The weather is usually 80% of your conversation.

When you say "down south" you're referring                    to Iowa.

You call highways "freeways."

Snow tires came standard on your car.

You've never taken public transportation.

75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.

"Perkins" was the only hangout option in high school.

You assume when you say "The Cities" people know where you're talking about.

You can list all the "-dales."

People from other states love to hear you say words with "o"s in them.

In a conversation you've heard someone say "yah                   sure, you betcha" and you didn't laugh.

You could pinpoint exactly where each                             scene in  the movie "Untamed Heart"                                       was filmed.

You hate the movie "Fargo" but realize you and                           your entire family have that same accent.

You get mad at people who think Fargo is in                         Minnesota.

You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.

You have fish boiled in lye for Christmas.

You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it                   properly.

You know the 2 sports-related reasons why                          we  hate Dallas.

Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green                              Bay sticker  on a MN car.

The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get                   fireworks.

You're a loyal Target shopper.

You've frozen your tongue on a metal                            handrail  before.

You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4                           wheel drive vehicle.

You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside                   in March,  but you bundle up and complain in          August when it goes  below 60.

You have gone trick-or-treating in 3 feet of snow.

You've not only walked across a lake, you've                 driven across  one.

Everyone you know has a cabin or, at least,                                 access to one.

You know that Lake Wobegon isn't real and                   you know who made it up, where they live,                    and exactly what you want to do about it.

You have friends who schedule their wedding                                  in the middle of January without a thought                                 about weather conditions.

You consider a six inch snowfall a blessing                         for "the cities" because it provides instant                  urban renewal.

You keep the snow tires on your truck all                                            year because it ain't worth taking them off                                           for only two months.

Your local Dairy Queen is closed from                                        December through February.

You believe the only REAL vehicles have                                          skis in front and  a loud motor under your seat.

You consider snow banks to be "just another            rough" on the  golf course.

You have worn shorts and a parka at the                                          same time.

You were delighted to get a miniature                                  snow shovel for your 3rd birthday.

Your town isn't trying to be ironic when it                                    plans a "winter carnival."

The temperature in March is above freezing                      for three days  in a row, and you think it's                               summer.

You laugh out loud every time you see a                                              news report about a blizzard shutting down                                    the entire East Coast.

You think happiness is owning a                                                 "piece of lakeshore."

You never meet any celebrities except The "BODY"

You know what and where "Dinkytown" is.

When you talk about "opener" you are not talking                    about cans.

You have refused to buy something because                          it's too "spendy."

 You believe that the Vikings would have                                            won four Super Bowls by now if they were                                           still playing in Metropolitan Stadium.

You are convinced the Twins will never                               win the pennant because the owners are                            too cheap to pay the good players, so they                           all leave.

Your town has an equal number of bars                                           and churches.

You grew up thinking rice was only for dessert.

You think that ketchup is a little too spicy.

Your gas station thinks "full service" means                filling your gas tank, washing the windshield,   checking the oil and being friendly to the                    customers.

You (or your parents) voted for Mondale.

You've seen "The Rocky Horror Picture                                 Show" in Uptown.

You know that everyone has a city                                                  preference -- Minneapolis or St. Paul.

You can honestly claim Germanic/                                          Scandinavian ancestors, and have  been                             known to say "ya" instead of "yes"

Upon seeing an ocean for the first time,                                           you say, "Hey! That looks like Lake Superior!"

You actually get these jokes and pass  them                      on to other friends from Minnesota.