*If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 8 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.
*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 i n Minnesota.
*If you know how to say Wayzata,Mahtomedi, Edina, Shakopee ,Winton and Ely, you might live in Minnesota.
*If you think that ketchup is alittle too spicy,
you might live in Minnesota.
*"Vacation" means going up north past Virginia 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 Zups G rocery
Store at anygiven time.
*You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
*Driving is better in the winter because the pot holes 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 astatue 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