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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Yooper Creation Story!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term "Yooper", it is used to describe a born and raised resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In other words "Gods Country".

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The Yooper Creation Story! (Original Post)
MysticHuman
May 2015
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hifiguy
(33,688 posts)1. Havin' known a few Yoopers
and dose guyz from nordern Wisconsin, purdy much da same, ya know, this seems real enuff, eh?
malthaussen
(18,477 posts)2. I wasn't aware of this creation myth...
... but I suspect it is a forgery. There is no mention of beer.
-- Mal
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. Beer is a given.
irisblue
(37,053 posts)4. this is so
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)5. Replace "Upper peninsula" with "UP, Eh"
