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Up North!
Posted Friday, March 5, at 10:06 PM
Folks from Minnesota seem to have a reputation. Now what that reputation might be I'll leave up to you, but I've found that that a good sense of humor should be included in almost any Minnesotans reputation.
I think I might have gotten off on the right foot with a couple of Margie's relatives with a Christmas card I addressed to some of her farming relatives near Sebeka. Instead of addressing the card to their address, I sent it to them at "Up North", included the zip code, and of course it got delivered correctly in what seemed like record time. Guess they thought it was cute, looking back at it, I'm not so sure but I digress...
Ever since the card addressing incident, I've gotten many great emails from up north folk, and I try and share a few of my favorites. Here is the latest from Brian's inbox...
Up North Commandments
1. Der's only one God, ya know.
2. Don't make that fish on your mantle an idol.
3. Cussin ain't Minnesota nice.
4. Go to church even when you're up nort.
5. Honor your folks.
6. Don't kill. Catch and release.
7. There's only one Lena for every Ole. No cheatin.
8. If it ain't your lutefisk, don't take it. (I'm gonna get hammered for this, but what is a lutefisk...really.)
9. Don't be braggin 'bout how much snow ya shoveled.
10. Keep your mind off your neighbor's hotdish.
Rocks A great classic comedy film is called "The Long, Long, Trailer". This 1950's vintage movie was about a newly married couple (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) and their RV adventure. It was always going from bad to worse for the duo as they hauled a very large travel trailer over the mountains and through the woods...
Believe It Or Not We've all seen magic shows either on TV or in person. Margie and I saw the magician David Copperfield a few years ago, and the "illusions" that he pulls off makes it seem as if he is not from this planet by performing feats humanly impossible. There's something catchy about magic for most of us. ...
Advanced Darwinism The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it according to the organizations web site http://www.darwinawards.com/ Most of us have at least heard of the Darwin Awards, and some of the ways people have done themselves in accidentally are certainly entertaining when viewed from an outsiders perspective...
Once Upon A Time... John decided to go skiing with his buddy, Keith. So they loaded up John's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard, so they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night...
Rights Are Rights You know what rights are right? There are a lot of rights out there... Human RightsAnimal RightsPersonal RightsCopyrightsProperty RightsCivil RightsWater RightsRight of Life (Hotly debated?!)Positive RightsNegative RightsIntellectual Property RightsAnd in the USA of course, is the Bill of Rights...
Valentine - Be Mine! It's likely too late for most guys that forgot Valentines Day. I never forget it as it's also our anniversary. Now I'm not big on the flower and candy stuff for some reason, and I'm lucky my best friend doesn't seem to mind. We just seem to have the important stuff worked out, and just about everyday is Valentines Day one way or another around our place...
Lessons An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, Texas leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other...
The Whole Shebang! Most of us have heard someone use a phrase like "the whole shebang" and we know the person is referring to the whole thing or all of something... whatever the something actually is. But did you ever stop to wonder how the phrase came to mean all of it, or the whole thing?...
Commercials The Superbowl is upon us this weekend, polls have been taken, players interviewed, projections made, fictional games played, and all manner of ways to promote the game have been developed. Even the TV station in Kearney asked as part of their nightly news poll question about what people like the best about the Superbowl, and one of the choices was "The Commercials". ...
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Hot topics Up North!(2 ~ 11:48 AM, Mar 9)
Rocks
Once Upon A Time...
Believe It Or Not
Advanced Darwinism
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