Howah Or Ho Wa.
Used in upper Wisconsin not just as a exclamation but also to call to others from afar and/or signal their identity as an Indigenous person to other Indigenous peoples to get specifically their attention.
Often used as an icebreaker to strangers suspected by an Indigenous person to be another Indigenous person.
The roots stem from the Ojibwe but are also used by Oneida, Menominee, Potawatomi, and other local tribes. Not to be used by non-Indigenous persons under any reason.
Used in upper Wisconsin not just as a exclamation but also to call to others from afar and/or signal their identity as an Indigenous person to other Indigenous peoples to get specifically their attention.
Often used as an icebreaker to strangers suspected by an Indigenous person to be another Indigenous person.
The roots stem from the Ojibwe but are also used by Oneida, Menominee, Potawatomi, and other local tribes. Not to be used by non-Indigenous persons under any reason.
Person 1 to person 2 while indicating to a third: "I can't get that person over there's attention. Ya know, the one in the red."
Person 2: "Why would you want their attention?"
Person 1: "They look Native, I wana ask if their Indigenous."
Person 2: "Oh well then, Ho wa ya know."
Person 2 turns towards the third: "HO WA!"
Person 3 turns to them: "Ho Wa!"
Person 1 and 2: "HOWAH!"
Person 2: "Why would you want their attention?"
Person 1: "They look Native, I wana ask if their Indigenous."
Person 2: "Oh well then, Ho wa ya know."
Person 2 turns towards the third: "HO WA!"
Person 3 turns to them: "Ho Wa!"
Person 1 and 2: "HOWAH!"
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A man who came from nothing. Truly a rags to riches story. Grew up in the slums of Brazil and moved to the United States when he was 11. He mastered the art of glass blowing, among other types of blowing. He became the first gold medal winner in the olympics for blowing.
You could say the other players sucked, or rather, got sucked. His life story is an inspirational one, and he recently received the medal of freedom from Donald J Trump, the big man himself.
You could say the other players sucked, or rather, got sucked. His life story is an inspirational one, and he recently received the medal of freedom from Donald J Trump, the big man himself.
Gay club owner: “Did you see that boy walkin’ down the street?”
Employee: “Yeah, that was Aiden Howard, four time gold medal winner in blowing!”
Employee: “Yeah, that was Aiden Howard, four time gold medal winner in blowing!”
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Get the Aiden Howard mug.Let's just state the obvious: New Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is no Terry McAuliffe . Where the flashy former Clinton fundraiser was a gregarious ringmaster accustomed to the bling-bling of the highest non-publicly elected Democratic job around, Dean is almost a seminarian in his approach to the post. And, oddly, his style seems to fit with the party's bid to build its blue-collar base--just as McAuliffe's meshed with the DNC's need to raise gobs of money and go high tech.
What's so different? McAuliffe would limo around town, dropping in at the Palm to huddle with Washington big shots. The 2004 presidential hopeful, by contrast, takes the bus or subway, buying his own $1.35 ticket. Sometimes he bums rides from staffers or walks the four blocks to the Capitol for meetings. "Please Call Me Howard" never flies first class and always carries his own bags.
Other signs of the ex-guv's modest style: He eats at his desk, stays in a cheap D.C. hotel, and likes oxford shirts and penny loafers. Affectionately dubbed a "geek" by pals, he's often glued to his cellphone and loves E-mail. "His expertise is grass roots and his lifestyle is no different," says an associate. So far, Washington likes what it sees, surprised he's not the oddball that newsies pegged him as last year. Says an aide, smiling: "They're giving him a shot."
What's so different? McAuliffe would limo around town, dropping in at the Palm to huddle with Washington big shots. The 2004 presidential hopeful, by contrast, takes the bus or subway, buying his own $1.35 ticket. Sometimes he bums rides from staffers or walks the four blocks to the Capitol for meetings. "Please Call Me Howard" never flies first class and always carries his own bags.
Other signs of the ex-guv's modest style: He eats at his desk, stays in a cheap D.C. hotel, and likes oxford shirts and penny loafers. Affectionately dubbed a "geek" by pals, he's often glued to his cellphone and loves E-mail. "His expertise is grass roots and his lifestyle is no different," says an associate. So far, Washington likes what it sees, surprised he's not the oddball that newsies pegged him as last year. Says an aide, smiling: "They're giving him a shot."
It's funny how the DC crowd is amazed that someone like Howard Dean would fly coach, carry his own bags, take the subway and asks people to call him by his first name. The dude is normal.
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Bro A:"Toss me a soda,bro."
Bro B:"Comin' right up." *tosses a can of Dr. Pepper to Bro A*
Bro C.*Smacks it out of the air* "Dwight Howard!"
Bros A and B: *Surprised*
Bro B:"Comin' right up." *tosses a can of Dr. Pepper to Bro A*
Bro C.*Smacks it out of the air* "Dwight Howard!"
Bros A and B: *Surprised*
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