what a bunnyhug is?
It seems as though us Saskatchewanigans made this up somewhere along the line, and it makes me wonder what words your province or state is responsible for confusing the rest of the world with.
Not a clue, but I’d love to know.
screeme
I’m with Screeme – I’ve never heard of it, but if you could demonstrate…
I’m from Wisconsin, which I think is the only place that says “bubbler” instead of “drinking fountain.” I’ve confused many people with that word.
It sounds dirty. I’m always up for some more dirty phrases. What is it?
We have a sport in Vermont called Bullpout fishing. You get a rifle, you build a fire at night, you get drunk. climb a tree and you shoot at fish. No, I’m not kidding. Some drunken redneck always manages to shoot his ass. Seriously.
No clue what a bunnyhug is, sounds like a bear hug with some nuzzling involved.
In Michigan, we have an activity called doing a doughnut which friends from Minnesota and Wyoming tell me is called shooting a cookie. Does that count?
Seems it’s a dance, but I don’t know if that’s what Mega is referring to. According to this, it originates in San Francisco:
*It is said that the Bunny Hug originated in San Francisco in the early 1900’s along with the Texas Tommy, Turkey Trot and Grizzly Bear.
Noble Sissle has been qouted as saying that W.C. Handy’s “Memphis Blues” song inspired Vernon Castle to create the dance when he heard James Reese Europe play the memphis blues and Castle liked the rhythm. Sissle went on to say that Castle later re-named the Bunny Hug the Fox-Trot. (This is highly unlikely, see fox-trot!)
Stage magazine -1938, repeated an earlier statement: " We hear the Two-Step and an outrageously indecent display called the Bunny Hug are gaining favor with the younger element. Let them watch their steps, these young sensationalists. The time will come when they will tire of this eternal jogging and jerking, and find more surcease in the grace and restful beauty of the Valse". *
Sounds like something Eve would know about.
Since I’m from Saskatchewan I know and I’m laughing at some of your guesses.
Keith
roo, let me be the one to demonstrate a bunnyhug with you. I promise i’ll be gentle.
In New England, everyone says “bubbler” too. For some strange reason, there are some linguistic idiomatic parallels between northern Wisconsin and parts of New England. There was a guy who moved to my town from Eau Claire, Wisconsin who fit in much better than did someone who moved from New Jersey, mostly do to the fact that our language wasn’t that different from his.
Well??? Enough with the suspense.
Does anyone know what a search engine is?
My offer still stands…
I’ve lived in New England my whole life and have NEVER heard a water fountain referred to as a bubbler. Those are the things in fish tanks.
Come on, Meg! What the $%^% is a bunnyhug? Err…poor choice of words, perhaps…
Cher – thanks for the link. I read it all.
Most of the stuff was self-explanatory or too “inside” to want to know about. Except…
Canadian Tire Money???
Huh? What’s that?
Swiddles, you’d look cute in one.
Soulsling, you know I love you like a brother, but could someone please throw a bucket of cold water you?
mmmmmmm, i like it wet too…
sorry, i’ll go take a shower…
Good.
Now, Ms. Roo and Ms. Riddles, while Mr. Sling is gone I’d like to introduce myself to you. But, first, may I tell you how charming you both look in those fetching bunnyhugs?..
Here in Florida, we like to call tourists “tourons”. Tourist + moron.
We also love the joke about “If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?”
I believe that the rest of the world simply calls a bunnyhug, a hooded sweatshirt.
I’d like to apologize for any dissapointment this answer may have caused you, but I feel that would be a little hypocritical seeing as your guesses made me laugh like a purebred hyena.