In the US Southeast, we refer to the ground beef/onion mix as "Sloppy Joe." Sometimes tomato sauce is added. You can have it as a sandwich (gotta keep a fork handy, though) or over mashed potatoes.

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Fizzies: the generic term is "soft drink," although here in Atlanta it's Coke, of course. I actually overheard a waiter ask a diner what kind of Coke she wanted (I assumed diet or regular). She said: a Pepsi.

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Faldage, was it a Burns Night dinner? Did they pipe in the haggis -- poor little uneven-legged creature? I go with your genetic theory, and hereby join the Apple Pie Gang.