How to Talk Minnesotan is a book lampooning stereotypical Minnesotan speech and mannerisms by Howard Mohr, a former writer for A Prairie Home Companion. There are also a musical by Mohr and Drew Jansen (produced at Plymouth Playhouse by Troupe America, Inc.) and a television special (produced by KTCA) based on the book.
Some of the things the book covers:
- Useful phrases such as "You bet", "That's different", and "Whatever"
- Refusing food three times before accepting
- The art of waving
- Hotdish
- Lutefisk
- Talking about cars and starting cars in the winter
- The Minnesotan "long goodbye"
Much of the material for the book was originally performed as sketches on A Prairie Home Companion. The book also includes fictional ads for improbable businesses such as "Raw Bits Cereal", "Polka Pants", and "Walleye Phone Company".
Famous quotes containing the word talk:
“Who’s a boy gonna talk to if not his mother?”
—Donald E. Westlake (b. 1933)