Are they going to sell their yard?

I'm still waiting to see a terrorist sell.

The yard on the right is for rent, so why not?

I used to go by a sign down here that said "Lots for sale". I'd look out across where that sign was and I didn't see anything. I thinks there just ain't a lot out there for sale.

You should've said only in South Carolina

How about Hose-Pipe, I had no clue what they were
talking about, when I lived there.
I Use to work at Kemet Electronics.

Or how about a Chili-Dog, I ordered one and all that was on it was
Chili no dog But that was how they made them there.

I remember when I was returning to NC after a road trip... I knew I was back in NC when I saw one of the electronic message signs used in construction zones that read:

"Use Caution:
Road Being Doctored"

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quote Originally posted by carolinajoe: You should've said only in South Carolina How about Hose-Pipe, I had no clue what they were talking about, when I lived there.

Heh heh. I just got back from South Carolina, and when my wife's daughter's boyfriend said "hose-pipe", I had that look on my face.

That's OK, they seemed to get a kick out of when I'd order a "soda". I don't remember what they called it down there.

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quote Originally posted by fierobear: "hose-pipe"

I live in the south, I have never heard this one.
Water hose ?

That's what it is Cliff and I have only ever heard it
in S.C.

I feel I have to step in here...

It is a garden hose, we do have yard "sales" not garage sales or rummage sales, we do poke fun at northerners as much as you do us, it's a hot dog with chili, sweet tea is good and is served every restaurant, "soda's" are referred to as Coke, gun racks are very common. Any other questions?

PS. We like it here.
PSS. When my people take over you may be on the protected list.
PSSS. Y'all

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quote Originally posted by achawkins: I feel I have to step in here... It is a garden hose, we do have yard "sales" not garage sales or rummage sales, we do poke fun at northerners as much as you do us, it's a hot dog with chili, sweet tea is good and is served every restaurant, "soda's" are referred to as Coke, gun racks are very common. Any other questions? PS. We like it here. PSS. When my people take over you may be on the protected list. PSSS. Y'all

I never understood the whole "soda" or "pop" nomenclature.

"Hello, I'd like to purchase a non-descript carbonated beverage of unknown origin, please."

To me, it's nether one. If I want a Coca-Cola, I order a Coke. If I want a Pepsi, I order a Pepsi. If I want a Mountain Dew, guess, what? I order a Mt. Dew.

A "hose pipe" is not a garden hose. The hose pipe is more properly called a hose bib and is the pipe on the side of the building that you screw the garden hose to.

I used to date a lady in South Texas who was always "fixin" to do something.

She would say "I am going to fix a sandwhich." I would say back......well if you didn't break it in the first place you wouldn't have to fix it.

Being I am from New Jersey I occasionally get comments on my northern accent. Especially when I say something like "I am going to wawk the dawg", or cawfee.

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87 Fiero GT Fastback
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I grew up in the south, where:

My mother was (is) one of the last real Southern Belle wannabes.

"Grits" is a two-syllable word. (And only Yankees put cheese on theirs.)

The plural of "y'all" is "all y'all".

"Coke" is generic for any carbonated drink except "Dr. Pepper." (Typical conversation ... Q: "What kind of Coke do you want?" A: " 7-Up.")

"Tea" always means "sweet tea."

You only put salt on sliced tomatoes. (Yankees put sugar on them.)

quote Originally posted by Formula88: I never understood the whole "soda" or "pop" nomenclature. A "hose pipe" is not a garden hose. The hose pipe is more properly called a hose bib and is the pipe on the side of the building that you screw the garden hose to.

No the pipe you screw the hose to is called a "spickit"

Down here in Florida we call everything Soda, In NY and elsewhere it is Pop.

Plural of "y'all" is "unins"

Isn't it funny how every area has there own sayings??

My first job was cropping tobacco in Kinston N.C. I was 12 y/o
and a Yankee from Buffalo N.Y., I had more fun that summer than any other
that I can remember. I fell in love with the South and
the people there.

Southern pet carrier!

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quote Originally posted by carolinajoe: That's what it is Cliff and I have only ever heard it in S.C.

Hose pipe was a common term used for a water hose, radiator hose, or any flexible hose or pipe, by the old folk when I was growing up. Haven't heard it in some time, though. Mostly because all my older relatives have passed on. (Immediate ancestry from the Northeast Georgia mountains)

If you have 4 minutes... bump this thread.

I had a lot of fun with it!

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/031751.html

It has a Yankee/Dixe test that mentions 'Coke' vs... everything else with bubbles, and garage sales, etc...

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Close to my mother and fathers house in S.E. Ok there is a stretch of road that the locals use to dump their trash. One day a sign showed up with the obvious " No Littering" "subject to $X fine". Still the locals dumped their trash, one day a sheriff deputy happened to observe a local dumping his trash. Sheriff issued a ticket and the guy says " I was dumping trash, not a damn pregnant dog". 2-3 days later another person was seen dumping trash when wrote the ticket he basically replied the same answer as the first. so the deputy tells the town council and 2-3 days later a new sign showed up "No Trashing subject to $x fine" hasn't been anyone dump trash again. Story is true because my dad is the deputy.

quote Originally posted by carolinajoe: No the pipe you screw the hose to is called a "spickit" Down here in Florida we call everything Soda, In NY and elsewhere it is Pop. Plural of "y'all" is "unins" Isn't it funny how every area has there own sayings?? My first job was cropping tobacco in Kinston N.C. I was 12 y/o and a Yankee from Buffalo N.Y., I had more fun that summer than any other that I can remember. I fell in love with the South and the people there.

Actually, a "spigot" is another word for faucet, which is correct. A hose bib is a particular type of spigot - one that is mounted on a wall with a threaded opening designed to accept a garden hose.

Also, y'all is already plural. Unins is a more Northern expression (Pennsylvania area, I believe) and is not a derivative of y'all.
y'all is an improper contraction of "you all" which is used to infer the plural "you". Since "you" is both singluar and plural in proper grammar, "you all" or "y'all" is a slang to specifically call out the plural definition.

Florida has a unique culture all it's own. It's more Northern than the mid-Atlantic states, but more Southern than New England. And the rest of it is Hispanic.

One of my favorite dialect anecdotes came from a friend who was in England. She ordered a glass of tea. Well, being a Southern lady, what she really wanted was iced tea. She got her tea, but with no ice. So, she asks for some ice for her tea and the bartender puts one (1) cube of ice in it.

A little disappointed, she asks for another ice cube (rather than just telling him to top off the glass with ice, I guess).

The bartender looked at her like she was crazy, but wanting to give the customer what she wanted, he took his tongs and removed the ice cube that was in her drink and gave her another one. I guess he hoped the new one would be satisfactory.

Boondawg? I guess it's not just the south...