May Randoms

shamrocandroll

@brookert615 I have no idea what Primanti's is...

@inthewoods23 I refer to the water cooler style kind as a bubbler, because it totally makes sense in that context, since it bubbles!

@kagesstarshroom My coworker is from NJ and says "wudder" and I will never stop making fun of him for it. 

m6agua

@inthewoods23 Midwesterner here too. I'm with you on the 'ope'! However I disagree with the bubbler. I'm good with people calling it a bubbler or drinking fountain, but it is NOT a water fountain. I'm pretty sure most people outside of Wisconsin and it's borders don't know what cheese curds are either.

shamrocandroll

@inthewoods23 @m6agua New Englanders say bubbler, too.  Or at least Bostonians do.  And I love cheese curds, but I also live pretty close to Canada.  Mmmmm, poutine!  

bows22

I don’t know what ope or bubbler is but @m6agua it is only a water fountain to me!

brookert615

@inthewoods23 Yeah okay - that's dumb lol. 

@whitealbum29 Aww! My BIL did that and he's from Texas! He always made fun of us northerners lol. Thankfully he taught me how to make some bomb guac and pico! 

@shamrocandroll Love some cheese curds and poutine !

Edit: Tag

kbrown2385

@shamrocandroll not all new englanders. From ct here and I’ve never called it a bubbler.

dpchickens

m6agua  Actually, my dad was raised outside Smicksburg, PA (Western PA Amish country - Like Lancaster, but much smaller) and they make cheese next to the old family farm... so cheese curd is AMAZING... but super difficult to find where I live now.  

kagesstarshroom

@m6agua I am with @bows22 have NEVER heard bubbler before in my life. Water fountain it is. ...And I hold true to the idea that "everyone is right" in terms of dialect stuff like this! And I have been to Minnesota (my fam's storied history is actually very Minnesotean!) so I do *know* what cheese curds are and have had them--they actually have them on the menu at this beer garden downtown (I live in Louisiana) that serves mostly German-style food?

@shamrocandroll I feel like there are certain ppl in my life who can get away w/ making fun of me for my "wudder" pronunciation, but most of the time I am just like " YOU say it wrong! ::huffs::" haha.

begging4abump

@kagesstarshroom my parents and siblings all say wuhter. I switched over (eta: wahter) when someone pointed out how to pronounce Wawa. Remember wawa? 🙂 most of those who leave miss it terribly. I think it’s good for a hoagie, but I wouldn’t be too upset to leave it behind.

@chichiphin mh is as much from Pittsburgh as I am from Philly. We both grew up 45-60 minutes from the respective city in the suburbs. Neither of us care about sports. I guess we both “root” for the appropriate teams when it’s a thing, but I can appreciate how Pittsburgh is consistent with its colors no matter the sport. A man not into sports was quite a find for me since A LOT of ppl by me are sports CRAZY.

emeraldduchess

In Boston it's "bubblah". 

begging4abump

@m6agua mh went to a wedding up in wi before we met, and he KEPT raving about cheese curds. We found them on the menu (in philly) and ordered them. Good, but the squeak? quality is an adjustment for me.

@shamrocandroll it’s a restaurant that puts fries in salads and in sandwiches...perspective from an outsider to another outsider 😉

b_1029

@dpchickens !!!! Congrats, you've kicked off the random and now the leaderboard is all TTGP ladies. Good job, everyone! 

ETA @inthewoods23 still crushing it  

dpchickens

b_1029 

inthewoods23

It doesn't bubble people! Therefore it can't be a bubbler! This is the hill I will die on!

I do hate when people say water fountain since that covers more than the ones you can drink from.

I don't eat a lot of cheese curds, but they are good! And Culver's is one of the greatest things to come out of WI. #wisconsinproud

Now if only the government would make coverage for infertility a requirement... Otherwise it's pretty good living here 🙂

m6agua

@begging4abump Yes! If they are quality, fresh cheese curds they should squeak. If they are fried cheese curds they do not squeak. 

kels0091

Anyone else read this thread with the Philadelphia talk, have nothing to contribute but get a huge craving for a philly sandwich ? Just me ? Lol. Oh and the mention of cheese curds has me craving a poutine something fierce. Clearly Aunt Flo is going to be making her appearance any day now lol 

celticknotfire

I'm originally from Cleveland and it wasn't until I moved away that I learned nobody else uses the term tree lawn. For those that don't know its the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the road.

I'm happy though that I still live in a place that calls a certain beverage pop!

b_1029

@celticknotfire ugh I wish I lived in such a place. I live in the land of "Coke" which just makes NO sense to my northern roots

kagesstarshroom

@b_1029 @celticknotfire I live in a place where said beverage is referred to as a "cold drink." WHAAAAT. 

b_1029

@kagesstarshroom wut????! I've never heard that before. That makes even less sense to me than Coke. A cold drink could apply to so many things! 

ETA we should do a thread about what we call things/dialects. I always think that's super interesting!

shamrocandroll

@emeraldduchess Yes, good point!  Bubbluh is how you would say it in Boston! 

@inthewoods23 Fun fact: In Rome, all of the water that comes out of water fountains is fresh and drinkable, thanks to their aqueduct system!  This felt very strange to me, coming from a place where they often put chlorine in water fountains to keep them from getting too gross.  

Also, when I almost run into someone, I say more of an "Oop!" (sometimes "whoop") than "Ope" but I do hear people say it "ope" here and had no idea that was a regional thing.  

ruby696

My dad was born in Connoquenessing (Butler County) and lived there as a kid. I know I'm not one of the cool kids (born and raised in California), but I feel like maybe I'm a little bit (tiny bit) cool by association? Maybe? No? Okay, thought I'd try.

inthewoods23

@begging4abump yes a quality cheese curds "squeaks"

@b_1029

whitealbum29

TW babies, especially royal ones

Aw the royal baby looks so cute. Meghan looks amazing. I love that she and Kate have both worn dresses that show they still have a baby bump after birth...when Kate came out after George I remember people being like "wait whaaa?" Hello that's how women look right afterwards!! Also going on the record that I think his name will be James Philip Spencer, not that anyone asked, ok I should really get to work....

lcking82

@whitealbum29:  I'm from southern US and use "might could" as an answer about plans/tasks.  "Want to meet for dinner later this week?"  - "Oh, I might could do that!  Let me check!"  

Also - I tend to draw out the long "i" in words --- it almost becomes an "A" sound???  "iiiiiiaaaace" for ice, Spriiiiiiaaate for Sprite, etc.  It gets worse when I'm drinking or talking to someone from my home town?

kagesstarshroom

@b_1029 Riiiight! I am all for "Everyone's Dialect Is Right" & will die on that hill--BUT, as an outsider, cold drink could 100% apply to too many things! Beware the south, yall.

@begging4abump Wawa is not my fave, though the one near my Dad's in NJ usually has the cheapest gas! And okay fine I understand its appeal and its existence as like something charming from the area---but mostly, I miss water ice way way way more. Sno-balls are significantly inferior, and nothing nothing comes closer to water ice--except water ice. WUDDER ICE 4 LYFE.

Side note, bc I mistyped my hilarious spelling of "lyfe" as "lyft"--did yall know uber and lyft are striking today? 

shamrocandroll

@kagesstarshroom I did not know that, but I do not live in an area where they are prevalent.    They're not in a union, are they???  I didn't realize non-union workers can strike...

bows22

@kagesstarshroom say what now? do you mean I’m going to have to speak to someone to get to the airport? 

kagesstarshroom

@bows22 You should be able to get one, but that's considered "crossing the picket line"--so if I were you, I'd try to get a "real" cab. But that's up to you!

@shamrocandroll HM... I think anyone can strike, they just aren't guaranteed the right to strike? Like, if you strike when you are in a union, you have protections? But let's say I organized a strike at the movie theater in Boston where I used to work (I used to joke about how we should all just leave lol ), we could have all been fired? I am not sure if Uber/Lyft are unionized.

shamrocandroll

@kagesstarshroom I just googled it, and apparently it's only in select cities?  And apparently it's also being done strategically right before Uber goes public on Friday.  Interesting!  I know people who have driven for Uber/Lyft and often lost money on rides.  I don't understand the logistics well enough to really have a strong opinion... I just know when we go on vacation to major cities, they come in very handy!  

bows22

@kagesstarshroom @shamrocandroll I don’t think they are even employees (which is probably part of their issue) 

inthewoods23

@lcking82 I fight on this with DH all the time. Bag he says I draw out the "a" so it's like bayyyoog. Essentially I think it comes down to using the short sound vs long sound

B-ay-g vs. b-ah-g

Same for wagon... Tag... Etc.

And don't get me started on which word should have the emphasis for green beans and hash browns. It's HASH brown apparently, not hash BROWNS. DH and his family bring this up all the time and it's just like really? You have nothing better to do in your lives than comment every. damn. time I say these particular words or combination of words? Stop mocking ugh!

nolemama24

Guys, I went to my new doctor yesterday (integrative/functional doc) and I LOVE HER. WOW. I basically word vomited my entire health history, feelings, and emotions and she sat there and nodded/listened. We had TWO hours together discussing everything/diving in. I am so happy. Finally, a doctor that doesn't look at me like I have 19 heads. We talked about my Hashimoto's and my TTC issue that I identified last cycle (short luteal phase and/or I ovulate too late). She changed my thyroid medication to fix my very low free T3 level (other thyroid levels ok) and said she has lots of patients coming off Levothyroxine to this drug I am on now and feel much better. She explained the "leaky gut" concept that I had a hard time understanding, and I am feeling confident about finally putting this Hashimoto's into remission. We also talked about the short luteal phase and explained to me about the different types of estrogen (I had no idea) and about estrogen dominance. She said I should think about doing the Dutch Test Complete (test that checks out a bunch of hormones via dried urine sample). She also started me on DIM-Evail for my cycles and probiotic for leaky gut. I am happy. Since being diagnosed with Hashimoto's nearly 2 years ago I have been wading through all the info so confused/in the dark. 

begging4abump

Again, super delayed here with all the responses in between, but meh, I’m doing it. @kagesstarshroom mh complains about the name “water ice” as often as we see signs for it. I can’t defend the name at all. I rarely desire it, but maybe crushed up popsicles would be a better substitute than sno-balls. As a kid, I was taught that the GOOD Italian ice was either lemon or cherry (with chunks of the corresponding fruit in it).

also, I like @b_1029’s idea. I’m totally down for a gtky thread with the unique phrases or foods for everyone’s region.

Sorry for dwelling so much on pa! I promise I’ll stop. Please resume Uber/lyft and sorry for the interruption.

inthewoods23

You guys, we're currently averaging 40 posts in this thread a day!

mercury94

@whitealbum29 Hi from Texas. Yes I’ve heard those phrases you speak of. No, I don’t use them. They are more common in the rural areas. 

mercury94

@whitealbum29 *TW royal baby* You we’re wrong. Name announced and kind of confusing/surprising. 

lulu1180

@celticknotfire Fellow Clevelander here!  So sorry to hear that you're living in enemy territory .  So what do other people call the tree lawn...?

Also...since the randoms have been so crazy busy the past couple months, you all might want to consider changing it to a weekly thread instead of a monthly.

mercury94

@lulu1180 I refer to it as the right-of-way easement, but I work for a local government, so I’m weird. 

whitealbum29

@mercury94 I was so wrong!!

Agree with @lulu1180 about weekly vs monthly random threads, there's clearly a lot to cover!