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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Dough Well Done with Cow to Cover

Today's Wonder of the World is...Diner Lingo!

Welcome to Mel's Diner!
Remember Alice and Tommy, Vera and Mel, and Florence Jean Castleberry?
No? Oh well. It's just the diner of my childhood. Not that I've ever been there.
Or here.

Flickr photo by Elizabeth Thomsen
Though I'd love to go.
I know. Let's pretend!
Here, have a seat on this stool.
The waitress looks friendly.


Let's order drinks first.
You want an M.D.?

Flickr photo by Leviathor

Or maybe a blonde, with sand?

Flickr photo by iirraa

I'm hungry. I think I'll take a Noah's boy on a raft.

Flickr photo by Finstr

Drag it through the garden, please.

Flickr photo by litlnemo

Wow, you must be hungry! A slab of moo--let him chew it.

Flickr photo by avlxyz

Here's the Mike and Ike, if you need them.

Flickr photo by Shawn Econo

And to go with it? Sweep the kitchen.

Flickr photo by kaszeta

Uh oh. Time to check the ice.

Flickr photo by Sadax Golum
(Translation: a pretty girl just came in.)

Now for dessert...
I think I'll treat myself! I'll have a plate of life preservers

Flickr photo by Pocket Farmer

And Eve, with a lid on.

Flickr photo by Pillsbury.com
 Yes, two desserts. Who are you calling Porky?
Like Flo says, you can just kiss my...

Flickr photo by spundekas
Grits!
(I don't know diner-ese for that.)

Have a wonder-full Wednesday, y'all!
Before you hop back on the bloggy superhighway, drop by Martin Sexton's Diner and dance along with the cast from Scrubs!
Love, Becky



PS. Curious about the title? It's a piece of toast with butter. Here, take it with you. I'll put shoes on it.
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24 comments:

  1. EllenJune 3, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    Food! I love food!!!! And I totally love the photos---yummy looking each and every one. Off for some life preservers myself :)

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  2. LWJune 3, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    A favorite show of ours is called
    Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
    It is on the food network.
    When we retire we are going to make a list of these places and
    Just go for it…..


    Louise

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  3. Southern Living: Preppy StyleJune 3, 2009 at 8:36 AM

    How cute! I love it, I remember Flo and Alice too... and I'm with LW, that's one of our favorite shows too (Tripe D on Food Network). We scope out the diners on our paths to wherever we're going, hoping we're nearby one of those "dives!"

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  4. SusanJune 3, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    What a fun post. I actually knew some of the lingo. The video of the Scrubs gang was fun. I hadn't realized how much they danced throughout the years. Now off to get some grits for breakfast. Yummm.

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  5. KimJune 3, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Fun! I hang out at a truck stop diner a lot and it's fun to hear the lingo. It's time to enjoy a blonde with sand and wish I had a life preserver.

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  6. jamaJune 3, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    I swear we must be psychic twins! I've been thinking of featuring diner lingo for awhile now. Great minds (and tummies) think alike :). Fun post, thanks!

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  7. UnknownJune 3, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    That was GREAT! I've always wanted to learn "diner-ese"! Very cool.
    Loved the vid at the end. I love Scrubs! :)

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  8. AdrienneJune 3, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    I love Scrubs. What a fun video.
    I like that kind of life preserver, too.

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  9. AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    Diners rock--and there is nothing like jargon. I loved waiting on the breakfast crowd and learning all the abbreviations for the food.

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  10. UnknownJune 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    I am soooo hungry. I haven't had breakfast yet :-)
    Thanks for the flashback. I remember that show!

    I wonder what ever happened to Tommy?

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  11. melissaJune 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    used to love that show and "flo" the one i remember most was the epiode where Vera over doses. what memories. They dont make tv like that anymore

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  12. Kelly H-YJune 3, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Wow...look at you go with the diner lingo! Impressive! I LOVED Al's Diner!

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  13. CCJune 3, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    I didn't know just about any of that lingo! Thanks for the new vocab!

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  14. David EbrightJune 3, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Curiously overlooked (by choice I'm sure) was S O S.

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  15. Rhoda @ Southern HospitalityJune 3, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    Hi, Becky, thank you for stopping by, glad you enjoyed my blog & I hope you'll come back again. Nice to meet you too!

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  16. R-LJune 3, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    I enjoyed that old TV show! But what I enjoyed even better were the dozen or more times eating in those real aluminum streamlined diners back in the 60's in upstate NY. What a treat it was for my parents to take us kids out to lunch in one of those. Enjoyed your blog as always.
    Randy

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  17. meJune 3, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I so loved watching Mel's Diner. hahaha. Can you believe that?! =)

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  18. Sandy and Joe/rhubarb reignJune 3, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    Hi Becky! Cute post -- I do love diners! And thanks so much for your very helpful e-mail! I will try and put it to good use. xo -- Sandy/rhubarb reign

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  19. Pamela Terry and EdwardJune 3, 2009 at 8:48 PM

    Here we get a "nekkid dawg and walk it through the garden"!!

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  20. Jen PJune 4, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    All new to me! Wow! Wouldn't that be fun to write in?

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  21. RosemaryJune 4, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    Great photos!
    Yummy food!
    Have a great weekend!
    Rosemary

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  22. ReneeJune 5, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    I have never eaten grits but the apple pie looked good.

    Love Renee xoxox

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  23. Susan SandmoreJune 8, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Do you know . . . I was just researching diner lingo a few weeks ago. What a coincidence!

    Also, can I brag that Linda Lavin lives a few blocks from here? :)

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  24. MCOctober 6, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    Susan - if you are researching diner lingo, check out dinerlingo.com for the mother load...

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