Bert Hyman
> > ...Just as there's nothing to outrageous that the People's State of
> > Minnesota wouldn't jump on the bandwagon make it mandatory.
>
> Either mandatory or forbidden.
>
> Minnesota does have the well-earned reputation of being The State Where
> Absolutely Nothing Is Allowed.
And you live in the Capitol City, or the State Where Nothing is Allowed.
Too bad. At least you'll have trains to ride, soon enough. ;-)
> I trace that to the population consisting mostly of folks of German and
> Scandanavian descent; one group likes to make rules, the other likes to
> follow them.
Perfect. Thanks for that; there's a couple of situations in which I
might be able to use that line to good effect.