Who cares if it's grammatically correct, as soon as you get that X, it's a party, man.
What are your favorite "Iowa" sayings...
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Who cares if it's grammatically correct, as soon as you get that X, it's a party, man.
I discovered this on a business trip to Georgia and Alabama. I was asked if I wanted a Coke, and when I replied in the affirmative, I was further asked, "Well, what kind?" Took me a few minutes to process this.
If I recall, aren't "taverns" a northwest Iowa thing? I hadn't heard that until working on a hog operation in Sanborn, and it seemed that term was only in that part of the state.
Taverns, Sloppy Joes, and Maidrites
Related: "I spilled melk on my pellow."
My dad had 2 names for "boots," in addition to plain-ol' boots.
1. Overshoes (mainly the buckle-up variety for use w/ work-shoes, either for winter purpose or hog-chores).
2. Rubbers (usually reference to slip-ons for dress shoes.)
1. Overshoes (mainly the buckle-up variety for use w/ work-shoes, either for winter purpose or hog-chores).
2. Rubbers (usually reference to slip-ons for dress shoes.)
Definitely in Warshington, IA, where my in-laws live. I've given my English teacher MIL a little crap about that over the years.
My grandma from Wisconsin called these sandwiches "Barbecues"
Yup, but to me taverns & sloppy joes are more synonymous. To be specific, taverns have Worcestershire sauce as part of the sauce. Sloppy Joes mainly ketchup for sauce. Maid rites to me have no sauce just finely ground, seasoned meat. Still, people use that term for all types as well.
Charlie Boys, up in Sioux City (also goes way, way back) & also Okoboji last couple years (Miles) is a spicy maid rite usually in a steamed bun. Great with their frosted schooners.
Nothing to do with Iowa, but I have a favorite statement of vindication and defiance.
Here I mother ******* stand.
Here I mother ******* stand.
Kattywampuss, as in something is "off kilter".
For us, rubbers were the slip-on rubbery ankle boots with two flimsy buckles that you put over your work boots.
They were a fairly stupid design, really. If you were putting them on, chances are you were stepping in ****. The extra time it took to put on proper boots was well worth it when the alternative was possibly stepping in something deep enough to go over the top of those ankle length abominations.
I'd like to say we called them tingleys at some point.
I'm pretty sure that I've giggled a little bit every time I've heard somebody use the term rubbers to describe a type of footwear.
Better not let @GTO know about this.
Incidentally, my MIL from Wisconsin referred to them as "hot beefs".
He's not big on corrupt public officials and serial killers.
