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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 733917" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Do you call it a <strong>couch</strong>, <strong>sofa</strong>, <strong>settee</strong>, <strong>chesterfield</strong>, or <strong>Davenport</strong>? Couch or sofa.</p><p></p><p>- Is it <strong>dinner</strong> or <strong>supper</strong> in your home? We usually say, "What's for supper?" or "Are we going out for dinner?"</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>refrigerator</strong> or <strong>fridge</strong>? Either</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>deepfreeze</strong> or a <strong>freezer</strong>? Freezer</p><p></p><p>- Do you wear <strong>pants</strong>, <strong>slacks</strong>, or <strong>trousers</strong>? Pants, trousers go with men's suits</p><p></p><p>- Do you wear <strong>underwear</strong>, <strong>underpants</strong>, <strong>undies</strong>, or <strong>panties</strong>? I wear panties or underwear, my menfolk wear underwear.</p><p></p><p>- Baby has a <strong>soother</strong>, <strong>pacifier</strong>, or <strong>binky</strong>? In our house, it's a "Schpooklie," don't ask...</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>telephone</strong> or <strong>phone</strong>? Phone.</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>washing machine</strong> or <strong>washer</strong>? Washing machine.</p><p></p><p>- When you smoke do you have a <strong>cigarette</strong>, a <strong>smoke</strong>, or a <strong>butt</strong>? Don't smoke, I call them death sticks.</p><p></p><p>- Are you a <strong>pop</strong> or <strong>soda</strong> drinker? Went cold turkey a few months ago from soda.</p><p></p><p>- Did you <strong>toilet-train</strong> or <strong>potty-train</strong> your children? Potty. They had a tape with a song that went "Now I'm going to my potty potty..."</p><p></p><p>- In the winter do you wear <strong>long-johns</strong> or <strong>long-underwear</strong>? Neither, but I would use the phrase Dr. Dentons</p><p></p><p>- Toilet learning toddlers wear <strong>training pants</strong> or <strong>soakers</strong>? Pull-ups.</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>? Rubber pants.</p><p></p><p>- When drying dishes, do you use a <strong>tea-towel</strong> or <strong>dishtowel</strong>? air, but I would call it a dishtowel if I used one.</p><p></p><p>- When changing a cloth diaper, do you use <strong>safety pins</strong> or <strong>diaper pins</strong>? Diaper pins.</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>? Pail.</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>? None, but if I did, it would have been a spanking.</p><p></p><p>- Is it a <strong>silverware</strong> drawer or <strong>cutlery</strong> drawer in your kitchen? Silverware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 733917, member: 3493"] Do you call it a [B]couch[/B], [B]sofa[/B], [B]settee[/B], [B]chesterfield[/B], or [B]Davenport[/B]? Couch or sofa. - Is it [B]dinner[/B] or [B]supper[/B] in your home? We usually say, "What's for supper?" or "Are we going out for dinner?" - Is it a [B]refrigerator[/B] or [B]fridge[/B]? Either - Is it a [B]deepfreeze[/B] or a [B]freezer[/B]? Freezer - Do you wear [B]pants[/B], [B]slacks[/B], or [B]trousers[/B]? Pants, trousers go with men's suits - Do you wear [B]underwear[/B], [B]underpants[/B], [B]undies[/B], or [B]panties[/B]? I wear panties or underwear, my menfolk wear underwear. - Baby has a [B]soother[/B], [B]pacifier[/B], or [B]binky[/B]? In our house, it's a "Schpooklie," don't ask... - Is it a [B]telephone[/B] or [B]phone[/B]? Phone. - Is it a [B]washing machine[/B] or [B]washer[/B]? Washing machine. - When you smoke do you have a [B]cigarette[/B], a [B]smoke[/B], or a [B]butt[/B]? Don't smoke, I call them death sticks. - Are you a [B]pop[/B] or [B]soda[/B] drinker? Went cold turkey a few months ago from soda. - Did you [B]toilet-train[/B] or [B]potty-train[/B] your children? Potty. They had a tape with a song that went "Now I'm going to my potty potty..." - In the winter do you wear [B]long-johns[/B] or [B]long-underwear[/B]? Neither, but I would use the phrase Dr. Dentons - Toilet learning toddlers wear [B]training pants[/B] or [B]soakers[/B]? Pull-ups. - 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]? Rubber pants. - When drying dishes, do you use a [B]tea-towel[/B] or [B]dishtowel[/B]? air, but I would call it a dishtowel if I used one. - When changing a cloth diaper, do you use [B]safety pins[/B] or [B]diaper pins[/B]? Diaper pins. - Where do the wet and dirty diapers go, into the [B]diaper pail[/B] or into the [B]diaper bucket[/B]? Pail. - 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]? None, but if I did, it would have been a spanking. - Is it a [B]silverware[/B] drawer or [B]cutlery[/B] drawer in your kitchen? Silverware. [/QUOTE]
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