tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post8761076708956890408..comments2024-03-18T10:21:20.394-04:00Comments on Slightly Off the Mark: Hoosier HystericalMark R Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-19258384344665354072015-10-07T22:02:37.584-04:002015-10-07T22:02:37.584-04:00Most people think "Back Home Again in Indiana...Most people think "Back Home Again in Indiana" is the state song; but it's really "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" -- so you're absolutely right.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-17210405993017607892015-10-07T22:00:37.698-04:002015-10-07T22:00:37.698-04:00Not at all, it's a question many here in '...Not at all, it's a question many here in 'Merica ask. A Hoosier is, in short, a resident of Indiana -- but where the word came from is another question, an no one's really sure. I have a whole section of the book dedicated to the nickname.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-72451078580619562072015-10-07T21:59:30.877-04:002015-10-07T21:59:30.877-04:00I'd drive thousands of miles to *avoid* watchi...I'd drive thousands of miles to *avoid* watching a basketball game.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-14616989867700794342015-10-05T20:48:27.709-04:002015-10-05T20:48:27.709-04:00What about songs? Back Home in Indiana can't ...What about songs? Back Home in Indiana can't be the only one. Isn't there one about a river too? Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-12345185019791216112015-10-05T18:01:05.120-04:002015-10-05T18:01:05.120-04:00What's a Hoosier? Am I being a parochial Brit ...What's a Hoosier? Am I being a parochial Brit again?Three Hoodies Save the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284152429583290408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-40468016547149318952015-10-05T17:32:38.327-04:002015-10-05T17:32:38.327-04:00Since you mention sports and the Hoosiers, you'...Since you mention sports and the Hoosiers, you're already covering what I'd have suggested- what makes people drive thousands of miles to watch a basketball game.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com