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Old 03-21-2007, 04:04 PM
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For All You Minnesotans

Got this in an Email, thought i would share it with all of you.

You Know You're From Minnesota When...
*The weather is usually 80% of your conversation.
*When you say "down south" you're referring to Iowa.
*You call highways "freeways."
*Snow tires came standard on your car.
*You've never taken public transportation.
*75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.
*"Perkins" was the only hangout option in high school.
*You assume when you say "The Cities" people know where you're talking about.
*You can list all the "-dales."
*People from other states love to hear you say words with "o"s in them.
*In a conversation you've heard someone say "yah sure, you betcha" and you didn't laugh.
*You could pinpoint exactly where each scene in the movie "Untamed Heart" was filmed.
*You hate the movie "Fargo" but realize you and your entire family have that same accent.
*You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
*You have fish boiled in lye for Christmas.
*You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly.
*You know the 2 sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.
*Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car. (I'm actually a Packer fan)
*The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks.
*You're a loyal Target shopper.
*You've frozen your tongue on a metal handrail before.
*You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
*You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside in March
*You have gone trick-or-treating in 3 feet of snow.
*You've not only walked across a lake, you've driven across one.
*Everyone you know has a cabin or, at least, access to one.
*You know that Lake Wobegon isn't real and you know who made it up, where they live, and exactly what you want to do about it.
*You have friends who schedule their wedding in the middle of January without a thought about weather conditions.
*You consider a six inch snowfall a blessing for "the cities" because it provides instant urban renewal.
*You keep the snow tires on your truck all year because it ain't worth taking them off for only two months.
*Your local Dairy Queen is closed from December through February.
*You believe the only REAL vehicles have skis in front and a loud motor under your seat.
*You consider snow banks to be "just another rough" on the golf course.
*You have worn shorts and a parka at the same time.
*You were delighted to get a miniature snow shovel for your 3rd birthday.
*Your town isn't trying to be ironic when it plans a "winter carnival."
*The temperature in March is above freezing for three days in a row, and you think it's summer.
*You laugh out loud every time you see a news report about a blizzard shutting down the entire East Coast.
*You think happiness is owning a "piece of lakeshore."
*You never meet any celebrities except The "BODY"
*You know what and where "Dinkytown" is.
*When you talk about "opener" you are not talking about cans.
*You have refused to buy something because it's too "spendy."
*You believe that the Vikings would have won four Super Bowls by now if they were still playing in Metropolitan Stadium.
*You are convinced the Twins will never win the pennant because the owners are too cheap to pay the good players, so they all leave.
*Your town has an equal number of bars and churches.?*You grew up thinking rice was only for dessert.
*You think that ketchup is a little too spicy.
*Your gas station thinks "full service" means filling your gas tank, washing the windshield, checking the oil and being friendly to the customers.
*You (or your parents) voted for Mondale.
*You've seen "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in Uptown.
*You know that everyone has a city preference -- Minneapolis or St. Paul.
*You can honestly claim Germanic / Scandinavian ancestors, and have been known to say "ya" instead of "yes"
*Upon seeing an ocean for the first time, you say, "Hey! That looks like Lake Superior!"
*You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Minnesota.