No, been here 17 years, went to see "How To Talk Minnesotan", love Garrison Keillor, loved Fargo. I was trying to be Minnesota Nice. Perhaps if I has used the words such as "cracker", "white trash" and the like, my analogy would have been more clear.
Eduardo Parra Cleveland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne McCandless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Gang, Drugs, Patrols, Ebonics, List Management, Racism > "I would imagine if someone made one crack about white Minnesotans, tuna > casseroles, or ridiculed anyone who made fun of someone who used terms such > as "uffda", "you betcha", there would be a whole bunch of folk responding to > such comments" > > you must have just moved to Minnesota. Not only do us white Minnesotans > recieve cracks about these things, books are written and movies made about > them. Ever heard of Garrison Keillor? How about the movie 'Fargo'? > > > Anne McCandless > Jordan (previously Nordeast) > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
