You Know You're in Minnesota When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the North Star State
Berit Thorkelson
Genre
Reference
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
6.20 (w) x 9.40 (h) x 0.33 (d)
Pages
112
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Publication Date
December 2005
ISBN
9780762738953
Book ISBN 10
0762738952
About Book
Many worry that these United States are becoming to much like each other -- but Minnesotans know differently. Fun for all ages, this trivia-cum-brag-book highlights and celebrates the North Star State's different traditions, fashions, cuisine, and history with humor.
For example, you'll know you're in Minnesota when...
* You drink your coffee light and often
* You know buy alcohol from an onsale or an offsale
* The mosquito is the real state bird
* You know the sport ringette
* You can jump from one bank of the Mississippi River to the other
* Supporting the Green Bay Packers is treason
* Lefse is a holiday staple
* You bowl with a frozen turkey
* Betty Crocker is a considered a local
* Sweatshirts are the unofficial uniform
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For example, you'll know you're in Minnesota when...
* You drink your coffee light and often
* You know buy alcohol from an onsale or an offsale
* The mosquito is the real state bird
* You know the sport ringette
* You can jump from one bank of the Mississippi River to the other
* Supporting the Green Bay Packers is treason
* Lefse is a holiday staple
* You bowl with a frozen turkey
* Betty Crocker is a considered a local
* Sweatshirts are the unofficial uniform