1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Heidi-Creek
Jenn-Crik
2. What’s the thing you push around the grocery store called.
Heidi-Shopping Cart
Jenn-Grocery Cart
3. A container to carry a meal in.
Heidi-Lunchbox
Jenn-Lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Heidi-A Pan?
Jenn-A frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Heidi-Couch (Although the first thought in my head was davenport)
Jenn-Sofa or Couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Heidi-Gutters
Jenn-Gutters
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Heidi-Porch
Jenn-Porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Heidi-Pop (although I am forced to say soda where I live)
Jenn-Soda
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Heidi-Pancakes!! (Can we have them for dinner soon?)
Jenn-Pancakes
Annabelle-Pan-e-cakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Heidi-Hogie or Submarine
Jenn-Sub (so in Michigan did you have Hogieways instead of Subways?)
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Heidi-Trunks
Jenn-Trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Heidi-Tennis Shoes
Jenn-Sneakers
13. Putting a room in order.
Heidi-Clean up
Jenn-Ret Up (Heidi HATES this term and "are you ret to go?")
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Heidi-firefly
Jenn-Lightening Bug
15. Little insects that curls up into a ball.
Heidi-Pill Bug
Jenn-Rollie Pollies
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.
Heidi-Teeter Totter (Have I ever shown you my teeter-totter scar?)
Jenn-SeeSaw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Heidi-um, bite by bite
Jenn-Folded in half
18. What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Heidi-Garage or Yard Sale
Jenn-Garage Sale
19. What’s the evening meal?
Heidi-Dinner
Jenn-If it is before 6pm it is Supper, if it is after 6pm it is dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Heidi-Basement
Jenn-Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Heidi-Drinking Fountain
Jenn-Water Fountain
22. What do you call the meal that Manwich makes?
Heidi-SLOPPY JOES
Jenn-Barbecue
23. What is Chicken Pot Pie
Heidi-A yummy chicken and gravy dish with vegetables served in a pie shell.
Jenn-A stew with noodles.
(I added those last two myself. People who grew up here in Pennsylvania Dutch land are odd.)
1 comment:
This was fun. M and I had different answers on most too.
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