CAN YA TALK MANIAC?... Rawbut = A man's name Dinner Bucket = Lunch pail Bah haba= How to pronounce Bar Harbor, Maine Ayuh = An affirmative response Theah = Opposite of heah Heah = Opposite of Theah Disgusta = Our beautiful state capital Numb as a Hake = Not very bright Doah Yahd = Dooryard (Where you pahk your cah) Pahk = to bring car to stop and leave unattended Cah = car BanGaw = Bangor, Maine Rafta Snappa = A very cold nite produces this Brewa = Brewer, Maine Tippin' = Collecting pine boughs to make wreaths Baaaath = Bath, Maine It gets dahk under the kitchen table = Sunset dahk = dark From Away = anything south, north, west, east of Maine can't get Theah from Heah = anywhere you want to go in the state Deaf as a haddock=can't hear worth crap Wicked Good!!!!! Yup=Yes Nope= No Does the beah sh?? in the woods?=Of course Potland=Portland Rainin buckets=raining hard Conkee noodle=American chop suey Happy as a clam in high tide=In a really good mood Holy Mackral!!!=Wow! Homely as a hedge fence=not pretty . Homelier than a stump fence in the moonlight=ugly Out Gallivantin around=Trying to find something to do Right out straight=Busy Knock your block off=Beat you up. Fulla Bolonee!!=Don't know what you're talkin about!!! Numma than a pounded thumb=Stupid. Maniac=Someone from Maine Mainer=Someone from away but live in Maine You're not from around here .....are ya ?=Is there life out there? It's colder than a witches t*t=We're freezing our as*es off !!!!!!!!! Slower than cold molasses going up a hill on a hot summer day Noreasteah=lots of snow!! See Ya Latah=good bye

Prudie
APRIL 2002