OT: Maine-speak

Don,you don`t know the half of it.

Bob Hackett

>I suspect that each geographic area has it`s own dialect.

Maine just seems to be more advanced than most.;^)

Mainely,Bob

Re: More regional terms...

Tom Scott - Midlothian, TX

>In Texas, all the northerners making their way to gulf coastal region are known as "snow birds" because of their migratory habits at the start of winter and their return in the spring.

Tom

Huh?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Where'd you learn that Don? I never heard either of them before. Must be new stuff being introduced from all the folks from Away.

Seems that in Maine now there are more folks from Away than there are Natives, and from what I hear the Natives are being treated as second class citizens now.

Todd O.

Re: Huh?

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Snowbirds is an old term. I heard it at least 30 years ago in Mexico and other southern states. [sic]

As to Maine, from what I hear the citizenry have excellent government, hardly second class. In fact, in the area of voting and election financing I'm downright jealous.

Pam

Todd O`s business card(OT)

Bob Hackett

>Funny,all the folks "from away" who live here during the warmer months are called "snowbirds" too.

As soon as the first snowflakes hit the ground they fly south,usually to Florida.

In that respect Todd O is just alittle too far ahead of his time and can`t find his way back.:^)

Mainely,Bob-Who just got a shiver thinking of holding a card that says"Todd O.,Time Traveler"

Re: Huh?

Kevin French, Antrim NH

>Same deal in NH, more transplants then natives. We even have more transplants in our legislature.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE New Hampshireite WHEN:

-You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).

-You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

-Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

-You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.

-Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn.

-You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."

Re: Huh?

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Is that 0 degrees in Fahrenheit (32 degrees below where water freezes) or Kelvin (absolute zero)?

Re: Huh?

Kevin French, Antrim NH

>Long pants go on at 0 Kelvin

Re: Huh?

Jonathan Peck - N.Y.

>Howz about...ya know you're a transplant when you still can't figure who keeps plowing your driveway, and there's never a bill stuffed in the screen door that you never replaced with the storm door

It is in DICTIONARY.COM

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

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Re: Todd O`s business card(OT)

Tom MacGregor, Vermont

>If you're from Vermont you're a Woodchuck. Everyone else regardless of place of origin is a Flatlander, and as 2/3 of the town roads in this state are unpaved we have a fifth season between winter and spring - Mud Season. And despite the signs we know better than to believe that "Bridge Freezes Before Road Surface". If you are curious about what this place is really all about I suggest the book "Real Vermonters Don't Milk Goats".

LOL!

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

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Re: Rhetorical question

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

Hmmmmmmmmm.....

Dan Donaldson

>Gee, better remind myself not to ever try to visit there ;-) I am allergic to buckshot.

Because...

Bob Hackett

>Trapping is the prefered method.

Just use either sea water of brightly colored leaves as bait depending on the time of year.

The more skittish ones can be lured with either lobster or antiques(look in the local dump for the antique bait).

Mainely,Bob