spartan822

Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota :

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through
18 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 you have ever refused to buy something because it's "too spendy",
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 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. Cloquet. Edina ..and Shakopee,
You might live in  Minnesota

If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy,
You might live in  Minnesota

If vacation means going "up north" for the weekend,
You might live in  Minnesota

If you measure distance in hours,
You might live in Minnesota

If you know several people, who have hit deer more than once, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again,
You might live in  Minnesota

If you can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, 
You might live in  Minnesota

If you see people wearing hunting clothes at social events, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and Venison, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows how to use them, 
You might live in Minnesota

If there are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Mill's Fleet Farm at any given time,
You might live in  Minnesota

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, 
You might live in Minnesota

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and of course, road construction, 
You might live in Minnesota

If you can identify a southern or eastern accent, 
You might live in Minnesota

If your idea of creative landscaping is a plastic deer next to your blue spruce, 
You might live in Minnesota

If "Down South" to you means Iowa,
You might live in Minnesota

If you know "a brat" is something you eat,
You might live in Minnesota

If you find -10 degrees "a little chilly",
You might live in Minnesota

If you actually understand these jokes, and you send them to all your Minnesota friends, You might live in Minnesota

It's finally here... the top 10 list of unnecessary things from the unnecessary thread.  Sorry for the delay, but I've been travelling a lot for work, and a beautiful woman has been keeping me busy. 

I'm open to suggestions for revising this list if anyone has more ideas....  I know there are many things that probably deserve to be in the top 10, but there is only so much room, so this is what I have for now.

The screen names of whoever submitted each thing are in parentheses.

<drumroll>.......

10.  the platypus (sea_fan8)

9.  pea soup (Pats_Guy)

8.  mimes (Anika)

7.  getting drunk (spartan822)

6.  syncronized swimming (Anika)

5.  suicide bombers that floss (Anika)

4.  everything that comes out of Rosie O'Donnell's mouth (bostonsux)

3.  the WNBA (THowardFan53)

2.  threads about politics and/or religion on cbssports.com (spartan822)

1.  unpredictable weather (maliciousphenom)

A big thank you to all who contributed, whether they knew it or not!