If you think that's good, there's a c-store in Rochester, Minnesota called - no kidding - Pump 'n' Munch. Cracks me up every time I drive by it.
What are your favorite "Iowa" sayings...
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If you think that's good, there's a c-store in Rochester, Minnesota called - no kidding - Pump 'n' Munch. Cracks me up every time I drive by it.
Miss Landers was pretty dang hot, too. I always thought Beaver should have gone for it.
Mrs. Rayburn was always watching. No chance. Besides, girls are creepy.
"And things"
I hear it mostly in NE IA, but a lot of people add that to the end of statements as a weird place filler that doesn't really mean anything. I've met people who say it almost constantly.
"The 1086 broke down last week, so I drug it into town to get worked on, and things."
"Your grandma is in the hospital so we're going to bring her a casserole and things."
"They're voting on consolidating the school. That's going to hurt business in town and things."
I hear it mostly in NE IA, but a lot of people add that to the end of statements as a weird place filler that doesn't really mean anything. I've met people who say it almost constantly.
"The 1086 broke down last week, so I drug it into town to get worked on, and things."
"Your grandma is in the hospital so we're going to bring her a casserole and things."
"They're voting on consolidating the school. That's going to hurt business in town and things."
Then Beaver and Miss Landers would have ended up in the "Another Female Teacher 'Incident' thread in the cave.
Of course adding an "s" to every store.
Going to Wal-Marts. Getting dinner at HuHots.
"Hello, Mrs. Cleaver. I was just telling young Theodore here how to avoid initiating contact with academic authority figures."
There is, or at least used to be, a local convenience store named Junk 'n' Juice. Not sure where in Iowa it was located, a sister told me about it.
This weekend at the in-law's I heard a new one and not sure if it's an Iowa thing.
"I could eat anything that isn't nailed down" for saying you are really hungry
"I could eat anything that isn't nailed down" for saying you are really hungry
It's not just your grandma. I almost added that to my MIL's words - even started typing it - but left it off because it just felt like I was piling on. I think she actually pronounces it par-ME-ze-yen though.
One of my favorite bits on that show was when Beaver's nemesis, 'Creepy' Judy Hensler hands Miss Landers a list as she returns to the classroom. Creepy Judy informs Miss Landers, "This is a list of all the children who were talking while you were out of the room." Miss Landers says, "Thank you, Judy," then proceeds to wad it up and toss it in the trash.
Edit: Evidently Miss Landers preferred Newport cigarettes.
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Mowl as the plural of mile...I like it. So much easier to get off the tongue that miles.
I live in Wyoming now and catch myself eating sweetcorn and saying "This is pretty good, but it's not Iowa Sweetcorn".
Just noticed today. A(n Iowa raised) friend of mine says "sweeper" instead of vacuum cleaner. For us a sweeper was the little non-motorized dealy with the brushes. Anything with a motor was a vacuum cleaner.
Also consistently calls them 'toasted cheese' instead of 'grilled cheese' sandwiches.
Also consistently calls them 'toasted cheese' instead of 'grilled cheese' sandwiches.
Sweeper is a good one. I'd forgotten about hearing my mom say that. And davenport rather than couch. "Get your feet off of the davenport!"
A couple of others I was reminded of over the weekend, and often used together:
1) "You don't say!"
2) "How about that!"
Forgot about "toasted cheese." That's what we called it at home and how our school menu always had it. I don't think I heard "grilled cheese" until I went "up t' college."
