Rules for visiting Minnesota

[YellowEvo]

Turbo5Oh;188244 wrote:
i guess a high crime rate will put u on the map

you need people in the state to have a crime rate... not just gophers and prairie dogs...

[HandoEX]

So let's see...

MN has lakes, hills and trees. Man, it's sure tough to get in my car and drive 30 minutes to all those things. It would be a lot easier if I lived in Moorhead for sure!

MN is more well known than ND. I bet that makes life better east of the Red River. Congrats.

More big companies have started in MN than ND. Wow, awesome! How many of you Minnesotans are cashing in on all the revenue generated by these HUGE companies? Didn't think so. Oh, I suppose your wacky state uses some sort of profit sharing with these big companies so everyone enjoys the spoils!

Since MN has a higher GDP than ND, you people that live there will take credit for that? It's funny since I know a ton of you MN people work in ND, including the one that posted those stats. I also don't see how that makes it a better state to live in???

This is coming from someone that spent 2/3 of my life in MN (18 years).

[JN210]

You ask me and Im gonna say that as soon as i cross the red river i really dont notice a difference, Both are very nice, MN has the Hills and such ND has valleys and rolling plains....Oh wait ND does sound nicer.....as long as you get away from fargo of course

[Turbo5Oh]

SmitEvo;188248 wrote:
GDP rankings....enough said. MN>ND

2006
Rank State 2006 GSP
($millions) 2005
Rank 2005 GSP
($millions) 2004
Rank 2004 GSP
($millions)
1 California 1,727,355 1 1,616,351 1 1,515,453
2 Texas 1,065,891 2 989,333 3 904,412
3 New York 1,021,944 3 961,385 2 908,308
4 Florida 713,505 4 666,639 4 607,201
5 Illinois 589,598 5 555,599 5 534,364
6 Pennsylvania 510,293 6 486,139 6 464,467
7 Ohio 461,302 7 442,243 7 424,562
8 New Jersey 434,177 8 427,654 8 409,156
9 Michigan 381,003 9 372,148 9 363,386
10 Georgia 379,550 10 358,365 10 337,622
11 North Carolina 374,525 11 350,700 12 324,622
12 Virginia 369,260 12 350,692 11 325,467
13 Massachusetts 337,570 13 320,050 13 309,483
14 Washington 293,531 14 271,381 14 252,384
15 Maryland 257,815 15 244,447 16 229,158
16 Indiana 248,915 16 236,357 15 229,618
17 Minnesota 244,546 17 231,437 17 222,628
18 Tennessee 238,029 18 224,995 18 214,400
19 Arizona 232,463 22 212,312 22 194,134
20 Colorado 230,478 21 214,337 21 198,407
21 Wisconsin 227,230 19 216,985 19 208,269
22 Missouri 225,876 20 215,073 20 204,733
23 Connecticut 204,134 23 193,496 23 183,873
24 Louisiana 193,138 24 180,336 24 162,646
25 Alabama 160,569 25 151,342 25 141,702
26 Oregon 151,301 26 141,831 26 135,014
27 South Carolina 149,214 27 140,088 27 132,348
28 Kentucky 145,959 28 138,616 28 131,839
29 Oklahoma 134,651 29 121,558 30 111,400
30 Iowa 123,970 30 117,635 29 111,626
31 Nevada 118,399 31 110,158 31 99,342
32 Kansas 111,699 32 105,228 32 99,125
33 Utah 97,749 33 88,364 34 81,059
34 Arkansas 91,837 34 87,004 33 81,752
District of Columbia 87,664 82,628 77,782
35 Mississippi 84,225 35 79,786 35 76,534
36 New Mexico 75,910 37 69,692 37 63,861
37 Nebraska 75,700 36 72,242 36 67,976
38 Delaware 60,361 38 56,731 38 52,454
39 Hawaii 58,307 39 54,773 40 50,781
40 New Hampshire 56,276 40 54,119 39 51,656
41 West Virginia 55,658 41 53,091 41 49,903
42 Idaho 49,907 42 45,891 43 42,697
43 Maine 46,973 43 44,906 42 43,131
44 Rhode Island 45,660 44 43,623 44 42,213
45 Alaska 41,105 45 39,394 45 34,729
46 South Dakota 32,330 46 30,541 46 29,519
47 Montana 32,322 47 29,915 47 27,790
48 Wyoming 29,561 48 27,246 48 23,876
49 North Dakota 26,385 49 24,935 49 22,715
50 Vermont 24,213 50 23,056 50 22,002

what state do u file taxes in again?

[SmitEvo]

Turbo5Oh;188272 wrote:
what state do u file taxes in again?

Minnesota

[HandoEX]

But since you work in ND, you are contributing to our GDP, not MN's.

[3_Series]

Put a poll up!

[SmitEvo]

HandoEX;188276 wrote:
But since you work in ND, you are contributing to our GDP, not MN's.

yes and no....I would say both. (goods and services+ government spending)+ (exports - imports) I support both economies.

[STiSchucky]

JN210;188271 wrote:
You ask me and Im gonna say that as soon as i cross the red river i really dont notice a difference, Both are very nice, MN has the Hills and such ND has valleys and rolling plains....Oh wait ND does sound nicer.....as long as you get away from fargo of course
first hand experience, id rather travel 3 hours to minneapolis then 3 hours to bismarck.

not because obviously minneapolis is better city then bismarck

but the drive on 94 through north dakota is enough to put a bullet through a mans brain.

[3_Series]

STiSchucky;188282 wrote:
first hand experience, id rather travel 3 hours to minneapolis then 3 hours to bismarck.

not because obviously minneapolis is better city then bismarck

but the drive on 94 through north dakota is enough to put a bullet through a mans brain.
Driving to Jamestown is crappy enough, let alone Bismarck.

[STiSchucky]

i think west fargo is dragged out as well

[Guest]

The overall index ranges between 0 and 100. An index number greater than 50 indicates growth, and an index under 50 forecasts a sluggish economy for the next three to six months.

[Turbo5Oh]

STiSchucky;188282 wrote:
first hand experience, id rather travel 3 hours to minneapolis then 3 hours to bismarck.

not because obviously minneapolis is better city then bismarck

but the drive on 94 through north dakota is enough to put a bullet through a mans brain.

just be carefull when ur driving there, try to avoid the bridges

[STiSchucky]

lame

[bubba]

Hills, trees, and lakes definately > flat grassy wasteland...

[Guest]

Minnesota: Home of 10,000 lakes, 350,000 fishermen, 100000000000000000 mosquitoes.........and 8 fish.

Don't believe me? Go to Devils Lake/Sakakawea some winter and count all the Minnesota license plates....or go to the Rugby area during Goose/Deer season and do the same. Apparently all those lakes ain't doing shit for you.

[SmitEvo]

tjamz;188290 wrote:
The overall index ranges between 0 and 100. An index number greater than 50 indicates growth, and an index under 50 forecasts a sluggish economy for the next three to six months.

good for north dakota...now they can move into 45th place or something....

[MisterCMK]

tjamz;188312 wrote:
Don't believe me? Go to Devils Lake/Sakakawea some winter and count all the Minnesota license plates....or go to the Rugby area during Goose/Deer season and do the same. Apparently all those lakes ain't doing shit for you.

I'd like to see you try and count the number of ND plates on I94 heading down to the cities on a Friday afternoon/evening.

That being said, MN blows. It is the fucking nanny state. The Peoples Republik of Minnesota.

[StangerBanger96]

tjamz;188312 wrote:
Minnesota: Home of 10,000 lakes, 350,000 fishermen, 100000000000000000 mosquitoes.........and 8 fish.

Don't believe me? Go to Devils Lake/Sakakawea some winter and count all the Minnesota license plates....or go to the Rugby area during Goose/Deer season and do the same. Apparently all those lakes ain't doing shit for you.

And all the REAL fishermen/hunters go to north/northeast/central MN. About the only wild game that ND excels in over MN is Pheasant. My dad and I caught 36 Walleye in 4 days in MN this last June. As for deer...haha...I don't think you'd even want to go there.

WHERE TO HUNT FOR WHITETAIL BY STATE

1. Wisconsin
2. Illinois
3. Iowa
4. Minnesota
5. Ohio
6. Kansas
7. Michigan
8. Missouri
9. Indiana
10. Texas
11. New York
    12 Maryland
    13 Kentucky
    14 Pennsylvania
    15 Nebraska
    16 South Dakota
    17 Oklahoma
    18 Montana
    19 New Jersey
    20 North Dakota

[Guest]

StangerBanger96;188331 wrote:
And all the REAL fishermen/hunters go to north/northeast/central MN. About the only wild game that ND excels in over MN is Pheasant. My dad and I caught 36 Walleye in 4 days in MN this last June. As for deer...haha...I don't think you'd even want to go there.

Which is why I have people from the Mille Lacs area that come to ND to deer hunt instead of hunting closer to home? Which is why one of the guys in that group just spent $500,000 for hunting land from my dad (deer hunting land, zero Pheasant there....and I mean ZERO.) I've been deer hunting in MN before (Northeast of Roseau and East of Warroad), and found it to be nothing super-special. I can usually fill my 3-4 deer tags in the first 3 hours of the season....and thats if I'm being super picky about the deer I want.