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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Elephant" data-source="post: 719953" data-attributes="member: 21572"><p>Just finished hanging up the telephone with my sister in law, and she was telling me they just bought a new couch and chair for their downstairs sitting room, and then the bells and whistles went off! Hey, I thought, this will make for a fun topic!</p><p></p><p>I'll start!</p><p></p><p>Just a few things I can think of right now where most everybody has their own name for it/them. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Do you call it a <strong>couch</strong>, <strong>sofa</strong>, <strong>settee</strong>, <strong>chesterfield</strong>, or <strong>Davenport</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Is it <strong>dinner</strong> or <strong>supper</strong> in your home? </p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>refrigerator</strong> or <strong>fridge</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>deepfreeze</strong> or a <strong>freezer</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Do you wear <strong>pants</strong>, <strong>slacks</strong>, or <strong>trousers</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Do you wear <strong>underwear</strong>, <strong>underpants</strong>, <strong>undies</strong>, or <strong>panties</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Baby has a <strong>soother</strong>, <strong>pacifier</strong>, or <strong>binky</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>telephone</strong> or <strong>phone</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>washing machine</strong> or <strong>washer</strong>? </p><p></p><p>- When you smoke do you have a <strong>cigarette</strong>, a <strong>smoke</strong>, or a <strong>butt</strong>? </p><p></p><p>- Are you a <strong>pop</strong> or <strong>soda</strong> drinker?</p><p></p><p>- Did you <strong>toilet-train</strong> or <strong>potty-train</strong> your children? </p><p></p><p>- In the winter do you wear <strong>long-johns</strong> or <strong>long-underwear</strong>? </p><p></p><p>- Toilet learning toddlers wear <strong>training pants</strong> or <strong>soakers</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- What are the pants that mothers use over cloth diapers... <strong>rubber pants</strong>, <strong>plastic pants</strong>, <strong>waterproof pants</strong>, <strong>baby pants</strong>, <strong>vinyl pants</strong>, or <strong>diaper pants</strong>? </p><p></p><p>- When drying dishes, do you use a <strong>tea-towel</strong> or <strong>dishtowel</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- When changing a cloth diaper, do you use <strong>safety pins</strong> or <strong>diaper pins</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Where do the wet and dirty diapers go, into the <strong>diaper pail</strong> or into the <strong>diaper bucket</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- When your children were bad, did you give them a <strong>spanking</strong>, a <strong>whoopin</strong>', a <strong>paddling</strong>, a <strong>tanning</strong>, or a <strong>lickin</strong>?</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>silverware</strong> drawer or <strong>cutlery</strong> drawer in your kitchen?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Elephant, post: 719953, member: 21572"] Just finished hanging up the telephone with my sister in law, and she was telling me they just bought a new couch and chair for their downstairs sitting room, and then the bells and whistles went off! Hey, I thought, this will make for a fun topic! I'll start! Just a few things I can think of right now where most everybody has their own name for it/them. :) - Do you call it a [B]couch[/B], [B]sofa[/B], [B]settee[/B], [B]chesterfield[/B], or [B]Davenport[/B]? - Is it [B]dinner[/B] or [B]supper[/B] in your home? - Is it a [B]refrigerator[/B] or [B]fridge[/B]? - Is it a [B]deepfreeze[/B] or a [B]freezer[/B]? - Do you wear [B]pants[/B], [B]slacks[/B], or [B]trousers[/B]? - Do you wear [B]underwear[/B], [B]underpants[/B], [B]undies[/B], or [B]panties[/B]? - Baby has a [B]soother[/B], [B]pacifier[/B], or [B]binky[/B]? - Is it a [B]telephone[/B] or [B]phone[/B]? - Is it a [B]washing machine[/B] or [B]washer[/B]? - When you smoke do you have a [B]cigarette[/B], a [B]smoke[/B], or a [B]butt[/B]? - Are you a [B]pop[/B] or [B]soda[/B] drinker? - Did you [B]toilet-train[/B] or [B]potty-train[/B] your children? - In the winter do you wear [B]long-johns[/B] or [B]long-underwear[/B]? - Toilet learning toddlers wear [B]training pants[/B] or [B]soakers[/B]? - What are the pants that mothers use over cloth diapers... [B]rubber pants[/B], [B]plastic pants[/B], [B]waterproof pants[/B], [B]baby pants[/B], [B]vinyl pants[/B], or [B]diaper pants[/B]? - When drying dishes, do you use a [B]tea-towel[/B] or [B]dishtowel[/B]? - When changing a cloth diaper, do you use [B]safety pins[/B] or [B]diaper pins[/B]? - Where do the wet and dirty diapers go, into the [B]diaper pail[/B] or into the [B]diaper bucket[/B]? - When your children were bad, did you give them a [B]spanking[/B], a [B]whoopin[/B]', a [B]paddling[/B], a [B]tanning[/B], or a [B]lickin[/B]? - Is it a [B]silverware[/B] drawer or [B]cutlery[/B] drawer in your kitchen? [/QUOTE]
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