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04-25-2008, 04:13 PM
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Trollenjaeger
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Originally Posted by metro223
I agree with El Rhino - these are funny but quite a few of them are for Minnesota. Uff da! in Iowa? Not that I know of...
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I don't know, north of Story City and on they think Ole and Lena jokes are funny, just not as much as our neighbors to the north. Northern Iowa has a lot of Norwegians thus the term "Iowegian". Decorah has quite a bit. |
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04-27-2008, 01:07 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Boise, Idaho by way of Iowa City, Iowa
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it should be "95% of your graduating class went to Iowa b/c Iowa State sucks and only 5% of your class is clueless enough to attend it."
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04-27-2008, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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I've heard people from Decorah say "uff da." I'm like, pardon me? I have no idea what it means. They also tell those Ole jokes, which must be funny if that's your heritage.
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04-28-2008, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren
You know your from Iowa when your out touring around other states, people turn to each other and point out that
I O W A stands for
Idiots
Out
Wandering
Around.
Its a joke, I swear, one told to me by someone from Nebraska. Its not my personal believe that Iowa has anymore idiots then any other states.
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I always say that I'd rather be an Idiot Out Wandering Around Nowhere, than an idiot not wondering around at all |
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04-30-2008, 01:48 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Oklahoma City
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Originally Posted by El Rhino
Come on, it's not meant to be taken that literally. We do occasionally get some snow on/around Halloween though.
I think most of these were from the "you might be from Minnesota if.." list though.
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I'm just saying a more extreme date where that actually happens would be April fools day. |
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04-30-2008, 10:44 AM
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On the misty plateau
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Merrimack Valley, NH
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Originally Posted by DSMGuy
I've heard people from Decorah say "uff da." I'm like, pardon me? I have no idea what it means. They also tell those Ole jokes, which must be funny if that's your heritage.
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uff da. "I am overwhelmed" right now. |
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05-06-2008, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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You have no problem spelling "Des Moines"
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Or pronouncing it. : - ) |
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05-07-2008, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Jackson, Mn
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EXTREME northern Iowa, and ALL of Minnesota (pronounced "mi-nah-SO-dah") loves the UFF-DA and the Ole and Lena thing!!
This transplant from Moline, Illinois to SW Mn is getting used to it!!
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05-08-2008, 01:50 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: California
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You know you're from Iowa when:
You call from out of state to a random florist and order flowers for your mother in law...you start to give the lady your mother in laws address, and she says, "Oh, honey I don't need it, I know where she lives..."
This just happened to me this morning! I'm in CA, and ordered Mothers Day flowers for my mother in law in Iowa.
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05-08-2008, 04:01 PM
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Everything Iowa.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Iowa, Des Moines Metro
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Originally Posted by gypsy77
You know you're from Iowa when:
You call from out of state to a random florist and order flowers for your mother in law...you start to give the lady your mother in laws address, and she says, "Oh, honey I don't need it, I know where she lives..."
This just happened to me this morning! I'm in CA, and ordered Mothers Day flowers for my mother in law in Iowa.
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lol sounds like she lives in a very homey town.  |
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