Net: Today we offer...

Net: Today we offer a forward containing witticisms for all you folks who pay in-state tuition:

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM MINNESOTA IF ...

From Jimmy Page: 1. You know that everyone has a "city preference," Minneapolis or St. Paul.

2. You have been frostbitten and sunburned during the same week.

3. You miss Machinery Hill at the State Fair.

4. ... but you still go for those mini-donuts and cheese curds!

5. You know people who pronounce Duluth, "Doo-loot."

6. You measure distance in minutes.

7. Weather is 80 percent of your conversation.

8. "Down south" to you means Iowa.

9. You call highways "freeways."

10. Snow tires come standard on all your vehicles.

11. You've seen "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in Uptown.

12. You have no concept of public transportation.

13. Seventy-five percent of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.

14. You've been to Fort Snelling on a field trip at some point in your school days.

15. You know the real state bird is the mosquito.

16. You know more than one person who has hit a deer.

17. You say that the Megamall is just for tourists, yet you go at least once a month.

18. People from other states love to hear you say words with "O's" in them.

19. You know what and where Dinkytown is.

20. You went to a casino on your 18th birthday.

21. Perkins was the only hangout option in high school.

22. You have no problem spelling "Minneapolis."

23. You own at least one item that says "I'd rather be fishing."

24. You can list all the "Dales."

25. You used to think Deer Season was an official school holiday.

26. You hate "Fargo" but realize your entire family has the accent.

27. You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.

28. You feel the need to correct everyone's misconception that there are only 10,000 lakes in Minnesota (there are really more than 14,000).

29. You know that Rochester was the most livable city and must tell everyone.

30. Mayo is NOT something that goes on a sandwich.

31. And for the last time, there is a Rochester in Minnesota.

32. You may hate Arne for a lot of things, but you will always love him for canceling school.

33. Not only do you have snow days, your school is cancelled because of cold weather.

34. You know where Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.

35. You call the metro the "Cities."

36. You can name the four seasons: fall, winter, spring and road repair.

37. You know the difference between the East and West Bank.

38. You take all your vacations "up north."

39. You can navigate 694, 494, I-94 and 394.

40. You've heard that Carleton is called the "Harvard of the Midwest" and you know it's not even close.

41. You have lutefisk for Christmas.

42. You know the two sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.

43. You've been to the top of the IDS.

44. Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a Minn. car.

45. You think that Lutherans and Catholics are the two major religions of the world.

46. You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it in the proper context.

47. You remember playing M.A.S.H. in elementary school and the excitement of "finding out your future."

48. You can pinpoint exactly where each scene in "Untamed Heart" was filmed.

49. You're a loyal Target shopper.

50. You know that the Gay 90s is now "bi....."