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...when I was growing up in Michigan, we used Michigander. Perhaps Michigas [Yiddishized Hebrew for craziness/crazy things] would be more apt.

For that truly Yiddish effect, it seems that Michigannas would be a better term...

-Tim

Perhaps Michigas [Yiddishized Hebrew for craziness/crazy things] would be more apt.

Hee hee very good. I've heard that word and never seen it spelt until now (kinda like North Kakkalakee)

I always thought it was Mishegas,

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I always thought it was Mishegas,

see here for more yiddish for beginnrers.
mark

It probably should be mishegas. But since that is a transliteration in any event (Yiddish is written in Hebrew characters), I took the liberty of keeping the mich from Michigan.

I always thought it was Mishegas,

see here for more yiddish for beginnrers.
mark

It probably should be mishegas. But since that is a transliteration in any event (Yiddish is written in Hebrew characters), I took the liberty of keeping the mich from Michigan.

Ah, but isn't mishegas is an abstract noun? I think Tim was closer, although maybe he should have spelled it Michuginas to pick up on the Yiddish pun.

Still, his Michigannas has the virtue of being both a Yiddish homophone and an English homothea ( or maybe a homoblepo, a look-alike; I just made those up).

The Hebrew equivalent of the noun mishigas is shegaon (שגעון). It is mishagas to think that the noun doesn't exist in Hebrew.

Enough already ....
Back on topic, ever notice how headline-speak treats states ( I hear you Mexico!) as in Massachusetts man/ Wyoming woman vs Hawaiian man/ Alaskan woman, no New Yorker man or god forbid Utahn woman ....
Michigander is just silly, I have a fondness for an Arkansawyer

...I have a fondness for an Arkansawyer

ooh, a cutting remark...

When Tom rafted South from Missouri with Jim he became an Arkansawyer.