If I might add to #17

 and it doesn't involve a single finger.



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From: "Barry Durand" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: early Friday joke


> Loved it!
>
> Most of it also applies to Louisiana.
>
> Concerning #14, in Louisiana we do eat catfish on a regular basis
> and some of us will occasionally eat turtle (though I never have)
> but we  generally don't eat carp.
>
> Anyone remember the 10-10 commercial with Terry Bradshaw?
> "Shushi, where I come from we call that bait!"
>
> Concerning #15, the interstates are different but the concept
> is the same.
>
> Thanks for the laugh,
>
> Barry
>
>
> On 30 Jul 2003 Paul D. Christensen <[log in to unmask]> wrote
>
> > It's Friday for me, so I thought I'd pass along this one.
> > Although, I must say I disagree with #14 - in Minnesota, we think only
> > Iowegans eat
> > them carp and catfish.
> >
> > Subject: Midwest
> >
> > Because of misunderstandings that frequently develop when Easterners and
> > Californians cross states such as Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin,
> > Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
Dakota,
> > those states' Tourism Councils have adopted a set of information
guidelines.
> > In an effort to help outsiders understand the Midwest, the following
list
> > will be handed to each driver entering the state:
> >
> > 1. That farm boy standing next to the feed bin did more work before
> > breakfast than you do all week at the gym.
> >
> > 2. It's called a 'gravel road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're
going
> > to get dust on your Navigator. I have a four-wheel drive because I need
it.
> > Drive it or get it out of the way.
> >
> > 3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old.
Yeah, we
> > saw Bambi. We got over it.
> >
> > 4. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get
you
> > whipped... by our women.
> >
> > 5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a
> > flathead catfish breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for those
> > little trout you fish for...bait.
> >
> > 6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
> >
> > 7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their
final
> > approach, we will shoot it! You might hope you don't have it up to your
ear
> > at the time.
> >
> > 8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what
you
> > paid in the airport for one drink.
> >
> > 9. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak. Order
it
> > rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of
ham
> > and turkey.
> >
> > 10. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served
over
> > ice.
> >
> > 11. So you have a sixty thousand dollar car you drive on weekends. We're
> > real impressed. We have quarter of a million dollar combines that we use
two
> > weeks a year.
> >
> > 12. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when
> > it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
> >
> > 13. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks--because they want to. So,
you're
> > a feminist. Isn't that cute.
> >
> > 14. Yeah, we eat catfish. Carp, too--and turtle. You really want sushi
and
> > caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
> >
> > 15. They are pigs. That's what they smell like. Get over it. Don't like
it?
> > Interstates 70, 80, 90 & 94 go two ways--Interstates 29 & 35 go the
other two.
> > Pick one and use it accordingly.
> >
> > 16. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a
religious
> > holiday. You can get breakfast at the church.
> >
> > 17. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly.
> > Understand the concept?
> >
> > 18. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazard. It spooks
the
> > fish.
> >
> > 19. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving
like
> > an idiot...his name is "Sir"...no matter how old he is.
> >
> > Now, enjoy your visit and go home
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul D. Christensen
> > PC Enterprises Inc.      [log in to unmask]
> > 206 Central Avenue
> > P.O. Box 369
> > Osakis MN 56360-0369  (www.lakeosakismn.com)
> >
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