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jefnvk · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2006, 07:15:13 AM »

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That is insulting to Yoopers? Again, I don't get it.

Ja der, eh!

There is only so much that online can teach you. It can define a Yooper for you, but you can't get to know them online. It's not until you are out ice fishing and have a conversation like this that you can understand:

Benfishinlately?
Ven Two Yoopers Meet Oop Nort On Da Lake Fichen! "Haydair."
"Lobuddy"
"Benearlong?"
"Coplhours."
"Crieps, cetchenenny?"
"Yepgoddafew"
"Vairdaybitn?"
"Oberdair"
"Kindarday?"
"Valleyeennordern."
"Ennysiztooum?"
"Cuplapowns."
"Oofda, bitenard?"
"yanohowdeyar."
"Vahchayoozin? Dalindyrik?"
"Ohyeahdonchano."
"Fichenondaboddum?"
"Rydoopneardaboddum."
"Howdeeperya?"
"Bouttvenyfeet."
"Oh, Vachadrinkin?"
"Hadacouplabeers."
"Velligoddago."
"Tubad."
"Seeyaround."
"Yeahtakideeze."
"Guluk."
"Yoobetcha."
Da Ent!!!

Strings · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2006, 07:38:17 AM »

Is it bad that I actually understood that entire "conversation"?

grampster · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2006, 09:23:54 AM »

heh heh heh.

three yooper blondes were sittin in a boat, apparently fishing . Game warden comes along and asks to see their fishing licenses as they all had poles in their hands. Well, one of them says, "not fishin' Mr. Warden, don't need a license". He wonders aloud if they think he is blind as they have fishing poles with lines in the water. "We got magnets on the end of the lines" says another blonde. "Let me see", says the warden. Well they lift up their lines and sure enough there are magnets on the end of the line.
Well, the warden shakes his head and motors off in his boat.
The third blonde giggles and says to the other two, "evidently he don't know there are steelhead in this lake."

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #28 on:** March 11, 2006, 10:51:02 AM »

Oh, I get it. Yoopers are clever folk who spell funny.

jefnvk · « **Reply #29 on:** March 11, 2006, 11:15:08 AM »

Just come on up to the UP from the city some day, and hang around the lakes and snowmobile trails and bars of the little towns (little town as in bar and gas station at a crossroads). You'll figure it out.

But they aren't even close to being near Canadian.

kudu · « **Reply #30 on:** March 11, 2006, 01:36:50 PM »

Quote from: Hunter Rose

Is it bad that I actually understood that entire "conversation"?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking myself.

jefnvk · « **Reply #31 on:** March 11, 2006, 02:52:28 PM »

Quote from: kudu

Quote from: Hunter Rose

Is it bad that I actually understood that entire "conversation"?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking myself.

Not really, until you find yourself talking like that

grampster · « **Reply #32 on:** March 11, 2006, 03:07:21 PM »

It ain't about spellin'dontchano, eh?
It's aboot talkin'boottings

Standing Wolf · « **Reply #33 on:** March 11, 2006, 05:49:19 PM »

There's a great deal more to miss about the upper peninsula than the People's Republic of California, starting with the people.

280plus · « **Reply #34 on:** March 12, 2006, 02:12:22 AM »

So Yoopers (I always thought it was spelled "uppers") talk like displaced Canadians or they ARE displaced Canadians?

Reminds me of HGTV's Candace Olsen. If you pay attention you can hear her say things like "aboot" instead of "about". And she pronounces her last name "Oolsen"

Guest · « **Reply #35 on:** March 12, 2006, 02:43:10 AM »

No!!

Argh.

Yoopers are..well, Yoopers..

Nothing to do with Canadians. In fact, those are fightin' words in some places.

280plus · « **Reply #36 on:** March 12, 2006, 03:17:01 AM »

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In fact, those are fightin' words in some places.

HIDE ME!!

What do yoopers call a sandwich on a long roll?

280plus · « **Reply #37 on:** March 12, 2006, 05:39:52 AM »

A man, his wife, and mother-in-law went on vacation to Jerusalem.
While they were there the mother-in-law passed away. The undertaker told
them, "You can have her shipped home for $5,000 or you can bury here her
in the Holy Land for $150".
The man thought about it and told him he would just have her shipped home.
The undertaker asked, "Why would you spend $5000 to ship your mother-in-law
home, when it would be wonderful to be buried here and you would spend only $150.
The man replied, "Long ago a man died here, was buried here, and three days later he rose from the dead. I just can't take that chance."

grampster · « **Reply #38 on:** March 12, 2006, 03:06:19 PM »

Da yoopers taak da way dey doo, 'cause a da influence of da Swedes and Scahndanavians. Got nottin ta do wit Cahnada, eh? Dey make fun a da trolls and mothballers that live under the bridge too, dontcha know?

jefnvk · « **Reply #39 on:** March 12, 2006, 06:50:38 PM »

gramps speaks the truth. Lots of Scandanavians around here, especially the Finns. The town across the river from me, Hancock (practically the same city I'm in), has street signs in English and Finnish.

There was some influence from Canada, though, as I understand it. The big reason for people around here was mining, before WWII or so. The Canadians and Scandanavians were the people they could get to stay for the long, cold winters and work the mines. Suited the Finns and Swedes well, reminded them of home or something. Canadians would come to work the mines (and play hockey, before pro hockey was legalized in Canada) for a few months, and return home for a few months. Probably where the 'eh' came from.

The majority of it, though, is from the Finns. They are the ones that settled the area, and still have a HUGE influence in the area.

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What do yoopers call a sandwich on a long roll?

What is a sandwich on a long roll? Something like what you would get from Subway?

280plus · « **Reply #40 on:** March 13, 2006, 12:55:16 AM »

Street signs in Finnish / English? WOW! Didn't know that!

Reminds me of the "Green Ridge" area of Scranton PA. Big Irish community. So big that they were able to push through an ordinance that decreed that the GREEN light be on the TOP of the traffic lights for a while. Eventually it got changed back due to problems with people being colorblind and misreading the lights.

Yes like a Subway but what did they call it BEFORE Subway invaded?

Anyhoo, anyone remember a band called "Da Yoopers"? There big hit was "Rusted Chevrolet."

I'm trying to remember the words but it's been a while since I heard it.

jefnvk · « **Reply #41 on:** March 13, 2006, 06:16:54 AM »

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1. DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
IN MY RUSTY CHEVROLET
DOWN THE ROAD I GO
SLIDING ALL THE WAY
I NEED NEW PISTON RINGS
I NEED SOME NEW SNOW TIRES
MY CAR IS HELD TOGETHER
BY A PIECE OF CHICKEN WIRE
CHORUS:
RUST AND SMOKE THE HEATER'S BROKE
THE DOOR JUST BLEW AWAY
I LIGHT A MATCH TO SEE THE DASH
AND THEN I START TO PRAY
THE FRAME IS BENT THE MUFFLER WENT
THE RADIO IT'S OK
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO DRIVE
THIS RUSTY CHEVROLET

2. I WENT TO THE IGA
TO GET SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER
I JUST PASSED UP MY LEFT FRONT TIRE
AND ITS GETTING HARD TO STEER
SKIDDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
RIGHT PAST THE NEGAUNEE COPS
I HAD TO DRAG MY SWAMPERS
TO GET THE CAR TO STOP

(REPEAT CHORUS)

3. BOUNCING THROUGH THE SNOWDRIFTS
IN A BIG BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE
PEOPLE LAUGH AS I DRIVE BY
I WONDER WHAT'S THE JOKE
I GOT TO GET TO SHOPKO
TO PICK UP THE LAYAWAY
CAUSE SANTA CLAUS IS COMING SOON
IN HIS BIG OLD RUSTY SLEIGH

(REPEAT CHORUS)

And I really have no idea on the sandwich.

280plus · « **Reply #42 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:25:06 AM »

Yup, that's the tune...

Cheesy

Guest · « **Reply #43 on:** March 13, 2006, 12:35:47 PM »

Heh..think we should tell him abou Big Ernie..or is he just not ready for that yet?

cosine · « **Reply #44 on:** March 13, 2006, 06:20:00 PM »

Well, speaking of jokes, (and not just Yoopers Tongue

)

I found some old George Burns and Gracie Allen Shows on the Internet a few days ago and was watching some of 'em.

[Gracie Allenism](paraphrased) Well, if the members of the government are supported by the taxes we pay, that's where their salaries come from, why can't we list them as dependants and deduct them? [/Gracie Allenism] :/

Tongue

Standing Wolf · « **Reply #45 on:** March 14, 2006, 06:54:46 PM »

One of the underlying influences on speech in the upper peninsula is Cornish. It's been overlaid by Scandinavian accents and cadences, but it's still there. Where did you think pasties came from, eh?

grampster · « **Reply #46 on:** March 15, 2006, 11:32:40 AM »

A strip club in Detroit? heh. Tongue

Elmer Snerd · « **Reply #47 on:** March 15, 2006, 12:26:59 PM »

An old man was sitting on his front porch down in Louisiana watching the sun rise. He sees the neighbour's kid walk by carrying something big under his arm. He yells out "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"

Boy yells back "Roll of chicken wire."

Old man says "What you gonna do with that?"

Boy says "Gonna catch some chickens."

Old man yells "You damn fool, you can't catch chickens with chicken wire!"

The Boy just laughs and keeps walking. That evening at sunset the boy comes walking by and to the old man's surprise he is dragging behind him the chicken wire with about 30 chickens caught in it.

Same time next morning the old man is out watching the sun rise and he sees the boy walk by carrying something kind of round in his hand. Old man yells out "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"

Boy yells back "Roll of duck tape."

Old man says "What you gonna do with that?"

Boy says back "Gonna catch me some ducks."

Old man yells back, "You damn fool, you can't catch ducks with duck tape!"

The Boy just laughs and keeps walking. That night around sunset the boy walks by coming home and to the old man's amazement he is trailing behind him the unrolled roll of duck tape with about 35 ducks caught in it.

Same time next morning the old man sees the boy walking by carrying what looks like a long reed with something fuzzy on the end. Old man says "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"

Boy says "It's a pussy willow."

Old man says "Wait up.... let me get my hat."

Bill2k1 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 16, 2006, 07:54:15 PM »

haha the yooper talk got me laughing. You ain't living till you get offered "wanaberhey" and its Old Milwaukee... light

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #49 on:** March 17, 2006, 04:23:51 AM »

a friend's sister is a Yooper subspecies from Mini-sooooda

Last Memorial day, i spent an afternoon chatting with her donchaknow.

Far-out? Nope, Far-go

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