Right away I found this cool little fact about Minnesota!
"Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast."
from: http://www.50states.com/facts/minn.htm
So um I thought that ^ was a pretty cool little fact because look how long that saying has gone! It's kinda cool to know that simple sayings can last generations. Anyway, I've only ever traveled to Arizona, Florida and Puerto Rico so I don't know what to expect if we get to go to Mn! One question I do have...Do they have that little accent that's oh so famous? I mean people do exaggerate. I just think it'll be really different from here and cold, maybe.
Thanks for posting, Amber! Why do you think some expressions stick around for so long while others are lost?
ReplyDeleteOf course comedians like to exaggerate the Minnesota accent, but it is true, so maybe you'll get to hear it if we get to go there next year, though keep in mind that Minneapolis is a cosmopolitan city, so lots of people who live there aren't from there and thus won't have the "oh-so-famous" accent :).
You betcha, you'll hear that little accent! In fact, when you say "Holy cow" in your head, you simply must give it an exaggerated Minnesota accent.
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