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How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Howard Mohr
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 114650
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0140092846
Dewey Decimal Number: 427.97760207
EAN: 9780140092844
ASIN: 0140092846
Publication Date: August 4, 1987
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Product Description
Based in part on material written for "A Prairie Home Companion," How to Talk Minnesotan will help visitors to Minnesota keep from sticking out like sore thumbs when they don't know the difference between "not too bad a deal" and "a heckuva deal." Illustrated with line drawings.
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 A FUN BOOK THOUGH IT LEAVES SOME QUESTIONS UNANSWERED July 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A fun, easy-to-read look at life in Minnesota and how to get along when visiting or moving there. It does leave one questioning the accuracy of all the author has written as most of seems more "tongue in cheek" than real. So, if you are looking for some chuckles reading about the idiosyncrasies of living, traveling, visiting, and dining in Minnesota, this is a good start; but, don't consider it a genuine travel guide.
 A slice of Midwestern American life February 28, 2008
This will make most people laugh at least a little at some of the ridiculous truths about folks from Minnisota.
Being from the north and somewhat west (Rochester NY) I know people just like the ones this audio describes and can relate to how they act and how they interact with one another. Like the advice one guy gives to another vs. the advice one guy gives to a gal. Check out the "If a guy..." sketch its hilarious. Or the description of "A little lunch" neither little nor at lunch. Usually served with a "hot dish" which typically requires mixing in a can of mushroom soup.
After hearing this I'm ready to venture into the wilds of Minnisota.
 Laugh Out Loud December 28, 2007
I literally laughed out loud, constantly. I have relatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin, whom I visit often, which probably helps. I could just picture and hear the descriptions and dialogue. This book is perfect for the coffee table in our cabin "Up Nort".
Accurate June 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a classic! My husband is from a rural midwestern town and the section on waving etiquette is so true.
You bet, it's real good reading August 15, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hot dishes, walleyes, how to wave, pancake feeds, and appropriate Minnesotan grammar, it's all there even though my relatives in Minnesota would beg to differ. "So, what gave you the idea that we talk like that then." How to Talk Minnesotan is one of those type deals you can pick up, open to any page and have a good laugh while feeling as though you're right there in Bemidji. Yeah, good deal. You could do worse.
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