@zebratron2084 What's specifically midwestern about them, if I can ask? They make perfect sense to me and I've never lived anywhere but the coasts.
@Soreth I have no idea. :D I have just vaguely heard they are regional and I believe I've heard them associated with Midwest/Great Lakes?
Now you've got me questioning my memory, time for a quick infodive. :>
@zebratron2084 Might be a Scandahoovian descent thing? Would make sense why it's present in Seattle.
@Soreth That would NOT surprise me at all. Ohio doesn't have a ton of Scandinavians, but we don't have none, and we do get a lot of linguistic influence come down from the north eh... :>