WV: no lifeguard in the gene pool

..quoted from an A&F shirt, way back when.


there is a huge stigma attached to being from west virginia; granted, sometimes its dead on.. but most of the time, its dead wrong. i've lived in west virginia my entire life and contrary to popular belief, my life is nothing like deliverance or wrong turn: i have a full set of pearly whites, i didn't marry a relative, and i'm educated! shocking, i know!

i will now step down from my soapbox..


i've always loved hearing different accents and lingo. i was in accent heaven when i vacationed in ireland in 2007. i find all accents intriguing whether they be southern, northern, midwestern, or foreign.. but i could listen to an irish or australian accent all day! i never really thought i had an accent, a twang at best, until i went to cancun for senior week. my friends and i met a group of kids from new jersey who were also there for senior week. they were fascinated by the way we talked.. i mean fascinated!

they kept asking us to say different words and what we called certain things.. they went on and on about our accent and we all kept saying, "we don't have an accent.. you guys do!" i finally asked them "have you never talked to someone from the south before?" and they said, "yea, but not like you guys.. all the girls we know sound like gangsters, you guys sound so sweet and innocent!" i couldn't help but laugh.. i thought i guess i do have an accent.


anyways, i decided to do this vlog (video blog) because my friend, jen @ pearls and politics did the video challenge i thought it looked like fun! enjoy!

words: aunt, route, wash, oil, theater, iron, salmon, caramel, fire, water, sure, data, ruin, crayon, toilet, new orleans, pecan, both, again, probably, spitting image, alabama, lawyer, coupon, mayonnaise, syrup, pajamas, caught.

questions:
1. what is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
2. what is the bug that curls into a ball when you touch it?
3. what is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
4. what do you call gym shoes?
5. what do you say to address a group of people?
6. what do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
7. what do you call your grandparents?
8. what do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
9. what do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
10. what is the thing you change the TV channel with?