Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 24 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, If you're proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each Year, because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation, If you have ever refused to buy something because it's "too Spendy", you might live in Minnesota. If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, (but the one in the mall is open year round!) If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, You might live in Minnesota. If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Minnesota. If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, (like going to the boys baseball games!) you might live in Minnesota. If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Minnesota. If you know how to say Wayzata, Mahtomedi, Edina, Bemidji, Shakopee ,Winton and Ely, you might live in Minnesota. If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy, you might live in Minnesota. "Vacation" means going up north past Brainerd for the weekend. You measure distance in hours. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. You think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and venison. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them. Where men are men and so are the women. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Grocery Store at any given time. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction. You can identify a southern or eastern accent. You consider Minneapolis exotic. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your Blue spruce. Down South to you means Iowa. A brat is something you eat. You go out to a fish fry every Friday. You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
good post, alot of those strike home lol. BTW: 0 istn alittle chilly its sandal weather! (heheh i did that yesterday)
yea, my favorite in this state are the sandles, people wear them summer and winter, and guys wear them with SOCKS!!!
^^^ although i thought about wearign socks w/ my sandals i decided not too. good thing to, since i had to walk through a couple snow banks.
that reminds me of a thread on Ultimate Subaru by a guy from Seattle, saying it was really cold, like 10 above in the shade......lol
