Born in NH, I always considered a “Yankee” to be one of those people in NY who didn’t know to root for the Red Sox.
When I went to school in SC - I found I was a Yankee, a very disturbing development.
My southern roommate thought it was hilarious and taunted me until she met someone from England and found out she was too.
Of course, technically, to really nitpick, the term “Yankee” comes from a derivative of “Jan/John Cheese” - a derogatory term used by the Brits to pick on Dutch immigrants that had come to America to settle.
As a life-long Yankees fan from NJ, I was pleased as punch when I moved down here to NC and kept hearing people refer to me as “Yankee.” The more Yankees, the better!
Yanks and Yankees are used to refer to USA-ers by many furriners.
Damn Yankees is used by Southers to indicate them there Norther people. Damn Yankee Texans are what residents of Dallas are to all the other REAL Texans.
Trust me, you really, really don’t want to go there. While it’s possible, I’ll give you it’s almost certainly from the Dutch deminuitive of John/Jan/etc. Leave out the cheese part.
I’ll extend my support to the OP. Thread titles should be kept squeeky clean for work-related reasons. Unacceptable titles should be subject to automatic mod edit. I like automatic mod edit.
Poster X: What the #%*&^)! is your problem?
Gosh Darn People from the Northeastern US!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Those who are more than pleasingly plump!
Esurance is a bunch of gosh darn people without a strong sense of boundaries!
I pit Senator Bunning for shortening the actuarial lifespan of senior citizens!
Possibly ill-advised “Keep America Safe” group attacks DOJ attorneys!
I think you are on the right track, but really your suggestions are still way too strong. For example:
Okay, now everyone knows what #%*&^ means…it’s been used for years and thus is just as offensive as the <whispers> eff-word </whispers>. And “your problem” well that is just downright insulting. It really should read:
Poster X: what the heckie-doodles is the matter?
Really? People? No, no…let’s change that to: Gosh darn animated lifeforms from the Northeastern US. (see how much better that flows?)
This one made me giggle, so I think it’s good.
“people” again: Esurance is a bunch of gosh darn animated lifeforms…
More giggles. That means these are both good or I need to get some sleep, either way, good job!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but my impression is that there is truth to the joke about Yankees versus Damn Yankees.
A Yankee is a Northerner who merely comes to the South.
A Damn Yankee is one who settles in!
The humor in this thread has been great, and more than makes up for the even greater panning than I expected.
Just in case anyone has wondered whether I’ve completely lost it, I did wonder about the problem of slur-free wording in thread titles in connection with the practical benefit of descriptive thread titles.
Well I’d always used the word ‘zaftig’ to refer to women who are shapely. But I suppose in common usage, zaftig, curvy, buxom and shapely all mean fat now. Is there even a word anymore that refers to women with hourglass figures who aren’t fat?
