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• APYC: Assembly Par Yacht Club

 

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• Brat: a sausage; a Wisconsin tailgate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid (and not pronounced as such).

• Big Park: D largest Park in Assembly Park D Gazebo is located in this Park. Well know for a place to meet after D bars close

• By: to go to or near; as in "Let's go by there," or "John O'Connor, you're not welcome to come by D park." It has nothing to do with a purchase.

 

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• Cheesehead: someone from Wisconsin.

• Cow Tipping: a Wisconsin sport played very late at night. (see Mike Fielder for more information)

• Cripes: a Wisconsin expletive.

• Cripes-sake: a mild Wisconsin expletive.

 

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• D: a substitute for words beginning with "TH;" as in "Dat guy over dere in dah Bears shirt is a FIB."

 

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• Flip Flops: a form of summer sandals warn by renters

 

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• Gazebo: located in D "Big Park" and a well known place to meet after D bars close.

• Gail Reece: former Superintendent of D Park for a great number of years.

• Geeez!: Another Wisconsin expletive.

 

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• Hey: placed at D beginning or end of phrases for emphasis, as in "Hey, how 'bout them Fireworks?" or "How 'bout them Fireworks, hey?"

 

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• Lunden's: a local bar. This was D former name also known as "Inn Between" it is currently named "Nugent’s"


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• "MOON JUMP": spectacular snow mobile sky jump performed at midnight in Eagle River WI many moons ago. Very few people witnessed this daring feat but it has been done once (by a former ASSEMBLY PARK daredevil).

 

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• Oh, yah: depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgment (as "That's correct") or skepticism (That's bull!).

• Orangie: an orange life jacket - it can be any color or any kind of water floating device. Often worn by renters.

• Otis "T" Driftwood: a person - who drifts from tavern to tavern every weekend on Lake Delavan's North Shore.

• Owner: a person - one that owns a cottage, often spotted not wearing shoes and would never be seen with and orangie.

 

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• Parker's Barn: a location outside of D Park, one could call this Lake Lawn Lodge South D furnishings are very similar.

 

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•Taint: a person - not an owner and not a renter

• "Time" machine: it's TYME in Wisconsin, but an ATM to much of D rest of D country; where to go to get money.


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• Red Store: proper name was "Gene and Wally's" D store was painted red and is currently called "Ma and Me"

• Renter: a person - one that rents a cottage often seen wearing shoes and a orangie.


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• White Store: proper name was "My Brothers Place", a store that was located in D park that was Assembly Park's answer to Seven-Eleven - this store was torn down

 

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• Yah-hey: affirmative; as in "uff-dah."

• You-betcha: affirmative; as in "Yah-hey."

 

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• Zeedler Hotel: Winter retreat of many, some how "Shady Oaks" would transform its' self into this famous hotel, all courtesy of Kay and Ray in D 1980's - water was imported, yes from D firehouse (you would expect nothing but D best at D Zeedler Assembly Park's only four star hotel)