You Might Be A Minnesotan If...

• You measure distance in minutes.
• Weather is 80% of your conversation.
• Down south to you means Iowa.
• Snow tires came standard on your car.
• You have no concept of public transportation.
• 75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.
• People from other states love to hear you say words with "o"s in them.
• You know what "Dinkytown" is.
• "Perkins" was the only hangout option in high school.
• You have no problem spelling "Minneapolis."
• You can list all the "Dales."
• You hate "Fargo" but realize that you and your entire family have the accent.
• You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.
• Your school classes have been canceled because of cold.
• You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
• You assume when you say "The Cities" people know where your referring to.
• You know what the numbers 694, 494, I-94, 394 mean.
• You have boiled fish in lye for Christmas.
• Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car!!!!!
• You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly.
• You can pinpoint exactly where each scene in "Untamed Heart" was filmed.
• You can spot the 3 second cameo appearance by "The Artist formerly known as Prince" in "Fargo".
• You're a loyal Target shopper.
• You know that the Gay 90s is now "Bi".
• You've licked frozen metal.
• The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks.
• You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
• You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60.
• You know people that have more fishing poles than teeth.
• You remember WLOL.
• It feels like the Mississippi is everywhere you go.
• When you talk about "opener" you are not talking about cans.
• You have gone Trick-or-Treating in 3 feet of snow.
• You know that when it comes to AM, there is only 'CCO, besides, what else do you need?
• You know what the word SPAM stands for.
• You carry jumper cables in your car.
• You drink "POP".
• There was a time when you were SO proud that Soul Asylum is from Minnesota.
• In a conversation you heard someone say "yah sure you betcha" and you didn't laugh.
• Everyone you know has a cabin.
• You get sick of people asking you where Paisley Park is.
• You know that Lake Wobegon isn't real and you know who made it up, where they live, and exactly what to do about it.
• You don't understand the concept of merging or staying in your lane.

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