I think Brazilian dude saw "father in law" and thought "father, in law [profession]".
Thanks for the "uncola" explanation. Now I remember that great commercial. That guy's voice was outstanding.
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- Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
- Replies: 84
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- Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:07 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
- Replies: 84
- Views: 752417
- Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:03 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Rubber bands
- Replies: 29
- Views: 95100
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:07 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Rubber bands
- Replies: 29
- Views: 95100
Rubber bands
Massachusetts: Elastic bands
Pittsburgh: Gummy bands
Any others?
Pittsburgh: Gummy bands
Any others?
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:05 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Minnesota-isms...anyone???
- Replies: 21
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Re: Minnesota-isms...anyone???
we do say yaah (yeah), shoor (sure) and ya betcha (you bet you, I guess, though I'd never thought to break it down before). ya betcha is a shortened form of "you [can] bet your...[insert word]" Some examples are: You [can] bet your life [on it]! You can bet your bottom dollar! You bet you...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:49 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Po-boys
- Replies: 13
- Views: 43945
Subs/Grinders
The test said that "grinders" is used in Connecticut and north to Vermont. That must include Worcester, Massachusetts. I grew up in eastern Massachusetts eating subs. When I moved just 45 minutes away to Worcester for college, I was surprised to find that the natives called them "grin...