Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Funny things!

 My sister sent me these!  They are SO true, too!  I had to send them on! If they don't seem "funny" to you, you didn't grow up in Minnesota!  :) Merry
JEFF FOXWORTHY ON MINNESOTA

>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,you might live in Minnesota.
>
>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
>might live in Minnesota.
>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
>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.
>
>"Vacation" means going up north past Virginia (Minnestora)  for the weekend,
>
>You measure distance in hours,
>
>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 see people wearing hunting clothes at social events,
>
>You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
>unlocked,
>
>You think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and venison,
>
>You carry jumper cables in your car and you wouln't hesitate to ask some "nice guy" to jump your car for you.

>
>There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Zups Grocery Store at
>any given time,
>
>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,
>
>You can identify a southern or eastern accent, >

>
>Down South to you means Iowa,
>
>A brat is something you eat,
>
>You go out to fish fry every Friday,
>

>You actually understand these jokes, You might live in Minnesota.



 
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Merry, Very funny! Those were very good. Thanks for sharing.           Love ya, Rhonda

Anonymous said...

They remind me of "Rose" on the "Golden Girls" lol lol you mean all her stories have truth behind them? lol lol

Anonymous said...

I like most of Jeff Foxworthy's humor - these were good :)

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