It looks like this interchange is going forward and I, for one, like it. Here's some more. In the USAF I managed to live quite a few places and with a large assortment of people from all over the USA but I guess Georgia outside of Atlanta may take the prize. Here is an example from the then new K-Mart Store in Marietta, GA back in 1963 or 4. It was so amazing I wrote it down right away when I got back to my car. At the check outs the girl at my register was talking to here friend at the next register as I approached and here is what I heard: "Well! I ain't never knowed nobody what knows nothin' nohow, and I cain't hep it." Back in Arizona in my younger days as a pharmacist in Holbrook and later, Clifton, many customers when asked if I could help them, responded with this question: "Don't you got no aspirin (or whatever they were shopping for)." Of course some folks simply said "I'd like a bottle of aspirin..." Then there was the fellow in the residence conversational group one evening who announced that he was having trouble with his "hat". When asked what hat, what was the problem, he thumped his chest and replied, "My hat, my hat. It flutters." Seems he was originally from "Baaston". I could go on and on but that would really get me in trouble. Cheers, George Message ----- From: "bhoudek" <bhoudek@swbell.net> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Re: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-D Digest V03 #428 > Our daughters' husband and family, born & raised in St. Louis metro, say > yous, sodie or pop (for any sort of soft drink) must serve brats, pasta, & > beer. When we lived in Etlanna (Atlanta for the uninformed) Coke was > "mother's milk" consumed at all times and places and only the uncouth drank > Pepsi, though still called it Coke. > > Here in St. Louis being and outsider ment not having gone to school, > elementary & high especially in a catholic school. If you had that > misfortune, you were definitely an outsider, ignored at parties, not invited > to most and almost never included in general activities. We have lived in > St. Louis twice, Kansas City twice, Atlanta & Los Angeles. Never felt so > left out or ignored as the two times here in St. Louis. Have lasting friends > everywhere except St. Louis. > > This is certainly more than I should have said but what-the-hay, did it > anyway. > > Bill Houdek > Ballwin, MO > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GINA DANNA" <CSA26MS@msn.com> > To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:37 PM > Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Re: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-D Digest V03 #428 > > > > Hmmm...I've lived in St. Louis all my life. Granted, I'm familiar with > the "highway fortee-fortee" stuff, and the odd thing we do about "where did > you go to school" having nothing to do w/ college. But the Santa stuff, > etc., I haven't heard outside of adults talking to the baby. And those with > proper education pronounce Missouri as Missouree (not that other way). > > > > And I think our other strange bit is not so much "yous guys" as much as > "you-all" or "we-all." > > > > But I guess what always got me is the way Illinois refers to soda as > "pop." I also remember there is someplace else that refers to soda as > "Coke" - regardless of the type (such as going out for a soda was going out > for a "Coke" but that wasn't what you drank). Does anyone know where I'm > talking about? > > > > Gina > > St. Louis > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: jeanb > > To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:30 PM > > Subject: [StL-Metro] Re: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-D Digest V03 #428 > > > > > > I'm really enjoying the St. Louis talk. Being from California and not > > having an accent (I always thought it was unfair that we didn't), I had > > Texas and Eastern relatives who when we were kids, thought they all > talked > > "funny." > > > > Then, I married a guy from St. Louis and had to hear: > > > > Santy Clause (Santa Clause) > > orinch sody (orange soda) > > Kindygarten (kindergarten) > > > > but haven't seen any of you mention: > > > > "yous guys" or "ain't got" > > Did he get those somewhere else?? Ha ha > > > > Believe me after 30 years I still can't get him to drop any of it. > > > > Jean in Columbia > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > To ask for a lookup or volunteer to do acts of genealogical kindess, > visit Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.RAOGK.org. > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website > (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a > look. > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To ask for a lookup or volunteer to do acts of genealogical kindess, visit Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.RAOGK.org. > >