Donna G Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 > >Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota > >If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 >inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you >might live in Minnesota. > >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, you might >live in Minnesota. > >You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road >construction. > >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, you might >live in Minnesota. > >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, 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 and Shakopee, 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. > >There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Mill's Fleet Farm 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 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 fish fry every Friday. > >You find 0 degrees "a little chilly." > >You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your >Minnesota friends. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhappy Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I love it. Especially the ac/heat in the car one. I've done that several times this summer. Unfortunately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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