You Might Be A Minnesotan If...

• You measure distance in minutes.

• Weather is 80% of your conversation.

• Down south to you means Iowa.

• You have no concept of public transportation.

• You know more than 1 person that has hit a deer.

• You have no problem saying or spelling "Minneapolis."

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

• Your school classes have been canceled because of snow or cold.

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

• You assume when you say "The Cities" people know where you are referring to.

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

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

• It feels like the Mississippi is everywhere you go.

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

• You have gone Trick-or-Treating in 3 feet of snow.

• You carry jumper cables in your car.

• You drink "POP," not "SODA"

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

• Everyone you know has a cabin.

• You are proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation.

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

• You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.

• If you often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

• You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and of course, road construction.