least we had salads, right?

Anyway.. Last post before leaving.. I'm just getting some last laundry done while Liz snoozes peacefully upstairs.. :lol:

Talk to y'all soon..

Nicole - I too am a wuss! I not only close my eyes at violence or suspense but I hide behind a book or magazine or sometimes just leave the room all together! And horror?!? I've never seen one and I don't intend to! YUK! Not my cup of (Southern Iced) tea!
As for crying at commercial... there are some that make me cry because I have to see them again, like the "cave man" commercials for insurance! I am known for "tuning out" commercials, even on radio. The kids will ask what did he say and I'll say who?!?
Here are a couple from out our way: It's hotter than He|| on a Summer's day!
My late FIL used to say a woman of ill repute was "just like a horse, she looks like she's been rode hard and put up wet".
Another from my late FIL - A man that had a reputation for being a ladies man was a "Rounder".
You don't take a "peak" at something, you take a "gander".
If you need a "drink" it's hard liquor or water. Otherwise, it's a soda or tea (which is ALWAYS sweetened, never boiled but brewed, and never EVER has sugar granules in it!) ;)
We run to the store, mall, etc. We drive each other crazy.
From our ex-Pastor, we don't argue, we have intense fellowship (and if it gets too intense, it's a domestic).
We don't get out of bed or roll out of bed, we just get up.
We don't turn off the light, we turn out the light.
Okay, it was a long night at work and one of the a/c units is out, so it was hotter than Hades on a summer's day! :rofl:
My brain is tired so I'll say good night (morning) for now.
Blessings,

Liza - I had a tuna day yesterday myself...all proud that I had planned and prepared...and I gave in to some ranch flavored d*r*tos (may as well sensor it like it's slang!). I feel quite puffy today. Lots of water for sure. And I conveniently forgot to weigh in as part of the Chicks to the Finish challenge....but nothing wrong with not weighing myself every frickin day!!

It's going to be quiet without Dan here this week. I cracked up when he was still up doing laundry while Liz was sleeping. I swear, I obviously missed the life lesson on finding a house husband! Okay, just to remind myself, I am happy for all I've got!

Close to 100 degrees here again today with humidity out the roof. It's actually hard to breath outside. Guess I'll hit the treadmill inside. Too bad I can't get the dogs to walk on it.

I need to go plan some healthy meals.....at least all the ranch chippy things are out of the house!

Haha, I love seeing everyone's sayings. If you tell my grandma that you are pregnant with a baby girl, she will congratulate your husband, telling him that "It takes a real man to get the plumbing on the inside." Also in my family, farts are bucksnorts, if you get your shirt dirty, you have been smirched, and someone who has done you wrong is a swill hound or a dirty swiller. Can you tell that I was raised on a pig farm?

One more about my grandma. She can be a little scary at times. If she want to tell someone off, they had better run. She has really embarrassed me at stores and restaurants on many occasions. You just do not cross her! My SIL coined the phrase, "Going Pfeiffer on their a$$". Grandma's last name is Pfeiffer. So now, if you are going really go after somebody for some offense, you are sure to go Pfeiffer on them.

Once when we were camping, she came into the camper and said, "Have you got a match?" I headed to the cupboard for a match and she said, "I will give you a match, your butt and my face. I mean, my face and your butt! No, no, I mean your face and my butt!" I laughed myself silly.

Joni- Is a house husband like a house elf?

Those are too funny Katie. My favorite so far is my Fake Daddy from Renee. I had always heard the term "it takes a real man to blow their balls off".

GM all and here's to another POP day. I had a POP day yesterday after they added the buffet to my daily allowance. I really enjoyed all that extra food. I haven't had that much to eat a day since the middle of May when I started.

Here in AL we use the term Coke and yes it does mean for any type of soft drink. We EXPECT sweet tea and if you don't have it we dont' bother. We will take water with lemon.

I have boss who uses the term "finer than frogs hair" when you ask him how he is doing.

Good Morning! These posts are just too funny.... Here in NC

Everything is coke and the iced tea better be sweet. I was appalled on my first trip to Boston when I ordered tea and got a cup of hot tea...:)
The roads are slicker than owl s#$@

When you wash off instead of a bath it is a whore's bath.

Instead of nervous as a witch in church it is nervous as a whore in church.

Barbecue is a food, not a verb. This is "grilling out".

Stories are like pancakes, no matter how flat you try to make them there are still two sides!

A bad person is a "snake in the grass"

Oh, and a guy with a big belly is "pussel gutted"

Living together is "playing house"

When you meet an old friend on the street the appropriate greeting is "Hows your Mama and them?"

Welll I better run get some work done, another busy day. I've had 3 POP days in a row so I better see some scale movement.

Ok, you guys who are trying new sizes on will relate to this phrase for a woman wearing much too tight pants: "You could stick a quarter down her jeans and call heads or tails." I love that!

I'm down 4 good pounds for this first week...good pounds meaning I have not been on total sodium patrol and they have stayed off. I am a little too busy around dinner time to make everything totally according to plan...calories are ok, but I am having to resort to some prepackaged help for some things so the sodium is probably too high. At least I am making steps in the right direction, though.

Joni - I was laughing over the house husband thing too! I'd settle for someone who could change a toilet seat out for me.. Heaven forbid they do laundry too!!!!

:rofl:

I do not have a house husband, nor a house elf (WTF? LOL LOL). I don't know if my DH has done a load of laundry since we got married.......well, maybe one or two when I was gone for three weeks, but other than that.....nada. So, don't feel bad, Joni :)

You guys are killing me this morning. What a very entertaining board. I feel like I am getting a country wide education!!! I am waiting for Kristen to chime in for us.

Kansas...........one of my best friends in the whole wide world graduated from NMU. How old are you? Oh, by the way, I make a mean pasty :)

K, gotta try to catch up on some posts, and then do some laundry. It is supposed to be up over 100 again today. It has been over 90 for 8 days, and over 95 for 6. THere is a heat emergency thingie going on all week, cuz it is just gross outside. Sure am glad I got our pool up so the kids and I can be outside for some of the day. The heat index is forcast to be 112. That is just wrong.

Oh, are they checking all of your bridges? They have closed a few of ours for repairs since the MN disaster.

K, really going now :)

Have an OP day today..............to coin Cassi's phrase.........."progress, not perfection!!!"
XOXO

Liza-are you referring to Pop Shop pop-that came in those little bottles and were always advertised during the Ramblin Rod show? I used to love those too!

The different sayings are cracking me up-I've used some of them. The only other one I can think of is my dad's "You're so full of s$*t your eyes are brown".

Nicole-Oregon's also gone bridge crazy-especially talking about a couple of bridges I cross daily that are similar to the one that collapsed and about as old. Nice. We have another one that has been closed to trucks and bus traffic for a couple of years now-it badly needs repairs or replacing, but no one can agree on what to do or how to pay for it. Apparently we'll be getting a gas tax soon to pay for bridge repairs. I'm okay with that!

Mama Nicole - 42 - Graduated with a degree in Accounting in 1987 and a Masters of Public Administration in 1997.

Kansas (and Michigan) have joined the "Recheck your Bridge" club. I think they all will be doing it now but I would rather they go back and look at them than not. I have travelled over the one in Minnesota on my way to and from Kansas to go home and for shopping trips to the Mall of the Americas, etc.

Been POP so far today - but the day is young. Hopefully I won't make a left turn at lunch today!

Julie Marie - Yes - The Pop Shoppe! How funny I was just looking up Ramblin Rod last night because I was remembering doing a tour of the factory with the RR show. How sad to find out he died just a few years ago :-( Ramblin Rod was such an icon for all kids who grew up in the 70's in Oregon!