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[rosebee]

Age: 26
Where did you grow up? Pacific Northwest (Eugene, Oregon & Seattle, Washington)

What do you call ...
1. a body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Stream
2. the thing you push around the grocery store? Cart
3. a metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox
4. the thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying Pan
5. the piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch
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? Porch
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 Sandwich
11. the piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Swim Trunks
12. shoes worn for sports? Tennis Shoes or Sneakers
13. putting a room in order? Straightening Up (or Tidying Up)
14. a flying insect that glows in the dark? we don't have those where I come from... a lightening bug, I guess
15. the little insect that curls up into a ball? I can't remember, I haven't seen any since I was little. A potato bug! (someone made a comment to someone else's post & jogged my memory)
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 or Teeter-Totter
17. how do you eat your pizza? If it's really sloppy, with a fork, otherwise my hands, and always the crust last.
18. the act of private citizens putting up signs and selling their used stuff? Garage Sale
19. the evening meal? Dinner
20. the thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement