On the off chance anyone is interested, in no special order:

visqueen : a brand name for clear plastic sheeting, which became generic, since we use a lot of the stuff.

bunny boots : super heavy-duty cold-weather boots made of white rubber for the armed forces. I don't like'em--they are too heavy and clumsy for me, plus they donpt breath, so your feet get all wrinkled and mushy .

Snow-jogs : winter boots for poor people-- plastic, made in China jobs that go for $20 at Wal-mart. AKA moon boots, but no one here calls 'em that.

snow-goes : what the Natives call snowmobiles, only no one here calls'em that--most folks call tham snow machines.

tundra bunnies : what white asshole racists call female Natives.

gussicks : what natives call white asshole racists, also translated as "peckerwood cocksucker." Said to come from the word "cossack," from the Russian settlers.

Pilot bread : cracker-like things, only bigger. They keep forever. Produced Outside, mostly consumed here.

Outside : Anywhere that isn't Alaska.

The Dividend (or PFD) : Free money from the state for residents, from a $30-billion pot of oil money invested in stocks, bonds, and real estate, formally known as the Permanent Fund. This year, each of us is expected to get around $2000. Rich folks blow it on trips to Hawaii, some kids save it for college--folks like us buy groceries and pay bills with it.

On the off chance anyone is interested, in no special order:

visqueen : a brand name for clear plastic sheeting, which became generic, since we use a lot of the stuff.

bunny boots : super heavy-duty cold-weather boots made of white rubber for the armed forces. I don't like'em--they are too heavy and clumsy for me, plus they donpt breath, so your feet get all wrinkled and mushy .

Snow-jogs : winter boots for poor people-- plastic, made in China jobs that go for $20 at Wal-mart. AKA moon boots, but no one here calls 'em that.

snow-goes : what the Natives call snowmobiles, only no one here calls'em that--most folks call tham snow machines.

tundra bunnies : what white asshole racists call female Natives.

gussicks : what natives call white asshole racists, also translated as "peckerwood cocksucker." Said to come from the word "cossack," from the Russian settlers.

Pilot bread : cracker-like things, only bigger. They keep forever. Produced Outside, mostly consumed here.

Outside : Anywhere that isn't Alaska.

The Dividend (or PFD) : Free money from the state for residents, from a $30-billion pot of oil money invested in stocks, bonds, and real estate, formally known as the Permanent Fund. This year, each of us is expected to get around $2000. Rich folks blow it on trips to Hawaii, some kids save it for college--folks like us buy groceries and pay bills with it.

Also (Juneau-specific?)

Liquid Sunshine: Rain

Eagles Shit On The Wires Again: Blackout

PFD-Flu: A mysterious and apparently debilitating form of the flu that comes over people the second they receive their PFD checks. Duration, approximatley one week, or however long it takes for the hangovers to wear off.

Snack-time: What bears consider your pets.

Garbage Bears: Fuck tourists and pick-a-nick baskets when you can get a tasty treat from any trashcan on the block, right Yogi?

Seward's Folly: Purchase of the state of Alaska.

Murkowski's Folly: Purchase of a $2 million jet, attempting to get Homeland Defense to foot the bill and then losing re-election to a newbie because taxpayers had to pay for it instead.

Capital Move: A nearly bi-annual event wherein dwellers of some other city attempt to have the capital moved out of Juneau.

Frank the Bank was full of folly--I guess the jet WAS the most egregious, though.

I never thought of "garbage bear " as being Alaska-specific, though--I'd think it applies wherever they have 1) bears and 2) garbage.

Never heard of PFD-flu, but it's a good one. I assume it applies to wage slaves who call in sick after getting the dough.