Hoosier Roll Call
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North Manchester here
Terre Haute signed up...... Come on Hoosiers.....
I was born in Maine, but raised in Greenwood and Carmel (since 3 mo old). Graduated Carmel High School 1994!
Back home again in Indiana oh it seems that I can see
That gleaming candlelight still burning bright
Through the sycamores for me
That new mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam
Oh I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash
Then I long for my Indiana home
Back home again in Indiana oh it seems that I can see
That gleaming candlelight still flickering bright
Through the sycamores for me
Lotsa mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash
And I long for my Indiana home
Back home again in Indiana oh it seems that I can see
That gleaming candlelight still burning bright
Through the sycamores for me
That new mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam
Oh I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash
Then I long for my Indiana home
Back home again in Indiana oh it seems that I can see
That gleaming candlelight still flickering bright
Through the sycamores for me
Lotsa mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash
And I long for my Indiana home
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Clearly, Florida is my home but there are deep historical roots in Hoosier land. I was born in South Bend (left just prior to my 5th birthday). For generations though, my Mom's folks were from Northern Indiana (Mishawaka/South Bend) and my Dad's folks are all farmer types from the Terre Haute area. I once visited the small town my Dad was from (Dana) when I was about 15 or 16. My cousin and I went into a Mom and Pop store in town. The lady behind the counter immediately identified my Dad by name and asked me if I was his son. Astonished I said, "Yes Ma'am I am but how did you know?" She then said that her and my Dad had dated when she was about my age and that I looked just like him back then. The woman was nearly 60 years old at the time. I just shook my head and thought to myself, Gee, the old man must have been quite a piece of work back in the day. 
Can anyone explain the origin of the term 'hoosier" for me?
there are several supposed origins, none of them particularly authoritative. Growing up, I always was taught the "who's 'ere" explanation.
I moved to Indiana as a teenager, but I still despise being called a Hoosier.
*This has nothing to do with the IU Hoosiers.
*This has nothing to do with the IU Hoosiers.
Clearly, Florida is my home but there are deep historical roots in Hoosier land. I was born in South Bend (left just prior to my 5th birthday). For generations though, my Mom's folks were from Northern Indiana (Mishawaka/South Bend) and my Dad's folks are all farmer types from the Terre Haute area. I once visited the small town my Dad was from (Dana) when I was about 15 or 16. My cousin and I went into a Mom and Pop store in town. The lady behind the counter immediately identified my Dad by name and asked me if I was his son. Astonished I said, "Yes Ma'am I am but how did you know?" She then said that her and my Dad had dated when she was about my age and that I looked just like him back then. The woman was nearly 60 years old at the time. I just shook my head and thought to myself, Gee, the old man must have been quite a piece of work back in the day.
I knew there was something I liked about this guy! He's a Hoosier!
+1 This was the most common I was taught as well.
Why would you despise being called a Hoosier? Would you prefer Indianan or Indianer (both wrong and totally made up)? Or perhaps Grumpy Transplant?
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If there were a reasonable explanation for the term, I would like it a lot more.
"How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work? It just does!"
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"How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work? It just does!"
I am curious, if I move to Tennessee if I will get all nostalgic for Indiana.
I doubt it. It will look mostly the same but seem a little slower....
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The mountains might be a bit of a change. I am so used to being able to see a couple of miles around.
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There were Hoosiers popping up all ovver the other thread. Now, poof!, they're all gone.
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