Minnesota Humor

I see a lot of those emails that get passed around, making fun of people who live in Minnesota, and I smile because sometimes they are so true. I should know, I lived there for half my life. So in a little tribute to our recent camping & marathon trip "up north", and for a brief but true glimpse of life in Minnesota, here are some of my favorites:

You know you are a true Minnesotan when...

• "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 carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
  
• You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
  
• You don't go to bed without watching the weather forecast.

A few quotables from Jeff Foxworthy I felt worth mentioning...

• If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through l8 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 worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Minnesota.
  
• If you can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching, you might live in Minnesota.