. . .a "Hoosier Daddy"?

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Originally posted by Jaguar:
. . .a "Hoosier Daddy"?

Hi Jaguar . I'm a Brit and I don't get that .

Hi Dianthus, it's a pun on the American slang phrase, "Who's yer daddy?" as in "sugar daddy". As for "Hoosier", see here.

Nice to see another feline, Jaguar! We've already got Cat and Caterwauler, and now another puddy tat! Or do you identify with the car instead?

Silly me, I thought a Hoosier was a brand of vacuum cleaner.

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Originally posted by Asa Lovejoy:

Silly me, I thought a Hoosier was a brand of vacuum cleaner.

Yes, silly you! You have your own Hoosier, and I sure hope I don't look like a vacuum cleaner!

Ohhhh, Sunflower, you're WAAAAAY more fun than THAT kind of Hoosier!

Asa, trying to stifle myriad lewd comments about doing it on the rug, etc...

I remember a Northwestern University/University of Indiana basketball game where the lilly white Northwestern fans were taunting the visiting Indiana basketball team, which was mostly composed of African-American players. The fans were chanting "Who's yer Daddy?"

Isn't it considered a racist phrase?

BTW, welcome Jaguar!

Boy, Kalleh . . . it might have started as a racist phrase, but I don't think it's used in that context anymore at all. I think it's usually used as a declaration meaning something along the lines of "who has control over you?" or "who's gonna take care of you?"(in many senses, but often with a sexual connotation)

Here are the lyrics to a great song asking this question, by Toby Keith:

Here you come knockin’ on my door baby
Tell me what you got on your mind
I guess those college boys all went home for the summertime
And you’re lookin’ right, lookin’ good, lookin’ like a woman should
So why is it so hard to find
A place to lay your pretty little head down once in a while
You run on a little tough luck baby
Don’t you sweat it
Everything is waiting inside for you
You know I got it
Come and get it

Who’s your daddy, who’s your baby?
Who’s your buddy, who’s your friend?

And who’s the one guy that you come runnin’ to
When your lovelife starts tumblin’?
I got the money if you got the honey
Let’s cut a deal let’s make a plan

Who’s your daddy, who’s your baby?
Who’s your buddy, who’s your man?

You might’ve run on a little tough luck baby
Don’t you sweat it
Everything is waiting inside for you
You know I got it
So come and get it

Who’s your daddy, who’s your baby?
Who’s your buddy, who’s your man?

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Originally posted by Asa Lovejoy:
Nice to see another feline, Jaguar! We've already got Cat and Caterwauler, and now another puddy tat! Or do you identify with the car instead?

Silly me, I thought a Hoosier was a brand of vacuum cleaner.

No,more like this kind.

CW, the term "Who's yer daddy" is very much considered racist around the Chicago area...now. That situation that had occurred at Northwestern University happened a few years ago and was reported throughout the midwest. If I recall, Northwestern apologized for its students. I tried to find a report of the article in Google news, but couldn't.

The racist point is that African-Americans often don't know who their daddy is. You can see why it is considered racist!

Well . . . I had never thought of it as racist. That is new to me, Kalleh! Ah well, I can be very naive sometimes, eh?

The element of Racism could be eliminated entirely if the explanation of "Hoosier daddy?" were to refer to the promiscuous activity of Indiana women. On the other hand, it could include all human beings.

Perhaps it's best forgotten.

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Originally posted by jerry thomas:
The element of Racism could be eliminated entirely if the explanation of "Hoosier daddy?" were to refer to the promiscuous activity of Indiana women.

SUNFLOWER, DON'T READ THIS!!!

But, Jerry, they ARE selective with whom they're promiscuous!

Searching for a way to use the word "hoosier" for the benefit of mankind while avoiding mention of Lust, Racism, and Sexism, our R&D Dept came up with a potential bumper sticker for a body-weight-reduction campaign: "Hoosier Fat Friend?"

It's a good thing Fat Stan's not around much any more!

Interesting. As I was surfing the Web, looking at other word sites and Blogs, I found a discussion about "Who's yer daddy." This article in the Washington Post talks about the sexual aspects.

This phrase evidently has many meanings!