If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through l8 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by.
If you're proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year, because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation.
You were delighted to get a miniature snow shovel for your 3rd birthday.
Your birthday was in April, and you still got to use the shovel right away.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Minnesota.
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there.
You have ever apologized to a telemarketer.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Minnesota.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Minnesota.
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Minnesota.
If you know how to say Wayzata, Mahtomedi, Edina, Shakopee, Winton and Ely, you might live in Minnesota.
If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy, you might live in Minnesota.
You measure distance in hours.
You laugh out loud every time you see a news report about a blizzard shutting down the entire East Coast.
You think of SPAM as a quality, all-purpose meat product whether served with eggs for breakfast, in a sandwich at noontime, or in a hot-dish for supper.
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You often switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day and back again.
You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
Down South to you means Iowa.
You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
(HT: Chris Nelson)
