Incorrect. “Trifling” (or “triflin’”…which, as Left Hand of Dorkness noted, is how it is pronounced) is rude behavior indicative of people who have “no home training”. Or, in Southern vernacular, have not be “raised raht”.
The only thing that fits is c)not speaking to people when you enter a room.
Since you are only half Vietnamese, you can only make 50% as many jokes as a guy who is full Vietnamese. Therefore, the pedicure joke is in, the haggling joke is out . Keep in mind you can come up with a question concerning your “other half” if you like. I don’t get the “white corolla like his three best friends” part of the question.
A 3 (Collards grow wild in the South.)
B 3 (I’m not sure why, but you have to wash them three times)
C 3 Chunk of fatback is the preferred grease
D 2 Cornbread is the preferred bread, because you can put it in a glass with the liquid from the greens and have pot likker, which I do know from experience is delicious.
I shoulda mentioned that none of his shots were three-pointers; as is, the question is unanswerable, revealing me despite my nearly thirty years here and birth in this state not to be a true Tarheel. I intended for the answer to be eight.
Sweet milk is the correct answer: a soft drink is a soda, and sweet milk is just regular milk, as opposed to buttermilk. (And if you object to the question on the basis of milk’s being a fatty, cholesterol-rich drink, you still fail).
Q: The Smiths invite five other couples over to their home. As each couple arrives, they speak to the Smiths about the recent weather. While the six couples eat dinner, how many total words are spoken?
A: 42. The five male guests each say “This is good” one time. The five female guests each say “I must get your recipe” one time, and Mrs. Smith says “Thank you” one time to acknowledge everyone. Mr. Smith says nothing during the dinner.
Northeastern
Q: A small town is 10 miles away from a major city by the most direct route. However, a bridge on that route is closed for repairs. A driver must either go east for four miles to reach an Interstate highway, then drive eight miles to reach the city; or go west for 6 miles to another small town, then turn on to another small road and drive for three miles to reach the city. Which route is faster?
NYC obscurities:
Q. What does an Egg Cream have in it?
A mixture of milk, syrup or vanilla, and seltzer water. But it is not the ingredients that make the Egg Cream, but how you put them together. First add the Syrup or Vanilla, then the milk, stir a bit or not. The important step: Spray the Seltzer over a cold tablespoon to get the proper froth and taste.
Q. What makes a NYC Pizza so great?
The real Italian-American cook
The family secret for making the tomato sauce
The NYC water for making just the right crust
The carefully aged mozzarella
#3 of course
Q. What Subway lines gets you to Yankee Stadium?
The 4 or the D
The NJ side of the picture:
Q. What is a Benny?
A pasty skinned New Yorker who drives slowly in the fast lane and is trying desperately to get his family to the New Jersey shore. He will preferably be wearing shorts and sandals with black dress socks.
Keisha just returned from the beauty shop after getting a perm. On her way out the door, the beautician advises her to come back in ___ weeks to get a touch up. Which of the following most closely matches the recommended number of weeks until Tonya’s next visit?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 12
d) 15
2a. A group of friends throw a house party at a HBCU. The party is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm. At what time will 75% of the guests start arriving?
a) 9:00
b) 9:30
c) 11:00
d) 12:30
2b. One of the guests informs the host that the party is “krunk”. This means:
a) that there just enough alcohol
b) the music is of poor quality
c) everyone is having a great time
d) there is a high turnout
e) there is a low turnout
Big Mama has made Thanksgiving dinner. In her haste, she forgot to make one important dish and is 100% certain that everyone will notice. Of the following, which is it most likely:
a) green bean casserole
b) apple pie
c) turnip greens
d) macaroni and cheese
e) mashed potatoes
No. It would cost extra to cut it that way. All that is required is that it be paper, printable, cheaply made, and capable of being slipped under a door or in a mailbox. If you prefer calling this object a flier, consider that it also lacks the power of levitation.
If you order a double-dip cone at the ice cream place, what should you expect to receive?
A) a cone with two scoops of ice cream
B) a cone dipped first in one thing, then another (eg: chocolate with chopped nuts)
C) a blank stare
C. If you want two scoops, say two scoops. You’re not likely to get Raisin Bran in your cone.
Someone has just stated a premise with which you wish to express strong agreement. Complete the sentence: " ______ , you’re absolutely right."
A) Yes
B) No
C) You know
B. This is a usage of the “Affirmative No.” Its origin is unknown, but probably derives from a cultural assumption that any two people are free to disagree - and more important, very likely to.
What feature of the NYC transportation grid can be changed from light rail to automotive use simply by adding the?
Grand Central. On its own it’s a terminal; the Grand Central is a parkway. Confusion is minimal because rail traffic from Grand Central Terminal travels mostly north, through the Bronx to Westchester and Connecticut, whereas the Grand Central Parkway travels east through Queens to Nassau County. The patterns of topography, settlement and commerce ensure that few people spend much time in both regions. To do so would be a schlep, or in regional Connecticut slang, “damned inconvenient.”
straw : milk shake | _____ : soda can
A) mouth
B) paper cup
C) straw
C. Or you’ll catch something off that can. Besides, you better drink that drink walking.
Among the Vietnamese immigrant community in which I live, white Japanese import sedans are the overwhelming car of choice. And by “overwhelming,” I mean “over 90%.” The parking lot at Mom’s Buddhist temple is ridiculous after meetings, with everyone trying to figure out which white Corolla or Civic is theirs.
There are 20 people in your CYO group at the lawn fete. Each wants 15 chicken wings. How many buckets will be needed to feed the group?
Six buckets. One bucket = 50 wings.
Assume that a person becomes “under the influence” if they drink 12 ounces of beer every 45 minutes. Your aunt Joanne drank four Genny Cream pounders in four and a half hours at the Fireman’s Picnic. Is she under the influence?
DUI: one ounce per 3.75 minutes
Pounder=16 ounce bottle.
4 pounders = 64 ounces
4.5 hours = 270 minutes
270 / 64 = 4.21 minutes/ounce. Not under the influence.
Da population of da Pinehill neighborhood der by Harlemroat and da Townpark der in Chickatavaga der is five tousant der, dontcha’ know. Four tousant residents der are dem good Polish people der. Tree Poles leave der for every two uh dose coloreds der that move to da Pinehill der. If a tousant uh dem coloreds der move to Pinehill der, what will da population of da neighborhood be, gutdemmet?
1000 blacks = loss of -1500 poles
1000 always there + 1000 blacks + 2,500 poles = 4,500 der
Benderson Development is building yet another plaza on Transit Road in Clarence. It will have the following tenants:
If the Town of Clarence requires four parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of space, with one of those four large enough to accomodate a Hummer, how many parking spaces will be needed for Hummers?
60,000 square feet total
60 x 4 = 240 spaces
240 / 4 = 60 Hummer spaces
What is next in this sequence?
7, 21, 32, 50, 71 …
BINGO!
How long is a decade?
1 Mystery, 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be, and 1 Oh My Jesus.