You consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through l8 inches of
ice and sitting there all day hoping your food will swim by.

You're proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year
because it's the coldest spot in the nation.

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

Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March

You may not have actually eaten it, but you love Lutefisk.

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

You have a telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number.

You know how to correctly say, "Wayzata, Mahtomedi, Edina and Shakopee."

Every time you see moonlight on a lake, you think of a dancing bear and sing,
"From the land of sky-blue Waters.......... Hamm's-the beer refreshing..."

Your daily meals are referred to as, "Breakfast, dinner, and supper."

In January, at about the age of 5, you put your tongue on an iron post.

You always believed that vacation meant "Going up north."

You know more than a half-dozen "Ole and Lena" jokes.

Your dog dies, your spouse leaves you, you lose your job, and your car breaks
down all on the same day, and your first thought is, "It could be worse."

You don't think it odd that there's a heater in the outdoor Coke machine.

It's 60 degrees warmer in your freezer than it is outdoors.