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  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
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    Kevrrr wrote: »
    This about confessions right? I just ate a baked chicken leg quarter from our cafeteria at work that was so dry I didn't even want to log it into my diary as food. I'm going to go eat an ice cream drum stick in retaliation.

    I like the way you think. And, yes, all these wacky conversations start from confessions.

  • kelly_c_77
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    ShibaEars wrote: »
    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    bettencc87 wrote: »
    I was craving something sweet the other night but had absolutely nothing in the house that would satisfy me except some hot chocolate. So I ate two spoonfuls of the powder. Two spoonfuls. Of the powder.

    This post is amazing. Thank you for sharing. I once ate an entire tub of cool whip. It didn't end well.

    Bingo!

    Aww I wasn't fast enough lol

    :smiley:
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    MoHousdon wrote: »
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    I'm off on vacation tomorrow morning. When we went away in March I was nearly 20lbs heavier, yet I decided to throw caution to the wind and wear a bikini and it was fine. Why am I second guessing it this time?!

    Because it's a bikini and they're confidence, self-esteem killers. At least that's how I feel in them. I only went sans coverup once while in Florida and that's only because my brother, his wife, AND Mr. Mo were all going into the ocean and I didn't want to be a fuddy duddy left on the beach alone.

    Wear the bikini! You'll thank yourself later. Trust me.

    +1
  • Just_Ceci
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    and sir-up
    :p
  • riderfangal
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    @ShibaEars Yes apparently it used to be a brand :0
  • quiksylver296
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    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    ShibaEars wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    ythannah wrote: »
    I prefer ice cream to cake by FAR. At birthday parties as a kid I sometimes decided to not take cake and just eat ice cream. Especially those gross cakes with the generic icing you can get in grocery stores. Don't know what the type of icing is called... but while kids were screaming for the piece in the center with the most blue frilly icing on it, I was like ''Just give me the end piece." Now one time I had a cake that switched out icing for some delicious strawberry filling and I was all for seconds. :tongue:

    This is me, except the strawberry filling part, since I generally hate fruit mixed into any kind of dessert. Most grocery store cakes and even standard bakery cakes taste yucky to me, especially that really weird styrofoam textured icing that they use. It's very, very rare that I find a cake that I actually WANT to eat--there's only ONE bakery in Oman that I enjoy cake from. One. In the whole country. :p (At least it's the only one that I know of, and I've tasted quite a lot.)
    Yes! Styrofoamy is right. I can really love a good home baked cake, though. My sister and I once made a delicious black cherry chocolate cake. You probably wouldn't like it because of the fruit, but maaaan it was delicious. I also love making homemade carrot cakes with CREAM CHEESE icing.

    Exactly! When I first met my in-laws, they bought a cake that was supposedly red velvet from a bakery that has a good reputation here in Saudi Arabia. It was terrible--it tasted just like a grocery store cake, stale and styrofoamy. I forced it down out of politeness. :s

    The cake bakery that I enjoy makes THE BEST dense, fresh, DELICIOUS cakes with real buttercream icing, cream cheese frosting, chocolate ganache, etc. They aren't cheap, but they're worth every penny. I go there every time I visit Oman. I haven't found anything like it in Saudi Arabia. :-/

    Confession: I make buttercream and eat it without cake. Sometimes I mix in blueberries or strawberries.

    At least you make the buttercream.

    Your post just reminded me that there is some leftover pre-made frosting in my fridge and I fully intend to eat it, with a spoon, over the next few days... willful cakelessness. Nor am I going to mix in fruit and up the nutritional quotient.

    I love frosting. I happily eat it without cake. Sometimes I eat it off the cake and throw the cake away. :)

    Hahaha I do too Patricia!! I heart icing so much!

    When I would stay at my grandma's I would always look in her fridge to see if she had any icing & then I would take a spoon & eat some.

    In high school my friends & I would go to the grocery store on our spares just to buy icing to eat.

    American translation?

    Probably what we would call a study hall? Just a guess.

    I was thinking of a "free period" or something, where you don't have any class that hour. We didn't have anything like it in my high school (years and years ago... :# ) Study hall was an actual class you had to attend, or be found absent.

    Yearbook staff got to spend study hall running all over school taking random photos. Loved it!

    We had an actual Yearbook class for that. I was in it.
  • quiksylver296
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    hnsaunde wrote: »
    So.... the word "syrup." You guys say see-rup or sir-up?

    I'm all about sir-up ;)

    I say seer-up, but prefer to eat honey or fruit on my pancakes and waffles...

    Peanut butter and raspberries are tasty on pancakes too!

    YES!!! So, so yummy!
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    Can't believe I forgot to tell you all this!!
    Remember my special needs boy who almost missed his exam and you all talked me down when I was freaking out about it?! He passed!! That means he's graduated high school, so we are all very, very happy and relieved.

    @raelynnsmama52512 - This is the boy who at 3 was assessed and had virtually no language (receptive or expressive), plus a bunch of other learning issues, and at 15 was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. He now has a girlfriend and a little circle of good friends, and has now graduated from the regular school program. I would never in my wildest dreams imagined he would be at this point when he was very young. Stick with it and I'm sure she'll surprise you.
    (Now he has to get a job!!)

    HIGH FIVE!!!! In March, I wouldn't have bet you a nickel that Ian would graduate on time in May, but he did!
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    ythannah wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    ythannah wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    Ok... I have a fun question for you guys: What do you call soda? Do you call it pop, soda, soft drink, or coke (for all drinks)? I grew up in South Carolina and down there, as far as I'm concerned, pretty much all of us call it soda. I've never heard anyone actually say ''pop.'' And why would you call every soda ''Coke?" Coke is a specific drink!!!

    I took a quiz to see where in the US I sound like I'm from. Florida, Maine, and Boston were high up there (Boston, really?). Here's the quiz if you guys want something to do: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

    :lol:

    EDIT: Apparently I sound absolutely nothing like people from Detroit.
    EDIT2: Took the quiz again and got three cities in California. No matter what it says Detroit is least similar.

    I call it soda pop, but one of my brothers calls it Coke. As in, "What kind of Coke do you want? Sprite or Pepsi?"
    I don't get this at all :lol: Coke is just ONE drink! If I asked for coke and someone asked me ''What coke do you want?'' I'd be like ''Uhhh... coke? :neutral: " I wonder... which specific region in the US/anywhere else calls it coke?

    If someone asked me that I would have thought they were asking if I wanted fat coke, diet coke, coke zero or coke life. Not a completely different fizzy drink all together, lol

    You forgot fat Cherry Coke Vanilla Coke Zero. Which is the best of all of the Cokes.

    fixed! :p

    I had a lot of trouble finding my beloved Vanilla Coke Zero last time I was in the US (we don't have it here at all)... hope it's not being discontinued.

    Do they make Cherry Coke Zero?! I tried Mr. Mo's Coke Zero and rum the other night and it was decent. I think I could hang with a Cherry Coke Zero if it's available. I could just Google it, but I'm lazy. :smiley:

    It's Diet Cherry Coke. I have a case in my basement, imported from the US naturally.

    The sugarfree vanilla version is a Zero.

    Confession: I don't understand the difference between Zero and Diet.

    Me either!

    Diet has aspartame; Zero has Splenda. My 15yo can drink Zero, but diet gives him migraines.

  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    ShibaEars wrote: »
    Okay, as another word comparison, how do you say batteries?

    Bat-trees or (the correct way lol) batter-ees ?

    DEFINITELY batter-ees!!! Bat-trees is just weird.

    ETA: and cray-on. Cran is weird too!

    Both my dad and his dad said bat-ree and I thought it was spelled b-a-t-r-y for the longest time. Of course, I live near a town spelled Baileyton that locals pronounce Belton. We talk weird around here...

  • barbecuesauce
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    peleroja wrote: »
    I'm glad a few of you are with me on the phonetics/accents/etc - it's so fun to listen to the differences.

    And the TV stuff too - I get made fun of lots in my house because I PVR stuff like "Too Cute" which is literally just an hour of litters of puppies doing cute things while a baritone narrator says things like "Labrador Retrievers love water, but at 5 weeks old, runt of the litter Stanley is still not sure about the feeling of water under his paws. His sister Susie gives him a helping push into their very own puppy-sized swimming pool." I am an adult and I read a lot of Serious Literature and am politically-aware and am not generally subject to arrested development...but I JUST LIKE BABY ANIMALS A LOT OKAY?

    I would like watching it, but the announcer voice drives me up a wall!

    No judgment here. I have spent more time looking at dog vines than I care to admit. I'm also a member of a group that is all Japanese people posting pictures of their cats. My favorite genre is cats hogging heaters. I wish I could post some, but it is a fast moving group and my computer would crash before I get back that far.

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  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    ShibaEars wrote: »
    MissKalhan wrote: »
    ShibaEars wrote: »
    Okay, as another word comparison, how do you say batteries?

    Bat-trees or (the correct way lol) batter-ees ?

    Batter-ees! Pet peeve here, people who can't say espresso correctly...

    I know! My mom is one of those people :grimace: My family teases her all the time about things she can't say lol (we're awful).

    She's the one that also thought the phrase was "nip it in the butt". I laughed and laughed.

    My dad says 'nip it in the butt', however, he smokes cigars so maybe he means it?

  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    TigerNY128 wrote: »
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    Can't believe I forgot to tell you all this!!
    Remember my special needs boy who almost missed his exam and you all talked me down when I was freaking out about it?! He passed!! That means he's graduated high school, so we are all very, very happy and relieved.

    @raelynnsmama52512 - This is the boy who at 3 was assessed and had virtually no language (receptive or expressive), plus a bunch of other learning issues, and at 15 was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. He now has a girlfriend and a little circle of good friends, and has now graduated from the regular school program. I would never in my wildest dreams imagined he would be at this point when he was very young. Stick with it and I'm sure she'll surprise you.
    (Now he has to get a job!!)

    @Tubbs216 This made me cry. My nephew, who is 3, has just been diagnosed with autism, literally two weeks ago. He has virtually no language, he doesn't speak. He also has hearing problems and has to wear hearing aids. He sees a speech therapist, an occupational therapist, and a physical therapist. His doctor that diagnosed him with autism is recommending an intense therapy program of 30 to 40 HOURS A WEEK, every week, year round, from anywhere from TWO TO SIX YEARS. My family was devastated by this, as it's hard to imagine our sweet little boy having to go through therapy all day every day. This costs around $50,000 a year. We're hoping my sister and brother in law's insurance will cover most/all of it. If not, we're planning to pull together as a family to make it work. We just want to give him the best chance possible at living a healthy, happy life. It is so encouraging to hear about stories like yours. I will share this with my sister, it will give her some hope.

    First off in my friend capacity, I am sorry to hear this. Second, in my special needs mom capacity, never stop advocating for him. Third, in my professional capacity, he should qualify for Medicaid as a disabled person, and really, if he's this profoundly autistic, he may qualify for SSI and Medicare. Those would be secondary to the family's health insurance, but every penny helps.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    Can't believe I forgot to tell you all this!!
    Remember my special needs boy who almost missed his exam and you all talked me down when I was freaking out about it?! He passed!! That means he's graduated high school, so we are all very, very happy and relieved.

    @raelynnsmama52512 - This is the boy who at 3 was assessed and had virtually no language (receptive or expressive), plus a bunch of other learning issues, and at 15 was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. He now has a girlfriend and a little circle of good friends, and has now graduated from the regular school program. I would never in my wildest dreams imagined he would be at this point when he was very young. Stick with it and I'm sure she'll surprise you.
    (Now he has to get a job!!)

    You have no idea how much that has made me feel better! I actually took a screenshot of your post to show hubby too (really trying not to be creepy lol), I'm hoping once we get her back in school and therapy she'll start doing better. We're hoping that by catching this early and intervening early she'll be able to be in regular classes with the other kids!

    Do I need to send y'all a screenshot of my son's ACT scores? He scored a 31 and the school wouldn't even sign him up to take it. I don't know how comparable he is to Raelynn, but a lot of what you write is like déjà vu. Early intervention works. Autism speaks. Ian is its voice saying 'I can do anything.'
  • Tubbs216
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    MoHousdon wrote: »
    ShibaEars wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    Except for crayon and coupon (q-pon), I pronounce each of those words interchangeably. I guess it depends on my mood or something.

    I also randomly bust out with a fake British accent. :)

    Doesn't every non-British person? I assume British people will bust out fake American or Canadian accents too.

    They probably do. I wonder if they all impersonate southern people more than other regions?
    I can verify that supposition. Actually, not me (I'm terrible at accents) but when my husband does his, it's definitely southern. And very, very bad.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    ythannah wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    Ok... I have a fun question for you guys: What do you call soda? Do you call it pop, soda, soft drink, or coke (for all drinks)? I grew up in South Carolina and down there, as far as I'm concerned, pretty much all of us call it soda. I've never heard anyone actually say ''pop.'' And why would you call every soda ''Coke?" Coke is a specific drink!!!

    I took a quiz to see where in the US I sound like I'm from. Florida, Maine, and Boston were high up there (Boston, really?). Here's the quiz if you guys want something to do: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

    :lol:

    EDIT: Apparently I sound absolutely nothing like people from Detroit.
    EDIT2: Took the quiz again and got three cities in California. No matter what it says Detroit is least similar.

    I call it soda pop, but one of my brothers calls it Coke. As in, "What kind of Coke do you want? Sprite or Pepsi?"
    I don't get this at all :lol: Coke is just ONE drink! If I asked for coke and someone asked me ''What coke do you want?'' I'd be like ''Uhhh... coke? :neutral: " I wonder... which specific region in the US/anywhere else calls it coke?

    If someone asked me that I would have thought they were asking if I wanted fat coke, diet coke, coke zero or coke life. Not a completely different fizzy drink all together, lol

    You forgot fat Cherry Coke Vanilla Coke Zero. Which is the best of all of the Cokes.

    fixed! :p

    I had a lot of trouble finding my beloved Vanilla Coke Zero last time I was in the US (we don't have it here at all)... hope it's not being discontinued.

    Do they make Cherry Coke Zero?! I tried Mr. Mo's Coke Zero and rum the other night and it was decent. I think I could hang with a Cherry Coke Zero if it's available. I could just Google it, but I'm lazy. :smiley:

    Yes they do!! That's what I drink!! <3 Or (please don't hurt me ) Diet Dr. Pepper & Diet cherry Dr. Pepper...those aer my go to pop drinks!

    I was mixing DP with DDP for a while, but the DDP gives me an upset stomach, so I just drink the full calorie stuff. I will see if I can find DCCZ the next time I'm at the store.

    ETA: I'd never hurt you, we're best friends, Laura!

    Phew thanks! I just know how close you are with your "full" Dr Pepper and wasn't wanting to offend! It's sacred to you!

    Have you tried Dr. Pepper 10? I'd rather have diet, but it's good.
  • FluffySandwich
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    My body just went out on me. I was fine all day and then suddenly BAM. Fell asleep for thirty minutes. Now I'm extremely tired. Guess all the coffee I drank after four hours of sleep has left my system.
  • Tubbs216
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    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    Can't believe I forgot to tell you all this!!
    Remember my special needs boy who almost missed his exam and you all talked me down when I was freaking out about it?! He passed!! That means he's graduated high school, so we are all very, very happy and relieved.

    @raelynnsmama52512 - This is the boy who at 3 was assessed and had virtually no language (receptive or expressive), plus a bunch of other learning issues, and at 15 was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. He now has a girlfriend and a little circle of good friends, and has now graduated from the regular school program. I would never in my wildest dreams imagined he would be at this point when he was very young. Stick with it and I'm sure she'll surprise you.
    (Now he has to get a job!!)

    HIGH FIVE!!!! In March, I wouldn't have bet you a nickel that Ian would graduate on time in May, but he did!
    Wonderful! Congratulations to our boys!
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
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    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    I say both on-velope and en-velope. Maybe "on" a bit more...which is weird. I've never really thought about that one before.

    ETA: ee-ther.

    Envelope is a verb. Onvelope is a noun. And I use Ee-ther and Ey -ther pretty much interchangeably.
  • quiksylver296
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    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    ythannah wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    Ok... I have a fun question for you guys: What do you call soda? Do you call it pop, soda, soft drink, or coke (for all drinks)? I grew up in South Carolina and down there, as far as I'm concerned, pretty much all of us call it soda. I've never heard anyone actually say ''pop.'' And why would you call every soda ''Coke?" Coke is a specific drink!!!

    I took a quiz to see where in the US I sound like I'm from. Florida, Maine, and Boston were high up there (Boston, really?). Here's the quiz if you guys want something to do: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

    :lol:

    EDIT: Apparently I sound absolutely nothing like people from Detroit.
    EDIT2: Took the quiz again and got three cities in California. No matter what it says Detroit is least similar.

    I call it soda pop, but one of my brothers calls it Coke. As in, "What kind of Coke do you want? Sprite or Pepsi?"
    I don't get this at all :lol: Coke is just ONE drink! If I asked for coke and someone asked me ''What coke do you want?'' I'd be like ''Uhhh... coke? :neutral: " I wonder... which specific region in the US/anywhere else calls it coke?

    If someone asked me that I would have thought they were asking if I wanted fat coke, diet coke, coke zero or coke life. Not a completely different fizzy drink all together, lol

    You forgot fat Cherry Coke Vanilla Coke Zero. Which is the best of all of the Cokes.

    fixed! :p

    I had a lot of trouble finding my beloved Vanilla Coke Zero last time I was in the US (we don't have it here at all)... hope it's not being discontinued.

    Do they make Cherry Coke Zero?! I tried Mr. Mo's Coke Zero and rum the other night and it was decent. I think I could hang with a Cherry Coke Zero if it's available. I could just Google it, but I'm lazy. :smiley:

    Yes they do!! That's what I drink!! <3 Or (please don't hurt me ) Diet Dr. Pepper & Diet cherry Dr. Pepper...those aer my go to pop drinks!

    I was mixing DP with DDP for a while, but the DDP gives me an upset stomach, so I just drink the full calorie stuff. I will see if I can find DCCZ the next time I'm at the store.

    ETA: I'd never hurt you, we're best friends, Laura!

    Phew thanks! I just know how close you are with your "full" Dr Pepper and wasn't wanting to offend! It's sacred to you!

    Have you tried Dr. Pepper 10? I'd rather have diet, but it's good.

    DP 10 is a travesty to DP everywhere. Much too sweet. Blech.