"Resident of ____" --> "___"

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:28 pm

Now here's a question I bet a lot of you have never thought of before, and neither I nor my parents have either until it somehow worked its way into our pre-church breakfast conversation this morning.

If a resident of Alberta is called an "Albertan" and a resident of Texas is called a "Texan" (just arbitrary examples here), what is a resident of Massachussetts called? We tried coming up with all kinds of things -- "Massachussettsians", "Massachussettsers", etc. -- and none of what we came up with sounded right! :lol:

A little help for this poor befuddled MelMak (and family) would be greatly appreciated...

Postby **Yahshua** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:39 pm

On December 18, 1990, the Legislature decided that the people of the Commonwealth would be designated as Bay Staters. For the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:39 pm

Are people from Holland called "Holes?" J/k

'Fraid I can't help you with this one... :\ *shrug*

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:43 pm

It must mean something when a state has to convene the Legislature to decide on the name to give their people... At least their tax dollars are hard at work.

Postby **Danyasaur** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:46 pm

*shrugs* I allways called them Massachusians <_<;;;

Postby **Scribs** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:50 pm

I called them "people from massachussets"

I like my name better.

Postby **Syaoran** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:30 pm

Now here is one for you how about Squamish.

Postby **Kaligraphic** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:01 pm

I refer to people from Massachusetts as "Bob". Even the women.

Holland -> Hollander/Dutch dude/chick
France -> Frenchman/Frenchwoman
Japan -> Ninja

Postby **That Dude** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:36 pm

I think that they should be called Massa....No....Chusi....Those people from that really hard to spell state.

Postby **livewire** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:23 pm

I never thought about that before...

I am a Californian....
someone from Mississippi is a Mississippian...
someone from Florida is a Floridian?
how about someone from Delaware? Delawarians?
...from New York? New Yorkians?

I think that most state's residents are simply people from....whereever they are from...

Postby **Kaligraphic** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:28 pm

New York -> New Yorker
Delaware -> Delawarthog

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:36 pm

I have made my desicion: Residents of Massachusetts shall henceforth be dubbed "Massachusettsarianites".

Unless someone else knows the official name. :sweat:

Postby **Yahshua** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:41 pm

State Citizenry
On December 18, 1990, the Legislature decided that the people of the Commonwealth would be designated as Bay Staters.

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm Mel.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:58 am

Canadians come from Canadia.

Postby **~Natsumi Lam~** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:19 am

tucson resident -> tucsonian

Umm Phoenix -> ????

Umm Glendale -> ????

~Natsumi Lam~

Postby **termyt** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:41 am

I've always thought they were just refered to as "Liberals"

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:51 am

Yahshua wrote:State Citizenry
On December 18, 1990, the Legislature decided that the people of the Commonwealth would be designated as Bay Staters.

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm Mel.

My apologies -- I thought you were only joking about that in your first post on this thread... ^_^;; Interesting, though -- thanks for pointing that out to me.

Postby **Scribs** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:43 am

People from Maine are Mainers. Go figure.

Postby **livewire** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:01 am

Kaligraphic wrote:New York -> New Yorker

LOL...I TOTALLY FORGOT THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE CALLED....
I am such a dork!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Postby **soul alive** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:28 am

i like the one for Wyoming -> Wyomingites. XD i don't know why but that makes me laugh (i can laugh because i'm from Wyoming :evil:

)

Montana -> Montanans
Colorado -> Coloradans (i *think* that's how it's spelled)
North/South Dakota -> Dakotans

what are people from Utah called...? Utahns? Utahites? Utahers?

Postby **Scribs** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:15 pm

what are people from Utah called...? Utahns? Utahites? Utahers?

Mormans.

Just kidding! I have no idea, I just couldnt resist the temptation.

Postby **the_lizardqueen** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:35 pm

I've actually thought about this a bunch :sweat:

Would someone from Moose Jaw be a Moose Jawian? Or Jawer? Or maybe a Moose Jaw.

And what about people from Nunavut, the Yukon, Ottawa or Saskatoon? (Ottawinian?Saskatoonian?)

I like people from Medicine Hat, I think they get called Hatters :grin:

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:52 pm

Oregon:Oregonians
Washington:Washingtonians
Minnesota:VIKINGS! :lol:

ok,Minnesotans
Idaho:Idahoans
Alaska:Too stupid to get out of the cold...er...Alaskans! :lol:

Postby **That Dude** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:32 pm

It can get pretty confusing when you get into city names.

Postby **Kaligraphic** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:44 pm

If you visit Glendale, see the Glendali Lama!

Postby **That Dude** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:57 am

Thar be so many different names for people from my city...Colorado Springs. I don't even know what we call ourselves. Colorado Springians. Springers. Coloradans from the springs.

Postby **Kaligraphic** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:14 am

...Sprung Coloradans...

Postby **That Dude** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:35 am

For some reason that just doesn't sound right. Maybe we could go with Coloradans on Springs.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:04 pm

I know:Colorado Springs people:Leaky!
Just joking.

Postby **Eriana** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:40 pm

lol.
I've never been good at this sort of thing ^^;;;
And with everybody saying things I think it seems like this is pretty much covered! ^_^

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