School Of Ope 

I never realized that this was even in my vocabulary until Charlie started talking about it. And then I realized that I say it a million times a day.

Snap back to reality OPE there goes gravity OPE there goes Rabbit

As a Michigander, I had NO CLUE that this expression is part of my daily vocabulary! It's less of a "word" than an involuntary automatic response 😂

Everyone who disliked this video is from them shadowy places.

"Ope" was a foundation argument of my Master's of "Wisconsin Wordology" thesis and I traced its earliest usage back to the Beer Purity Law of 1516 that states beer can only be made from "Water, Barley and Hops, ȍpe 'en Yeast. It's a valid Scrabble word so play it wisely.

Ohioan here, and this made me realize that we’re the melting pot of classic Midwest and whatever is going on in West Virginia.

Another foundational Midwestern thing: Saying "Mmmbye" at the end of a phone call

Beginning of video I think, “what are you talking about?” By the end, I’m like, “I’m pretty sure I say this 1,000 times a day.”

You left out the rapid fire "ope ope ope ope" as a caution/attention getter, often used with children and dogs. (When I watched this, I realized I had just used it with my dog on a walk a few minutes before.)

What about that dark place? They eat avocado toast. 😂😂😂

Ope. Almost missed this before I watched it real quick.

The "Open" sign in the back with the "N" taped off 😂

They eat avocado toast and acai bowls 😂😂😂

This is actually very similar to how we talk up in Canada lol. “Ope let me squeeze right past ya” is a common phrase up here too 😂

I’m from St Louis and deliver beer for a living I say “ope sorry” and “ let me squeeze behind you real quick “ 20 times a day

I’m Canadian, everything for the Midwest still applies up here

I like how yall added Kansas in there after the fact. A little, Ope didn't mean to exclude ya there.

Native Californian here. Been saying "OPE" most of my life. Never been to the mid -West except for a two hour layover in Chicago once. Must have caught it then.

Worked at a hotel and a friend would point out every time I said “ope” I said I was just giving guests an authentic Midwest experience

I am German and just realized that we say it too, at least some people. It’s kind of an emphasized „ohh“ you use when something goes wrong and you want to express both awareness of the situation, alert others and apologize to them in the same word. Like „ope, I just bumped into you, don’t fall, I am sorry“.

I was born and raised in AZ but my dad is from northern Wisconsin and growing up I would say this, and I still do. I never thought anything of it until I started watching these videos 🤣

🎶 *Ope I did it again...* *Little off key, but--* *Ope, sorry, mimimiii*

My wife and I, as western Canadians, recently learned of "oofta" from watching the first season of Fargo. We now say it as frequently as we possibly can. But i'd like to learn more about it's appropriate usage, so im looking forward to the School of Oofta

This is so cool . I am Bulgarian , we say OP for all the same reasons you mentioned , The Greek also say it but i believe it is an actual word over there .

Hey, I’m Here today with the announcement of Walz as Harris VP…. Sadly as a south Floridian, I was ignorant of the midwestern slang of the “OPE” that was being thrown around… Funny…come to find out that I have ALREADY been just “OPE-ING” my way through life unbeknownst to me since childhood. Thanking my Mom and Dad, their exquisite impeccable manners, and down to earth friendliness, that I am already ahead of the curve here! Thank you for the OPE tutorial. Welcome Tim Walz, your midwestern ethos is SO down to earth and a breath of fresh air in this mean cynical just plain awful political nightmare we are in.

I remember in 2nd grade trying to figure out if it was spelled "ope" or "ohp"

Ope is such a part of my everyday vocabulary I don't even notice it anymore. Did they say it more than once?

"You can never go there" he says After correctly pronouncing acai. 😂

Normal VSCO girls : “and I opp” VSCO girls from North Dakota / Minnesota : “and I ope!” Edit: Holy cow this really blew up!

1:55 "ope"n notes......nice

I'm from South Central KS. Born and raised here. We definitely use the, "Ope, let me squeeze by you." Or "Ope, sorry about that." Especially now with social distancing in effect everywhere it's very polite and effective when you get too close to another customer. I'm finding I have more in common with my northern Midwestern brothers and sisters than I ever realized. Made a friend online from MI back in 2015 and we have visited each other a few times. MI almost feels like home to me. I would consider moving there but I hear your winters are pretty killer. Also had the joy of taking the ferry over to WI from Grand Rapids in summer 2019. More good Midwestern folks over there.

As soon as realized this was a thing, I noticed that myself and most of the people I know say it CONSTANTLY. The ope is alive and well in Kansas.

The most Midwestern statement that exists is "Ope just gonna sneak right past ya"

I’m from Indiana... and now I realize that I say “ope sorry” all the time 😮

From central MN. I babysat for our neighbor's. The little boy was about 1. He kept getting into things that belonged to my husband. I would say "ope that's Joe's", "ope that's Joe " all day. The little guy thought I was saying Oats so that is what he called my husband for years. Guess I say Ope a lot.

We have watched this amazing video so many times! My 7 yo son almost has it memorized 🤣 Tonight at McDonalds the girl at the drive thru speaker said “Ope” - he said “She just Ope’d you! Give that girl a beer!” 😂💙😂

Love this video 😂 Scandinavian heritage is why I say “Ope” a lot - you betcha 😂😂

Can we talk about the Ope dialects though, because in Iowa it's "Oop" instead.

I'm European with a heavily Americanized accent (thanks US domination of global media) and I never before realized that I, too, use 'ope' quite frequently. Guess I'll have to swing by the Midwest soon to pick up my honorary citizenship.

I’m crying from laughter, pure gold thank you guys

This is very accurate, we don’t eat avocado toast in Michigan

Teacher: You must never go there. Student:😳

Ope has spread to Colorado as well. You monsters.

I never realized how much I said ope until I learned it was a Midwest meme

I've lived in Nebraska most of my life. Its funny but most of us don't realize we say it until someone points it out. Now my wife and I both start laughing when one of us uses it.

You treat this like a comedy sketch but as someone from New Jersey I’m learning a lot

1:26 Me: *stops mid-chew, mouth full of Avacado toast*

It never really hit me that we actually said ope all the time until this lady almost bumped into me and we both went "ope, sorry"

As an immigrant in the Midwest, “ope” must have been the first mannerism I learned. I never realized it until I watched this video.

Hahaha. The whole reason I found this is because I was waiting for my son's bus with him and it was late and just as I was getting worried it pulled up and I said "ope, there it is!" And I was painfully aware that I'd said it because a few days ago someone pointed out that we say that a lot and in my mind I was like "no we don't!" But ya, we totally do. And I'm proud gosh darnit! I googled "ope" after I said it and this painfully accurate video popped up. 😄

Yesssss, they threw in an Uff-dah at the end.

I hope it makes you as happy as it makes me my daughter is 2 and she says ope anytime she bumps into someone drops something or sees me do the same. I am a proud father.

I didn't know I needed this collaboration, but it makes so much sense now...

I’ve never been more proud of my state for making something so beautiful

I'M HERE IN FOR NERISSA RAVENCROFT

I genuinely want to know how, as a lifelong southerner, this developed as a natural part of my vocabulary, without any Midwestern, family or friends… 😂

"Ope, excuse me..." Yep! So true

I come from Oklahoma, the only place where you'll hear "ope, sorry to hear about that tornado hittin' your house, y'all wanna go to Braum's to cheer up?"

I don't know if he's exaggerating his accent or not, but I like it

I've lived in Texas for over a decade and I still stay "ope, sorry. Lemme squeeeeeze right past ya."

If you say "wope" you like the bears.

Teacher: a noun, verb, adjective? Student: Yes

I’m from the south and I say it. I think the light touches a little further south...

My roommate is from Illinois and he has used ope so often that it is now part of my vocabulary. I'm from the east coast.

Im from west virginia and we say this all the time. The squeeze right past ya had me dying! Be in subway or something trying to get a straw while someone else is going to fill up their cup and you hit em with the "Ope my bad, lemme just squeeze around ya here fella"

Not having lived in Wisconsin, this is way over my head. I get a kick out of everything else! The Manitowoc Minutes are terrific

I was born and still live in Anchorage Alaska. I noticed I started saying "ope" when I was trying to navigate through a crowded area (school, mall, church, etc.) I've never lived elsewhere, and grandpa on my moms side is from South Carolina. He had a thick SC accent. The rest of us are Alaskan native/Russian/Swedish decent. Its funny finding similarities I relate with in these videos.

I'm a lifelong Chicagoan and I just realized I've been saying this my whole life. I think it came from a combination of "oh" and "oops".

😂 Why is this so accurate? Thank you for making this! Now I can finally direct my coastal friends to an instructional video! 😂😂😂

I was born in WstAllis, grew up in Muskego, and until now I NEVER thought I used ope. But now I see it used in context, and ope der it is! Now for the real comment. Ope, where is Da Manitowoc Minute? I haven’t had a best minute of my life in WEEKS! YA retiring der, Charlie?

This channel has made me realize how much my Midwestern mother has influenced my mannerisms. Ope.

Currently sharing this with all my new California friends and coworkers so they can join the ope side. (Been working on teaching Midwesternisms for a few weeks.)

I seriously use it 527495 times a day.

So true.... there’s never i day I haven’t said ope about something 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

I’m from Utah, and say “ope” all the time. My mom is from South Dakota and picked it up from her. Never realized it until now!

“You are entitled to one pepperoni.”😂

I’m not even midwestern and this word has snuck into my vocabulary. Must be what happens when you have midwestern relatives that you have visited from ages 0-14. 🤣

I thought there is no way I say this, as I'm from the Midwest, then yesterday I dropped something.....

Enjoying this from CA w/ a nice piece of Avocado Toast...OPE!

For me, as a native Minnesotan, listening to Charlie say, "there guy" was the equivalent of Stephen Tyler watching Spinal Tap.

Too real. didn't realize until a couple years ago that this isn't a country-wide thing.

The eat avocado toast, wear skinny jeans and ride fixed gear bikes🤣👍

Michigander (LP) here. Honestly didn't realize how much I use ope. But I do think it's much more common in the UP of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Me and my avocado toast feel attacked

Today I learned that I as a Californian am a midwesterner; I've been saying this my whole life

😂😂😂 I seriously use this all the time and ppl in cali look at me weird.

I'm from southern Missouri. Like so close to Arkansas, we don't kiss our cousin but that hug might be a bit longer than necessary. And Ope is still used regularly.

I dont see Ohio on the map. Whenever an Ohioan says ope, a cornstalk pops out the ground and that's why we're the corn capital.

This is hilarious and so true. I have been out of the Midwest for 20 years but I still say “ope” for everything. And yeah, placement with the sentence is key.

390 likes, 0 Dislikes Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

I just moved to Florida from Indiana and can confirm never go to “dem shadowy places”

I find myself saying this a few times a day & have to chuckle quietly to myself thinking of these videos. Thanks Charlie. 😂

Snap back to reality, OPE there goes gravity OPE, there goes Rabbit

Best collaboration ever

Walz is using ope in his speeches, this needs to be shared to educate Americans on what this word means

@1:18 "Everything here where the light touches---" 🤣😆😂🧀💛

It’s funny cause I’m from California and I have been using this phrase all the time without realizing that this was a meme. Before this was a meme I have always said this when I accidentally bump into people and it makes my day knowing that I’m not the only person who says OPE

I’m enjoying the new stuff but I gotta admit I do miss the manitowoc minute segments.

I'm a native Californian who went to college in the Midwest, now I say "ope" all the time.

Born and raised in Jersey, moved to Oklahoma for a few years.. Ope snuck its way into my vocabulary and I dont even remember when i started using it to begin with.