The Midwestern varieties actually say "ope.."
48 0 ReplyI’m almost certain “ope” is a clipped version of “whoops” anyway
16 0 ReplyIs whoops fancy for oops?
6 0 ReplyYou're absolutely right. When I ope about I am 100% saying "Whoop..", but it's clipped down to nothing. It's like a word with a silent letter in it. I'll say "column", and feel the N in my mouth when I speak, but we both know it isn't really there.
I live in Alberta now and am dealing with the conundrum of using "ope", "sorry", and "just gonna sneak on by..."
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Just gonna squeeeeeze right past ya there.
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20 4 ReplyThis is the second best news I've seen all week.
11 0 ReplyBees are all midwesterners confirmed.
11 0 ReplySo I looked up the article and thankfully there is an embedded SoundCloud track up the bees whooping. It's goddamn adorable.
10 0 ReplyHoly shit, it really is super adorable lol.
I would happily watch a long video of the bees bumping and whooping.
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Wait. This means all bees are juggalos. Are they also drinking fanta and wondering how magnets work?
9 1 ReplyIt's a reference to Sound of DA Police by KRS-One
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Canadian bees let out a "whoop, I'm just gonna scooch on by ya"
7 0 ReplyTIL that honey bees are Juggalos...whoop whoop.
4 0 ReplyThat was also the sound of Gen X bumping at the nightclub in their 20's.
4 0 ReplyI say whoop whoop when I'm bumping as well
2 0 ReplyMMFCL!
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