Normally, it never fails.
EVERY year around April, we're flooded with threads of folks who

are sick of the cold, and I get to snicker and giggle myself silly

for a few weeks.


Where are all those posts?

I'm sick of people WITH colds.

Sneezing and coughing without covering their fucking mouths.

x 1,000

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

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i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

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real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

This goes for Wisconsinites, too. The colder it gets, the more we drink. We barely notice.

PurpleJedi said:

I'm sick of people WITH colds.

Sneezing and coughing without covering their fucking mouths.

x 1,000

I admit.

When fauxie came back, I thought that I was finally over you.

That, somehow, I could finally ignore you.

But, in all honesty, you get so worked up and offended

by my posts, that it makes you irresistable to me.

Genesia said:

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

This goes for Wisconsinites, too. The colder it gets, the more we drink. We barely notice.

It's all the flannel you wear, honey.

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

It's goddamn gorgeous here in New York today. I got nothing but love for this weather.

Calgary's weather is damn near IDENTICAL to Minneapolis.

For Imago's amusement, I will say I did notice my playlists titled "SPRING" and "SNOWMELTER" were actually created in mid-March of those years, so this year actually took an extra month to warm up.

We've "weathered" the worst already

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

I thought is was the idea that most Minnesotans are part Viking...

Brrrr.

I like the cold. I wish it was colder, longer. Summer pisses me off. Ain't no dang reason for there to be a 30-50 degree temperature variation across the Bay Area. Other than, ya know, the natural ones.

It´s a nice 20 celcius over here in Amsterdam.

Enjoying a nice warm sprin day, having coffee at my terras table next to the canal.

I´m not complaining.

imago said:

PurpleJedi said:

I'm sick of people WITH colds.

Sneezing and coughing without covering their fucking mouths.

x 1,000

I admit.

When fauxie came back, I thought that I was finally over you.

That, somehow, I could finally ignore you.

But, in all honesty, you get so worked up and offended

by my posts, that it makes you irresistable to me.

Reading your posts is like having a stranger sneeze in my face.

babynoz said:

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

I thought is was the idea that most Minnesotans are part Viking...

yes we are! and those vikings were not at all insane!! don't let the weird hat fool you

We had thunderstorms today.

Shut up, Dan. Just shut up.

XxAxX said:

babynoz said:

I thought is was the idea that most Minnesotans are part Viking...

yes we are! and those vikings were not at all insane!! don't let the weird hat fool you

Learning so much new here every day.

Never new the Vikings had their domicile in Minnesota.

here is another minnesota viking. see how he is smiling because he loves winter?

[img:$uid]http://www.vikings.com/assets/images/fans/57217.jpg[/img:$uid]

PurpleJedi said:

dJJ said:

XxAxX said:

yes we are! and those vikings were not at all insane!! don't let the weird hat fool you

Learning so much new here every day.

Never new the Vikings had their domicile in Minnesota.

There is some evidence (though apparently not 100% for sure credible) that Norse explorers visited Minnesota in the 1300s which would make them the first non-native folks here. The french canadian fur traders were next. In any case, there were a LOT of scandinavian folks who came here. We're totally a bunch of vikings.

Vikings hat

CarrieMpls said:

dJJ said:

Learning so much new here every day.

Never new the Vikings had their domicile in Minnesota.

There is some evidence (though apparently not 100% for sure credible) that Norse explorers visited Minnesota in the 1300s which would make them the first non-native folks here. The french canadian fur traders were next. In any case, there were a LOT of scandinavian folks who came here. We're totally a bunch of vikings.

Canadian people seem so genuinely nice.

They must be the children of Vikings.

I'm convinced that Scandinavian, Dutch and German people have a tendency to be good people.

Allthough the Germans took that a little bit too far and choose a path that evidently wasn't good. No matter how they convinced themselves that the leader must be right.

I'm not very focused today.

Can't even stay focused on 1 subject in 1 sentence.

(and you all know me to be very focused and a girl of few words )

Genesia said:

XxAxX said:

real minnesotans don't kill themselves because of the cold, they simply ignore the cold. they pretend the cold does. not. exist.

.

my neighbor across the street was out on her patio the other day, wrapped up against the biting, snow driving wind, she stood in her down coat, knitted hat, thick miles-long muffler and gloves, tending her grill.

.

i watched her for a while, admiring her sheer determination and dedication to the barbecue experience, right through my plastic-wrapped, life-saving patio door which kept me warm. i thought she was the most determiend minnesotan ever, except for that guy in his summer shorts and tee shirt i saw running outside, hurdling snow drifts, ice patches and such.

.

real minnesotans simply embrace an alternate, fantasy world in which the snow is actually sand, on a tropical beach. squint your eyes and stare at a snowdrift for a while, it will turn into a sand dune eventually.

This goes for Wisconsinites, too. The colder it gets, the more we drink. We barely notice.

cheers!

here in minneapolis we have been enjoying a serious blizzard since slightly after noon today. the snow has suddenly piled up to around 5 inches outside in just a few hours??? are we entering a new ice age?

.

sometimes it snows in june, baby.

XxAxX said:

here in minneapolis we have been enjoying a serious blizzard since slightly after noon today. the snow has suddenly piled up to around 5 inches outside in just a few hours??? are we entering a new ice age?

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sometimes it snows in june, baby.

Time to wear your viking suit in June.

And have a viking drink.

So, no barbeque for your neighbour any time soon?