Posted by NEsota on April 04, 2009 at 08:18:14 from (209.162.21.156):
Someone put the label; �Minnesota Goodbye� on a ritual that is very common in the state. Similar forms of it are practiced else where. Maybe more in rural than urban areas. It would take a lot of effort for me to try to describe it but the; �Letter of the Day� in today�s paper gives an example of it that may help some to understand the ritual.
WHEN THE FORMER SENATOR IS STANDING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY Norm Coleman is doing the �Minnesota Goodbye.� That�s when your last party guest is about to leave and finally go home but instead they linger by your half-opened front door to chat. �Well it�s getting late, Norm,�Thanks for coming,�Yup, talk to you later, Norm, I�ll need to close the door now, Norm, because the cat might get out and there�s a cold draft coming in,�OK, goodbye now,�Drive home safely, Norm.� Now your guest is in your driveway continuing to talk so loudly you�re afraid he�ll wake the neighbors. Tired and shivering by your open door, you wonder if this guy is ever going to leave and go home. STEVE MARK, Minnetonka
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