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24 degrees and sunny here in Minneapolis MNBrewer Feb 2012 #1
And you forgot "Home of Garrison Keillor" Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #2
Durn, you beat me to it. raccoon Feb 2012 #9
Still more geardaddy Feb 2012 #16
Never been there, but I've heard the food is bland. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #3
Not anymore Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #20
Damn illegal Mexahegians. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #24
Which is from Austin, MN. geardaddy Feb 2012 #25
Just over the Mexahegian border. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #28
And Austin is home to the Spam Museum dflprincess Feb 2012 #57
True THAT! bvar22 Feb 2012 #76
Au contraire, mon frere Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #31
I've had lutefisk exactly once in my life Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #35
I tried it once at my Aunt Edna's Xmas dinner hifiguy Feb 2012 #36
Lutefisk just sounds like an unmentionable body part that's probably slimy and hard to chew. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #71
Minnesota's good things: The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #4
Add wood-ticks to "not so good". glinda Feb 2012 #63
Lived there for 12 years. Here's my non-native resident's POV dmallind Feb 2012 #5
Those folks on "Fargo" have accents? They sound normal to me!!! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #7
You are so right! hifiguy Feb 2012 #12
Yep, Germans outnumber Swedes or Norwegians on their own. geardaddy Feb 2012 #14
One of the few places that actually differentiate between various Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #32
Yeah, but they sure were good commies. geardaddy Feb 2012 #33
Damn Skippy Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #38
Yeah, I think so. geardaddy Feb 2012 #40
I've got good Finnish-American genes. Sisaruus Feb 2012 #51
Excellent geardaddy Feb 2012 #72
Here's a link to Garrison Keillor's classic hifiguy Feb 2012 #37
"Pepper is not a "crazy-hot" food condiment." annabanana Feb 2012 #13
yep mnmoderatedem Feb 2012 #46
Salt is not spicy. Pepper is not a "crazy-hot" food condiment. Sisaruus Feb 2012 #50
We need to toss the GOP out of the legislature! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #6
You forgot to mention the Guthrie theater geardaddy Feb 2012 #8
Couple more Wellstone ruled Feb 2012 #10
I'm a lifelong Minnesotan and hifiguy Feb 2012 #11
I was born, raised, and educated there. Viking12 Feb 2012 #15
I lived just north of Rochester for 3 years. I enjoyed my time in Minnesota. sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #17
I went to college here and have lived most of my adult life here. I love it. Brickbat Feb 2012 #18
homestate of such dem heavy weights as Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Paul Wellstone, WI_DEM Feb 2012 #19
Minn-uh-sewtah, Minn-uh-sewtah, yay, rah, rah, Gophers hfojvt Feb 2012 #21
Umm... hifiguy Feb 2012 #23
Perpich was a Democrat? hfojvt Feb 2012 #66
Mondale never ran against Pawlenty dflprincess Feb 2012 #56
We have the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #22
Judy Garland hometown Grand Rapids, MN B Calm Feb 2012 #26
You didn't steal the red slippers did you? glinda Feb 2012 #64
we love our wilderness riverwalker Feb 2012 #27
Kensington Rune Stone riverwalker Feb 2012 #29
I was in Minneapolis in July 1984 steve2470 Feb 2012 #30
Two words geardaddy Feb 2012 #34
End of thread; you win. Brickbat Feb 2012 #60
Prince, Atmosphere, POS, Brother Ali... Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #39
Don't forget Dessa geardaddy Feb 2012 #42
I was gonna say that. Hong Kong Cavalier Feb 2012 #58
Totally agree about The Current. geardaddy Feb 2012 #73
Replacements, Dylan, Semisonic, Owl City, Jimmy Jam glinda Feb 2012 #65
No love for Soul Asylum? KamaAina Feb 2012 #79
Yes. Love for them also. glinda Mar 2012 #81
Don't forget: Home of "Looney" Michelle Bachmann & T-Paw. Rectangle Feb 2012 #41
Don't forget Michele Bachman was born in Iowa geardaddy Feb 2012 #45
But her congressional district (and home) is here in Stillwater. Rectangle Feb 2012 #47
Her home won't be in the 6th anymore. geardaddy Feb 2012 #48
I lived in MN for 25 years lindac007 Feb 2012 #43
Minneapolis is also my favorite city outside of NYC dflprincess Feb 2012 #59
For me, Minneapolis is second to Portland for two reasons: Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author dflprincess Feb 2012 #61
Lefsa! cyberswede Feb 2012 #44
Don't forget our lake monster Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #49
Been there, beautiful and seems like it may be..... Tikki Feb 2012 #52
My adopted state. Love it! MineralMan Feb 2012 #53
The Replacements vs. Husker Du limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #54
Was stuck there one day Broken_Hero Feb 2012 #55
The last place I saw smoking allowed in a hotel lobby The Genealogist Feb 2012 #62
Smoking is now banned anywhere in MN that is a "workplace," Thegonagle Feb 2012 #70
I am guessing.. AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #68
Best elections in the country. Every day, it seems, I read about some election snafu Thegonagle Feb 2012 #69
Yep, geardaddy Feb 2012 #74
It's my adopted state - Morning Dew Feb 2012 #75
I haven't seen it yet, but I hear that Highway 61 is a weird place... Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #77
Minnesota...A Beautiful State, and a great place to live. bvar22 Feb 2012 #78
Awesome photos. geardaddy Feb 2012 #80
The lakes and the loons LNM Mar 2012 #82
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