Post by Ice on Jun 22, 2004 13:27:46 GMT -5
Haha this is a really fun thing going around LiveJournal right now. I found the MN ones very amusing. ;D ;D ;D
Go to Google.com and type in "You know you're from [insert your state name here] when..." Bold all that apply to you.
You measure distance in minutes.
Weather is 80% of your conversation.
"Down south" to you means Iowa.
You call highways freeways.
Snow tires came standard on your car.
You have no concept of public transportation.
75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.
You know more than one person that has hit a deer.
People from other states love to hear you say words with "ou" in them.
You know what and where Dinkytown is.
Perkins was a popular hangout option in high school.
You have no problem saying or spelling Minneapolis.
You can list all the Dales.
You hate "Fargo" but realize that a lot of your family has that accent.
You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.
Your school classes have been canceled because of snow or cold.
You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
You assume when you say The Cities people know where you're referring to.
You know what the numbers 694, 494, I-94, 394 mean.
You have tried boiled fish in lye at Christmas.
You know the two sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.
Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car.
You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly.
You can pinpoint exactly where each scene in "Untamed Heart" was filmed.
You can spot the three-second cameo appearance by The Artist formerly known as Prince in "Fargo."
You're a loyal Target shopper.
You know that the Gay 90s is now bi.
You've licked frozen metal.
The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks or to fish.
You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60.
You know people who have more fishing poles than teeth.
You remember WLOL.
It feels like the Mississippi is everywhere you go.
When you talk about the opener, you are not talking about cans.
You have gone Trick-or-Treating in three feet of snow.
You know that when it comes to AM, there is only WCCO; besides, what else do you need?
You know what the word SPAM stands for (in more ways than one).
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink POP, not SODA.
There was a time when you were SO proud that Soul Asylum is from Minnesota.
In a conversation you heard someone say "yah sure you betcha" and you didn't laugh.
Everyone you know has a cabin.
You get sick of people asking you where Paisley Park is.
You know that Lake Wobegon isn't real and you know who made it up.
Voted for a pro wrestler for governor.....and he won.
You know that everyone has a city preference -- Minneapolis or St. Paul.
You have been frostbitten and sunburned during the same week.
People borrow things to you
I've been to a block party.
TV news anchors are celebrities.
Hot Dish is neither a beautiful woman nor an overheated plate
You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
You know all four seasons; almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
"Vacation" means going to Brainerd for the weekend
Your grandparents drive 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
Go to Google.com and type in "You know you're from [insert your state name here] when..." Bold all that apply to you.
You measure distance in minutes.
Weather is 80% of your conversation.
"Down south" to you means Iowa.
You call highways freeways.
Snow tires came standard on your car.
You have no concept of public transportation.
75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.
You know more than one person that has hit a deer.
People from other states love to hear you say words with "ou" in them.
You know what and where Dinkytown is.
Perkins was a popular hangout option in high school.
You have no problem saying or spelling Minneapolis.
You can list all the Dales.
You hate "Fargo" but realize that a lot of your family has that accent.
You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.
Your school classes have been canceled because of snow or cold.
You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
You assume when you say The Cities people know where you're referring to.
You know what the numbers 694, 494, I-94, 394 mean.
You have tried boiled fish in lye at Christmas.
You know the two sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.
Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car.
You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly.
You can pinpoint exactly where each scene in "Untamed Heart" was filmed.
You can spot the three-second cameo appearance by The Artist formerly known as Prince in "Fargo."
You're a loyal Target shopper.
You know that the Gay 90s is now bi.
You've licked frozen metal.
The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks or to fish.
You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60.
You know people who have more fishing poles than teeth.
You remember WLOL.
It feels like the Mississippi is everywhere you go.
When you talk about the opener, you are not talking about cans.
You have gone Trick-or-Treating in three feet of snow.
You know that when it comes to AM, there is only WCCO; besides, what else do you need?
You know what the word SPAM stands for (in more ways than one).
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink POP, not SODA.
There was a time when you were SO proud that Soul Asylum is from Minnesota.
In a conversation you heard someone say "yah sure you betcha" and you didn't laugh.
Everyone you know has a cabin.
You get sick of people asking you where Paisley Park is.
You know that Lake Wobegon isn't real and you know who made it up.
Voted for a pro wrestler for governor.....and he won.
You know that everyone has a city preference -- Minneapolis or St. Paul.
You have been frostbitten and sunburned during the same week.
People borrow things to you
I've been to a block party.
TV news anchors are celebrities.
Hot Dish is neither a beautiful woman nor an overheated plate
You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
You know all four seasons; almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
"Vacation" means going to Brainerd for the weekend
Your grandparents drive 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
