JohnMac56 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Da Locks The Locks system in the St. Mary's River in Da Soo. Very beneficial maritime navigational aid for shipping, and a source of confusion for Fudgies (Why are the Locks built here? Why weren't they built someplace where more people could see them, like Detroit or Chicago?) Da Mitten Another nickname Yoopers have for da Lower Peninsula. Da Soo Sault Ste. Marie, Yooperland. Right across the border from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Great White North. Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Da Yooper Bowl This football game was played for the first time, this fall (1996), in California. It featured Steve Mariucci's California Golden Bears against John Ralston and San Jose State. (Mariucci is a native of Iron Mountain. Ralston is a native of Norway, Michigan.) Da Yoopers Not only means the inhabitants of Michigan's UP, but also the name of one of the most popular bands in da U.P. DNR The organization most responsible for the extinction of native brook trout in Yooperland. Also known as the Department of No Results. Quote Link to comment
+Laval K-9 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
JohnMac56 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Edmund Fitzgerald Iron ore carrier, steaming out of Duluth, that sank 15 miles off of Whitefish Point with all 29 hands on 10 November 1975 during a hurricane-force gale on Lake Superior. Also the inspiration for Gordon Lightfoot's tribute, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Eh A word that ends practically every sentence in the U.P. (example: "Say ya to da U.P., Eh!"). Eino Half of famous Finnish duo Toivo and Eino. Many, many yooper jokes feature Toivo and Eino! Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Finglish The official language of Da U.P. Examples- Dese, Dem Dose, and De Udders (and De Udders ain't on De Cow!) Flatlander A person from the lower peninsula (see also "Loper" and "Troll"). Flivver Nickname of Kingsford high school sports teams. It comes from the name given to a Model A Ford that was produced in Kingsford in the 1920's. Fudgie Affectionate term for tourists (usually Trolls) who buy massive amounts of homemade fudge while on Mackinac Island and at Da Locks in Da Soo. Quote Link to comment
+SgtMikal Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Going Shop-ko (or Co-op) Yooper phrase meaning "Going to the store." Greater Michigan What Trolls call the Lower Peninsula. Great White North Canada. Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Great White North Canada. YUP Very white from one end to the other this year (first time since the sixties) Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Heikki Lunta In Yooperland mythology, the god of snow. (is he ever having a good time with us this year!) Quote Link to comment
+Laval K-9 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Da Yoopers Glossary Hematites Nickname of Ishpeming high school sports teams. Comes from a type of iron ore mined in the Ishpeming area. Holy Man! Not used to describe a clergyman, but rather as the ultimate Yooper exclamation. Used when a mere "Holy Whaa" doesn't suffice. The A-bomb of Yooper exclamations. Holyowha Yooper expletive meaning, roughly "Holy _______!" Quote Link to comment
JohnMac56 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+burgessfour Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary Icicle A Yooper kid's popsicle IGA Da Grocery Store Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+Rockin Roddy Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Everybody still having fun?? Got in another ride last night and a chilly shrt ride this morning...snow expected tonight Maybe only a little?? Then I might still be able to get the bike out! Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Still having fun, use what time is given to ride up here they are calling for snow and well below freezing weather all bikes are in for the winter. Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+Sivota Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Well, how about a nice fire........ Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary Junker Yooper yard ornament Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've got almost as many posts as I have finds, winter just .... well it does. Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary Kromer The historical old-fashioned hat with ear flaps and a flannel lining worn by loggers and miners in photos from the U.P. boom years. Made by the Kromer company in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and still sold in select fashion emporiums in the U.P. A favorite of Yooper outdoorsmen. Kits Children. "How's da Wife and Kits?" Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Kits Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+Laval K-9 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+SgtMikal Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
Maine Family Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+SgtMikal Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+Just a Trifle Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary Lambeau Field Mecca for Yooper football fans. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Home of the 1995 Central Division champion Green Bay Packers! Yoopers have been known to bow toward this structure three times daily! Loper Native of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan (see also "Troll" and "Flatlander"). Quote Link to comment
JohnMac56 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
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+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+burgessfour Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads. Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary The Mining Urinal Nickname given to the Marquette County newspaper The Mining Journal Modeltowner Nickname of Gwinn high school sports teams. Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Quote Link to comment
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+usyoopers Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Respect those around you, WATCH for all users of the roads! Da Yoopers Glossary Michigan A place below the bridge, where the Lopers live. Masterbaiter A professional hook baiter on a Lake Superior fishing boat. Quote Link to comment
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