38 Things Minnesotans Are Too Nice To Brag About (dial up warning)

[BainsBane]

"Gosh darnit, Minnesota, you've got a lot to be proud of. So go ahead and toot your own horn! . . .

Where everyone is nice.



You know what? Screw it.



1. Bob Dylan



2. The Hockey Haircut
b. . . .

7. The Juicy Lucy

. . .

16. Tater Tot Hotdish



18. The Coen Brothers . . .
Joel and Ethan Coen were born and raised in St. Louis Park (also childhood home of Tom Friedman and Al Franken) Two of their most critically acclaimed films -- Fargo and A Serious Man -- were shot in Minnesota.

21. Target


The first Target store opened in 1962 in Roseville. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis" (Soon to be called Target City)

27. And Hilarious Snow Jokes



(my own editorial comments added in this form).

For more, see:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewgauthier/things-minnesotans-are-too-nice-to-brag-about

[dflprincess]

1. Though I'm not too sure about the Zubas or hockey hair n/t

[BainsBane]

2. come on

You know that hockey hair turns you on.

[dflprincess]

6. EEK! My secret is out! nt

[BainsBane]

5. Charles Schultz is missing

no Peanuts! I cry foul.

[Scootaloo]

3. So like Alaska, if Alaska were in a good mood

(it's such a grouchy place.)

[BainsBane]

4. pleaseeeee

Did Alaska invent the tater tot hotdish? I think not.

[Scootaloo]

7. No, but it DID bring the world caribou adobo!

Gotta admit, man, there's an appeal to melding filipino and Arctic cuisine like that.

[BainsBane]

10. adohooo?

MN invented this




Caribou Barbie can't top that.

[Scootaloo]

11. Adobo

Step one. Get your meat - chicken, fish, beef, venison, shoes, whatever you have.

Step two. put the meat to simmer in a mix of vinegar and soy sauce. Rice vinegar works best of course, but cider does well in a pinch.

Step three thought five. Keep simmering that meat until your neighborhood smells like soy and vinegar.

Step four. Serve over rice. The meat literally melts in your mouth. As do bones, if you left them in the meat.

[BainsBane]

12. I know. I was teasing.

Just getting into the Minnesota schtick.

[azurnoir]

15. well when it comes to smelling up the neighborhood

can't over look ludefisk one of the few if only foodstuff's eaten after being soaked in lye
now from what I'm told it wasn't invented in Minnesota but it is being kept alive here, most Norwegians who actually live in Norway would be happy to allow its memory to fade or so I'm told

[Brickbat]

8. No. 39:

We could actually go on and on, but we'll stop at 38.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. You Betcha!!!!

don't-cha-no!!!! Number 39------Don't forget to ring in your Brass Monkey,going below zero tonight.

[ginnyinWI]

13. reasons we are moving to the Twin Cities when we retire in five years:

1. Our daughter, her husband and baby son live there now and love it.
2. We lived there when we were young marrieds for three years.
3. Global warming
4. It is the last major metro area in this country where living costs are still reasonable.
5. Major metro areas are great places to retire: lots to do and lots of services for older people.
6. After living in the Midwest (Wisconsin and Minnesota) all of our lives, we will feel comfortable with the people as opposed to moving to another area and maybe not feeling like we fit in.
7. Easy to get a flight to SFO to visit our son and his family.
8. Easy to get a flight to France to visit our other daughter.

What's not to like?

[BainsBane]

14. It's a great place to live

I lived south for 20 years, first in Austin, TX and then in South Florida. I grew up here and moved back by choice, and I couldn't be happier with my decision.