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  Da Yoopers Glossary - Presented by RING! ---------------------------------] -- Michigan is proud to be the home of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rubber boots worn by Yoopers in the spring during the muddy season.
Yooper mental process, usually done with the aid of a cigarette and a cup of coffee (or a beer).
Yooper party where everyone brings a bottle of booze and pours it into a trash can for all to share.
www.ring.com /yooper/glossary.htm   (1841 words)

  
 Yoopers
For example, if a Yooper wishes to express that he or she is going hunting, he or she states "I go deer camp", and if a Yooper wants to ask you to go somewhere with him or her, "Go Green Bay?" is usually what they say.
Like Canadians, Yoopers will often punctuate the ends of their sentences with "Eh", which is derived from the English "hey" and is used to denote a statement the other person is sure to agree with.
Yoopers can be suspicious of outsiders, especially if one does not have knowledge about smelting (fishing for tiny fish called smelt, with nets, in the spring), hunting, snowmobiling, or taking saunas.
www.galactic-guide.com /articles/8R98.html   (674 words)

  
 Holy whah! Some Yoopers fear colorful dialect may be fading
Plenty of Yoopers, as residents of the Upper Peninsula are fondly known, take pride in their distinctive accents and quirky colloquialisms.
The Yooper dialect is a linguistic melting pot, featuring pronunciations and idiomatic words and phrases rooted in the languages of European settlers and American Indians.
But she said the familiar Yooper practice of ending sentences with "eh" ("Have a nice, day, eh") probably comes from the French "hein," a word French Canadians often tack onto sentences.
www.freep.com /news/latestnews/pm18549_20040221.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Da Yoopers
Started his musical career with the famous yooper band Mutti and the Martians.
Hoolie thought, 'this is dedication' and anyone who believes this belongs with Da Yoopers group.
To answer these questions, and because of their unrelenting love of farts, Hoolie and Bella from Da Yoopers were inspired to write their 10th album, Songs for Fart Lovers, and Da Yoopers assure you that this one is “a deep meaningful masterpiece of musical history.”
www.musicoutfitters.com /artists/dayoopers.htm   (585 words)

  
 Irate Yoopers target Stupak for gun vote
That is why Yoopers, as they call themselves, feel betrayed by their Democratic congressman, Bart Stupak of Menominee.
Many Yoopers subscribe to a philosophy that dates back to the days when new Americans were carving out homes in the Michigan wilderness.
Yoopers say life has become harder and more restrictive for them.
www.freep.com /news/mich/qstupak14.htm   (1242 words)

  
 Da Yoopers fear dialect endangered - 02/26/04
The Yooper language is a linguistic melting pot.
The Yooper dialect is a linguistic melting pot, featuring pronunciations and idiomatic words and phrases rooted in the languages of Europeans who settled in the Upper Peninsula — and of native Indians.
But she says the familiar Yooper practice of ending sentences with “eh” (“Have a nice, day, eh”) probably comes from the French “hein,” a word French Canadians often tack onto sentences.
www.detnews.com /2004/metro/0402/26/c06d-74581.htm   (1295 words)

  
 DarnLucky.com » Yoopers
After camping on the shore of Lake Superior for a few days, I’m slowing warming up to the idea of becoming a part-time Yooper.
Being a Yooper means slowing things down a little bit.
We won’t be Yoopers anymore by the end of the week.
www.darnlucky.com /index.php/2005/07/11/yoopers   (409 words)

  
 Amazon.com: For Diehards Only: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A "yooper" is a person from the Upper Peninsula of Wisconsin.
A Yooper is a resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Da Yoopers have their own genre of music, not quite in the "Wierd Al" category, but we're not talkin Willie n Waylon here either.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002431?v=glance   (933 words)

  
 The Official Yooper Homepage: REAL ULTIMATE POWER
And when some dude dropped a spoon the Yooper drank all the beer in the entire town and puked all over the guy.
Yoopers are poor, lazy, cold, grizzled, hairy, and live off the land.
On the one hand they don't give a crap, but on the other hand, Yoopers are very careful and precise when covering their windows with plastic.
www.sbea.mtu.edu /users/mabarnes/Yoopers/Yoopers.html   (423 words)

  
 Jokes about Yoopers and other Michiganders! - Presented by RING! ..........................................] -- ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Michigan is proud to be the home of the Yoopers, a special breed of people who inhabit Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP for short).
Two Yoopers brothers were putting siding on their house.
Two Yoopers are roofing a house, when a big wind comes along and blows down their ladder.
www.ring.com /yooper/yooper.htm   (2038 words)

  
 YOOPER GLOSSARY
What Yoopers wear to keep their hands warm.
Yoopers have been known to bow toward this structure three times daily!
Also looks better if you have a coat hanger for an antenna and are missing at least one hub cap.
www.keenfamily.org /yooperglossary.html   (1731 words)

  
 St. John Artists Presents - Da Yoopers!
Da Yoopers target all their comedy toward themselves, therefore they are non-threatening to their audiences.
Da Yoopers have honed their stage and studio skills over the years and now have seven comedy albums to their credit and an eighth album in the works.
Da Yoopers have also recorded a national radio ad for Stroh's Beer and several different public service announcements, including snowmobile and motorcycle safety and Heart Association hunting safety.
www.stjohn-artists.com /DaYoopers   (503 words)

  
 Ishpeming, Michigan - Da Yooper's Tourist Trap
The store has a large variety of Yooper items, some locally made, along with the usual "tourist trap" finds of coffee mugs, sweatshirts and cheap kid toys.
(A Yooper is someone who lives in da UP - Upper Peninsula - of Michigan, which, I might add, I didn't see on your list of state options, not even Superior State, which we like to call it).
Da Yoopers are more dan just a store, dontcha know...dey're a band, too.
www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==4123   (407 words)

  
 Yoopers embrace Daniels film - 03/24/00
   In the woods and small towns of Michigan's Upper Peninsula -- fondly dubbed "the U.P." and its residents "yoopers" -- chronic bucklessness is the worst form of lucklessness.
Yoopers have long been the target of country-bumpkin jokes, courtesy of city slickers in Lower Michigan.
Besides, yoopers are known for self-deprecating, salty humor.
www.detnews.com /2000/metro/0003/24/d07-22497.htm   (882 words)

  
 Holy whah! Some Yoopers fear colorful dialect may be fading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Yooper dialect is a linguistic melting pot, featuring pronunciations and idiomatic words and phrases rooted in the languages of Europeans who settled in the Upper Peninsula —; and of native Indians.
My late mother-in-law was a Yooper who laced every sentence with 'eh.' My son would go visit his grandparents in Ann Arbor each summer, and then they would caravan back to the greatgrandma's farm in the UP for a few weeks.
As a card-carrying Yooper (remember, I have dual citizenship), I can say without reservation the movie "Escanaba In Da Moonlight" is an accurate depiction of the Yooper dialect (and a thoroughly enjoyable movie).
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1083058/posts   (4213 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jump to: navigation, search The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan.
Yooper May Refer to : - Yooper dialect : The Dialect of English Speech used By The People of Upper Michigan - The Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Its People (Yoopers) - Da Yoopers, A Band From That Area This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share...
Download high resolution version (517x619, 19 KB)Mercator projection: public domain Online Map Creation, altered by rmhermen This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Michigan   (9777 words)

  
 Unicyclist Community - Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
yoopers The Many Faces of Unicyclist.com (WARNING: should not be viewed by the faint of heart)
Date: 09/30/2005 Owner: yoopers Views: 289 Comments: 1
Checkernutz in all his checkerd glory, yeah I did it myself...
www.unicyclist.com /gallery?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=110726   (252 words)

  
 halfgeek.net . leave some love
Here is Da Yoopers Glossary in case you can't figure out something she says in an audio post while she's home.
Personally, my favorite Da Yoopers song is The Second Week Of Deer Camp, and every year on our official state holiday, the First Day of Deer Season, all the radio stations play it.
I'm originally from Da Soo (which is as Yooper as you can get apart from Escanaba)...
www.halfgeek.net /comment.php?id=1658   (966 words)

  
 Da Yoopers What and Where is a Yooper?
The people that live in the Upper Peninsula or the U.P. are called "Yoopers" and are proud of it.
Yooper names for the Upper Peninsula - Yooperland, Da U.P., Da Yoop, Yoopsconsin.
Da band Da Yoopers all reside in the County of Marquette.
www.dayoopers.com /whatwher.html   (454 words)

  
 Dear Yooper Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Know lotsa yooper friends, doh some of dem are gone now from being too old I enjoy all da yooper emails and read dem as dey are updated.
friend of a yooper: If you are the one that wrote a note about Larry (sugarbear) Glavin please write me as we just found this message on the yooper page.
Hello fellow Yoopers: I just retired & would like to fish for brook trout in the western U P. If there`s any retired brookie fishermen out there i would appreciate any information you might have.
www.yoopernet.com /yoopernotes.asp   (5351 words)

  
 Sal's Unofficial Da Yoopers Stuff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was acknowledged by Da Yoopers themselves, and I hope that it helped them out in its seven year life.
In closing, I want to thank Da Yoopers for many laughs and hours of entertainment.
I consider their recognition of the site to have been both an honor and a privilege.
homepage.mac.com /horshack/coolness/yoopers   (163 words)

  
 thebackpacker.com - trail talk - you yoopers are a peculiar bunch
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“While the U.P. (hence Yooper, hyway) Finns have embraced the pasty (pasties, plural), the origin is Cornish, arriving with Cornish miners who immigrated to the mining communities of America -- such as the copper and iron mines of the U.P. and the lead mines of SW Wisconsin.
Reino, who has a wonderful pasty recipe via her aunt, and I were able to attend a session on ethnic foods at the 2002 FinnFest in Minneapolis this past August, where the ins-and-outs of the pasty were among topics hashed out by the presenter/scholar and the audience.
www.thebackpacker.com /trailtalk/thread/17792,-1.php   (691 words)

  
 The Deer Shack - Da Yoopers
Don't leave for deer camp without rip-roarin', zany entertainment by Da Yoopers.
These cassette tapes and CDs are loaded with music sure to make everyone chuckle.
Enjoy the crazy camp humor of DA Yoopers on their first video - 68 minutes of crazy fun.
www.deershack.com /bookstore/yoopers/yoopers.html   (95 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Yoopy Do Wah: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Customers interested in Da Yoopers may also be interested in
Customers who bought titles by Da Yoopers also bought titles by these artists:
Yooper Products: A list by Rolfe Lindberg, yooperalumni.com webmaster
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002430?v=glance   (341 words)

  
 eBay - da yoopers, Records, CDs items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
 32 items found for da yoopers in eBay Stores.
Da Fish Fight Song/Fishing w/Fred 45 by DA YOOPERS Mint 
Da Yoopers - Fishing Wit Fred - clean 45 rpm 
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=da+yoopers&newu=1&krd=1   (455 words)

  
 Pair of Yoopers transition into Albion hoopers
As great as the shopping opportunities are for Guimond and the plethora of restaurants are for Fornetti, these two Yoopers came to Albion for other reasons.
Fornetti learned about the school from her high school coach and was also offered an academic scholarship by two local individuals, one an Albion graduate, who give out the scholarships to kids in Fornetti’s area.
Although she now has two Yoopers on the team, Belkowski doesn’t plan on recruiting more heavily in UP.
www.albion.edu /pleiad/2005_spring/issue4/sports/002.asp   (1399 words)

  
 2 YOOPERS battle it out for 40th place - TechIMO Forums
2 YOOPERS battle it out for 40th place
i see while i was away meeting BigBlue77,i have creeped up on a fellow YOOPER in the point standings.
A word to the wise is usually unneccessary.
www.techimo.com /forum/t93206.html   (108 words)

  
 Da Yoopers Guide to the oldest antiques on earth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Da Yoopers Guide to the oldest antiques on earth
Rocks and the Fossils in them, are without doubt, the oldest antiques on earth, and to many people the most interesting of subjects to collect, study and invest in.
Da Yooper's Prospecting, Metal Detector Buffs, Rockhounds, Fossil Hunters, Treasure Hunters, and All Lapidary Friends a place to swap Stories, Locations, Field Trips, Information, Finds, Methods and Friendship.
www.dayooper.com   (294 words)

  
 XMFan.com :: #1 Fan Site of XM Satellite Radio :: Da Yoopers!
They were playing DA YOOPERS and "Rusty Chevrolet."
For any of us from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, aka Yoopers, it would be a proud moment to listen to one of our own on XM!
As for The Yoopers, I personally can't stand them, but maybe I have to be from the UP to get it!??!
www.xmfan.com /viewtopic.php?t=14981   (238 words)

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