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A big hello to all new members! #121 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:35 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Cool beans, thanks for the invite.
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A big hello to all new members! #122 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:42 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Hi,

Now come on. What on earth is cool beans when it's at home? And Cheeshead?

I guess you're a fan of a writer I consider the greatest ever - P G Wodehouse?

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A big hello to all new members! #123 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:54 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Thanks... I think. hehe

"cool beans" is just another phrase that means "okay," "all right," "cool," "neat," etc.
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A big hello to all new members! #124 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:58 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

(I knew I forgot something)

Green Bay Packers fans are commonly referred to as "Cheeseheads."

This moniker is also (sometimes, by some) applied to Wisconsinites in general.

Those who grew up in the north woods of Northern Wisconsin (AKA Tundra) -- in which really the only industry is tourism -- refer to people from Illinois (especially Chicago and its environs) as FIBs.

F stands for, well you know, plus the -ing suffix
I = Illinois
B = Bast*rd

hehe

Wisconsinites are really usually nice people, very kind and down to earth... don't let the FIB nickname's application fool you.
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A big hello to all new members! #125 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 20:00 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Sorry I asked, really.

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A big hello to all new members! #126 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 20:09 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

but you've learned something entirely useful! hehe
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A big hello to all new members! #127 (permalink) Wed Nov 15, 2006 20:25 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Hey, Tom

I visited Wisconsin years ago. I lived in Michigan for a few years, so Wisconsin was practically "right around the corner" at the time. And I do recall all of the cheese lore. But, tell me something. Do Wisconsinites ever get annoyed that the Upper Peninsula of Michigan isn't part of Wisconsin? (hehe) Laughing

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Hi Friends, I am Shahjee from Pakistan #128 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:15 am   Hi Friends, I am Shahjee from Pakistan
 

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A big hello to all new members! #129 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:20 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

Amy

The UP accent is the funniest-sounding accent I've ever heard. If the Wisconsin/Minnesota accent is a 7 on the nasal-vowel scale, the UP accent would be a 9.9.

Yoopers (denizens of the UP) do not say "yes"... they say "yah" (literally the German "jah"). A favorite dish up there is the pasty (they're also a hit in Cornwall, if I'm not mistaken). But instead of pronouncing it with the hard A (rhyming with nasty), they pronounce it "pahsty" ... that is the accent, and it is something to behold.

Back in the day -- vaguely, sometime in the early 20th century -- there was a political movement to combine the top third (or so) of Wisconsin with the UP to form a new state, whose name would have been Superior.

I'm glad that the measure did not come to fruition -- I'm happy that I'm a University of Wisconsin Badger... instead of a University of Superior Fighting Muskies.

the coolest mascot/symbol ever is found in the upper-left-hand corner of this web site. They're called the Dutchmen (Flying Dutchmen in long form).

check this out:

http://www.oostburg.k12.wi.us/ohs/index.htm
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A big hello to all new members! #130 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:22 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

that's right...

it's a clog with wings... a winged clog.

that gets me rolling with laughter every time. My sister taught there for a couple of years (fairly recently).

So they're the Oostburg Flying Dutchmen, and their symbol is a singed clog. That is just too hilarious.
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A big hello to all new members! #131 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:23 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

singed = winged
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Winged clogs #132 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:23 pm   Winged clogs
 

Hi Tom

That is hilarious. Laughing But I didn't realize what it was from the link you gave. There is a better picture of it in their online "apparel" store. Razz The name of the town is a hoot, too.

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A big hello to all new members! #133 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:38 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

yep.

It's said that Wisconsin was settled mostly by Scandinavians and Germans, which goes a long way in explaining the hard nasal accent that Wisconsinites possess. Apparently a pocket of Dutch outcasts found a nook in which to settle.

Concerning the Wisconsin/Minnesota accent:

There is literally almost NO rounding of the vowels. In that sense, Wisconsin/Minniehaha vowels are almost Latin in their pronunciation.

The Wisconsin/Minnesota O and A are very nearly diphthongs.

The UP accent is the full (most extreme) manifestation of Wisconsin/Minnesota accent tendencies -- incredibly nasal vowels.
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A big hello to all new members! #134 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:40 pm   A big hello to all new members!
 

...and I'm glad that you found the flying clog to be a neat experience.
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A big hello to all new members! #135 (permalink) Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:54 am   A big hello to all new members!
 

prezbucky wrote:
Ron, in what area of history are you specializing?


Hi, Tom. Sorry it took me long to notice this. I've been busy these past few days.

Anyway, to answer your question:

As a teacher, I teach general (world) history aside from the history of my own country (Philippines). I teach English on the side.

My areas of interest and specialization are East Asian History, American History, Military History and (Catholic) Church History.

I spent a year in the USA. Mostly in New Jersey and a small part of it in California where my relatives live. I have a friend right now who lives in Wisconsin. And he's of German descent.
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