Today's Question Saturday 1-17-09 (how much, names, kids, American)

[elston]

When I go to the grocery store I push a "shopping cart"; although I think I have called it a "wagon" at some point in my life, and that still sounds right to me, and now that I think about it I still use that term...."wait I need to take this wagon back".

Yes, very much like the little boy in "The Christmas Story" I did put my tongue on a metal bridge railing while walking to school. I think the kids may have "double dog dared" me to do it.

Yes at times I have tried a variety of diets, but I never was a purist about them.....lets see....the grapefruit diet, the V-8 juice and cabbage soup diet, and the South Beach Diet, are the ones I remember. I also did a very strict calorie count at one time.

I like Spam....fried as breakfast meat, baked with a brwn sugar vinegar, mustard clove glaze or made into ham salad. I never got into the exotic Spam cook book recipes like sweet and pungent spam balls.

My favorite dip is probably the old lipton onion soup dip....but close behind it is Breakstone's New England clam dip. I am uncomfortable with double dipping, but if its just my DP and I.....its ok--if the kids came over to visit....No no!
I hate when the chip breaks off in the dip.

[mystree]

What do you call the thing you put your groceries in at the store ? Cart


Bonus Question:
(inspired by Garlic guy)

Fess up!! have you ever put you tongue on a piece of metal during the winter to see if it really does get stuck ? Thought about it,but no..lol


Extra credit Question:

Have you ever tried any of the many "Fad Diets" ? I'm lucky I've never had to diet


Just for Fun Questions:

Spam yay or nay ? yay

Favorite dip ? horse radish and bacon

Is it ok to double dip if it is just immediate family ? no

[molochai2580]

Today's Question(s)
(inspired by happynoodleboycey)

What do you call the thing you put your groceries in at the store ?

I call it a shopping cart

Bonus Question:
(inspired by Garlic guy)

Fess up!! have you ever put you tongue on a piece of metal during the winter to see if it really does get stuck ?

Nope

Extra credit Question:

Have you ever tried any of the many "Fad Diets" ?

no way

Just for Fun Questions:

Spam yay or nay ? nay nay nay nay

Favorite dip ? chili cheese

Is it ok to double dip if it is just immediate family ? if it's just me and my husband, yep. anyone else nope.

[nitram]

Today's Question(s)
(inspired by happynoodleboycey)
What do you call the thing you put your groceries in at the store ? Grocery Cart.

Bonus Question:
(inspired by Garlic guy)
Fess up!! have you ever put you tongue on a piece of metal during the winter to see if it really does get stuck ? Never.

Extra credit Question:
Have you ever tried any of the many "Fad Diets" ? Never.

Just for Fun Questions:
Spam yay or nay ? Yay, love it. It makes great sandwiches too. Yummmmmmy.

Favorite dip ? Bean dip, and nachos for the dipping.
Is it ok to double dip if it is just immediate family ? Never. We always serve separate dishes for everyone.

(Hey, it's another wonderful sunny 75 degree day here. Today is shop til ya drop day)

[happynoodleboycey]

Take note my star-spangled friends:



They're not called 'carts' everywhere.

[Tek_Freek]

Today's Question(s)
(inspired by happynoodleboycey)

What do you call the thing you put your groceries in at the store ?

Huh? A grocery cart, of course. What else would you call it? Or are you asking if I eat food while I'm there? It would then be the grocery maw.

Bonus Question:
(inspired by Garlic guy)

Fess up!! have you ever put you tongue on a piece of metal during the winter to see if it really does get stuck ?

No! Even as a kid I was too smart for that!


Extra credit Question:

Have you ever tried any of the many "Fad Diets" ?

Atkins. Worked.


Just for Fun Questions:

Spam yay or nay ? How about YUCK!

Favorite dip ? My second cousin on uncle Wibur's side.

Is it ok to double dip if it is just immediate family ? Isn't that called incest? A threesome no less. Karla what is going on down in Florida? Is the cold (yeah, right ) weather affecting you in some strange way?

Strange questions today....

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by happynoodleboycey

Take note my star-spangled friends:



They're not called 'carts' everywhere.

Uh, 13 types of trolley? What is the term for anal retentive over there?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

If we could only get sound through CD I would ask you to start speaking. Love all the variations of English, Irish, Scottish, etc. accents. Can't understand a lot of what you say (hearing loss), but who cares, I just love the sound of them.

Trolleys here are "buses" on railroad tracks. We also used to call the ones that ran off overhead electric wires trolleys. I am old enough to remember ones that ran on those wires and had rubber tires. The tracks were still embedded in the streets in places, but no trolleys ran on them. Early 50's to early 60's.

[happynoodleboycey]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

Uh, 13 types of trolley? What is the term for anal retentive over there?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

If we could only get sound through CD I would ask you to start speaking. Love all the variations of English, Irish, Scottish, etc. accents. Can't understand a lot of what you say (hearing loss), but who cares, I just love the sound of them.

Trolleys here are "buses" on railroad tracks. We also used to call the ones that ran off overhead electric wires trolleys. I am old enough to remember ones that ran on those wires and had rubber tires. The tracks were still embedded in the streets in places, but no trolleys ran on them. Early 50's to early 60's.

Haha, no I have no idea why there are 13 types of trolley/cart/wagon/wheeled grocery box/stuff holder either. I've only ever knowingly seen four different types.

I'm learning new stuff every day though. Here the only other thing 'trolley' means is one of those things you use to wheel boxes around on (with two wheels and a flat base at the bottom so you stack towards the handles). But yup, if you went to a store and asked where the "shopping carts" were here you'd just get a puzzled look and a "pardon?" response.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by happynoodleboycey

Haha, no I have no idea why there are 13 types of trolley/cart/wagon/wheeled grocery box/stuff holder either. I've only ever knowingly seen four different types.

I'm learning new stuff every day though. Here the only other thing 'trolley' means is one of those things you use to wheel boxes around on (with two wheels and a flat base at the bottom so you stack towards the handles). But yup, if you went to a store and asked where the "shopping carts" were here you'd just get a puzzled look and a "pardon?" response.

Yes, also called "two-wheelers" around here. How original is that?

"Pardon?" is not what you'd get around here. Oh, to live in a country where politeness is still common.

A side story (Is that okay Karla?):

I used to work at a company that had offices all over the world (one near London) and during one of the phone conversations someone in our office said to a person in another country, "He bought the farm." in response to a question about one of our salesmen. They then said, "That's very nice, how large is it?"

To a very silent room. One of the guys finally figured it out and explained the meaning of "bought the farm". The salesman had died.

You have to be very careful about using idioms when speaking with people from other countries.

[happynoodleboycey]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

I used to work at a company that had offices all over the world (one near London) and during one of the phone conversations someone in our office said to a person in another country, "He bought the farm." in response to a question about one of our salesmen. They then said, "That's very nice, how large is it?"

To a very silent room. One of the guys finally figured it out and explained the meaning of "bought the farm". The salesman had died.

You have to be very careful about using idioms when speaking with people from other countries.

Ouch, that must have been awkward. I've never heard the phrase "bought the farm" before either so I'd have been in the same boat as the person on the other end of the line. Colloquialisms can be wonderful, defining features of language but they can also make for some pretty thorny mix-ups if they backfire.