[SoothingDave]

Wearing a wedge of cheddar on one's head, then, is an ironic commentary on the prejudices of outstaters, primarily FIBs and Twinkies. :o)

I'm guessing "Twinkies" are from the Twin Cities, but "FIB"?

I was watching the movie "Drop Dead Gorgeous" the other night, which takes place in Minnesoda and they all have the accent down pretty good. What's the major difference between that and a Wisconsin accent? I can't tell.

SD

[Invincibly Ignorant]

I can't tell the difference between N. Dakota, MN or Wisc.
The best northern accented movies are "Simple Plan" with Billy Bob and also "Fargo." What's funny is that in the Fargo movie, the place where the guy put the body in the wood chopper was Moose lake, Minnesota where I was born. :-)

[malakhi]

"FIB"?

A term of endearment for our neighbors to the south. It doesn't refer to all Illini, but rather to the "Ugly Illinoying" tourist types. It stands for "effing Illinois b*st*rds". :o)

[malakhi]

What's the major difference between that and a Wisconsin accent? I can't tell.

There isn't a single Wisconsin accent, but rather a number depending upon the ethnic makeup of the community. Used to be you could tell which little local community someone came from by their accent. Poles mostly lived in Menasha, Little Chute was mostly Dutch, etc. Now, people move around so much that there isn't as pronounced of a difference.

Minnesotans have a strong Scandinavian contingent, and that results in a somewhat different accent than the primarily Polish/German/Dutch/Belgian tones of Wisconsin. It seems that middle Europeans preferred Wisconsin, and Scandinavians liked the colder state of Minnesota!