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Holy McEnroe?
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| rabbitjoker |
Can someone tell me why that hockey guy yells "Holy McEnroe" when the Leafs score?
What the hell does John McEnroe have to do with hockey? |
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| infinity HiGH |
LOL...
it's HOOLY MACKINAW!!! |
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| joinT |
| it's Holy Mackinaw and it's just some exclamation Joe Bowen likes.. |
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| rabbitjoker |
Ok, so it's not McEnroe...
What the hell is a "Mackinaw"?
You guys sure it's not "Holy mackerel"? I've heard that one before.
Maybe it's a cross between a McEnroe and a Mackerel? A tennis playing fish? ;) |
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| TheVrk |
Joe Bowen's (Leafs commentator) catch line is "Holy Mackinac".
No idea why |
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| ChemEnhanced |
It's holy Mackinaw
Mackinaw is the Ojibwa Indian word for bear droppings. When tacking bears in the winter time the Ojibwas counted on locating bear droppings in the forest when the tracks got covered with snow. Jim Bowen is 25% Objibwa and he probably took the term from his native side because he can't say holy on television |
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| Sly_Guy |
hey it may not be true, but it was one of the better bull answers I've heard. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
There are very very few Ojibwa words you will find anywhere....especially in the dictionary....very few Ojibwa even speak the language now a days. My cottage is on an Ojibwa Reserve and I have spent many many years with the Ojibwa people and even dated an Ojibwa woman. This is true......I was watching a leaf game with Chief John Redbautum and when Joe said that he laughed and I asked him why and he told me. I confirmed this with my girlfriend at the time and her mother. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
It's holy Mackinaw
Mackinaw is the Ojibwa Indian word for bear droppings. When tacking bears in the winter time the Ojibwas counted on locating bear droppings in the forest when the tracks got covered with snow. Jim Bowen is 25% Objibwa and he probably took the term from his native side because he can't say holy on television |
ok, that is *awesome* trivia, LOL.
you learn something new every day...I'm so pleased that today's lesson relates to Joe Bowen, our native peoples and bear droppings. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
It's holy Mackinaw
Mackinaw is the Ojibwa Indian word for bear droppings. When tacking bears in the winter time the Ojibwas counted on locating bear droppings in the forest when the tracks got covered with snow. Jim Bowen is 25% Objibwa and he probably took the term from his native side because he can't say holy on television |
Its also the river that seperates Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Also an island in Lake Huron and a famous bridge that connects Michigan's mainland with the upper peninsula.
heheheh |
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| shanny |
I think he should change it to Johnny mac!
Everyone loves Macenroe! |
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