Imunna go store

A shortened phrase, part of Canadian and Upper Midwestern dialects. It is (very) short for "I'm going to go to the store" where store can be replaced with any place, such as the mall or a movie theater.

Used by Canadians and more rural Upper Midwesterners, who are known for making phrases shorter so they are easier to say.

Yooper: "Imunna go store. Need much?"

Tourist relative, unaware of the Midwestern dialect: "huh?"

Yooper: "I'm gonna head to da store, 'ja need anything?"

Tourist relative: "No, I'm fine, thank you"

Yooper

A person originating from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to the only counties in the United States with a Finnish descent majority.

Yoopers can be really nice and friendly, depending on where you go in the UP. The more remote you get, however, the less friendly they will be. This is likely due to the fact that the more remote you get, the nicer the area is, and the more stringent people will be about keeping it that way.

Many of them don’t take kind to tourists for the above reasons. But just keep your trash in your pocket until you find a trash can, and nobody will sneer at you.

Many Yoopers take from Canada and their usage of the word “eh.” Yoopers also age like fine wine, but keep younger voices as they do so. There are 60-year-old Yoopers that sound similar to a 30-year-old.

They often rap on “trolls,” or people who are from downstate, the Lower Peninsula. The downstaters are called trolls because they live “below the Mackinac Bridge.”

Yoopers aren’t bothered by snow at all, and will continue with their daily lives as normal, even if they find six feet of snow dumped overnight in their yard, and often laugh at people who can’t do well in a foot of snow.

Normal person: Are you a Yooper?
Yooper: Yep, you betcha, eh?

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Calumet rich

Having a lot of $1 bills (or equivalent) in your wallet. Originated from Calumet, MI where the people are locally known for using big bills on purchases, leaving them with lots of ones.

*opens wallet*
Friend: Wow! You have a lot of one dollar bills, you must be Calumet rich!

Ramshackle

fucking broken

That’s as ramshackle as that abandoned house down the street

God's Tear

The most indestructible thing on the planet, behind the Jeep Cherokee XJ. Created by first making a Prince Rupert's Drop, then melting off the tail. The head of a PRD is indestructible, but any damage to its tail will shatter it; removing the tail leaves only the head, making it impossible to break.

I made a God's Tear for science, and now I've broken many hammers trying to break it.