The Ten Coolest Things About Minnesota
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 19, 2009 12:13 AM CST
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PrintI know it's Hate Week and all, but in the name of good sportsmanship I think it's only fair that we also point out some of the good things about our northern neighbors.
Therefore I have compiled a list of the top ten coolest things about Minnesota:
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ba-dum ching
I’ll be here all week, folks
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 19, 2009 12:39 AM CST up reply actions
Ugh
Perhaps the worst part of attending Luther is that, at some point, being around that many Norwegians makes you think things like “you know, I should really at least try lutefisk. Just once”
No. You should not.
WHAT?
dont act like you never rocked the lutefisk/lefse norwegian taco at peace brunch…. i lost a lot of bets in college…..
The Luther College Norwegian thing is, unfortunately...
…..lame. Lame as hell. It’s all too cutesy and winky-winky and Sven & Oly jokey and awful. I loved going there, sure as shit, but the Norwegian stuff got old very quickly.
Especially Norwegian literature. It’s like reading a novel about the inside of your freezer, if the inside of your freezer is filled with cattle and hymns.
If it's not too much trouble, search your soul--and then ask yourself if maybe I might have a point.
by The Director on Nov 19, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
I was always too hung over to be up in time for Peace Brunch
I’ve heard it was very nice.
I grew up in Decorah
And won’t go near the stuff. It is not in the least bit tempting. You cave to easily to peer pressure, NorseHawk.
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Nov 19, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
Oricinally from New Hampton here.
And spent alot of time in Calmar, Spillville, and Decorah. I never once felt the need to try it.
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Nov 19, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
spelling fail
Originally
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Nov 19, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
My family hails originally from Silver Lake
and I must say, for every terrible bite of lutefisk, there is a wonderful tasty bite of kringla.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigbsy on Nov 19, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
I'm from Postville...
Yes, the town is still there…I’ve had alot of fish up there, but never any Norwegian fish..had a hell of a good taco place though!
by Put Down the Haterade on Nov 20, 2009 8:23 AM CST up reply actions
Somewhat ironic I guess
Because when I think of useless white space I usually think of Iowa basketball players.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
"Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad." - The Waco Kid
I'm on my back,
on the old metrodome turf, looking up
by ChryslerKinnick on Nov 19, 2009 8:50 AM CST reply actions
Clearly you couldn’t be doing that, since the roof is so dirty and dingy from the Gophers stinking that place up for 20+ years.
They took the bar, the whole fucking bar!
by recoveringfratguy on Nov 19, 2009 8:54 AM CST up reply actions
Let me help fill in #1 for you:
Jessica Biel.
Oh yeah, a couple others: “Precious” Paul Ellering, Diablo Cody, Bob Dylan, Ric and David Fleihr, Verne Gagne, Larry “The Axe” Hennig and Mr. Perfect, Phil Housley, Walter Mondale, Harry Blackmun, Nikita Koloff, Greg LeMond, Prince, Charles Lindbergh, Audra Lynn (for you Playboy fans), Roger Maris, Frank Mars (who created the Milky Way candy bar), Billy Martin, the Mayo family, Ahmad Rashad, and, of course, Baron Von Raschke.
I’m happy to help.
But Bob Dylan begat Jacob Dylan
And other than three songs from 15 years ago that didn’t work out so well…let’s call that one a wash shall we?
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
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by MissouriHawk on Nov 19, 2009 9:50 AM CST up reply actions
Ahmad Rashad, really?
He’s famous for marrying Mrs. Cosby and sucking up to Michael Jordan a whole bunch.
Also Ric Flair is from North Carolina. He mentions this pretty often.
No love for Sinclair Lewis?
He is right up there with anyone on your list, except maybe for the Claw Master who obviously stands head and shoulders above.
by Brock Sampson on Nov 19, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Wow
Would you believe that “V” is based on one of his books? I had no idea until today.
by Brock Sampson on Nov 19, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
I thought "V" was based on the book "V".
The one by Thomas Pynchon. Who is not from Minnesota.
by Abbas_Cincinnatus on Nov 19, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
I thought it was an adaptation of the V Dialogues.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
F. Scott Fitzgerald, too.
And don’t forget Judy Garland and Kelly Carlson (Kimber from Nip/Tuck). Mmmmmmm….
"If we got to we're going to crawl in this locker room. And on our back is going to be an axe..."
by buddylee853 on Nov 19, 2009 10:58 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Sinclair Lewis
and Fitzgerald are fine Minnesotans as well.
However, I only had time for the incredibly awesome important ones, so the hot babes, Playboy models, judges, and wrestlers took priority.
Dudes
LeMond may live in MN but he’s no Minnesotan.
by ChompSmirkWIN on Nov 19, 2009 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
Diablo Cody?
Ugh, that’s fucking impressive.
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 19, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
Fuck that. She's from Illinois.
If living in a place counts, then Iowa City could claim her, too.
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Nov 19, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
So could Cedar Rapids...
She danced at Woody’s….
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigbsy on Nov 19, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
I thought that smell was Quaker Oats
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 19, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
+1
"Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad." - The Waco Kid
Lame, but
A coed was making out with a UI frat boy, and, it was getting pretty frisky.
“Timmy” she breathed in his ear, “Kiss me where it smells.”
So, he drove her to Cedar Rapids.
Why make a trillion when we could make... billions? ~ Dr. Evil
by Leftcoast Hawk on Nov 19, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
So I thought to myself
Over the last 25 years, has it been better to be a Hawkeye fan or a Gopher fan? Since anybody not raised in the brain fart addled wasteland to the north, and most of those who were, would rather suck peanuts from a dead monkey’s ass than root for the Gophers, I decided I should rephrase the question to make it fair.
In the last 25 years, if you based your happiness solely on how many times each team won or lost in a given season, which team would bring you greater joy.
As the chart below shows, from 2008 – 1984 Iowa has had the better season 18 times. Minnesota 4 times, and there were 3 ties.
Just a little more proof that the corn in Iowa leans north because Minnesota sucks.
In 100 years, we'll all be dead.
by Flakbait on Nov 19, 2009 10:47 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
10) Clem Haskins
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1) Marge Gunderson
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 19, 2009 11:25 AM CST reply actions
Marge Gunderson
The heroine of a movie, 99% of which takes place in Brainerd, Minneapolis or the highway in between them, that is named after a city in North Dakota. Why? Because the Coen brothers know Minnesota is too lame to draw a crowd.
Great movie though. Minnesotans tend to not like it. Oh well, truth hurts.
In 100 years, we'll all be dead.
Don't think anyone will ever beat this Top 10 list
I mean, its
Why make a trillion when we could make... billions? ~ Dr. Evil
by Leftcoast Hawk on Nov 19, 2009 3:31 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
+1
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
Follow me on Twitter: @MattLaCasse
by MissouriHawk on Nov 19, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Nov 19, 2009 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
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