Soda or pop?

[spinbaby]

Hoagie, hero, grinder, sub, or poor boy?

Tennis shoes or sneakers?

Pants or trousers?

[xchrom]

1. sody pop.

pants
sneaks
and we didn't eat those sandwiches growing up in peoria.

[HopeHoops]

2. Fizzy wizzy, sub, sneakers, and pants in that order.

Ah, but how about the water fountain - in New England it is "the bubbler".

[KamaAina]

21. Also the "bubbler" in Wisconsin

Go figure. :shrug:

[HopeHoops]

27. Well, it DOES make a bubbling sound once in a while.

[KamaAina]

34. But why New England and Wisconsin?

The only other thing I can think of that those two have in common is college hockey. :shrug:

[Odin2005]

55. It comes from the brand name of the first drinking fountains in both areas.

They were manufactured by Kohler are were called "Bubblers".

[TZ]

3. Hmmm well its soda when I'm at home in Maryland

and Pop when I'm visiting relatives in Cleveland...:rofl:
All the rest are sub, sneaker, pants.

[HopeHoops]

28. No, I grew up in Maryland - it's RC there - best served with a Moon Pie.

You can get both at the WaWa.

[TZ]

31. I wish we had Wawas in central Maryland...

We don't (College Park is the closest and thata about 30 miles away)

[HopeHoops]

66. There was one down the street from me in Columbia. I'm not sure it is still there.

[bigwillq]

4. Soda

sub or grinder
sneakers
pants

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Soda, hoagie, sneakers, and pants -- the last with...

.
.
...sub-categories of shorts and big-boy pants.
.
.
.

[LaurenG]

6. We called it by name Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, etc the others are

sub, tennis shoes, and pants.

[WillParkinson]

7. Soda in Milwaukee, though it was Pop up north from us.

Sub.

Tennies.

Pants.

[HEyHEY]

8. "carbon drink" "Runners" "Bread monster" "leg coverings"

[JVS]

60. "leg coverings"?

That could be assless chaps!

[Kingofalldems]

9. Tonic, sub, tennis shoes, pants

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. pop, sub, tennis shoes, pants

:hi:

[wickerwoman]

65. This is correct.

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. soda, sub, tenny shoes, britches.

[Lyric]

12. Pop, hoagie, tennis shoes, pants

However, we also say "sub".

[JVS]

62. We're from not to far away from each other.

Do you find that people use Sub a lot more since subway restaurant?

I find myself calling their product a sub, but the thing that you buy from churches, girlscouts, etc a hoagie.

[nolabear]

13. Po' Boy, clodhoppers, britches. But that was just when Yankees were around.

Really, Po'boys, sneakers, britches.

[NoGOPZone]

14. Pants

"Trousers on the Ground" doesn't have the same ring to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwhl4IrPNc

[charlie and algernon]

15. Soda, Hoagie, Sneakers, Pants. nt.

[Ineeda]

16. tonic, sub, sneakers, slacks (New England)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. I don't care about the rest, but it is definitely Soda.

We had a war on here a few years back. This is dangerous territory. LOL
Duckie

[mcollins]

18. Pop

Sneakers

Pants

[kentauros]

19. Dr Pepper

It's "coke" in Texas :D

[elleng]

20. Soda, sub, sneakers, pants

Brooklyn Dodgers!

[KamaAina]

22. Coke

in the South, especially Texas, you'll hear "And what kind of Coke would you like?"

[ceile]

23. Coke (followed by "what kind?"), po boy, tennis shoes, pants

[lutefisk]

24. pop, sub, tennis shoes, pants

You know, the normal ways.

[Heidi]

25. Coke (what kind?), sanwich, tennies, britches/pants. (nt)

[dropkickpa]

26. Soda, hoagie, sneakers, pants

The only Pittsburghese I don't do is "pop", but I'm not originally from here.

[sakabatou]

29. OK

1. Sub
2. I just call it "shoes"
3. Pants

[proteus_lives]

30. I'm a Hoosier.

So it's pop, sub, sneakers and pants.

[WildEyedLiberal]

49. You don't say tennis shoes?

My answers are pop, sub, tennis shoes, pants, and I checked the profiles of the other posters who answered the same way and they're all from the Midwest. Your sneakers are an outlier :rofl:

[proteus_lives]

56. Mmmmh, it must be residue from when I lived out of state.

;-)

[eyepaddle]

32. Pop, sub, tennis shoes, and pants. NT

[Duer 157099]

33. Soda, sub, tennis shoes and pants n/t

[RZM]

36. LOL, I agree on all counts n/t

[rurallib]

35. davenport, couch or divan?

[WinkyDink]

41. The answer is "sofa."

[Deep13]

37. tonic, grindah, sneakahs, pants.

Wicked good.

[Old Troop]

38. Um, tonic, sneakers and pants. I grew up in New England.

[Arugula Latte]

39. squidjuice, samsam, footwhoopies, legwraps

I like to be different.

:D

[WinkyDink]

40. SODA, hoagie, sneakers, and PANTS ON THE GROUND!

[lillypaddle]

42. coke

sub
tennis shoes
pants

sheesh. What's wrong with you? :)

[Ishoutandscream2]

43. Coke, sub, tenny shoes, pants.

[Iggo]

44. Soda, sub, tennis shoes, pants.

:patriot:

[TK421]

45. Soda, Hoagie, sneakers, pants in that order you put up there

any other order comes from a mutant

[GoCubsGo]

46. Soda pop, actually

Sub, gym shoes, pants. Unless, of course, said pants are (blue)jeans. But, if I want a Coca Cola, specifically, it's "Coke", or in my case, "Diet Coke".

[elana i am]

47. pop sub sneakers pants or britches

[Mojambo]

48. Sodapop, Sub, Tennis shoes, and pants. n/t

[MrScorpio]

50. Pop!

Sub

Tennis Shoes

Pants

[marmar]

51. Speaking in Michiganderian......

Pop, sub, tennis shoes and knickers, just because I love Britspeak.

[Sweet Charming Dem]

52. Soda, sub, sneakers, pants

[one_voice]

53. Soda, sub, sneaks (ers)....

pants.

My granny always said tennis shoes. And she always called jeans, dungarees. Only person I ever heard use dungarees.

[Odin2005]

54. It is POP!!! (also, subs, tennies, and pants). Oh, and it is HOT-DISH, not "casserole".

[Bennyboy]

57. Soda, Sub, tennies,pants.

never used the alternate terms ever in my life I don't think.

[csziggy]

58. Cola, tennies, sandwich, and jeans

I never heard of them fancy sandwiches until I got to college!

[KittyLover]

59. Sub

Sneakers
Pants

Poor boys (that exclusive name) are only made/sold in the south, aren't they? New Orleans comes to mind.

[JVS]

61. Pop, hoagie, sneakers, pants

[blogslut]

63. In Texas, we say "coke"

As in:

Q: "What kinds of cokes do you have?"

A: "Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite and Root Beer."

[orleans]

64. seasaw or teeter taughter? icing or frosting? n/t