The Myth of Minnesota Superiority

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tikited said:
I thought this thread was about cereal?
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I think it just morphed into a thread about cereal. I think the original intent of the thread as near as I could tell was nonsensical prose. I felt up to the challenge, and think I captured the spirit.
 

The best argument to counter the whole "Iowa is just as good as Minnesota" thing, is the fact that Iowa does not have reciprocity with Minnesota? I wonder why that is....it couldn't possibly be to discourage High School graduates of Iowa (the few that don't drop out or get pregnant) from going to a good university like the University of Minnesota by forcing them to pay over twice the tuition costs. Good try, Iowa.
 

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athelstan said:
Of course, none of that makes any difference to you. Your minds are made up and that is fine with me. But as a long time reader of this board, I have to wonder why there are so many unprovoked posts in which you feel the need to preach to the choir about how superior you are to Iowa. I think that it says something about you, not me.
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I think you're taking a lot of this too serious. Iowa is one of our biggest rival and we're playing them this week. People are going to make fun of Iowa (or any other rival). It's what we do. I love my job down here and I enjoy who I work with. Overall, my time here has been a good experience. However, I still make fun of Iowa (the teams, the people, and the state as a whole). And my friends and co-workers do the same about MN. It's what rivalries are all about.

Des Moines is a nice city. But I know many people who travel all the time to the Twin Cities, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City because there is more there.
 

athelstan GIA is being nice to you. We literally think of Iowa as a third world country.

He is there doing mission work. Teaching your people how to dig wells and how to handle basic sanitary care.
 


Khaliq said:
athelstan GIA is being nice to you. We literally think of Iowa as a third world country.

He is there doing mission work. Teaching your people how to dig wells and how to handle basic sanitary care.
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To be specific, I'm down here installing bathtubs and showers for people who don't have them in their house. I'll never run out of business.
 

Oh's is the best cereal. We make special trips to buy it as it's only sold at SuperTarget and Rainbow these days.

Not to divert a good thread about cereal, but we also go out of our way to buy Newman O's (cookies and especially the very hard to find hint-a-mint only sold at Lunds, organic stores and possibly still SuperTarget). And buy the FigNewmans, they're fantastic and low fat.
 

GoldInDirt said:
Oh's is the best cereal. We make special trips to buy it as it's only sold at SuperTarget and Rainbow these days.

Not to divert a good thread about cereal, but we also go out of our way to buy Newman O's (cookies and especially the very hard to find hint-a-mint only sold at Lunds, organic stores and possibly still SuperTarget). And buy the FigNewmans, they're fantastic and low fat.
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I love cookies, good tip. If the Iowans want to start another nonsense rambling prose thread I'll go with cookies I think. Good call.
 

Khaliq said:
athelstan GIA is being nice to you. We literally think of Iowa as a third world country.

He is there doing mission work. Teaching your people how to dig wells and how to handle basic sanitary care.
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:clap:Best post ever.
 



monk10 said:
gophergrad that is kind of divisive language that splits us gopher fans. When you try to compare eggs to a delectable choice like Apple Jacks, that is when people start question your ability to cheer for a great tradition like the U.

The edit button is there. Make the right choice.
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Yeah, How could he pick oatmeal in the land of General Mills. I bet he's never been to Cedar Rapids.....The city of five smells....well five industrial anyway.:D

BTW Schnoodler Would get post of the week from me. That is if we can nominate a reply within a post.
 

Schnoodler said:
I love cookies, good tip. If the Iowans want to start another nonsense rambling prose thread I'll go with cookies I think. Good call.
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Do not compromise the integrity of this thread. I rather enjoyed Cookie Crisp in my younger years.
 

monk10 said:
gophergrad that is kind of divisive language that splits us gopher fans. When you try to compare eggs to a delectable choice like Apple Jacks, that is when people start question your ability to cheer for a great tradition like the U.

The edit button is there. Make the right choice.
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I took oatmeal out, everyone knows that was a lie, nobody likes oatmeal.
 

STPGopher said:
Yeah, How could he pick oatmeal in the land of General Mills. I bet he's never been to Cedar Rapids.....The city of five smells....well five industrial anyway.:D

BTW Schnoodler Would get post of the week from me. That is if we can nominate a reply within a post.
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Is Cedar Rapids anything like Northfield? Good god that city smells like malt o meal. Gross.
 



Seriously athelstan?

I don't really get into the discussion about which state is better but I have to point a weekend I had last week. Where can I check out Solid Gold, one of Mpls' great local bands playing at First Ave, a Minneapolis institution, on Friday night, attend a college football game, Gophs against SDSU, on Saturday morning, go see Jerry Seinfeld on Saturday night at the Orpheum, I'm a contributor to the Hennepin County Theatre Trust, and then attend an NFL football game on Sunday, Vikes against the Lions? This doesn't include the drinks and meals i had at some great restaurants and bars.

This did make a big dent in my wallet, but I didn't have to leave the city. All of this cannot be regularly found in many cities let alone Des Moines.

Quality of life is subjective but I do believe mine is higher than the average 24 year old's in Des Moines.
 

I am just offended that he thinks we want to be like Chicago!?!? Who the heck in their right minds wants to be like that dirtbag city. Horendous crime, rampant corruption and horrendous traffic. No, if the Twin Cities gets even close to being like Chicago I for one will be packing my bags and moving elsewhere.
 

gophergrad said:
Is Cedar Rapids anything like Northfield? Good god that city smells like malt o meal. Gross.
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Worse. Mix Peanut Butter and Berry (flavored) scented Captain Crunch with oatmeal and two sileage like ADM smells and you have Cedar Rapids.
 

Well Sam, that certainly was an impressive weekend. Since you want to drop names, I'll play. The closest that I have come to that was going to a Paul McCartney concert on a thursday night, and then driving to Iowa City for the Hawkeye game that weekend. Of course, I'm sure that you are aware that we don't have an N.F.L. team in Iowa, but if I cared, I could drive to Kansas City, which would be no more of a drive for me than someone from western Minnesota who wanted to go to a Vikings game. The fact that they are called the Kansas City Chiefs would bother me not one bit, because most, if any of the players are not from there anyway. Get it! I have, on more than one occasion, attended a Big Ten game in Iowa City and a Big Twelve game in Ames that night, which I'm pretty sure that you couldn't do. As for Jerry Seinfeld, I've had the opportunity to see him in Des Moines, but took a pass.

Once again, if we could return to the point of this whole topic, some arrogant Minnesotans seem to have an obsession with putting down and expressing hatred for Iowa. I repeat what I said before. It is provincial and childish. After reading most of the responses to this topic, I rest my case. If you really want us poor folks down here to buy in to your level of urban sophistication, you shouldn't have to keep telling us how sophisticated that you are. Meanwhile, most of us down here are doing just fine.
 

gophergrad said:
Is Cedar Rapids anything like Northfield? Good god that city smells like malt o meal. Gross.
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Northfield smells great! I spent the weekend in Northfield with my wife back in January. We were walking down the street and we could smell what seemed like fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies, so we tried to figure out what store had them. Finally we figured out that it was from the Malt-O-Meal plant.

Minnesota is so cool that our industrial waste smells like chocolate chip cookies! :D
 

Athelstan, my point isn't your access to entertainment but vicinity. You point out that you can drive to iowa city and kansas city and ames, which would be quite a road trip. I didn't even have to leave my municipality to go to these events. My point is moot, but I enjoy living here, you enjoy living there which I'm glad, let's just leave it at that.
 

athelstan said:
Well Sam, that certainly was an impressive weekend. Since you want to drop names, I'll play. The closest that I have come to that was going to a Paul McCartney concert on a thursday night, and then driving to Iowa City for the Hawkeye game that weekend. Of course, I'm sure that you are aware that we don't have an N.F.L. team in Iowa, but if I cared, I could drive to Kansas City, which would be no more of a drive for me than someone from western Minnesota who wanted to go to a Vikings game. The fact that they are called the Kansas City Chiefs would bother me not one bit, because most, if any of the players are not from there anyway. Get it! I have, on more than one occasion, attended a Big Ten game in Iowa City and a Big Twelve game in Ames that night, which I'm pretty sure that you couldn't do. As for Jerry Seinfeld, I've had the opportunity to see him in Des Moines, but took a pass.

Once again, if we could return to the point of this whole topic, some arrogant Minnesotans seem to have an obsession with putting down and expressing hatred for Iowa. I repeat what I said before. It is provincial and childish. After reading most of the responses to this topic, I rest my case. If you really want us poor folks down here to buy in to your level of urban sophistication, you shouldn't have to keep telling us how sophisticated that you are. Meanwhile, most of us down here are doing just fine.
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How long did you have to crank the generator to fire this post out?
 

athelstan said:
Well Sam, that certainly was an impressive weekend. Since you want to drop names, I'll play. The closest that I have come to that was going to a Paul McCartney concert on a thursday night, and then driving to Iowa City for the Hawkeye game that weekend. Of course, I'm sure that you are aware that we don't have an N.F.L. team in Iowa, but if I cared, I could drive to Kansas City, which would be no more of a drive for me than someone from western Minnesota who wanted to go to a Vikings game. The fact that they are called the Kansas City Chiefs would bother me not one bit, because most, if any of the players are not from there anyway. Get it! I have, on more than one occasion, attended a Big Ten game in Iowa City and a Big Twelve game in Ames that night, which I'm pretty sure that you couldn't do. As for Jerry Seinfeld, I've had the opportunity to see him in Des Moines, but took a pass.

Once again, if we could return to the point of this whole topic, some arrogant Minnesotans seem to have an obsession with putting down and expressing hatred for Iowa. I repeat what I said before. It is provincial and childish. After reading most of the responses to this topic, I rest my case. If you really want us poor folks down here to buy in to your level of urban sophistication, you shouldn't have to keep telling us how sophisticated that you are. Meanwhile, most of us down here are doing just fine.
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That Schnoodler ruined this thread. :D

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athelstan said:
Once again, if we could return to the point of this whole topic, some arrogant Minnesotans seem to have an obsession with putting down and expressing hatred for Iowa. I repeat what I said before. It is provincial and childish. After reading most of the responses to this topic, I rest my case. If you really want us poor folks down here to buy in to your level of urban sophistication, you shouldn't have to keep telling us how sophisticated that you are. Meanwhile, most of us down here are doing just fine.
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I'd rest my case and cut my losses if my case was as flimsy as yours. What is childish is you're "stop picking on us, it's not nice!" Grown ups can handle it, try acting like one.
 

Unfortunately, I grew up in Iowa. And I can tell you that it sucks.
 


This thread is just comical. I feel bad for those who feel its buildings around you and not the people that make life special. It seems many Gopher alumni seem to stay in Minnesota and not get any life experiences and outside perspectives living elsewhere. I like the Twin Cities but really don't see a major difference between it and Des Moines as can't many not from the Midwest. The Pro Sports teams debate is comical as I've gone to two Viking games this year using my uncle from Iowa's season tickets. Probably more than most of you and I live in Vail, CO. I personally couldn't live in either state because of the harsh winters and would rather live my life on a vacation.
 

Vail_Hawk said:
This thread is just comical. I feel bad for those who feel its buildings around you and not the people that make life special. It seems many Gopher alumni seem to stay in Minnesota and not get any life experiences and outside perspectives living elsewhere. I like the Twin Cities but really don't see a major difference between it and Des Moines as can't many not from the Midwest. The Pro Sports teams debate is comical as I've gone to two Viking games this year using my uncle from Iowa's season tickets. Probably more than most of you and I live in Vail, CO. I personally couldn't live in either state because of the harsh winters and would rather live my life on a vacation.
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Speaking of comical....
 


MRJ said:
I'm with you on that one. I'm still trying to figure out what "can't not many from the midwest" means. :confused::confused:
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For people not affiliated with Iowa, that would be called a double negative. :)
 

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