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| Genuine Yooper Speak |
| 1. What is a tapiola tenderloin? Vollwerth's Ring Bologna, cut into 4" pieces, butterflied and grilled. |
| 2. What is the yooper meaning of “tent?” Tenth, as in "He was the tent (tenth) yooper to come true da camp door," |
| 3. “Tum”—Dis word has two yooper meanings. Name one... "Oh I hurt my Tum (Thumb)" |
| 4. How does a yooper pronounce the state “Illinois?” "Ill-a-noise." |
| 5. How does a yooper pronounce the word for the growths over your eyes that appear when you get older that have to be removed by an eye surgeon? "Cadillacs (Cataracts)." |
| 6. Give us a sentence in yooper speak using the word “true.” "He true da ball true da window, eh." |
| 7. What does this yooper phrase mean: “ka-nucka brew” "Knocked up - pregnant." |
| 8. What does this yooper expression mean: “koo-kalie-koo” "See you next time." |
| 9. What is a “Rust Bucket?” in Yooper Speak? "A car that's got more rust on it than paint, but still runs." |
| 10. What are “I-yah Toolies?” in Yooper Speak? "Big Boobs." |
| 11. What’s a “Clunker” in Yooper Speak? "A peice of junk that still runs." |
| 12. What is a “Road Pop” in Yooper Speak? "Beer." |
| 13. What is a “Ma-moo” in Yooper Speak? "A big ole woman with no looks." |
| 14. What is “Sisu” in Yooper Speak? "The ability to indure." |
| 15. What is “Bakkaball?” "Played on a basketball court, no dribbling, much like football. Tackling allowed. |
| 16. What yooper town is The Gay Bar located in? "Gay, MI." |
| 17. What is the yooper meaning of “taught?” "I taught he was a yooper, but he's actually a troll." |
| 18. What is a “Can Wallupper?” "A guy that stocks cans on the grocery shelves." |
| 19. What is a “Pasty Ass” "A person with english blood." |
| 20. What is a “Sticking Tommy?” "A candle holder mounted on a miners helmit that can be removed and stuck in a wall while working." |
| 21. What is a “nuppa?” in Yooperspeak? "A bellybutton." |
| 22. What does a bad case of cabin fever mean? "You've been in the house for three months of winter and you're ready to jump out of the upstairs window." |
| 23. What is a Jackpine Savage? "A guy or girl that lives in a small location in the middle of nowhere, loves snowmachines, hunting, fishing, fighting and doing da oga-booga." |
| 24. What is a “Root Moose?” "50% rutabaga and 50% mashed potatoes mixed together. Can also mix chopped bratwurst or cudigi with it." |
| 25. What is the yooper meaning of “crotch?” "It's a place where a yooper keeps his car." |
| 26. What is the yooper meaning of the word “serts” in Yooperland? "That's where people go on Sunday to pray." |
| 27. What is a “Michigami Meatball?” "A tough guy from the town of Michigami." |
| 28. What is an “Apple Knocker?” "A hunter from Lower Michigan who comes to the U.P. to hunt." |
| 29. Name a Yooper Yard Ornament. "Bathtub, old rusted autos that no longer run, wrecked snowmachines." |
| 30. What is a cudighi? "A sandwich consisting course ground porkbutt and lots of italian spices on bread with musterd, onions and cheese." |
| 31. What are swampers? "Knee-high boots with no laces." |
| 32. What does the term “High Binders” mean in Yooper Speak? "A guy from the company who comes to th U.P. in a suit and bosses everyone around." |
| 33. What are “Nollies” in Yooper Speak? "Testicals" - "I got kicked in da nollies by a tough negaunee girl." |