Comments on: 50 Reasons to Subscribe to mental_floss (#44, Nicknames!)

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:48:32 +0000

I lived in Cedar Rapids, IA for almost 3 years and all my family (aunts, cousins, etc.) live there, and I have never heard the term “bunnies” before.

By: cmk

cmk — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:24:46 +0000

Those of us who reside in the UP of Michigan are Yoopers.

Those who live in the Lower Peninsula–according to Yoopers–are trolls. That is because they ‘live under the bridge.’

By: Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:53:37 +0000

In Michigan we have FIPS (not FIBS) – F*****G Illinois (Or Indiana) people, refering to tourists who are bad drivers, who swarm the lower southwest corner of MI, mostly in the summer.

By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:43:49 +0000

Ah, Lerren… Manhattan has a similar problem with folks who come into the city on the weekend to party, leave a mess in the form of fights, trash, etc… We call them “B & T’ers” or “Bridge and Tunnelers,” i.e., those who have to cross a bridge or tunnel to get into Manhattan.

By: Tracy B

Tracy B — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:23:05 +0000

HMH,
FIB is a common term for people from IL in SO.WI too. I live right on the border, and our city is being overrun. Cheaper taxes I am told. It is vulger, but to their faces we call them “flatlanders”, as they lovingly refer to us as “cheeseheads”

By: rattown

rattown — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:49:15 +0000

Here in Jacksonville Florida we have a quaint little beach town that is actually a 6 mile island accessible only by three bridges with the intercoastal seperating us from mainland. It gets overrun with rednecks from the westside and gated community nesters in the weekends and summertime. We call all of those people “townies” (being from town) or “squirrels” (because of thier seemingly overflowing presence and thier erratic retarded behavior). Followed up by “go back over the bridge”. And the beach natives even have bumper stickers that say “I dont cross the ditch”, in reference to the intercoastal waterway.

By: Lerren

Lerren — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:11:33 +0000

People from the suburbs of toronto are referred to as “905ers” – people who come into the city on the weekend to party, leave a mess in the form of fights, trash, etc, then go back to the suburbs. (The number refers to the area code for cities just outside toronto, while toronto proper has the code 416 or 647)

By: Meri

Meri — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:23:58 +0000

In Florida, snowbirds are also referred to as “cottonheads” and “blue-hairs” (both refer to hair)

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:13:02 +0000

I’m from Indiana and have heard the “whose ear” tale before although most historians consider the tale to be apochryphal. I hope I spelled that right, oh well. Anyway, the moniker is still considered a source of pride though many from the bluegrass state may say otherwise.

By: dim wit

dim wit — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:24:45 +0000

Here in Key West, the natives are known as “conchs” after the large underwater snail.