Many people out there, including myself, are from somewhere else. So we may have brought our own lexicon with us when we migrated from the East or the West. I know I did, y'all.

That said, we all need to begin our preparations for the invasion of MINIs and Minis (yes, they are different) this summer for MITM3 MINIs in the Mountains III at Copper Mountain Resort.

To help us, our friends at www.LetsTalkColorado.com ( click on Talk Colorado at the top ) have put together a nice Colorado 'Glossary'. Here are some samples, but you should check it out yourself:

Q: What is a BONK?
A: ' Blowing up, hitting the wall, or otherwise pooping out while cycling Colorado's incredible biking trails.'

Q: What is a Chickhead?
A: ' This is rock climbing lingo that refers to a knobby granite feature (resembling a chicken head) that provides excellent holds for hands or feet.'

Want more? See for yourself.

And if you are lucky, I can share a bit with you about 'How to know if you are a Hoosier'. (Some of you may not know what a Hoosier is....)

JPS

 

Nice Jonathan, I can help explain a Hoosier as well as explaining why I brake for all animals except for jayhawks.

 

As a southern Hoosier, I brake for everyone except Kentuckians. They are the folks who used to throw firecrackers across the Ohio River at us each 4th of July. Heck, we'd just light them and throw them back.

Further.....Remember that Hoosiers are never the first to embrace trends. When we do, we do so with a Midwestern pragmatism. For example, if you do see a Hoosier with a nose ring, there's a good chance that he had it undercoated to guard against rust.

Now that's HOOSIER.

JPS

 

Boooo!!! Hoosiers are the folks who built the largest clock in America (Colgate clock in New Albany) which faces Louisville. Thanks for that I can always pick out the Hoosiers down here in the Springs, because they are the ones who can't drive .

Other than us, who has heard of the term - KENTUCKIANA? I love that one.


Editors Note - I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky

 

Well I'm glad I found out what a Rocky Mountain Oyster was before I actully ate one!! I know some people find them tasty but I just find them wrong!! LOL
That being said I'm from Chicago, and I think the secret of Colorado's really bad snowy winter or the lack thereof(atleast in the Denver area) is starting to get out. I was so surprised by the amount of 50-60 or even 70 degree days in December, January, and February!!

Also, the way people drive, in this entire state, is the kookiest I've ever seen. I could go on and on about it for hours!!

 

Shhhh! We want to keep that quite please.

 

After all, once we found that Kentucky was actually discovered by the Roto-Rooter man from Evansville, we all felt quite sympathetic.

Still do.

JPS

 

Hilarious!!

 

There IS more to our state than Corn. We just have not figured out what it is yet.

JPS

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...now with electricity and indoor plumbing.

JPS

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Doesn't Indiana refuse to adjust their clocks for day light savings time because they are afraid the extra hour of daylight would ruin their crops?

 

It is kind of foreign and exotic. The only foreign and exotic stuff we have.

JPS

 

I was driving through Indiana for the 1st time in the Mini last April headed w/ the Mini5280 group to the Dragon. We pulled along side an old '51 Chevy Pick-up at a stop light that was loaded w/ Horse manure. It had an old guy, maybe in his mid 70's, driving it.

Since we both had our windows down I couldn't resist asking him what he was doing w/ that load of HS. He politely replied that he was hauling it home & going to put it on his strawberries.

I told him back in Colorado we prefer Whipped Cream on our strawberries.......

Perhaps that explained the colorful smile that he gave me?????

 

that fine gentleman has bigger berries than you have.

JPS (and I never use emoticons)

 

If you are a true HOOSIER, you know about casseroles.

The official state casserole consists of canned grean beans, Cream of Mushroom soup, and dried onions. You can safely take this casserole to any social event and know that you will be accepted.

Out here in CO they serve this at the local Boston Market.

JPS

 

Okaaay, I deserved that one..........

 

there are some famous Hoosiers out there. Of note, one way or the other:

Michael Jackson was born in Gary, IN.
Jimmy Hoffa was born in Brazil, IN.
Dan Quayle was born in Indianapolis, IN.

No cracks about Quayle, please or French Lick, either.

JPS

 

Come on, French Lick is awesome!!! So is the green bean casserole you mentioned. I love it when my wife makes that.

Are you Hoosiers still out 'Wandering Indiana' or have you found yourself yet?

 

I feel out of place in this thread. I can't contribute anything to this conversation. See what I get for being a native of our fine state.

I think Mike's maneure conversation was priceless though, small berries or not.

 

A most valuable Mid Western lesson was learned here, "The deeper the manure the bigger the berries...."

But hey, we're spoassa B talk'n Colorado on this thread....

I remember as a kid growing up in Colorado Springs of having the "smallish berries" on our (HS free) strawberry plants get picked off by birds. We put down a rubber play snake we bought at the neighborhood Duckwall's store.

When the birds flew in for a "little" berry , they would see the snake at the last miniute, freak out & fly away emty beak!!!!!!

We laughed so hard....

Mike

 

In Indiana, South Bend is in the north part of the state and North Vernon is in the very southern part of the state.

JPS

 

John Mellencamp, Seymour Indiana.

 

I grew up in Colorado Springs. I remember one Forth of July holiday it snowed. It didn't stop us from lighting our fireworks though!! It just meant that we had to have coats on! It was fun, fun, fun!

 

Did someone say CORN?
Believe me I know what to do with CORN!

 

of course. Here we go again.

JPS