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View Poll Results: Minnesota or Georgia - Upper Midwest vs. Deep South
Minnesota 122 48.03%
Georgia 102 40.16%
Neither 30 11.81%
Voters: 254. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-08-2010, 06:30 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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Since this whole "real winter" thing is relative, then I guess it's fair to say that when compared to Alaska, Minnesota doesn't have a "real winter" either.

This weather discussion has gotten pretty stupid. I have no clue why the Minnesotans are making such a big deal out of it.
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:37 PM
 
Location: MN
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Wow. As long as kids are legal and don't trash stuff, why not let them drink?

I don't get it.

Maybe I'm not all growed up yet...

Of course, the last Gophers football game I went to was in Memorial Stadium, so it's been a while. Not as fun as Williams Arena or Mariucci, either, because the Gophs haven't had a consistently good football team since before I was born.
They give breathalizers. And it's not just for "stumbling" drunk kids. My buddy had to blow and he wasn't even a student and we weren't even drinking.

That's MN for you. Overly strict rules. The State Legislature voted not to... And.. The U of M lost about $1,000,000 last year in potential alcohol sales.

I guess slamming beers and shots and then wobbling down University Avenue is safer I guess.
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Limbo
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They give breathalizers. And it's not just for "stumbling" drunk kids. My buddy had to blow and he wasn't even a student and we weren't even drinking.

That's MN for you. Overly strict rules. The State Legislature voted not to... And.. The U of M lost about $1,000,000 last year in potential alcohol sales.

I guess slamming beers and shots and then wobbling down University Avenue is safer I guess.
Yep. 95% of the students walk there anyway, so no not much need to worry about DUIs. Might as well regulate sales during the game (price keeps people from drinking too much), rather than having kids get plastered an hour beforehand.

But, to be honest, I'll probably still drink before games anyway. Not so much that it ruins my experience, though. Adults and season ticket holders probably oppose the rule more than students.
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:46 PM
 
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Since this whole "real winter" thing is relative, then I guess it's fair to say that when compared to Alaska, Minnesota doesn't have a "real winter" either.

This weather discussion has gotten pretty stupid. I have no clue why the Minnesotans are making such a big deal out of it.

Youd be surprised with how much alike are winters are with anchorage Alaska. The average highs for both are the same for December and January and slightly higher in Minneapolis for February.
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:53 PM
 
Location: MN
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Yeah, come to Minnesota around January 14th and stay until January 18th and tell me how much 'winters are relative'. It's like death. Just like I'd imagine GA is in the middle of July.
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:58 PM
 
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Yeah, come to Minnesota around January 14th and stay until January 18th and tell me how much 'winters are relative'. It's like death. Just like I'd imagine GA is in the middle of July.
Personally i think are winters are like death allways i hate it. I walk outside and freeze
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Atlanta ,GA
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52 degrees is warm weather you dont even need a coat. Georgia is mostly warm year round you ever wonder why so many people that live in the northern part of the states have winter homes in the south. Its not because we have the same weather its because its warmer. Even right now its 82 in Atlanta and 66 in Minneapolis. But your the one saying it gets cold your right you have a couple weeks of a cold snap and thats that. That doesnt constitute as winter. Want to know another shocker NOT once is Atlantas average high below 50 degrees
You obviously never lived in North Georgia.A cold snap for you in -10 is a cold snap.For us it is 22-35 degrees.It routinely is over 40 degrees more days in the week than a random occurrence like some of you would have it.
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Old 09-08-2010, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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40 degrees? That's shorts weather! Seriously, if it was 40 degrees in January I would be outside on a lawn chair in shorts with a cold beer. You Georgians know nothing of cold. As someone said earlier, your winter is like our late spring.

Even though it may get "cold!" (10 degrees) in Georgia for a day or two, it almost never drops below zero. Considering that the AVERAGE winter low in Mankato, which is in balmy southern Minnesota, is 3 degrees, that's nothing. Atlantans were complaining of a week of 30 degree temps last winter. That's a heatwave in Minnesota, or even states like Michigan or Illinois.
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Old 09-08-2010, 10:04 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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So Georgia doesn't have a "real winter," and so I suppose that means Minnesota also doesn't have a "real summer." Now can we move on from this extremely subjective, asinine weather argument?
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Old 09-08-2010, 10:26 PM
 
Location: Limbo
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Feel free to discuss: Which state do you think is nicest/scenic outside of the main metro? Rural GA or rural MN?
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