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I grew up in central California (valley girl), so all my answers are based on that dialect.

What do you call...

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?

stream -- I guess I use creek or brook, but not as often

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket?

shopping cart

3. A metal container to carry a meal in?

lunchbox -- though when I was little, I always carried my lunch in a paper bag

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?

frying pan

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?

couch or sofa

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?

gutter

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?

Uh...a gazebo? A tent? A pavillion? I mean, it depends what you mean by a 'covered area'. At my parent's house it's the patio.

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?

soda

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?

pancake

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?

sub

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?

swimming trunks or just trunks (or a speedo if they're feeling brave)

12. Shoes worn for sports?

tennis shoes or sneakers

13. Putting a room in order?

cleaning, straightening, or tidying

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?

firefly

15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball?

rolly-poly (I actually have no idea what the proper spelling is for that term) or potato bug

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?

see-saw

17. How do you eat your pizza?

with my hands -- tip to crust

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?

yard sale/garage sale

19. What's the evening meal?

dinner

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?

basement

21. The bit of the street the people walk on?

sidewalk

22. The bit of the street the cars drive on?

street or road

23. What water comes out of?

tap or faucet



Happy Holidays!

1. Do you have a favorite carol/hymn?

Carol of the Bells, followed by Good King Wenceslas

2. What are your three favorite holiday songs? If there's a particular version, name the artist.

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" -- the Ella Fitzgerald version is good
"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt
"White Christmas" by ... whoever

3. What's your favorite holiday movie? (If you pick something that's been made more than once, like "A Christmas Carol," name the version.)

Muppet Christmas Carol
Nightmare Before Christmas (it counts!)

4. What's your favorite holiday TV special?

I don't generally watch holiday specials. I always wanted to see that Adam Sandler one, though.

5. What's your favorite holiday tradition?

Christmas dinner and dessert.

6. What recent holiday trend/idea/fad do you absolutely hate?

I hate those clever little educational children's toys. "It'll teach your kids -- so you don't have to!" Utter bullshit.

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