I was sure it would nail me down pretty good..

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FrankC — 12/25/2013 1:35:04 AM (archived)

based on craw fish, poorboy sandwich, etc. It missed me by over a thousand miles, placing me in the New York, New Jersey area.

They apparently thought sneakers was a give away over other regional words. I called them tennis shoes when I was a kid but at some point they became sneakers. No idea how or when.

I have moved around and I figured they might not get it right but I would never have thought NY, NJ.

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“How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk” - SteveS - 12/24/2013 11:50:53 PM
- Seattle, Tacoma and Salt Lake City this time. - bowser - 12/28/2013 11:59:25 PM
- Spokane, Salt Lake City, Des Moines, Iowa. I'm near Portland, Oregon. - bowser - 12/28/2013 8:06:49 PM
- I just took the test again. - ER - 12/26/2013 3:34:40 PM
  - Wow! Three cities with less than pleasant associations. Way, way less. - bowser - 12/28/2013 10:37:37 PM
  - Nuthin' good ever came from Texas. - Jody - 12/27/2013 3:18:52 AM
    - Does that mean you're hoarding it all? (n/t) - DanS - 12/27/2013 1:13:48 PM
    - All hat and no cattle. - ER - 12/27/2013 11:59:02 AM
      - That's me . . . - DanS - 12/27/2013 1:09:39 PM
  - It doesn't like double talk ;-) - SteveS - 12/26/2013 3:55:07 PM
- South Florida, right on. - ER - 12/26/2013 12:53:23 AM
  - sure not the ip address - FrankC - 12/26/2013 7:26:29 PM
    - Guess you just gotta take up tennis. (n/t) - DanS - 12/27/2013 1:15:39 PM
- Chicago . . . ?! - DanS - 12/25/2013 4:16:57 PM
- They pretty much nailed it. Evidently "cougar" is exclusive to Washington state. n/t - RobVG - 12/25/2013 6:09:11 AM
- LOL! - Jody - 12/25/2013 1:54:05 AM
- I was sure it would nail me down pretty good.. - FrankC - 12/25/2013 1:35:04 AM

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