Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I think somewhere I read about it but I can't remember the specifics.  I would think the further north you were raised and lived made you strong.  You faced harder winters.  Is that it?

@Kris Not really good or bad just a  nickname for people from the UP

The yoopers call the people who live in lower Michigan trolls they live under

the Mackinac bridge😀😀

Well that is not nice, who decided that people in lower Michigan were to be called trolls.  How would the yoopers like to be called something like Satans spawn? Not much I think. LOL

@Boo, don't know what a "hoser" is either but I think most guys would like that description.

I hate to say it but sometimes I ask my son and daughter in law what things mean.  There are so many new slang words I can't keep up.  What is a meme? Is that short for memory?  I keep seeing that on blogs I read and I don't have a clue.

I was just looking around the board and saw there have been 37 of us on the board in the last 24 hour. That is the highest count I have ever seen. Such a wonderful thing, helping others and having a good chuckle. Sharing everything makes it so much easier!

Just for giggles, please find below and entry on a blog I follow.  It confirms that I am not the only person that needs certain things in a snow/ice storm. I thought I was the only weird one,               

 

 It's time to do my monthly check in for January!  How did I do, let's see ...

I lost 4 pounds over the span of the whole month.

I ended my 40-Day Sugar fast on day 18 and decided not to restart it. I decided that a bit of chocolate was something I needed to help me get through a stressful time (ice storm) which meant the fast was broken.  My decision to break the fast was not an impulsive 'I'm out of control' decision, it was something I thought about and decided it was the right thing for me to do at that time.

 

 

Everything I know of Canadians I've learned from South Park-

 

23 hours ago, Kris said:

What is a meme? 

 

I used to think memes were just pictures with captions on them that got passed around on the internet.

 

Such as:

 

Now the word seems to encompass most anything that is shared in a particular culture.  I only consider photos with text to be memes, because I'm stubborn like that.

 

However, certain videos pass the meme test as well.

 

I realize this post clears up nothing, but what the hell?

Edited February 4, 20224 yr by Boo

I am still confused but I do think it is some sort of memory. something that sticks with you once you have seen it or read it. 

@AceWhite That is not the take I have about Canadians.  I will admit I have never watched South Park but those are not Canadians (my opinion) When I think of Canada, I think of great snow, for outdoors sports, fishing and hunting, great hearty food, which is needed  for the cold weather.  French, with all the great bread and bakeries.  Butter, butter, butter. for the french foods they make. P.S. I was born in France

I hate to say it but I am still confused but I don't think it is in the Websters yet.

52 minutes ago, Boo said:

 

I used to think memes were just pictures with captions on them that got passed around on the internet.

 

Such as:

 

Now the word seems to encompass most anything that is shared in a particular culture.  I only consider photos with text to be memes, because I'm stubborn like that.

 

However, certain videos pass the meme test as well.

 

I realize this post clears up nothing, but what the hell?

Its alright for you guys ...I'm off to bed with this tune in my brain ...sleep will be hard tonight ...

Okay, we don't know what a meme truly is.  @Doreensfreeplease do not make me listen or watch that again or you will have to start a newsite...Instant Migraine!

meme- how I warm up my voice in the shower

 

i always wondered who had the job of placing witty text on pics then placing them on social media for us all to enjoy- genius!!

 

Canada- it's that place where high profile people threaten to go if they don't get their way, right?

 

Edited February 7, 20224 yr by AceWhite

Okay already, I've got it but I still don't like the word.  Do people just sit around thinking up new words.  The dictionary is big enough already, you know that big heavy book you can look up words for spelling and definition.  We used to do that before the internet took over the world. This message is intended for those under twenty years of age.

@Kris the meme was born to circumvent censorship.  when free speech is attacked the only weapon you have left is cat pictures.

17 hours ago, intoxicated yoda said:

@Kris the meme was born to circumvent censorship.  when free speech is attacked the only weapon you have left is cat pictures.

 

And dogs...don't forget the dogs.

@Boo...and occasionally chimps!!

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please post the monkey gif....PALEEEEEEZZZZE!!!

 

26 minutes ago, intoxicated yoda said:

@Boo...and occasionally chimps!!

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please post the monkey gif....PALEEEEEEZZZZE!!!

 

Monkey gifs....Now we're talking!

 

 

 

@Boothat first one just never gets old  🤣🤣🤣

@BooI knew that would be the one popping up!  I am even afraid to go to the Zoo now!!

Craving some fried okra.  I just finished reading a post by Kris in another thread and could go for a heaping helping of okra right about now.

 

Also, looking for a bit of sympathy.  I smashed my middle finger today when I went to catch a cylinder of argon that was falling over.  It is already starting to swell up.  Jeff from the warehouse only asked: "that's not your whacking off hand is it?"  So...I'm getting no sympathy from the guys I work with.

2 minutes ago, Boo said:

that's not your whacking off hand is it?"

You should have said it was and I bet you would have gotten all kinds of sympathy 😂😂

But seriously, hope it feels better soon.🤗

@Boo I would suggest you get some seeds on your next visit to a home improvement store.  This will be something special you and Maddie get to do this spring when her brother arrives. Have you grown veggies in the past.  It is something I did and do with my grandson.