Minor things that bother you

[TheHighwayMan3561]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

[Max Rockatansky]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

I learned to lose "pop" quickly as a kind upon leaving the Midwest.  Started way too many questions about why I said weird things in the early 1990s as a kid than I was prepared to defend.

[Rothman]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

I learned to lose "pop" quickly as a kind upon leaving the Midwest.  Started way too many questions about why I said weird things in the early 1990s as a kid than I was prepared to defend.

In my neck of the woods, "pop" just sounded like baby talk rather than weird.

[Max Rockatansky]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

I learned to lose "pop" quickly as a kind upon leaving the Midwest.  Started way too many questions about why I said weird things in the early 1990s as a kid than I was prepared to defend.

In my neck of the woods, "pop" just sounded like baby talk rather than weird.

FWIW, I'm referencing the time my family moved from Metro Detroit to Danbury, CT. 

[Scott5114]

The smaller businesses who want to look cool and go out to Sam's Club or Cosco to get the latest "state of the art" flashing  "OPEN" sign...

They put in their storefront window...


...Then leave it on all night long when they are closed!

These people inevitably line the sign up perfectly with the entrance to their shopping center, so that it trips the vehicle detection camera and causes the traffic light to cycle all night to let nonexistent cars out of the parking lot.

[wxfree]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

I learned to lose "pop" quickly as a kind upon leaving the Midwest.  Started way too many questions about why I said weird things in the early 1990s as a kid than I was prepared to defend.

In my neck of the woods, "pop" just sounded like baby talk rather than weird.

Well south of DFW, toward Waco, I've heard, rarely, "soadie pop."  To me, it sounds southern, more hillbilly than redneck.  We have lots of redneck around here, but I've heard hillbilly a few times.  I don't know if there are pockets or if they were just individual transplants.  To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

[thenetwork]

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

Pretty much anyone under 30 I come across in MN calls a carbonated drink like Coke or Pepsi "soda" now. That makes me sad too.

I learned to lose "pop" quickly as a kind upon leaving the Midwest.  Started way too many questions about why I said weird things in the early 1990s as a kid than I was prepared to defend.

In my neck of the woods, "pop" just sounded like baby talk rather than weird.

Well south of DFW, toward Waco, I've heard, rarely, "soadie pop."  To me, it sounds southern, more hillbilly than redneck.  We have lots of redneck around here, but I've heard hillbilly a few times.  I don't know if there are pockets or if they were just individual transplants.  To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

Like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

[1995hoo]

Well south of DFW, toward Waco, I've heard, rarely, "soadie pop."  To me, it sounds southern, more hillbilly than redneck.  We have lots of redneck around here, but I've heard hillbilly a few times.  I don't know if there are pockets or if they were just individual transplants.  To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

I seem to recall hearing that expression on some sort of cartoons when I was a kid, probably some Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies bit in which it would obviously have been intended as a satirical usage. May have been Woody Woodpecker, as I think about it further.

I remember the first time I heard the word "pop" used to refer to soda. I was in the fifth grade and the mother in charge of a class party assigned me to bring "two bottles of red pop." I had no idea what she meant, so I asked what "red pop" was and the teacher—who was a nasty witch anyway—got angry at me for being a "smart-aleck." (After school, most of the other kids said they had no idea what was meant either, nor did my mother when I told her what I had been assigned to bring.)

[kphoger]

To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

Like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Only slightly more silly than the UK's "fizzy drink".

[kphoger]

I remember the first time I heard the word "pop" used to refer to soda. I was in the fifth grade and the mother in charge of a class party assigned me to bring "two bottles of red pop." I had no idea what she meant, so I asked what "red pop" was and the teacher—who was a nasty witch anyway—got angry at me for being a "smart-aleck." (After school, most of the other kids said they had no idea what was meant either, nor did my mother when I told her what I had been assigned to bring.)

I once knew a guy who moved from NYC to Chicago.  He told me that, the first time someone asked him if he'd like some pop, he responded, "No thanks, I don't do drugs."

[Rothman]

To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

Like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Only slightly more silly than the UK's "fizzy drink".

"Barkeep! Ginger beer!"

[Molandfreak]

To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

Like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Only slightly more silly than the UK's "fizzy drink".

Growing up, my parents always called sparkling water "bubbly water" and I've kept up the habit of calling it that.

[1995hoo]

To me, also, it sounds juvenile.

Like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Only slightly more silly than the UK's "fizzy drink".

Growing up, my parents always called sparkling water "bubbly water" and I've kept up the habit of calling it that.

I remember when we were on a tour in Russia and one of the women went to buy a bottle of water and the vendor asked her if she wanted "gas."

[kphoger]

I remember when we were on a tour in Russia and one of the women went to buy a bottle of water and the vendor asked her if she wanted "gas."

That's normal to me.  In France, I heard avec gas.  In Mexico, it's usually agua mineral, but I've seen con gas once or twice as well.

[D-Dey65]

My house was hit with a power surge, and I lost a lot web pages I was looking at.

[mgk920]

I remember when we were on a tour in Russia and one of the women went to buy a bottle of water and the vendor asked her if she wanted "gas."

That's normal to me.  In France, I heard avec gas.  In Mexico, it's usually agua mineral, but I've seen con gas once or twice as well.

In Mexico, 'con gas' means 'with gas' (carbonated seltzer/soda water).

Mike

[CtrlAltDel]

I remember when we were on a tour in Russia and one of the women went to buy a bottle of water and the vendor asked her if she wanted "gas."

That's normal to me.  In France, I heard avec gas.  In Mexico, it's usually agua mineral, but I've seen con gas once or twice as well.

Just for the record, the French spelling would be avec gaz. That said, I'm somewhat surprised by the phrase. My own experiences would be with an adjective eau gazeuse, boisson gazeuse, and so on.

[flan]

I've noticed a heck of a lot of Gen Z Minnesotans are pronouncing words like bag, bagel, or agriculture incorrectly. 

It's not a big deal, but that shift essentially means losing an odd quirk that makes us unique.

My mom and I, who have spent more than half our lives in North Dakota both say bayg etc., but my dad and sister, who have spent more than half their lives in Minnesota say bagg with the short A sound. But at least we all say pop, whereas everyone I know in the Cities says soda.

[Scott5114]

I cooked up a bunch of burger meat, then some pasta, and only when I went to put the sauce on did I realize the sauce had been in the fridge longer than I had thought and had gone bad. So all that work and dishes to do, and all I had to show for it was the turkey sandwich I ate instead.

[kphoger]

That's normal to me.  In France, I heard avec gas.  In Mexico, it's usually agua mineral, but I've seen con gas once or twice as well.

In Mexico, 'con gas' means 'with gas' (carbonated seltzer/soda water).

Yes, of course that's what the words mean.  My point is that I've only rarely ever (if at all) seen 'con gas' in Mexico IRL.  Typically, I see 'agua mineral' instead.

[dvferyance]

Another opening and yet again WISN radio in Milwaukee is keeping the mid-day slot local instead of going with Glenn Beck like 98% of the I heart talk stations do. I think this time however it may backfire. Their program director Jerry Bott needs to be fired.

[hotdogPi]

Another opening and yet again WISN radio in Milwaukee is keeping the mid-day slot local instead of going with Glenn Beck like 98% of the I heart talk stations do. I think this time however it may backfire. Their program director Jerry Bott needs to be fired.

I think staying local is the correct decision, assuming there's more than one iHeart talk station in range. We don't need multiple stations airing the same content at the same time.

Drop the iHeart branding while you're at it.

[kphoger]

banana strings

[LilianaUwU]

Their program director Jerry Bott needs to be fired.

Actually I think Jerry Bott is based as fuck for not bending over to corporate shit.

[mgk920]

Those annoying inner bags in the packages of rice cakes.

Mike