Mikespeak

Yes, it IS it's own language. If you run into my husband, here are some translations you might find handy.

We'd say...
"Big Rig" "Semi" "18-wheeler"
He'd say...
"Transfer Truck"

We'd say...
"Chipmunk"
He'd say...
"Ground Squirrel"

We'd say...
"Skunk"
He'd say...
"Polecat"

We'd say...
"This is stuck"
He'd say...
"You're puttin' a bind on it"


I can't tell you the number of times I've been told that I'm "putting a bind" on something, or that something is "putting a bind on" something else. Daily. So this is a user's guide to conversations with Mike. Because for better than 6 months into our relationship, I had no idea what a transfer truck was.