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And here we see the seasonal villages begin to rise.
Can't be Minnesota withoight Paul bunyon
One Superbowl. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!!!
Eating Ice cream Snowstorm? #JustMinnesotaThings
brcka
As a Minnesotan serving in active duty, I miss home... wherever I am, Mn will always be home to me
elinks
Minnesota represent!!!
parkway
#5 I was at this game, I re-upped on my winter gear the week before and honestly the heartbreak of the score was way worse than the cold.
FlockOfSeagulls25
Any Eden Prairians here today?
twinrider1
Minnesota has two seasons, tundra and mosquito.
TheRifIeman
I always upvote MN
raws32
Has anyone said "fuck Edina" yet? If not, fuck Edina...
PizzaGovorun
You betcha!
balidown
Purify yourself in the waters of lake minnetonka
Hotdish
Shoot the jay...shoot it!
Chrispybobispy
Fishing opener tommarow
RulesOfImgur
Yeah but the lake isn't frozen.... Yet.
flamingflamingo
Governor's coming to our city for it.
njr12
Ahh Minnesota. . .diet Canada
RulesOfImgur
We prefer southern Canada, and the US Canada.
Zodi
why do I feel like I belong there?
RulesOfImgur
Because it is your calling. and your mission, do you chose to accept it is to move here bud.
Zodi
nah... I think I'll stay in California...
RulesOfImgur
That's fine too bud, go wherever the puck takes you.
apbapb11127001
As a Canadian the tennis / skating thing looks like a lot of fun
itsFlnkR
Always upvote Minnesota
ibringthezahs
The ice skating tennis game thingy actually looks really fun
PornhubsFirstTree
I guess I gotta learn how to ice skate. Then I have to learn how to tennis.
TotallyNotADogInTrenchCoat
Oh you mean Bask-ice-ball?
johnstein
Oh you mean Tenn-ice?
RulesOfImgur
Hockey is more popular, but this is more fun
theuberzer
Have you played hockey?
ibringthezahs
I'd say less contact too, but idk about y'all northerners there on that one either ha
McDouggal
RulesOfImgur
how did you know?
jewmizzle
I'm in northeast Minneapolis! Born in the suburbs though. Minnesota nice means being passive aggressive lmao
Jbluberry
I've always thought that was the case with Canadians too.
twominutesforhighsticking
You say that but as a transplant to MN I can confirm your passive aggressive here is still nice. I laugh whenever I see this.
RulesOfImgur
%99 of the hatred in this state is for Minnesota
RulesOfImgur
Wait that makes no sense, Wisconsin. I intended to type Wisconsin. Sorry about that
Darjeel
And Iowa.
RulesOfImgur
and i would say the dakotas, but there is literally nothing around to hate.
dohcohv
Wtf is grey duck?
Banjostory
The spin is that you say a color before "duck" so like "green duck" tricks people all the time. It's not that common even in MN.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Bet it's a Canadian goose. But I was wondering the same thing... I also thought it might refer to Grey Goose vodka...
renegadesurvivor
The correct way
chocolatedashtea
Most of these also apply to buffalo
RulesOfImgur
Glad to know our 'culture' is spreading
ladyatlas777
I was looking for this comment! :-)
chocolatedashtea
From the area I take it?
ladyatlas777
Yep, lived in Buffalo all my life. ????
chocolatedashtea
Me too. I live in Niagara county now, but I I'm still in the city all the time
sparklemotiondoubtsyou
It's going to be 80 degrees today. Fuck off with the snow pictures.
RulesOfImgur
Fuck off bud. Winter is the most fun you'll ever have in Minnesota
sparklemotiondoubtsyou
My buddy's taproom with the dog friendly patio and rotating food trucks tends to disagree.
sparklemotiondoubtsyou
I mean, winter has its moments, but I've been needing this summer to get here.
Svorkin
Thank you, haha. Honestly I wish these MN dumps would stop so people don't catch on and move here. ;) PS Fishing Opener!!! Burnsville check
FlowBruh
Is it as cold as Yachty says?
flamingflamingo
It was really mild last winter. I've been around for -22 (central Minnesota) with a -40 wind chill, but it never got much colder than -6.
RulesOfImgur
Colder. Like -40 cold
NinjaHawk44444
Fellow Minnesotans! Unite!
DangusStank
Damn man, way to make this Minnesotan living in NYC get homesick this morning
RulesOfImgur
Sorry about that bud.
Jbluberry
Marshall?
jerome93
Just moved away from Minnesota. I love how friendly and humble people are there
shuya82
We're okay I suppose.
RulesOfImgur
Another one of is has left the Homeland. I feel great sorrow for you bud.
flamingflamingo
Eh, they're friendly as long as you're white and (presumably) Christian. I have to keep my atheism kinda under wraps.
ITalkAboutGoats
As a Minnesotan who moved south- no, Minnesota is friendly. Even in that regard
flamingflamingo
I guess I live in bizarro, ultra Christian and ultra racist minnesota.
RulesOfImgur
i'm an atheist. just keep it on a dont ask dont tell business and they wont give a shit.
RulesOfImgur
but if you are the preacher type, we will hate you. it doesn't matter what your view is, we will hate you.
flamingflamingo
That's what I do. I don't feel the need to broadcast my lack of religion, but I also avoid mentioning it if I'm asked.
RulesOfImgur
the only time i had to fake it was for boy scouts.
StapleBox
But is this Minnesota right now? Is this like 5 months late?
netflixandwine
We literally had snow on May 1st this year - not a lot and it melted but it did happen!
Homophone
Not right now, but if it were it would be a conversation starter and not a brick shitting moment. It's only May yet.
Banjostory
It just snowed last week.
StapleBox
Omg I'm sorry. That sucks.
Timeillusion2
Spring never really happened this year
fuckinusername
TIL Minnesota is Canadian
Banjostory
Pretty much, yeah.
DrKriegersClone
I've heard MN called South Canada
ITalkAboutGoats
Minnesota is little Canada like Florida is little Australia. Everywhere south of the mason dixon line is little Texas, and Texas is the USA.
lookeybear
As a Minnesotan, I have accepted that I am a southern Canadian
TheSwedishCryptid
This was Sweden the other day.
ACanadianPerson
Not fully. But close.
jamieobear
18' of snow here in PEI two years ago.
bigbrothersbinary
My hometown, central Ontario, got 9' of snow before Christmas this year. Canada rocks!
IdHaveSexualIntercourseWithHerIfSheLegallyConsentedToDoSoWithMe
As a Minnesotan, almost.
funmaster524
As a canadian. This is true.
LetMePickMyTeethThenHaveMoreChips2
As a Canadian I feel this is true. The tennis one is new to me but I'm willing to try it next winter.
myusername1988
That looked like so much fun!
RulesOfImgur
As another Minnesotan, mabye some day.
AwkwardKeming
As someone who grew up in northwestern Wisconsin, can we come too?
DanTheProducer
As a Canadian, want a beer?
RulesOfImgur
Fuck yeah bud
PDubbs6343
Waconia here! Love me some MN!
Minifunk
I used to live in Victoria
DiCapriosOscar
I went to school in River Falls so naturally I appropriate your culture....is that ok?
PDubbs6343
I'm a UWRF alumni!
DiCapriosOscar
Oh shit waddup! When did you graduate?
PDubbs6343
2011! You?
DiCapriosOscar
2016. Started in 2011. Back when econo existed and Cascade was straight
Svorkin
Burnsville here!! HeyOOo!
LiterallyAwesome
New Prague, a tip of the cap to you fine folk
somegirlsomewhere
Omg I'm from New Prague how is this happening only 7000 people live there haha
supermonstergirl
I'm chilling in Mankato today.
RulesOfImgur
Holy shit, IM from mankato
supermonstergirl
DUN DUN DUNNN. The internet is a small place.
kuneshha
Northfield, checking in!
LeftHandedWave
I live in Roseville.
Jtorgo
Yeah! I'm from Waconia as well!
RulesOfImgur
I'm from Mankato myself. EVERY MINNESOTAN GETS AN UPVOTE!
duckbuster36
Battle Lake!
djbones92
Rochester!
xlsquirrel
Mankato represent!
OhNoPotato
Coming from a Finn, Minnesota seems like a nice place. They do drink like hell as well, right? Otherwise we're gobna have a culture shock.
CheerfulPsycho
Pretty much all we do
bananasock
What else is there to do 10 months out of the year?
RulesOfImgur
we have snow only for 6. there is always fishing year around fishing. we got the mall of america, duluth, brainerd. and that's about it
djbones92
Come to Minnesota.
bananasock
What else is there to do 10 months out of the year?
ZombieZooZombieZoo
We can put down some beers.
TheOnePristineMonk
Just a few
tommyfever
Currently having an argument with friends if we want to play the 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes game or the 120 shots in 120 minutes...
Jbluberry
Let's just say they're all of Scandinavian and German descent...
RulesOfImgur
I'm Scandinavian German and Irish. Not I'm only 19
RulesOfImgur
But* sorry about that
HobbitOakenshieldKili
Can confirm, half the people I work with/know are of Finnish/Swedish descent- including myself
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
I think the heavy drinking is tied to the weather. Drink to warm up, drink because the gloom is depressing. I'm more of a liquor man, though
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
I've tried many a beer, and they all taste like rot. Thought maybe it was the hops, tried a malty one. Still rot. Give me a white russian.
RulesOfImgur
That's deep. Deeper than the snow.
uglyshirts
They've got nothing on Wisconsin. Minnesotans drink, but here, we drink like we don't want to LIVE. And we don't wait for weekends.
KatrinaKayMiller
I've heard this is because there is less to do in Wisconsin. Is that right...?
definetlynotlichtenstein
You get your cheese lovin' behind out of here please.
uglyshirts
Not really. Milwaukee and the Twin Cities metro area are roughly equal in size, and the rural areas are comparable. It's kind of a wash.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Can confirm... went to school in Wisconsin... the land of cow shit and beer farts.
HeyYouTookMyUsername
HI OTHER MINNESOTANS!!!!
whocanPelican
Hallo!
renegadesurvivor
Hello
Svorkin
Hello!!! Burnsville checking in!
DrZombi
Eyy I work there!
FlockOfSeagulls25
Eden Prairie salutes you!
SomethingOffensive
I tried to find good BBQ in MN. Someone suggested Famous Dave's. I kindly told him to fuck off.
tommyfever
That's a Wisconsin thing.
ZombieZooZombieZoo
A correct response. Good BBQ is hard to find, but it's around.
Paullsohard
Smokeys is the best in the state. Near Coon Lake
TheDouche
Once a year, a restaurant by me has this amazing BBQ pork sandwich: McRib
Camiam85
Place is way to expensive and being from the south, if they don't serve fried okra you can't call yourself a bbq joint.
BeerOrCoffee
Sounds like you asked the wrong guy
HeyMyCat
Try Brasa? Hipster bbq
stevenwonder
have to go to a backyard for that, ha
TheLastOfTheMojitos
You've got to go to revival. Amazing food.
RulesOfImgur
But it is still good
themojoe2
How do you say that kindly?
okeydokeylittlesmoky
Big Daddy's in St. Paul!
doinkus
Scott Jamamma's BBQ on 54th and Nicollet in South Mpls. Its tiny, look close.
Bradswifi
I lived in Tennessee for 10 years and never found the elusive "good barbecue"
SomethingOffensive
TN BBQ is all about the smokey sauce. Carolina and TX are where the good stuff is.
looniac
I loved Market Bar-B-Que in Hopkins, right off 394... really good dry ribs.
papituamor
Ok so there used to be this place called Rudolph's that had really good ribs (according to my dad), but that was 15 yrs ago.
Brainsplosion
Holy shit. It's probably been 15 years since I had Rudolphs
Vajennas
It's still there, it's in Minneapolis on Franklin and lynndale.
papituamor
That's the one!
DrZombi
Place is bomb! But they didnt serve gf booze because she showed military id and thought it was 'fake'
TastfulSideBoob
John hardys in rochester mn
Brainsplosion
Q Fanatic was on Diners Drive Ins and Dives. Probably doing something right. And Famous Daves used to actually be really good around here.
elymonkey
Tonka Bay BBQ. A hidden gem.
ZombieZooZombieZoo
Go on....
elymonkey
Excellent beef ribs, pork ribs, and pies. You can't go wrong- and make sure you ask for extra sauce!
CaptainInAPuddle
I don't know if he still does it, but there was a place on the east side called Pastor Hamilton's. He was awesome.
SomethingOffensive
Down here in TX, you'll find a lot of great places.
TheLoyalVike
Rudolphs or gtfo
thedwithanaitch
You ain't wrong. For good bbq, we go to Austin. Not MN, TX.
SomethingOffensive
Austin has pretty good stuff. Go out to East TX for the best.
RulesOfImgur
think of your surroundings before you say that.
SteveFrench
There is a little smoke shack by coon lake called smokeys....best BBQ in mn by far
Mjolnir945
I was just about to say this
itwasthedog
Dot
Qaetan
Best bbq in MN is Baker's Ribs in Eden Prairie. Their brisket is amazing!
tommyfever
No.
SomethingOffensive
You talking about the chain restaurant with the pink pig?
Foag
Eden Prairie?!? Like in Fargo season 3?
WhatEvenIsNAFTA
SomethingOffensive
Yep.
papituamor
I used to live in Eden Prairie! Woo! Except I hated it there. Booo.
TheBookOfNiceExcuses
YES!
itwasthedog
Dot
Bootohfoostoe
Anyone else read all of these in a goofy accent? You betcha dontcha know?
flamingflamingo
I'd like to say Minnesotans don't talk like that. I've traveled and I've resisted the accent. But talk to any farmer or construction worker.
bumpkis
You betcha!
GoddammitMrNoodle
Yah!
RulesOfImgur
Sorry bud, we don't talk like that
okeydokeylittlesmoky
I live here and I tend to disagree. You here it everywhere! Definitely thicker in some areas but it's around.
flamingflamingo
My Brainerd-native mom has a pretty strong accent. I've traveled a lot. I always thought it was just "her", but no, it's the accent.
ITalkAboutGoats
I'm from Brainerd, and it's typically just the much older generation. I only have an accent when saying 'Minnesota'
Bootohfoostoe
Yes you do.
RulesOfImgur
The central to North areas were more famous for that. I'm from Mankato (southern) and nobody i know talks like that.
Bootohfoostoe
I'm from western New York and even we talk like that, so bullshit you don't.
RulesOfImgur
Sorry bud, but us here in southern Minnesota don't talk like that. The farther north you go the more prominent it gets.
flamingflamingo
I'm from St. Cloud, most farm-types around here talk like that.
RulesOfImgur
The closest i have heard is when we are stereotyping Minnesota and the movie Fargo.