Jun 28, 2009 #21 Judy Crowing Premium Feather Member 10 Years Feb 5, 2009 34,022 629 448 South Georgia Quote: A bubbler? Where did you grow up?
Jun 28, 2009 #22 WriterofWords Has Fainting Chickens 14 Years Dec 25, 2007 13,212 83 476 Chaparral, New Mexico In S. New Mexico a water tank is a hole in the ground that water is caught in when it rains and the cattle drink out of it. Also to "tank" something is to fail it.
In S. New Mexico a water tank is a hole in the ground that water is caught in when it rains and the cattle drink out of it. Also to "tank" something is to fail it.
Jun 28, 2009 Thread starter #23 Vcomb Songster 11 Years Aug 19, 2008 913 28 143 South Dakota My Coop My Coop with all this talk of tanks and ponds - any of you gone "tanking" ?
Jun 28, 2009 #24 Catalina Songster 12 Years Jul 19, 2007 1,241 16 181 Minnesota How about nuc? My family always called it a pacifier.
Jun 28, 2009 #25 FrenchHen Chicken Ambassador 10 Years Jan 26, 2009 2,182 19 191 Bagshot Row "spendy" as in expensive. You want to make sure you don't wear anything spendy when tending chickens. I don't like that term, but it's popular here.
"spendy" as in expensive. You want to make sure you don't wear anything spendy when tending chickens. I don't like that term, but it's popular here.
Jun 28, 2009 #26 mom2chicksandpups Songster 10 Years Apr 18, 2009 1,000 12 159 Southeast Alabama Quote: By "swoll," I bet she meant "swollen." I have heard both of these words used in Southern Alabama. "Wonky" makes me think of the word "catawampus." That's another word you won't hear every day! Last edited: Jun 28, 2009
Quote: By "swoll," I bet she meant "swollen." I have heard both of these words used in Southern Alabama. "Wonky" makes me think of the word "catawampus." That's another word you won't hear every day!
Jun 28, 2009 #27 WriterofWords Has Fainting Chickens 14 Years Dec 25, 2007 13,212 83 476 Chaparral, New Mexico The first time I heard the term "wonky" was watching the tv show Charmed. The character, Page, replaced Prue, and she used that term a lot. Next thing I knew I kept hearing it and it drove me nuts!
The first time I heard the term "wonky" was watching the tv show Charmed. The character, Page, replaced Prue, and she used that term a lot. Next thing I knew I kept hearing it and it drove me nuts!
Jun 28, 2009 #28 Catalina Songster 12 Years Jul 19, 2007 1,241 16 181 Minnesota Ha ha we say kittywampas (spelled like it's said) all the time! As in - "Wow! Your deck is kittywampas - you better fix that."
Ha ha we say kittywampas (spelled like it's said) all the time! As in - "Wow! Your deck is kittywampas - you better fix that."
Jun 28, 2009 #29 Catalina Songster 12 Years Jul 19, 2007 1,241 16 181 Minnesota smorgasbord - like a buffet, lots of food.
Jun 28, 2009 #30 Catalina Songster 12 Years Jul 19, 2007 1,241 16 181 Minnesota potluck - party where each person brings a dish (probably a hotdish).