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So far this sounds like the most reasonable story. Imagine the different variations you could have from the different states, for example, New Yorkers, (NYC) would be called "WHO THE ^&%^&*%%%%&(*&^%is THAT at THE %$%^^DOOR"'s I left NY in the late 50's and most folks were not that crude, but...there were some..... but anyway, all the folks I've ever known from Indiana were real nice folks! [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, JON A MEYER wrote: > Ken, now for a true definition for Hoosier. > > No one knows for sure where it originated from, but tale has it that it > came from early settlers who answered a knock on there log cabin door > "who's yar" . > > This is the absolute truth!!! My grade school teacher told us that that > is how it came about. > > I also just checked in the World book encyclopedia and it has a very > similar story on it's origin > > Jon Meyer 39/1 ([log in to unmask]) > another Hoosier >