Finest Kind and other Maine Sayings? (camp, driveway, places)

[Maineac]

How ya doin'? "fayah to middlin'"

[mommax3plus2]

i never heard these till i moved to the coast

haaaboy a greeting to another fisherman
all men are 'boy'

forple, fipple- a gang of traps with 4 or 5 on them (a fisherman will fish a single, double, triple, forple or fipple before they start calling them trawls)

directions are to the southard, northerd, westard or easterd

if a man is addressing another man, except in formal settings (i.e. town meeting, and that might be only if holds a position of importance) he never uses his proper name, unless he doesnt like him or has a contradictory opinion. the proper name is the common form, the full name would be ok.
come flood- a time, when the tide turns towards high tide.

pisserinctum- i think this is a local term, but i like it. just means really nasty weather, usually sudden and short lived.

[mensaguy]

Originally Posted by msina

Frick n Frackin
That "Frick n Frackin" 'puter's on the Fritz agin!

I always thought it was Frickin', Frackin' whatevah. but, since these things are never written down (until this forum came along), I have no basis to thing I was right.

Maybe I need to conduct a survey .....

[msina]

Originally Posted by mensaguy

I always thought it was Frickin', Frackin' whatevah. but, since these things are never written down (until this forum came along), I have no basis to thing I was right.

Maybe I need to conduct a survey .....

You may be right! LOL!! ........... Either way it's a frickin', frackin' 'puter situation.

[tcrackly]

I think all our posters should collectively put together a Mainerism thesaurus. We've already put most of 'em in print thru the past couple of years.

[MemereLadyDi]

We called it a "teeta-totta"

[MemereLadyDi]

Central Maine--
Soda, Sodey, or Sodey pop
Italian Sandwich, (eye-talyin)

[W Dover]

Jeezuz, Be calf-ul and put da lastics on the lobstas claws before he pinches ya

[maureenb]

Originally Posted by W Dover

Jeezuz, Be calf-ul and put da lastics on the lobstas claws before he pinches ya

Peg 'em!

[tcrackly]

Originally Posted by mommax3plus2

i never heard these till i moved to the coast

haaaboy a greeting to another fisherman
all men are 'boy'

forple, fipple- a gang of traps with 4 or 5 on them (a fisherman will fish a single, double, triple, forple or fipple before they start calling them trawls)

directions are to the southard, northerd, westard or easterd

if a man is addressing another man, except in formal settings (i.e. town meeting, and that might be only if holds a position of importance) he never uses his proper name, unless he doesnt like him or has a contradictory opinion. the proper name is the common form, the full name would be ok.
come flood- a time, when the tide turns towards high tide.

pisserinctum- i think this is a local term, but i like it. just means really nasty weather, usually sudden and short lived.

Yeah, I thought the "boy" thing was pretty funny 'cause in the Black neighborhood that's a fighting word. Around here they all call each other "boy".