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2011 - An Uff Da Year!
For those who don’t surf the web, Wikipedia is amazing online resource that shares little tidbits of information you never thought existed–and in some cases, wish it didn’t. That said, Wiki tells us that "uff da" is an expressions of Norwegian origin adopted by Scandinavian-Americans in the 19th century, particularly those in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. (It can also officially be spelled huffda, uff-da, uffda, uff-dah, oofda, ufda, ufdah, oofta, ufdaa, or ufta, in case you thought you’d been spelling it wrong all these years!)
The word is a term for "sensory overload" (much like my Christmas schedule!) and expresses "surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay." As I review the year 2011, I believe that no matter your ancestral background, "Uff Da" is the perfect expression for all that was 2011! Let’s have a look…
- Devastating earthquakes in Chile, New Zealand, Virginia, India, Nepal, & Turkey
- Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl
- Tsunami hits Japan and its nuclear plant
- Oprah airs her final broadcast
- Tornadoes pound Tuscaloosa, Joplin and other Southern communities in the U.S.
- Casey Anthony is found not guilty in Caylee’s death
- Hurricanes and flooding in Thailand, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the east coast of the U.S.
- Prince William and Kate Middleton marry
- Anti-government protests in Wisconsin, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria, Bahrain, London and elsewhere
- State and Federal governments face potential shutdowns
- Last broadcast of "All My Children"
- European nations request bail-outs
- 9/11’s architect, Osama bin Laden, is killed in Pakistan
- Norway is devastated by the Oslo bomb and massacre at the youth retreat
- Cardinals defeat Rangers in the World Series
- The world population officially surpasses 7 Billion
- Iraqi troops return home after a 9-year war
UFF DA! What a year it has been!
‘Hope your New Year is W-A-A-A-A-Y BETTER!
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