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Yooper Ring

Welcome to the Yooper Ring! This ring is for those of us who are born and bred Yoopers, and for those who wish to be a Yooper. No, you don't have to know what a Yooper is, but it might help.

• What the heck is a Yooper?????
• I want to join the ring!
• Okay, what's next?Add this code to your page.
• Ask to be added to the ring....or add someone else.
• I'm already a member; I want to edit my information.
• I'm a born 'n bred Yooper, through and through
• I'd like to be an Honorary Yooper

What is a Yooper, you ask? Well, a Yooper is someone who lives in Da UP, eh?! Still confused?
Then perhaps you should check out Kathe's Cyber Culture and read the Yooper Creation Story.

Okay, okay......so that page takes a while to load. I guess I'll tell ya what a Yooper is.

A Yooper is someone who lives in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan.
Where's that, you say? Well, it's the land mass above the 'hand' of Michigan,
between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.....yes, that's it.....the one way up
there in the frozen tundra. No, we're not part of Canada, nor are we part of Wisconsin.

Okay, so now that you know what a Yooper is.....you're probably wondering
why a Yooper Ring.....are there really that many Yoopers online?????
Well, yes and no......most Yoopers I've encountered are those who have escaped to the 'real world'.
(They were either very lucky.....or extremely smart (er..I mean stupid)!)
But this ring was created as a way to allow all of my friends to become Honorary Yoopers.
The requirements of being a Yooper must be taken very seriously....
(come on......it's not everyday that you're able to call yourself a Yooper now, right?)

First and foremost, the required uniform........which includes the following:

• Flannel shirt (preferably red.....and may include a red union suit....yes, the kind with the flap in the back)
• Either jeans or sweatpants
• Swampers (aka: BIG UGLY BOOTS! Unless you can find Sorels with 3" heels, ladies, no fancy stuff allowed.)
• A Chuk...preferably orange in color (Pronounced: chook......that's another word for one of those knit hats your mother made you wear as a kid.....only, this one's not supposed to cover your ears......it rests just on top of your head.)
• Anything Carhart! (well, this one's hopefully self-explanatory)

Now for hobbies.....these vary, but I will give some of the more popular:

Huntin', fishin', chewin' tobacco, listenin' to Da Yoopers (that's a local band), goin' to Da Yooper's Tourist Trap (owned by band members), drivin' a rusty Chevrolet out in da boondocks (aka: boondocking, 4-wheeling, 2-tracking, mucking, etc.), and most importantly.......drinking beer at all ungodly times of the day.

As for language, well, that's a little tricky.....it's not something I can teach you, but if you hang around a real Yooper long enough you'll pick it up quickly. Let's just say it includes ending sentences in the word 'eh' alot.....but not like the Canadian 'eh'.......for example, you might say something like this:

Say ya to da UP, eh? (this is actually on a bumper sticker!).....or........Ya, you betcha, eh?

I think you get the idea. If not, I've been told (although I've not seen the movie myself yet) that the people in the movie, Fargo, speak alot like us Yoopers......OH! that's another saying.... In the Southern U.S., you hear alot of "All y'all...." well, here in da UP, it's "Yous guys"

You're truly a Yooper? Get outta here! No way! Well, since you're proud enough to admit it, you may copy this graphic to display on your webpage......that is, if you would like.

Just copy this code into your HTML document:

&LTcenter>&LTa href="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/index.html">&LTimg border="0" width="125" height="125" src="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/brnypr.gif" alt="[I'm a Yooper]">&LT/a>&LT/center>

Soooo.....you're truly brave enough to want to become a Yooper....even after reading what Yoopers are all about? Well, in your honor, I've created this graphic for you to add to your webpage.

Just copy this code into your HTML document:

&LTcenter>&LTa href="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/index.html">&LTimg border="0" width="125" height="125" src="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/honorypr.gif" alt="[Honorary Yooper]">&LT/a>&LT/center>

Okay....so, you now have the general idea.... Still want to join the Yooper Ring?
Well, you just go on right ahead and fill out this here form to add you to the Queue.

To be added to the ring, you must fill out the form below. This is the first step, and you must complete all the fields or it will not be processed. You'll immediately be sent an email confirming your site's addition to the Queue. This is where you sit until you complete step two.

Good luck, eh?!

Next, you must add the HTML Fragment to your homepage. You can copy it from this page or from the email you received, and paste it in somewhere. Your index.html page is preferred, but not mandatory; just don't hide it so deep that the ring is broken. Please make sure that the code contains yoursite ID, email and name. The HTML code is listed below..

&LT!-- BEGIN YOOPER RING FRAGMENT --&GT
&LTCENTER>&LTtable border=2>
&LTtr>
&LTtd align=middle> &LTfont size=2>
&LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?home&ring=yooper">
&LTimg border="0" width="150" height="150" src="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/yooper.gif" align=left alt="[Yooper Ring]">&LT/a>
&LT/td>
&LTtd align=middle>
&LTcenter>&LTbr>&LTh5>
This &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?home&ring=yooper">
Yooper Ring&LT/a> site&LTbr>is owned by
&LTa href="mailto:_ _ _ _ "> _ _ _ _ &LT/a>. &LTbr>&LTbr>
[ &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&prev"> Prev&LT/a>
| &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&skip"> Skip It&LT/a>
| &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&next5"> Next 5&LT/a>
| &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&random"> Random&LT/a>
| &LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&next"> Next&LT/a> ]
&LTbr>&LTbr>
Want to join the ring? Get the
&LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?home&ring=yooper"> info&LT/a>.
&LTbr>&LTbr>&LT/center>&LT/h5>
&LT/font&GT&LT/td>
&LTtd align=middle&GT
&LTa href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=yooper&id=___&next">
&LTimg border="0" width="150" height="150" src="https://members.tripod.com/~Kathe/yooper2.gif" align=right alt="[Next Yooper Site]"&GT&LT/a&GT&LT/td>
&LT/table&GT &LT/CENTER&GT
&LT/tr>
&LT!-- END YOOPER RING FRAGMENT --&GT

It should look something like this:

This Yooper Ring site is owned by Kathe. [ Prev | Skip It | Next 5 | Random | Next ] Want to join the ring? Get the info.

Once you have added the HTML fragment to your page, email me with your site ID and homepage URL. I'll check out your site to see that it is a personal homepage and has the HTML fragment on it, and if worthy, I'll add you to the ring. You will receive another email at this time confirming your addition.

Just here to add someone else to the ring? No problem.......head this way.

Still not what you're lookin' for? Oooohhh.....you'd like to edit your info?

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