The upcoming weekend is going to be a busy one and nothing about it will be fun. You see, we’ve accumulated a cardboard mountain.
Of our 2100 square feet garage, 1910 of it is filled with cardboard.
Ok, so the cardboard isn’t REALLY taking up that much room, but we no longer have a cardboard hill… it’s a mountain for sure. It’s more than can be set out over time with our garbage pick-up, so we did the logical thing:
Isn’t it crazy how much stuff you can accumulate over time? And not just cardboard either…
Gondola or dumpster?
I call it a gondola and Perry calls it a dumpster. ChatGPT says we’re both right but the word “dumpster” started as a brand name (like Kleenex) that many people use. A gondola is an open topped container.
Are you team Shelley or team Perry?
The US is full of these language quirks. Here are a few:
Shopping cart
- Midwest/South: “buggy”
- Northeast/West: “shopping cart”
Soft drink
- Midwest: “pop”
- South: “coke” (for any soda)
- Coasts: “soda”
Sub sandwich
- Northeast: “hoagie” or “grinder”
- New England: “spuckie” (less common now)
- Everywhere else: “sub”
Water fountain
- Wisconsin & nearby: “bubbler”
Sneakers
- Northeast: “sneakers”
- South/Midwest: “tennis shoes”
Although I’ve lived in good ole’ Jackson County, Indiana, my entire life, I don’t call a shopping cart a buggy. I say “soda,” and Indiana isn’t located along a coast line.
What about you? Any of the above incorrect by your residential location?
Now you know: Sober addicts have a legally protected disability in the US.