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We called this a noogie
Guess what we called it, Hyla? A frog!
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This from the Wordwizard link: I thought the Midwest was rife with inanities like that, but I've NEVER heard this term! Maybe it's an East Coast/Southern thing. The closest we have here is yelling "Slug Bug" (or, alternatively, "Punch Buggy") and hitting someone else in the arm when we see a Volkswagen Beetle. I still do this one--it's fun as long as you see the Beetle first. (Otherwise, you get a pretty sore arm! *G*)
Dec. 4, 2001
Response from K Allen Griffy (Springfield, IL - U.S.A.)Now come on all of you Midwesterners, fess up! Who're the Slug Bug or Punch Buggy players among you!? Surely, you, musick...  Whooah! You seem like the Punch Buggy type!   The Only WO'N!
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I friend recently confused me when she said she gets noogies from eating ice cream!!! Upon seeing my un-understanding look, she described it as a brain-freeze. What do other people call that? And has anyone else experienced such a thing? I haven't.
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noogies from eating ice cream!!!???
To me, and this isn't anything like an everyday term for me, noogies involve headlocks and scalp and knuckles. Maybe ice cream as an apology from the noogier after giving them to you. But I would hardly think of ice cream as an integral part of the process.
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I haven't.
My God, girl, run out and get yourself a Slurpee!!!!!! (OK, I know it's hard to find a 7-11 in Ontario so Mac's Frostee will do.) Now eat it too fast. Does your head hurt? Then you have a brain freeze! 7-11 markets them this way!!!!!! I used to live in Winnipeg, the Slurpee capital of the world! More Slurpees per capita consumed there than anywhere else!
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Filed under weird thing you learned when your kids were in college
when my son started college, he started at Carnege Mellon U in Pittsburg, PA. one of the perks of the science lab, was an almost unlimited supply of liquid nitrogen-- all you needed was a safe container to transport it in. (any real glass thermos would do.)
very early in the term, my son learned that liquid nitrogen, combined with a carbonated drink (a fountain soda, say) would result in instant, super cold slurpies!
the gas suspended in the liquid prevented it from freezing as a solid mass. and the liquid nitrogen, was so cold, it made super cold ice crystals.. and a sure fired brain freeze.
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b-b-b-b-but WHY would I want to MAKE my head hurt????? I think I'll walk right on by the 7-11 (there are quite a few of 'em in Toronto, by the way)
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An even better (worse?) way to get a brain freeze is by eating home made ice cream! Once the ice cream has ripened, it appears so much colder than commercially prepared ice cream. The headache starts at the front, and works its way back across the top of the head. But it's worth it when you taste that fresh, creamy taste of homemade ice cream. Especially some great strawberry ice cream eaten with nice, salty potato chips! I don't want to hear any "YUCKS" until you have tried it!
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ice cream eaten with nice, salty potato chips!
You've brought back some memories, Angel! My mother's favorite sweet-n-salty combo was ice cream (any flavor, I think) and pretzels. And my dad's was cantaloupe sprinkled with salt. Haven't thought of that in years.
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