You might be a Minnesotan if...

I found these on Justin Taylor's blog.

This post is dedicated to my friend Kerry who is learning to be a Minnesotan, though in some ways she will never be one.

You might be a Minnesotan...
~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.
So true! I was born in April during a blizzard.
~If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Minnesota.
Yep. They sell Christmas trees in the parking lot.
~If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there.
That's creepy.
~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.
Suntan? What suntan? If you live in Minnesota and have one, you paid for it.
~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.
Kerry has Wayzata and Edina down already.
~If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy, you might live in Minnesota.
Not my missionary-to-Africa friend Kerry! I, on the other hand, have recently learned to enjoy mild salsa.
~You measure distance in hours.
I think this one was meant to refer to rural MN, but it is also true of the entire Minneapolis/Saint Paul area during rush "hour" (approx. 6 hours of every weekday).
~You laugh out loud every time you see a news report about a blizzard shutting down the entire East Coast.
Yeah, that is pretty funny! Even when this area should shut down, it doesn't.
~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.
Ok, here I have to disagree. Spam is nasty.
~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.
I'm a total wimp when it comes to driving in snow, but many people do this.
~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.
Back when my parents let us go trick-or-treating (when I was about 6), I wore my "princess dress" with sweat pants, long sleeves, gloves and boots.
~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.
At least "road construction" season is warm!
~Down South to you means Iowa.
~You find 0 degrees a little chilly.

Welcome to MN, Kerry!