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Hoser is a hockey euphemism. The losing team in a game of pond hockey have the glorious task of hosing down the pond to clean the ice. This hoser = loser. Can’t pass up an opportunity for a hockey lesson.It's a running joke here in Iowa about the north territory (the great white north), that they say EH after every sentence and and call anyone not from there "hosers". Usually I think it was used after a statement of fact or just a statement with no meaning, it wasn't meant as a question. Maybe I missed something in the translation?
frito, I'm from St. Louis, now live in Iowa, have lived in many states in the south, west, and east of the Big River since I became an adult (never have matured unfortunately). The only time I've said "please" is when I ask for something and then I say thank you ...
Am I missing what you mean?
EXT4ME, same here.... just a habit.
OK, maybe Midwest is too general. Using Please is a southern Ohio/Northern KY thing. Regardless, the reaction is funny when the person finally realizes you are asking a question vs asking for something. I remember a story my sister told me years ago when she was traveling south for vacation. A waitress asked her if she wanted coffee or something like that. My sister didn’t catch the question and gave the Cincinnati “Please?”. The waitress brought the coffee and my sister said “oh I’m sorry, I didn’t want that I didn’t hear the question.” They waitress replied about hearing people from Ohio do that or something to that effect. That was a few decades or so ago so I’m sure I have some of the messed up, but the gist is the same.
I too was joking with my response.
Such as is type written words with no tone of voice.
All good.
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If joking put some LOL and smilie faces in the post
That’s what I did.1. Canada is not a territory it’s a country.
2. I haven’t heard anyone use the word hoser in 30 years.
3. Bob and Doug McKenzie were fictional characters from a TV show in the 80’s called “The Great White North, eh.
Trickster , I think we should start using "Hoser" again 
I know plenty of them.
It's died off from the modern canadian slang, but its just a 'nicer' way of calling someone a dummy or idiot, even if you are from here, even your friends.
"Take off, Eh" is another one. I'm sure you guys know what that means
Also, "Eh" isn't used much as a "pardon?" My Mom would give me a cuff for bad manners. But at work I'd usually say "what's that?" if I didn't hear you.
Eh is used at the end of a sentence like "right? or "you know what I mean?"
I know plenty of them.It's died off from the modern canadian slang, but its just a 'nicer' way of calling someone a dummy or idiot, even if you are from here, even your friends.
"Take off, Eh" is another one. I'm sure you guys know what that means
Also, "Eh" isn't used much as a "pardon?" My Mom would give me a cuff for bad manners. But at work I'd usually say "what's that?" if I didn't hear you.
Eh is used at the end of a sentence like "right? or "you know what I mean?"
I'm still down here in Sacramento. It is sort of dead.
I am here in southern Utah, ya hosers.
I am fixing up my 2002 for my son to drive.
I don't get here very often but I check in from time to time for information on my repairs.
Anyone else in southern Utah?
I am fixing up my 2002 for my son to drive.
I don't get here very often but I check in from time to time for information on my repairs.
Anyone else in southern Utah?
I'm squinting to see why your place is listed as Southern Nevada but you say you live in Southern Utah. Oh well mine is not to reason why... something like that.
I wish I was in Utah because then I'd be doing the things I love. Next time you're on the trails and you see a rock crawler jeep called Miracrawl (Miracle Truss Buildings), that's my nephew-in-law and niece, he's the owner of Miracle Truss.
Say Hi to Corey S. and Tanya.
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Where's about do you drive around?I've noticed, "right" has started ending most sentences in the Idaho/Utah/Arizona... maybe furtherHere in the Midwest we really like to screw with people. Instead of Pardon, Huh, What or any of those, we say Please? (which I can only assume was shortened from something like "Can you please repeat that?"
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I'm in Northern, attached to Central, been to Moab twice. Didn't love Moab. LOVE area by San Rafel ( 1/2 price in area, still killer red rock and views) not to mention Dinosaurs bone yard w/in 1 hr.
We're tryin' to "up end some boxes" and find a few more.
Oh my gosh! We are implementing a new ERP system at work and the consultants they had last year, it seemed like every other word was right. A couple times on calls I started a tickler for every time one guy said it. Drives me nuts. Now it seems everybody on the project is doing it.
There was even a show following "Montezuma's men's escape route" hosted by Don Wilder where the Archeologist ender her response with "right". I smacked myself in the forehead when that happened. Later I had to smack my forehead when I caught myself saying "right" after one of my sentences.Oh my gosh! We are implementing a new ERP system at work and the consultants they had last year, it seemed like every other word was right. A couple times on calls I started a tickler for every time one guy said it. Drives me nuts. Now it seems everybody on the project is doing it.
I haven't really been off roading in Snowball as I bought her in Jan but had fun whipping my husban up and avoid the corner from a "skating rink" of a road he was up and around the corner before he knew it!
I'll probably start in the West Desert when I go target shooting. Getting from the main road to a good spot is NOT for cars or small trucks unless you like bottoming out everywhere.
My Aunt just offered to let us go off roading on her property. That the net thing on my list. After that, who knows...
Hmmmm, I guess I never updated my profile. I will get to that, eventually.
I always wondered about the history and meaning of Hoser. I'm just curious like that
