Live Free or Die
April 23, 2007
Today I went with a group of coworkers to lunch, specifically to take the "new girl" out, to flash around money and to show her how fabulous we are.
Our goal was to make her feel welcome, to get to know her a bit (don't think I haven't already Googled her and found her online personal ad) and to convince her that we are normal. Which, by the way, we aren't. Good thing I'm okay with that.
My manager was flaunting our "fun" office oddities, like how we've adopted a "word of the day" that lasted for all of four days – not even consecutive days – and that hasn't been a part of our working environment in the past three months. That aside, perhaps it is time to re-institute the program, boost our vocabulary, and become more intelligent citizens. Part of that avocation – and I'm not quite sure how it happened or how I was volunteered for the venture – included my manager instructing me to find out how to refer to people from New Hampshire (incidentally, she's not from New Hampshire).
I prefer to approach these tasks by pretending that they are part of a Mensa Quiz. (By the way, I took a Mensa quiz last week, and apparently I missed 35% of the questions. Does that mean that I'm still smart, considering that: Hello! It was Mensa. That means that I got 65% correct!)
Anyway, the best answer to the following question is what I'll report to my manager:
Texan is to Texas as ____________________ is to New Hampshire.
Go!
Comments
New Hampshirite.
Mourner of the Old Man. Profile Lake will never be the same; the salt of our tears . . .
Posted by: Lia | April 23, 2007 03:12 PM
New Hampshirian?
Posted by: Laura | April 23, 2007 03:39 PM
The first one that came to my mind is:
"New Hampshiran".
But then I thought, no, that's too blah-se. So, the second one I thought of is... (I'm so clever)... "New Hampie". Ha!! I think it's funny.
Or you could go with "New Hampshie" or "New Hampshiror" or "New Hampian".
In the end, I think I like "New Hampie" the best. Only because it makes me think of a laundry hamper, LOL.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 23, 2007 03:40 PM
Aw, dangit! I forgot to post my name! That anonymous comment is from Me! Me!
Posted by: Chiada | April 23, 2007 03:41 PM
I was going with New Hampsirite also but saw that was taken.
And then I figured I would go ahead and stay true to my state and say:
Texan is to Texas as Non-texan is to New Hampshire (along with every other state out there not Texas).
P.S. I'm not really this Pro-Texas but tried to come up with something else
Posted by: Katie | April 23, 2007 03:49 PM
p.s. the internet supports New Hampshirite or New Hampshiremen or Hampshirewomen but gosh that is way too much to say
Posted by: Katie | April 23, 2007 03:50 PM
This site supports the aforementioned New Hampshirite.
Posted by: Humuhumu | April 23, 2007 04:04 PM
They are a Hampster!
Posted by: Anonymous | April 23, 2007 05:16 PM
Hammies? Only because it sounds so cute. Like tiny hamsters. Oh, wait. I don't even LIKE hamsters. And...now I'm thinking about that story with Richard Gere. Yes, I know it was gerbils, but whatever. Wait, what was the question?
Posted by: metalia | April 23, 2007 09:44 PM
I don't know (although, really, I should)! And what is someone from New Jersey? This brings up so many questions!
Posted by: -R- | April 23, 2007 10:05 PM
Texan is to Texas as Damn Yankee is to New Hampshire.
Posted by: CPA Mom and Soccer Mom Angela | April 24, 2007 08:57 AM
New Hampshirite is correct. Lots of info on New Hampshire located at ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108244.html
To answer the question about New Jersey ~ New Jerseyite, New Jerseyan. More info located at http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108246.html
Posted by: Willow | April 24, 2007 09:23 AM
LOVING CPA Mom's answer. And I can totally love it, since I'm marrying a Yankee. Which means someday, I'll give birth to little half-Southerner, half-Yankees. That'll be interesting!
Posted by: my life is brilliant | April 24, 2007 11:17 AM
I'm with those that claim New Hampshirian. But then what do I know? I'm not in MENSA.
Posted by: Amy Beth | April 24, 2007 12:33 PM
New Hampshirianiter. Or "from ova thay-a". No, kidding. Hammies sounds good to me, though.
Posted by: Maya | April 24, 2007 03:04 PM
I'm totally with Katie on this one. Complete agreement. She couldn't be MORE right!
Posted by: OMSH | April 25, 2007 04:12 AM
"My Life Is Brilliant" - email me if you want. I'm a Southerner, married to a damn Yankee, with two kids! cpamomva at hotmail dot com
You can read Jason.For the Love of God. too. she is a southerner married to a damn yankee too. And side splitting funny. http://jasonfortheloveofgod.blogspot.com/
Posted by: CPA Mom | April 25, 2007 08:37 AM
New Hampswegians.
Posted by: mike | April 25, 2007 01:45 PM
Tree Huggers
Posted by: Heather | April 25, 2007 03:32 PM