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1. ValhallaRising said:

   March 16th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

   You can gamble with air conditioning and choose not to buy it in MN, but the salt on the roads will turn your new Buick LeSabre’s paint job into something resembling a teenage girls zit filled face – buy the clear coat.
   Oh, and if you go this weekend to Lindahl Oldmobile in Bloomington, they’ll even throw in a free order of Lefsa.

2. zyzzybalubah said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 12:14 am

   I own an old-mobile. Maybe it is time for a new one.

3. RansomStoddard said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 3:49 am

   We should beat the Gophers but likely won’t, given the way this season has gone. Take what should happen, do the opposite, and that is where this will go. Example, Dex SHOULD dominate their thin bigs inside. Instead, he will miss bunnies, drop easy passes, and watch Ralph Sampson Junior hit a banked 35 foot jump shot. Minnesota by 8.

4. Minnesotahorn said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 5:37 am

   I’ve only been able to watch this Gopher team a couple of times but you basically pegged them. Their scoring will be done inside as much as possible, either through entry passes or Westbrook driving. They’re a decent rebounding team but nothing to get worked up about.

   Something to take note of is that state law requires all Minnesota basketball players to weigh 210 pounds, be they 6’10” centers or 5’9” guards. Joel Pryzbilla is the exception that proves the rule. Unfortunately Khalid El-Amin was overly diligent in his work at White Castle and Ponderosa and was forced to slum it at UConn. Ha. That’ll teach him.

   Also, the sound you’ll hear at halftime is the entire state changing channels to watch the Big Game. That’s right: The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs are in town and they’d love nothing more than to throw a wrench into the Gophers’ Frozen Four plans.

   Anyway the watch party’s at my house. Everyone bring Grain Belt and a hot dish.

5. Scipio Tex said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 7:30 am

   I understand that you get extra street cred with a hot dish if you sprinkle potato chips on top of it.

6. Stuck in MN said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 7:44 am

   Tater tots are the only appropriate covering for a hot dish. In a pinch, you can do waffle fries, but only if you are snowed in from a blizzard and can’t get to Lund’s.

   As far as Minnesota fans, they do not get the whole concept of smack talk. A loud brash Texan in their midst talking about the ass-whuppin’s that will be delivered this Thursday really seems to be offending their Scandanavian sensibilities.

7. Minnesotahorn said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 8:06 am

   Oh absolutely. Old Dutch if you’re haging out in someplace ritzy like Ridley or Lake Minnetonka. In my South Minneapolis neighborhood it’s Zapps or nothing.

8. Kevin McHale said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

   I will be scouting that AJ Abrams for our first round pick

9. Chooky said:

   March 17th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

   “What the heck dooo ya mean?”

10. Vasherized said:

    March 18th, 2009 at 5:58 am

    I’ve got some Aquavite, salted herring, and port wine cheese dip chilling in the fridge for this game in honor of my Minnesota relatives that remind me of their Swedish heritage via a corny joke at every opportunity.

    We just need to score 60. Heck, maybe even 50?

    Oh jeez I dunno just play ball already.

11. ValhallaRising said:

    March 18th, 2009 at 8:33 am

    If you want to gain Minnesota street cred, go there in November and show up at a Lutefisk feed. Should you have the cajones to eat that, you can sprinkle anything you want on your hot dish as everyone will know you have true Norsk coursing through your veins. But remember, ketchup can be a bit spicy, so go easy if you choose to use it!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk

12. Scipio Tex said:

    March 18th, 2009 at 9:44 am

    Oh jeez I dunno just play ball already.

    I don’t like that cursing, there, young man. You say “jeez” one more time and you’ll be shoveling snow until the cows come home.

    After reading that wikipedia entry, I now desire to feast on Lutefisk. What could be better than salt & lye mixed with watery fish?

13. glenn said:

    March 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    hey, don’ be talkin’ you can’t get hot food in minnesota.

    i occasionally visit my brother who is a retired prof in st cloud and once had the dopey notion to tell the guy at bravo burrito that i wanted the ‘hot’. i should have paid attn when he asked me if i was sure. ‘oh, yeah,’ i said, ‘gimme the hot.’

    i swear i’m still sweatin’.

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15. ValhallaRising said:

    March 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    The Bravo Burrito – that is a true insiders place to St. Cloud – a great place to finish the night off (and swear that being hungover is better than eating what they try to pass as Mexican food.)

16. glenn said:

    March 19th, 2009 at 5:22 am

    oh, i really like that place, but i am a bit circumspect when i order.

    it is not tex-mex, of course, but what i order is good and is not timid. so much of the mexican food i get when i’m in the north requires copious doctoring. i used to carry a bottle of hot sauce into a decent place in trumbull, ct. their food was good, but their salsa was weak and they didn’t have anything bottled that was much better.

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