OT, but there's are loads of myths about the origin of the term "Hoosier," since no one really knows for sure what it means ("Who's 'ere," a man names Hoosier, etc.)
My favorite tall tale is that back when the midwest was the frontier, there were lots of knife fights. In the middle of one particularly bad brawl, someone picked up something from the floor and called out, "Hey! Whose ear?"
That became "Hoosier."
I think it's a ridiculous story without a shred of truth to it, but I love it! And so "Whose ear, Mommy?" is what I think of!
