Colloquialisms

[bigtiller]

You are right about the the source. If you are ever at the GE/ Wabtec plant at 2901 East Lake Road, Erie PA 16531 you will see signs for Jitney Training, TaDa.

At John Deere Des Moines Works, they are called a "jeep". When the men returned from WWII, a lot of them were hired by JD beginning in late 1947. Deere bought the U.S ordnance plant from the federal government and began building Deere farm equipment. The discharged men were amazed at how much of a labor saving machine a forklift was, JUST like an army jeep.

 

[3930dave]

Canadian expressions:

Double double refers to coffee, AKA, double cream and double sugar

I drink my coffee black. Years back, I stopped into a Tim Hortons (coffee shop), in the hill-country where my Dad was raised, and overheard a mountain-mans choice.

He ordered a 4 x 4.

Not sure how that even poured out of the cup !

Rgds, D.

 

[Jstpssng]

I drink my coffee black. Years back, I stopped into a Tim Hortons (coffee shop), in the hill-country where my Dad was raised, and overheard a mountain-mans choice.

He ordered a 4 x 4.

Not sure how that even poured out of the cup !

Rgds, D.

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