God's country

For those who are unfamiliar with the finglish way of speaking in Yooperland, here are some helpful hints:

Ass: To inquire. "I want to ass you something."
Ate Grate: Last year of junior high school. "Da kit passed dat ate grate, now he'll be a freshman."
Bat: A self-cleansing ritual involving soap and water.
Beater: Anything that's drivable. Usually a car or truck. But sometimes, a riding lawnmower or bike, depending on how rich you are.
Big Mac: A large burger or the Mackinac Bridge.
Bug Juice: Best selling Yooperland cologne.
Bush Call: A stop at a Yooperland rest stop.
Butts: Cigarettes.
Cabin Fever: An illness that comes just before spring fever.
Cheeseheads: Southern banana belt cousins to people residing in Yopperland.
Choppers: A deer skin mitten with a wool mitten insert. What Yoopers wear to keep their hands warm. Choppers are also part of Yooper active wear that include a Chuke and a pair of Swampers.
Contraptions: That is what women have when 'dere havin' a kid. "I gotta get the wife to Bell quick, her contraptions are 10-minutes apart."
Crotch: A place to keep your car. "I got a nice heated crotch to keep dat brand new used Impala in."
Da Mitten: Another nickname Yoopers have for da Lower Peninsula.
Decaf: When a cow gives birth. "Ole Bessy decafed today."
EH: A word that ends practically every sentence in the U.P. "Say ya to da U.P., eh!"
Flatlander: A person from the Lower Peninsula.
Gay Bar: Redneck bar in Gay, Michigan.
Heikki Lunta: In Yooperland mythology, the Yooper God of snow.
Holyowha: Yooper expletive meaning, "Holy______!"
Kits: Children. "How's da wife and Kits?"
Masterbaiter: A professional hood baiter on a Lake Superior fishing boat.
Nort: Opposite of sout.
Noseeums: Tiny gnats capable of driving strong men insane.
Pank: To pack the snow down.
Pills: What a Yooper spends his unemployment sex on. "I gotta write out some sex to pay da pills."
Pus: A public transit vehicle.
Road Pop: Beer for cruising.
Serts: A place of worship or a piece of clothing. "I go serts with da wife and kits and wear dat brand new flannel sert I got from Santa."
Sex: More than one sek. "Dey cut off my Social Security Sex."
Shagago: Chicago. "We gotta go Shagago soon to visit the relatives."
Shining: Violating.
Sickens: Poultry. "I gotta feed da sickens."
Sisu: The quality possessed by Yoopers which enables them to endure and even enjoy Yooperland winters.
Sitt: Manure.
Sittfaced: Too drunk to drive the main roads.
Skeetoes: A small native bird indigenous to da U.P. They come out by da towsands.
Stump Jumper: A bush buggy, or a Yooper who works in da woods.
Swampers: Rubber boots worn by Yoopers in the spring during the muccy season. (Not a winter boot.)
Tanks: An expression of gratitude.
Terrorists: People who flock to Yooperland (mostly from Detroit) during the terrorist season.
Tree: The number after one and two. Used mainly by older Yoopers.
Tree Bass: Uneatable fish causght in the waters of Yooperland that often disguises itself as a tree branch or limb. No limit on these feisty buggers.
Wats Zat: Abbreviation for "What is that?"
Ya Know?: Yooper phrase meaning, "Do you agree?"
Yah Hey!!: You've got to bve kidding me! I don't believe it!
Yooperland: The only Third World Country located between Canada and the USA.
Youbetcha: Yooper phrase meaning, "Yes, without a doubt."
You'se guys: Often used when referring to a group of persons male or female. "Are you'se guys gonna stand dere and pick your seats or dance or what?"
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