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What's the weirdest demonym for Flutherites?

Asked by Grisson (4634points) January 19th, 2010

I live near, and work in the city of Charlotte, NC. People from Charlotte are called ‘Charlotteans’ which I like to pronounce ‘Charlatans’ much to my own amusement, but not to Charlotteans

So what the strangest demonym for places near you?

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ucme's avatar

There’s a place in England called Cockermouth,i’m blowed if I know what those folk are known as~

marinelife's avatar

Flutherites.
Fluther Brothers.
FLutherers.

HGl3ee's avatar

Barrheadians – people in my home town.
Fort Mackers – people in the city I was born.
Edmontonians – people in the city I work.

oratio's avatar

Kallingar. I live in Kallinge. In Swedish kallingar means briefs.

Grisson's avatar

@ucme Even Wikipedia wouldn’t hazard a guess. How about ‘English’? :o)

gemiwing's avatar

Tampa residents= Tampons. loved that when I lived there

Trillian's avatar

@gemiwing, could they reasonably be called “Tampaxians”?

janbb's avatar

Joisey-ites, although we never call ourselves that.

(I think people from Cockermouth would just call themselves “Lakelanders.”)

gailcalled's avatar

Cantabridgians from Cambridge, MA.

Glaswegians from Glasgow, Scotland.

Edinburgers (apparently) from Edinburgh, (pronounced “Edinburo”) Scotland.

I wonder about Hamburg and Frankfort, Germany.

grumpyfish's avatar

Folks from Indiana are frequently called Hoosiers (for no clear reason).

People here are called “Pittsburghers” (and many a sandwich is also called a “Pittsburgher” or a “Wilkinsburger”, etc.)

DominicX's avatar

San Franciscan (San Francisco)
Oaklander (Oakland) – either that or “gangsta”. Sometimes we say “Oakie” too.
form Daly City (Daly City) – nothing else works, either that or just “Filipino”

Grisson's avatar

@DominicX no guess from Wikipedia either. How about Peninsulars? Dalyances?

andrew's avatar

@grumpyfish It’s the Hoosier State! Or is that circular logic?

janbb's avatar

@andrew Hoosier daddy? And yes, it is circular reasoning.

TheLoneMonk's avatar

Chedheadians. Ah, Wisconsin.

grumpyfish's avatar

@andrew Oh, right. Wait, no =)

gailcalled's avatar

@janbb: And for Manhattanites, it’s MOMA mia.

janbb's avatar

@gailcalled I can see you’re whitneyer than me today!

gailcalled's avatar

@janbb: Have we MET?

janbb's avatar

@gailcalled This fricking pun-war is getting huntington hartford to keep up with!

(Hah!)

gailcalled's avatar

@janbb: Ah, getty a real job.

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