furrbear: (BooBoo)
furrbear ([personal profile] furrbear) wrote2008-03-24 11:20 pm

Only in the South

Dave and I were joking about some of the more memorable bits from his days at the hemodialysis center:
Elderly Woman:Nurse, I'm all hooked up to this contraption.
Would you take these quarters for me and get me a cola from the vending machine?"
Nurse:Why sure, Mrs. _____________. I'll have one of the aids get it for you.
What kind of coke would you like?
EW:Diet Dr. Pepper.

[identity profile] snapperboy.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! Yes! Yes!

I still talk that way. Of course, the natives in my current environment just look at me strangely.

[identity profile] furrbear.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
In west TX, starting somewhere around Abilene, it goes like:

Q: What kind of Cokee-Cola yew want?

A: Dr. Pepper.