OT: Why does everyone refer to us as Minny?

[MK9]

It's mildly annoying but I don't hate it. Makes people sound a little dumb but, hey whatever honks your hooter.

 

[this providence]

*** The digs at other team's fans and posters needs to stop. Quit lumping in a few bad apples with the entire fan base.

Yes, most of it is completely trivial and petty, but how do you think it comes across when we follow down that same path? Looks just as laughable. Rise above it and add some substance. I'm tired of editing out junk. Let this be a warning to all of us. Move on.

 

[TaLoN]

Who cares. I guess we needed something to talk about besides the our new influx of talent. NOT lets go back to talking about our new scorers!!!!!!!!

I can't wait until October. Forget the summer. I need a fast forward button

Then go to one of the 80 threads already discussing that!

 

[Nothingman*]

The call Chicago Chi Town all the time and nobody throws a fit. Get over it and enjoy the 2 week summer

 

[xerox]

I've never heard one person from Philadelphia ***** & moan about being called "Philly" but yet most of you guys do like crazy about being called "Minny"...

"
He has an umbrella store in Philadelphia. That's the only city that comes to mind right now. Philadelphia, 'cause you can say "Philly" and the people from Philadelphia will not get mad. Like if you say "Frisco," San Francisco people say, "****** off!" But if you say "Philly" they say, "Alright!" Because I don't always have time to say "Philadelphia." Sometimes I just need that word to be two syllables. Phil-a-del-phi-a. ******, five! Your town would be called Philly too if it had five syllables!
"

-Mitch Hedberg

 

[llamapalooza]

"
He has an umbrella store in Philadelphia. That's the only city that comes to mind right now. Philadelphia, 'cause you can say "Philly" and the people from Philadelphia will not get mad. Like if you say "Frisco," San Francisco people say, "****** off!" But if you say "Philly" they say, "Alright!" Because I don't always have time to say "Philadelphia." Sometimes I just need that word to be two syllables. Phil-a-del-phi-a. ******, five! Your town would be called Philly too if it had five syllables!
"

-Mitch Hedberg

This man speaks the truth. As a native San Franciscan, I can confirm that any member of my Californian family will tell you to go **** yourself if you think Frisco is anything other than a town in Texas. I'm only ok with Philly because that nickname has wide acceptance among locals (see also: MLB team).

 

[se7en]

Mitch Hedberg was the man! One of my favorite comedians of all time... Sad he's gone...

"I used to want to be a professional tennis player. I practiced & practiced so that I could be the best... but one day I gave it all up because I realized that no matter how good I got, I would never be as good as, a wall..."


anyway, late last night something occured to me... Soooo many people complain about being called "Minny"...

Isn't there some irony in the fact that nearly all of us refer(ed) to Marian Gaborik as "Gabby"..? Technically isnt that the pot calling the kettle black!? We don't want to be called "Minny" because we think all sorts of things about it but yet we call Gaborik "Gabby" for basically all the same reasons people would say "Minny" (shorter, easier, faster, it's kind of catchy, etc, etc...)

just saying...

 

[Nothingman*]

There should be no nick names in Minnesota. It apparently makes everyone crabby.

 

[NHL1674]

Going against the grain here. Born and lived here all my life and could care less about people saying Minny....have even said (and typed) it myself many times.

Let the flaming begin.

 

[this providence]

Bump.

It's hard to read and listen to anything about the upcoming playoffs without hearing/seeing it and I'm becoming a little batty...

 

[gphr513]

"Minny"....

Nails on a freaking chalkboard.

 

[Minny Lakes]

Y'all probably hate me than.

 

[Generic User]

Next year's playoff avatar theme. Minnie Mouse and all things miniature. Judo, *****es.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Necro bump!

This absolutely gets my blood boiling for some reason...just cannot stand the name.

 

[TK 421]

Hey guys, how's everything there in Minny? Wait...why are you looking at me like that? What's the knife for? We're going fishing right?

 

[Jarick]

I still don't care and call it "Minny" when I don't want to type.

 

[Victorious Secret]

I don't mind it when people want to abbreviate. However, when people use it as their only and sole name of the state, I can't stand it. Its just like writing, you need to mix up words rather than repeating the same one over and over again. Barry Melrose couldn't bring himself to say Minnesota for much of the Frozen Four. He is a *******, but still, not once.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

I don't mind it when people want to abbreviate. However, when people use it as their only and sole name of the state, I can't stand it. Its just like writing, you need to mix up words rather than repeating the same one over and over again. Barry Melrose couldn't bring himself to say Minnesota for much of the Frozen Four. He is a *******, but still, not once.

That's what put me over the edge. Now I can't cope.

 

[Jarick]

I don't say "Minny" I just type it, especially on a phone or tablet. It's not hard to say "Minnesota".

 

[Minny Lakes]

I don't say "Minny" I just type it, especially on a phone or tablet. It's not hard to say "Minnesota".

Maybe people aren't sure if it's MinnesoDa or MinnesoTa so they just avoid it all together (verbally)?

 

[rynryn]

whining about it on a message board only gives people another reason (besides laziness--which is generally why i use it) to type it. I work with a bunch of non-natives and most use it amongst themselves. Its an abbreviated form of a long name, absolutely not derogatory in any way. If anything there's an undertone of pride in feeling familiar enough to use it.

 

[MuckOG]

During the NCAA Frozen Four, Melrose was going on with "Minny this" or "Minny that"...very, very annoying.

 

[W75]

I remember I did it once few years ago. But I learned the lesson.

 

[Keeptdos]

I just avoid using it on Wild board.

 

[ThatGuy22]

I have officially heard Parise call it Minny. Thus its fine in my book(I never had a problem with it in the first place).

A few months ago at the end of the road trip during a post game interview he said something along the lines of "Well, we just need to go back to Minny and keep it going" or something like that.