Author Topic: Donuts or Cookies ? (Read 4858 times)

unfy · « **on:** December 12, 2011, 04:11:23 PM »

I'm not from NE, nor Omaha area, etc. Am a Navy brat and moved around a lot as a kid.

The other day here at work, a conversation was going... and one of my coworkers mentioned "cutting cookies". Naturally I was confused as all holy hell.

After taking a poll of everyone in the building, there are 3 people who say 'donuts' (one from eastern IA, and two wanderers including myself), 1 said 'brodies' (he's older though, and i may be the only person who recognizes the phrase here heh), and ALL THE REST said 'cookies'.

I've expanded my polling to out of state friends and family as well. No one else has ever heard of 'cookies' and always laughs at it.

Sooooo.... NFOA .....

Cookies or Donuts ?

Also, any chance of getting where you're from as a comment ?

So far, from Omaha / Council Bluffs and more northward is 'cookies'. Some people from Idaho have mentioned cookies, as well as South Dakota (although if you go towards the Quad Cities area, its 'donuts'). Chicago, TN, UT, CA, FL have all said 'donuts' so far.

NE Bull · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2011, 04:40:42 PM »

Well, down in Kansas we called it "whippin cat's A$$es".

unfy · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2011, 04:49:55 PM »

Quote from: NE Bull on December 12, 2011, 04:40:42 PM

Well, down in Kansas we called it "whippin cat's A$$es".

uhm... no **** ?

NE Bull · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2011, 04:53:35 PM »

And 'Lazy Js' were my fav, with posi I could sign my initials.

gsd · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2011, 05:01:26 PM »

Quote from: NE Bull on December 12, 2011, 04:53:35 PM

And 'Lazy Js' were my fav, with posi I could sign my initials.

just makes it easier for the local fuzz to talk to you about it:)

RobertH · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2011, 06:19:09 PM »

i had to google this. (is that sad?)

i say cookies, but not cutting cookies. i call them spinning cookies.

Dan W · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2011, 07:17:51 PM »

I can't imagine any one abusing a motor vehicle in that manner

Hermit · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2011, 08:19:25 PM »

Spinning cookies in the snow after swim practice was a time-honored tradition when I was in HS. It warmed the car up nicely before the trip home, and in all seriousness, it taught me a lot about how to handle my car in the snow. I could make that boat (a 1980 Bonneville) dance like...well, a boat, spinning around on the snow/ice. But, yeah, spinning cookies!

DaveB · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2011, 08:34:00 PM »

Mom didn't buy my tires and insurance. I had to pay for it myself. Guess I was abused.

bkoenig · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2011, 08:43:58 PM »

I grew up in Northeast Nebraska and it was usually cookies, although people would occasionally spin a donut.

And a J turn was often referred to as a "cop turn" since that was how they would quickly turn around to chase you after catching you spinning a cookie.

Not that I ever did such a reckless thing.....

bkoenig · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2011, 08:47:04 PM »

Quote from: Hermit on December 12, 2011, 08:19:25 PM

Spinning cookies in the snow after swim practice was a time-honored tradition when I was in HS. It warmed the car up nicely before the trip home, and in all seriousness, it taught me a lot about how to handle my car in the snow. I could make that boat (a 1980 Bonneville) dance like...well, a boat, spinning around on the snow/ice. But, yeah, spinning cookies!

I learned more about driving by being an idiot with a car than most kids did by taking driver's ed. Of course I also started driving on the farm before my legs were long enough to push in the clutch. If my daughter ever drives the way I did she'll never see the driver's seat again

SemperFiGuy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2011, 08:34:53 AM »

Looks like some of the Boys were..........

Driving Dad's Car.

sfg

JimP · « **Reply #12 on:** December 13, 2011, 04:43:51 PM »

Never had a reason to do doughnuts....... but we practiced 180's (180 degree slide/turns on straight gravel roads ...... essentially reversing the direction of travel without losing engine speed ...... involved a front wheel drive car and using the parking brake to lock the rear wheels...... ...

bk09 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2011, 05:55:18 PM »

Really confused what was going on when I started reading this, thought this was originally a slang term for farts... after seeing someone say "spinning" cookies I understood. So that is my vote. I have replaced 6 wheel bearings on my car in 4 years while rarely spinning cookies so I try to avoid doing them despite how fun it is in an empty parking lot with ice. At least when I had to replace the most recent 2 bearings it was easy since they didn't even have time to rust on...

Mudinyeri · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2011, 09:20:42 AM »

I grew up in northeast Nebraska, bought my own cars, tires, fuel, etc. ... and did both donuts and cookies. There was no distinction between the two.

unfy · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2011, 12:39:36 PM »

Cookies is winning!

Ronvandyn · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:03:57 PM »

OK, just to clear my vote up, I am sitting at work eating some xmas cookies someone brought in, so naturally the answer was cookies. And I like cookies more than donuts anyway.

After reading half the way down the thread I was hedging strongly towards "WTF", I really don’t get what the heck this one is about.

At the end someone cleared it up for me. I am originally from California (Escaped at the age of 19, thanks to the USAF), and it was donuts everywhere there. Cookies? Really? Dam you Midwest folks have some peculiar sayings. There are times when I’m not sure who is weirder, Californian’s or Nebraskan’s.

But Alabama beats them all, no contest.

Ron

armed and humorous · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:22:40 PM »

I call it a waste of good rubber!

NE Bull · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2012, 06:11:30 PM »

but, see A&H, I never had GOOD rubber on my pick-up

always take offs from dad's truck.

armed and humorous · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2012, 10:18:53 AM »

NE Bull:

So, you made slicks out of them?