corianderstem
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I use "soda" and "pop" interchangeably.
And Jimmies are gross, on donuts, cookies or ice cream.
And Jimmies are gross, on donuts, cookies or ice cream.
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bono_212
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I was going to comment on this yesterday with, "You've got to be kidding me..." and now all of a sudden I'm immersed in a world of new lingo. Why thank you, Peef.
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We have an amazing infield.
1b Kendry Morales - For the next several years will do what Vlad did for us.
2b Howie Kendrick - Will have seasons where he'll hit .320
ss Erick Aybar - Already one of the best defensive shortstops in the league, and he can hit.
3b Brandon Wood - Angels' top prospect; should mash this season. Prediction: 20 hr's, 80 rbi's.
Add to that our catching tandem of Napoli and Mathis, and we're looking damn good. And every single player mentioned above is home grown.
1b Kendry Morales - For the next several years will do what Vlad did for us.
2b Howie Kendrick - Will have seasons where he'll hit .320
ss Erick Aybar - Already one of the best defensive shortstops in the league, and he can hit.
3b Brandon Wood - Angels' top prospect; should mash this season. Prediction: 20 hr's, 80 rbi's.
Add to that our catching tandem of Napoli and Mathis, and we're looking damn good. And every single player mentioned above is home grown.
Morales > Davis
Kendrick < Kins
Aybar = Elvis
Dick Wood <<<<<<<<<<<< Michael Young
Hmm........
Not being a soft drink drinker, the fact that I call them all "sodas" isn't worth a lot. The folks I know who do drink them, however, usually call them by their names, and I rarely hear people refer to all soft drinks as "cokes." Kids like to be specific here, I guess. And regardless, calling a Dr Pepper anything but its given name is blasphemy. Especially a Dublin Dr Pepper.
Sometimes I miss drinking sodas, but I'm at the point now where I can't even finish half a can.
Kendrick < Kins
Aybar = Elvis
Dick Wood <<<<<<<<<<<< Michael Young
Hmm........
QFT, and I'm looking at Impy on this one. Your home state won't even let me be content in finally having become used to saying "soda". No, now they want me to fucking call it "coke". Well it's just not happening. Dr. Pepper is not now, nor (hopefully) will it ever be, owned by the Coca-Cola company..
Not being a soft drink drinker, the fact that I call them all "sodas" isn't worth a lot. The folks I know who do drink them, however, usually call them by their names, and I rarely hear people refer to all soft drinks as "cokes." Kids like to be specific here, I guess. And regardless, calling a Dr Pepper anything but its given name is blasphemy. Especially a Dublin Dr Pepper.
Sometimes I miss drinking sodas, but I'm at the point now where I can't even finish half a can.
bono_212
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One of the last things I ever do while in Texas will be to go to Dublin. Just a few more weeks and my friend and I are headed down there.
I should probably hit a Rangers game as well. There's no excuse for my having never been to the Ballpark in Arlington.
I should probably hit a Rangers game as well. There's no excuse for my having never been to the Ballpark in Arlington.
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We have an amazing infield.
1b Kendry Morales - For the next several years will do what Vlad did for us.
2b Howie Kendrick - Will have seasons where he'll hit .320
ss Erick Aybar - Already one of the best defensive shortstops in the league, and he can hit.
3b Brandon Wood - Angels' top prospect; should mash this season. Prediction: 20 hr's, 80 rbi's.
Add to that our catching tandem of Napoli and Mathis, and we're looking damn good. And every single player mentioned above is home grown.
i'm surprised you didn't say:
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Hewson
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If we're talking about local jargon, then this has to be part of the conversation:
Of course, it's a bubbler.
You mean a 'bubblah" of course.
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The day I switched from "pop" to "soda" was the day I was in a Subway in Alabama and ordered a large pop with my sandwich. The little 15 yr-old girl behind the counter made a fist, shook it a me, and said, "I've got a 'pop' for you! You're obviously not from around here."
I highly recommend everyone take their language habits from 15 yr-old Alabaman girls.
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You really ought to. All bias aside, it really is a gorgeous park. And it's better to hit it up in April or early May before it gets to be one of those steamy 101 degree nights. Just get some grandstand tickets for six bucks and go to any of the 125-115 sections. You'll be on the lower level and underneath the canopy, where they never check your tickets. Been doing that ever since I gave up my season tickets in 119.
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I call it soda. Hearing people in Chicago call it "pop" was amusing.
I also refer to Pepsi as "carbonated piss".
Baseball starts soon.
I also refer to Pepsi as "carbonated piss".
Baseball starts soon.
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I could go for a frappe right about now.
phanan
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Or you could go to Friendly's like I always did and have a Fribble.
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That's not a Boston thing, we used to go to Friendly's for dessert all the time when I was a kid, and a Vanilla Fribble was what I'd always order.
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Same here, though "pop" is more natural, being Midwestern and all. Plus, the can makes a fucking popping noise when you crack it; it doesn't make a "soda" noise. Also, anybody who calls a water fountain a "bubbler" is insane, as it clearly does not bubble in any sense of the word. Unless it's broken and sputtering water, but that doesn't count.
Um...and in baseball news, Target Field finally opened today for an exhibition game (too bad we lost...). I'm considering grabbing a ticket for the game tomorrow afternoon, since they're still available as of now.
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Zoney was at the game today, I do believe.
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Yeah, I'm gonna get my friend to go with me. This sounds like a good time all around.
So, TCU playing their home series against SDSU, so that means Tony Gywnn's in town. My attempt today to get to the ballpark before the team left ended in failure, so I'll try again tomorrow (I am in the studio filming the games for TV so I can't go over there until the game has ended). I still have my ball from last year's game when Stephen Strasburg pitched (though he wasn't the one who gave up that particular home run) and I'm hoping to get Gwynn to sign it. He is such a sweet guy, sticks around for a while after the games signing autographs. Hell, maybe SDSU will win tomorrow, then I'll feel like less of an ass walking up to him in my purple shirt after my school swept his.
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To sum up...the proper terms are soda, water fountain, sprinkles (or shots), jimmies = trojans ha...oh and let me tell you about the funny looks I get when I order a grinder anywhere south or west of CT.
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you could get away with ordering a grinder at a few places here.
corianderstem
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I've heard for years that using "bubbler" is a Milwaukee/southern Wisconsin thing, but have no idea if that's actually true.
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Isn't that the same area where "wash" is pronounced woarsh?
corianderstem
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The only person I ever heard say "woarsh" was from Arkansas. No one I knew in Milwaukee pronounced it that way.
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Some people I knew from southern Wisconsin said it that way, maybe they weren't natives. (They certainly weren't well educated.)
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The only time I ever heard "bubbler" was from a guy I worked with from St. Thomas, who grew up in Trinidad. Otherwise never until this thread.
Yeah? I forget sometimes down here and say "grinder" and I get the oddest looks...once the girl looked at me a little dubiously and went "you mean a wrap?" Then I remembered and called it a sub, problem solved.
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Water fountain. Or, I guess I should say "wooder fountain."
Soda or Pepsi. The word "pop" in reference to soda grates on me a bit.
Pop.
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It extends up to the Oshkosh/Door County area, but it's definitely an eastern Wisconsin thing. I'm from the La Crosse area, so the far western side, and we say "water fountain."
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How do you figure Aybar = Elvis?
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Aybar: 137 games .285/.324/.383/.707 5HR 58RBI 14SB
Andrus: 145 games .267/.329/.373/.702 6HR 40RBI 33SB
Aybar gives you more RBI; Elvis more stolen bases. But here's the thing: Elvis is not as good a defensive shortstop as Aybar.
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To say "pop" is odd, but I find it amusing. 
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