Is this a Pennsylvania thing?
Yup.
Or what Mala said. But I don't agree that it's "wrong", per se, though if someone's formatting is against regionalisms I'd accept the foul. (Though I might not change it because I'm stubborn like that)
Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Aug 25, 2010 3:10:51 pm PDT #96 of 30000
brillig
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2010 3:11:00 pm PDT #97 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
P-burgh also uses the word "slippy" for slippery. I like it.
Of course, Wisconsin uses the word "bubbler" for drinking fountain.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2010 3:13:49 pm PDT #98 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The beer flights I've seen have been served like this - tiny wee beer glasses on a wooden serving platter. Tasty AND adorable!
Hil R. - Aug 25, 2010 3:14:52 pm PDT #99 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This is odd. I just glanced at my cable box, and the place where it usually shows the time currently says 16:9. Turning it on then off again fixed it, but I wonder what that meant.
smonster - Aug 25, 2010 3:16:33 pm PDT #100 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
smonster needs a transporter.
Or a time-turner. Or some more brain cells. But I've settled for animal crackers dipped in Nutella.
Buffista conversation #17 - regionalisms!
Mala - Aug 25, 2010 3:17:18 pm PDT #101 of 30000
We also say "gumband" for "rubberband" which my from-elsewhere spouse can't get over.
And yeah, I shouldn't call the dropped infinitives wrong, but they are certainly non-standard.
ETA: And we use the word "nebby" for somebody who is nosy; I didn't know that wasn't common till about 3 years ago.
-t - Aug 25, 2010 3:20:57 pm PDT #102 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've seen the beer samplers like Jess's picture, but I haven't seen them called flights. It wouldn't surprise me, though.
I'm gonna guess it's like flights of stairs, things grouped together, rather than flying.
omnis_audis - Aug 25, 2010 3:34:18 pm PDT #103 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hil, that's a tv format. I'm guessing the remote button got squished on the button that toggles 4:3 and 16:9.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2010 3:38:25 pm PDT #104 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
So, recipes. Laurie Colwin's creamed spinach is here: [link]
Only change I'd suggest is to *either* use pepperjack cheese *or* monterrey jack + jalapenos. (The original recipe is monterrey jack + jarred jalapenos, I usually use pepperjack as a shortcut.)
The mac & cheese I usually make is here.
quester - Aug 25, 2010 4:22:29 pm PDT #105 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Sox, I say do a mash-up of the two!