Yep...that qualifies...

[Ldub]

Mark

Thanks Mark, that'll be interesting to watch tonight, to see how low it go...

although, -33 is too much for me. i feel for ya dub.

No worries Jack, yer old uncle is pretty well insulated...
Add to that, several layers of warm clothing, a big furry rabbit bomber hat, Sorel -100 Blizzard Boots, a neoprene mask, & a pair of Ice Armor gloves, & it's all good...
The only drawback is the fact that I take off, & put back on more clothing in one night than the average stripper...

[VXR]

hey dub i am sure been asked over and over but what do the locals think of the movie?

[Ldub]

hey dub i am sure been asked over and over but what do the locals think of the movie?

Most think the linguistic profile of the area was a bit over done, but we all dispose of at least one person per year using a wood chipper...

So that part was pretty accurate...

[BigSwede]

Most think the linguistic profile of the area was a bit over done,

Yeah, it was exaggerated a fair amount, although if you go to some of the small Norwegian farming towns not far from Fargo you can hear accents similar to the movie from the old folks...

But even us metropolitan types have a bit of an accent compared to elsewhere...I had a friend from Georgia who lived up here for a while, she used to get a kick out of hearing folks say words like "boat" and "coupon"...

[VX KAT]

Yeah, it was exaggerated a fair amount, although if you go to some of the small Norwegian farming towns not far from Fargo you can hear accents similar to the movie from the old folks...

yup, my in-laws are Norwegian, their parents all came over on the boat....we've got a "strom" in our last name.. ya sure, ya betcha!
Oh Karl! (sorry, when I type it out it just doesn't come across how my MIL says it..)

[BigSwede]

Heh, my first paying job ever (Hardees, 1978) I had an anal-retentive boss who chastised me for replying "Ya" instead of "Yes", said it was sloppy and such...I thought about arguing with him that my Dad, and his Dad before him (who came over on the boat from Sweden) had always talked like that and I wasn't likely to change my ways easily...but I decided it wasn't worth it, at least not for a crappy fast food job that was making me look forward eagerly to college.

[Scott Harness]

Thanks Mark, that'll be interesting to watch tonight, to see how low it go...



No worries Jack, yer old uncle is pretty well insulated...
Add to that, several layers of warm clothing, a big furry rabbit bomber hat, Sorel -100 Blizzard Boots, a neoprene mask, & a pair of Ice Armor gloves, & it's all good...
The only drawback is the fact that I take off, & put back on more clothing in one night than the average stripper...

I like the cold better than I used to.I just don't like wearing 50# of clothes!
Shorts,Teva's and T-shirt for me
I keep the house very warm, so all the clothes have to come off when I get inside

[VX KAT]

This post could go here or in the 3 mystery hoses thread....

OK, (insert Mark's 2 custom frozen icons here)



DONE !...


Good plan Dub, to wait a bit before messing with the bonnet! Growing up in Pittsburgh, one month in my last semester of college it was in the - teens for about 3 weeks. Had a '77 Celica, hood opened from the windshield side, & had to shoot ether into the carb each morning to get it started to get to college. One morning during "finals week" doing that when it was like -19, one of the hood hinges just broke off...frozen metal just sheared off...so just closed it up, drove on as I had to take those finals. Luckily the hood closed the way it did so it couldn't fly up while driving. Brrrrrr!

Another morning that week, the door wouldn't latch after I got in, the latchy thing was frozen and wouldn't engage. Had to crank the heat to high, drive around a parking lot hanging onto the door handle until the cabin warmed the door enough to latch....Brrrrrr!...

OK, definitely confirmed my decision to move to Calif after graduation!

[Ldub]

This post could go here or in the 3 mystery hoses thread....

OK, (insert Mark's 2 custom frozen icons here)



DONE !...


Good plan Dub, to wait a bit before messing with the bonnet! Growing up in Pittsburgh, one month in my last semester of college it was in the - teens for about 3 weeks. Had a '77 Celica, hood opened from the windshield side, & had to shoot ether into the carb each morning to get it started to get to college. One morning during "finals week" doing that when it was like -19, one of the hood hinges just broke off...frozen metal just sheared off...so just closed it up, drove on as I had to take those finals. Luckily the hood closed the way it did so it couldn't fly up while driving. Brrrrrr!

Another morning that week, the door wouldn't latch after I got in, the latchy thing was frozen and wouldn't engage. Had to crank the heat to high, drive around a parking lot hanging onto the door handle until the cabin warmed the door enough to latch....Brrrrrr!...

OK, definitely confirmed my decision to move to Calif after graduation!

Yah sure, you betcher boots doncha know...

My door hinges are making a horrendous noise, but it's just too cold to do much about it.

[VX KAT]

OK smarty pants, call me impressed, I don't know how you or Mark put those custom icons in, and I've tried!

Oh, and I SOOOOOO was goin put a "yah sure yah betcha" in that post, but I restrained myself! My in-laws live in Wisconsin and actually sound like that, guess it's close enough to ND!

[Ldub]

OK smarty pants, call me impressed, I don't know how you or Mark put those custom icons in, and I've tried!

L0L...I went back to his original post & hit the "quote" button, then copied the siq (smilies in question) & pasted them into your message...

Since I have a drop or two of moderation juice in my little slice of VX-I, I can do a bit of editing in other peoples posts.........

[Ldub]

Oh, and I SOOOOOO was goin put a "yah sure yah betcha" in that post, but I restrained myself! My in-laws live in Wisconsin and actually sound like that, guess it's close enough to ND!

L0L...I'm half cheese head "sconnie" on me Dear Mither's side...

[Ldub]

I keep the house very warm, so all the clothes have to come off when I get inside

And that's why none of us EVER come over to visit you when we're all in Moab...

[VX KAT]

Oh lord, I've created a monster by bringing up the other custom icons issue.....take a look at you-know-who's sig line...wow, must not be a lot to monitor in Fargo ...in the middle of the night....when it's like -15 degrees...not until that dude running laps in the parking lot in the morning......

Very creative brother Dub!! A dancin' Chewbaca, AND a dancin' pirate nanner with a sword (or maybe that's Zorro nanner).....Rock on, Dude!

Oh, I missed the light up eyes on the skull...wow, that's impressive!

[Ldub]

Oh lord, I've created a monster by bringing up the other custom icons issue.....take a look at you-know-who's sig line...wow, must not be a lot to monitor in Fargo ...in the middle of the night....when it's like -15 degrees...not until that dude running laps in the parking lot in the morning......

Very creative brother Dub!! A dancin' Chewbaca, AND a dancin' pirate nanner with a sword (or maybe that's Zorro nanner).....Rock on, Dude!

Oh, I missed the light up eyes on the skull...wow, that's impressive!

Thas right Suzee...it's all yer fault...

You can't imagine how mad Miss Pat is at you...

With these new toys, I'm NEVER leavin' the house...