[stuckinparadise]

I am originally from Wisconsin but when I joined the Army, my first duty station was in Alabama. Needless to say, their choices for words were very different from what I was used to, ie. toboggan is used to describe a hat worn by robbers (in Wisconsin, we called them stocking caps or beanies). According to Wikipedia: A toboggan is a simple sled which is a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada. In modern times, it is used on snow to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope for recreation. They also used the term "mash the button" for pushing the button when using an elevator or any other device where a button needs to be pushed.