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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-13-09 08:58 AM
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Speaking of accents...YA know
They really do talk like the characters from "Fargo" here in MN. Even my name sounds different. Makes me smile.I wonder what I sound like to the locals...:)
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Eyerish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-13-09 09:23 AM
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1. I'm originally from California and when I moved to MN
the accent cracked me up. My trainer sounded just like Marge from "Fargo". Then I went home for christmas and I was buying something and the checker asked me where I was from because of my "accent" :cry: :rofl:
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-13-09 09:35 AM
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2. Northern MN
Edited on Wed May-13-09 09:35 AM by Rambis
Stayed up there one winter in a cabin for a week it was good fun. We called a guy because we ran out of propane. here is how the conversation went....
Knock knock knock.... come in-

Delivery man.... Hey guys got yer Brobain tank eh?

Us thank you very much- money exchanges hands

Delivery man.... "Yah had to bring it up on the snow mobile because the Bontiac (Pontiac car) wouldn't start."
Us.. thank you again really appreciate the trouble-

Delivery man.... "Yah no problem eh, I need to head to the Bost office anyway" (post office)

US... thanks

Delivery man...."Oh yeah you betcha"
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