Ask me anything about Minnesota

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Because why not.

Though I swear there are a lot of current/former residents on here already, so there might not be a lot that needs to be asked.

Any stupid questions will be met with passive-aggressive side-eye.

[JayhawkCO]

Why are the Vikings?

Chris

[kevinb1994]

Is the Mall of America a fun place? What about the state fair?

[abefroman329]

Why "duck, duck, grey duck"?

[JayhawkCO]

Why "duck, duck, grey duck"?

Because it's more educational than goose. You actually have to know a bunch of colors.  We're a smarter bunch! (Native Minnesotan here).

Chris

[tolbs17]

Is Minneapolis or St. Paul safer?

[on_wisconsin]

Surly, Fulton, Hamms, or Summit?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Is the Mall of America a fun place? What about the state fair?

Meh, and yes.

Why "duck, duck, grey duck"?

Because it's more educational than goose. You actually have to know a bunch of colors.  We're a smarter bunch! (Native Minnesotan here).

Chris

I saw an interesting theory that it was part of the evolution of the state's Scandinavian immigrants. When they played duck, duck, grey duck in Swedish and Norwegian, they played it as "gray duck" which carried over when future generations started playing in English.

Surly, Fulton, Hamms, or Summit?

I rarely drink, but I liked some of Surly's stuff.

[empirestate]

Is Minnesota as hung up on their former northerliestness (thanks, Alaska) as Florida is on their southerliestness (thanks, Hawaii)?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Is Minnesota as hung up on their former northerliestness (thanks, Alaska) as Florida is on their southerliestness (thanks, Hawaii)?

We just moved the goalposts to being the northernmost of the lower 48,

[kurumi]

Any stupid questions will be met with passive-aggressive side-eye.

And a 20-minute doorstep conversation :-)

Was there ever an I-135 or I-294 contemplated?

[NWI_Irish96]

Have you ever been to the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Was there ever an I-135 or I-294 contemplated?

Not a 294 specifically (MN 294 was a number in use for many years, though not anymore), but there were proposals for an outer Twin Cities beltway. Maybe I-894 had that gotten beyond the pie-in-the-sky planning.

Have you ever been to the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota?

I haven't been there before. Uff da.

[triplemultiplex]

What's your order at Sven and Ole's?

[JayhawkCO]

On a scale of 1-10, how good are the cheese curds at the state fair?

Chris

[TheHighwayMan3561]

What's your order at Sven and Ole's?

Oktoberfest pizza (seasonal). My Sister's Place's pizza is probably better in Grand Marais.

[andarcondadont]

Go to Caribou Coffee order?

[on_wisconsin]

Pizza Luce or Pizzeria Lola?

[SSOWorld]

Do you like gophers? for lunch?

[paulthemapguy]

Have you visited Mitch Hedberg's grave and left him a receipt for a donut? (I plan to do this someday.)

Also, in general, what makes Minnesota's state fair different from that of others' states?  If you told me it's more extravagant and all-around better, I would believe you, because I've been to Minnesota's State Fair and it's GREAT.  However, I've never been to any other state fair so I don't know how it compares.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Go to Caribou Coffee order?

Hot chocolate.

Pizza Luce or Pizzeria Lola?

I like Luce better. Had Lola for the first time this summer, and while it was good, I didn't understand the hype and I left feeling like I could have gotten a bigger, better pizza elsewhere for the money I spent on one pizza at Lola.

Have you visited Mitch Hedberg's grave and left him a receipt for a donut? (I plan to do this someday.)

Also, in general, what makes Minnesota's state fair different from that of others' states?  If you told me it's more extravagant and all-around better, I would believe you, because I've been to Minnesota's State Fair and it's GREAT.  However, I've never been to any other state fair so I don't know how it compares.

I haven't done the Mitch Hedberg thing.

The thing about our state fair is how unavoidable it is. You can't turn on the TV or radio in MSP without hearing about it because every local media outlet relocates there for the entire 12 days, and large numbers of outstate media sends media teams to the fair for at least one day of it. Pretty much every famous person in the Twin Cities, sports figures, politicians, musicians, whoever, end up there for appearances. Even people who don't really want to go just suck it up and go. Local business "state fair specials" are everywhere. I wouldn't be surprised if only Texas's fair is on the same level.