Minnesota!
Minnesota!
Just in case ya didn't know*..
Minnesota became the 32nd state on May 11, 1858 and was originally settled
by a lost tribe of Norwegians seeking refuge from the searing heat of
Wisconsin 's winters.
Minnesota gets it's name from the Sioux Indian word "mah-nee-soo-tah,"
meaning, "No, really... They eat fish soaked in lye."
The state song of Minnesota is "Someday the Vikings will... Aw, never
mind."
The Mall of America in Bloomington , Minnesota covers 9.5 million square
feet and has enough space to hold 185,000 idiot teenagers yapping away on
cell phones.
Madison, Minnesota is known as "the lutefisk capital of the world." Avoid
this city at all costs.
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was set in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and was
Mary's first real acting job since leaving the "Dick van Dyke Show. The show
about a single woman's struggle to find happiness in the big city was
originally titled "Life Without Dick," but that was changed for some reason.
Downtown Minneapolis has an enclosed skyway system covering 52 blocks,
allowing people to live, work, eat, and sleep without ever going outside.
The only downside to this is that a Norwegian occasionally turns up missing.
Cartoonist Charles M. Shultz was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota and grew
up in St. Paul. He was the only artist to accurately depict the perfectly
circular heads of Minnesota natives.
The Hormel Company of Austin , Minnesota produces 6 million cans of Spam a
year, even though no one actually eats it. Spam is a prized food in Japan &
Hawaii--Spam sushi!!
Minnesota license plates are blue & white and contain the phrase "Blizzards
on the 4th of July - you get used to it."
Frank C. Mars, founder of the Mars Candy Co. was born in Newport, Minnesota
. His 3 Musketeers candy bar originally contained three bars in one wrapper,
each filled with a different flavor of nougat -chocolate, Spam and lutefisk.
Tonka trucks continue to be manufactured in Minnetonka, Minnesota, despite
the thousands of GI Joe dolls killed by them annually in rollover accidents.
No airbags, no seat belts. These things are deathtraps, I tell ya!
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder was raised at Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and was
famous for writing the "Little House" series of books, as well as inventing
the "Spam diet" which consists of looking at a plate of Spam until you lose
your appetite. Much like the "lutefisk diet"
The snowmobile was invented in Roseau , Minnesota so as to allow families a
means of attending 4th of July picnics
Minnesotans are almost indistinguishable from Wisconsinites. The only way
to tell them apart is to ask if they voted for Mondale in '84.
Now... it's up to you to forward this to all your friends If one of them
does not forward it to others, he/she will be given an entrance pin to
attend the Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN....in February --
Cold is a relative thing ya know....
At 65 degrees, Arizonans turn on the heat. People in Minnesota plant
gardens.
At 60, Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Minnesota sunbathe.
At 50, Italian & English cars won't start. People in Minnesota drive with
the windows down..
At 40, Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. People in
Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt.
At 35, New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Minnesota
have the last cookout before it gets cold.
At 20, People in Miami all die. Minnesotans close their windows.
At 0, Californians fly away to Mexico . People in Minnesota get out their
winter coats.
At 10 below zero, Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are
selling cookies door to door.
At 20 below, Washington DC runs out of hot air. (Ya think? Nah.). People in
Minnesota let their dogs sleep indoors.
At 30 below, Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Minnesotans get upset
because they can't start the snowmobile.
At 40 below, ALL atomic motion stops. People in Minnesota start
saying..."Cold enough for ya, eh?"
At 50 below, hell freezes over. Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours
late.
*I didn't write this, I received it via an email...
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