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In reply to the discussion: What are some words that only people in your area would know? please tell the area and what the word means . Here are my [View all]catbyte
(36,519 posts)120. I actually lived in Ironton and my grest-grandad made Ripley's Believe It or Not for captaining the ferry.
"Captain Sam Alexander, who operated the ferry from the 1880s to the 1940s and lived nearby, was listed by Ripley's Believe It or Not for having traveled a distance equal to the circumference of the earth without ever being more than 1/4 mile from his home. Capt. Samuel R. Alexander 1868-1948"
I lived there from age 4 until I went to college in 1973. I attended a one-room K-6 grade school in Ironton and then attended Charlevoix Middle and High Schools.
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What are some words that only people in your area would know? please tell the area and what the word means . Here are my [View all]
debm55
Jan 16
OP
Guess where I live? "Slick as a smelt." (slippery) "Nummer'n'a pounded Hake." (Stupid)
GPV
Jan 16
#4
LOL, I grew up in Charlevoix, the birthplace of Murdick's Fudge, so we townies all called
catbyte
Jan 17
#70
It's changed so much since I was a kid. It's so touristy and busy all year now. When I was
catbyte
Jan 18
#84
I actually lived in Ironton and my grest-grandad made Ripley's Believe It or Not for captaining the ferry.
catbyte
Jan 19
#120
Oh you do? that's fun knowing. Here in SW PA if you ask for a soda. you will get a pop with a scoop of ice cream.
debm55
Jan 16
#31
thank you PennRalphie. We use to say Kennywood's Open (Kennywood is an Amusement Park) all the time. Still use it . I
debm55
Jan 17
#62
Excellent post, wnylib. That your for posting all the information. It was so good to read it.
debm55
Jan 18
#75
In the midwest where I grew up, people called potholes (in the road) "chuck holes."
spooky3
Jan 18
#78
Thank you LW1977 I liked the apricot or the nut filling., Can you tell us what Vomacka is? I 'm not familiar with that.
debm55
Jan 18
#105
What a fantastic post! Thank you very much yellowdogintexas for such a informative post!
debm55
Jan 19
#111
My hair needs washed, I will get a bath tile.After that I will make me a jumbo sammich and have a glass of pop. Then we
debm55
Jan 19
#117