Proper adjectives

[tcward]

...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

[sluggo]

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)

[Bailey]

I always thought it was Mishegas,

see here for more yiddish for beginnrers.
mark

[Perry]

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.

[Stargzer]

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).

[Perry]

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

[melissa]

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

[sluggo]

...I have a fondness for an Arkansawyer

ooh, a cutting remark...

[Stargzer]

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