(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: Uff-Da [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2026-01-30 BREAKING: Both the White House & RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! pic.twitter.com/1aLihdMWp7 Sill mad that I didn’t put money in Polymarket on Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair When I was in Minneapolis, I recall being treated in casual contact as a Native American, if I wasn’t treated as I was elsewhere in the Midwest, as a ‘foreigner’. I am old enough to remember Asian-Americans being called “Chinamen” in everyday commercial discourse, although that was in non-Chicago Illinois. Being familiar with South Minneapolis before George Floyd made it a landmark, these past weeks demonstrate how Minneapolis is the prototype for further suppression of Democratic voting as well as the support of white privilege that got disrupted by the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Garrison Keillor might call this something like a food product from Minnesota “Pretty Good”. The Minnesota Historical Society notes that the first European immigrants were German and Irish settlers, who were soon followed by immigrants from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. All of them brought their own unique languages, cultures, and food, which likely had a distinct influence on some of the phrases we still use today. How to Spot a Local: 10 Phrases That Prove You’re a True Minnesotan Some of these Minnesota-isms seem to make sense, while others-- if you said them wrong or used them in the wrong way-- would totally stick out like a sore thumb and announce to the world that "I'm not from Minnesota!" You Betcha! An affirmative phrase we tend to say all the time here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. And even though you can probably hear your grandmother saying it, spend some time here in the Bold North and you'll no doubt be saying it, too Hot Dish You might be tempted to call this delicious delicacy a 'casserole,' but that's not what it's called here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes-- it's a hot dish. Specifically, a tater tot hot dish, natch. Up North It's a generic phrase we use here in Minnesota (though it's also used over in Wisconsin) to describe pretty much any location north of the Twin Cities. It's usually used more when talking about the Brainerd lakes area, not Duluth (which is the North Shore.) Read More: Understanding Minnesotaisms: Phrases That Define Local Culture x At this point, the predominant emotion so many of us are feeling is anger. Anger that people are being treated like this. Anger that our government is doing it. Anger that it’s doing it with our tax dollars. joycevance.substack.com/p/minnesota-... — Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T13:32:24.133Z x People who begin by shooting animals they find unpleasant or not worthy of living often turn out to be serial killers. Remember that when you think about Kristi Noem. — Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) Jan 29, 2026 at 8:19 AM Families add their own flair. Reddit threads are full of regional variations . One person said their grandma used “uffda shoor” when something truly gross happened. Others swear by “uff-da-ish-da” for when “uff-da” just doesn’t quite express the full horror of stepping barefoot into a cold puddle of melted boot slush. minnesotanow.net/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/30/2366193/-Kitchen-Table-Kibitzing-Friday-Uff-Da?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/