07-21-2006, 06:18 PM
And another one,
Because of misunderstandings that frequently develop when Easterners
and
Californians cross Minnesota, this state's Tourism Councils have adopted a set of information guidelines. In an effort to help
outsiders understand the Midwest, the following list will be handed to each
driver
entering the state:
1. That farm boy standing next to the feed bin did more work before
breakfast than you do all week at the gym.
2. It's called a 'gravel road'. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Navigator. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it.
Drive it or get it out of the way.
3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old.
Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it.
4. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get you whipped... by our women.
5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead catfish breaks it off at the handle. We have a name
for those little trout you fish for...bait.
6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final approach, we will shoot it. You might hope you don't
have it up to your ear at the time.
8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what you paid in the airport for one drink.
9. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak.
Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.
10. You can bring Coke into my house but it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.
11. So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car you drive on weekends.
We're real impressed. We have quarter of a million dollar combines that we use two
weeks a year.
12. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
13. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks--because they want to.
So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.
14. Yeah, we eat catfish. Carp, too--and turtle. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
15. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday. You can get breakfast at the church.
16. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly.
Understand the concept?
17. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit the ball into the water hazard. It
spooks the fish.
18. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot ... his name is, "Sir"... no matter how old he is.
19. We eat hotdish. We drink pop. Its not casserole, its not soda, get used to it.
20. 40 degrees is not cold. You don't have to complain and wear layers of clothes. At 40 degrees we're wearing shorts and we drive with our windows down.
21. Farmer tans are acceptable. Its a sign of hard work, don't like it?
Don't look at it.
22. Yes we do have a lot of lakes, also a lot of trees. We build around them, we don't fill them in, tear them down and then create new ones where we want them.
23. Woodticks are a fact of life. So are mosquitoes.
24. No really, that outback hat and kacky shorts really make you look stupid. Please take them off.
25.Learn to say the word sauna correctly. No, you usually don't wear clothes in these things and yes it is supposed to be this hot in here. If you can't take the heat sit on the floor!
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Because of misunderstandings that frequently develop when Easterners
and
Californians cross Minnesota, this state's Tourism Councils have adopted a set of information guidelines. In an effort to help
outsiders understand the Midwest, the following list will be handed to each
driver
entering the state:
1. That farm boy standing next to the feed bin did more work before
breakfast than you do all week at the gym.
2. It's called a 'gravel road'. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Navigator. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it.
Drive it or get it out of the way.
3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old.
Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it.
4. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get you whipped... by our women.
5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead catfish breaks it off at the handle. We have a name
for those little trout you fish for...bait.
6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final approach, we will shoot it. You might hope you don't
have it up to your ear at the time.
8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what you paid in the airport for one drink.
9. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak.
Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.
10. You can bring Coke into my house but it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.
11. So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car you drive on weekends.
We're real impressed. We have quarter of a million dollar combines that we use two
weeks a year.
12. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
13. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks--because they want to.
So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.
14. Yeah, we eat catfish. Carp, too--and turtle. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
15. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday. You can get breakfast at the church.
16. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly.
Understand the concept?
17. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit the ball into the water hazard. It
spooks the fish.
18. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot ... his name is, "Sir"... no matter how old he is.
19. We eat hotdish. We drink pop. Its not casserole, its not soda, get used to it.
20. 40 degrees is not cold. You don't have to complain and wear layers of clothes. At 40 degrees we're wearing shorts and we drive with our windows down.
21. Farmer tans are acceptable. Its a sign of hard work, don't like it?
Don't look at it.
22. Yes we do have a lot of lakes, also a lot of trees. We build around them, we don't fill them in, tear them down and then create new ones where we want them.
23. Woodticks are a fact of life. So are mosquitoes.
24. No really, that outback hat and kacky shorts really make you look stupid. Please take them off.
25.Learn to say the word sauna correctly. No, you usually don't wear clothes in these things and yes it is supposed to be this hot in here. If you can't take the heat sit on the floor!
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