Comments on: Danica Patrick has a backpack full of fun http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/ Exploring the soft underbelly of sports Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39932 Jon Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:17:21 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39932 In August, the saying is, "What happens in Big Stone Lake, is covered in weeds and lake scum." In August, the saying is, “What happens in Big Stone Lake, is covered in weeds and lake scum.”

]]> By: Stu http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39927 Stu Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:14:01 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39927 <i>(Also helpful: a hill and a giant tractor tire to roll down said hill in. Just trust me on this one.)</i> What happens in Big Stone Lake stays in Big Stone Lake. Unless one of those blabbermouths from Chokio shows up. (Also helpful: a hill and a giant tractor tire to roll down said hill in. Just trust me on this one.)

What happens in Big Stone Lake stays in Big Stone Lake. Unless one of those blabbermouths from Chokio shows up.

]]> By: oneblankspace http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39925 oneblankspace Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:04:53 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39925 Although born in Beloit, Patrick was raised in Roscoe, Illinois--just south of the border, west of I-90, and north of Rockford. Although born in Beloit, Patrick was raised in Roscoe, Illinois–just south of the border, west of I-90, and north of Rockford.

]]> By: Jon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39924 Jon Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:54:50 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39924 The next RandBall outing needs to be a rural Minnesota-style shindig. All we need is a cornfield, a gravel road, a bonfire, and a few cases of incredibly cheap beer. (Also helpful: a hill and a giant tractor tire to roll down said hill in. Just trust me on this one.) The next RandBall outing needs to be a rural Minnesota-style shindig. All we need is a cornfield, a gravel road, a bonfire, and a few cases of incredibly cheap beer. (Also helpful: a hill and a giant tractor tire to roll down said hill in. Just trust me on this one.)

]]> By: jama http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39903 jama Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:27:51 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39903 It's official: Roughkat for President, or at least COW. It’s official: Roughkat for President, or at least COW.

]]> By: Stu http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39896 Stu Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:07:47 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39896 LQ: there was some intermingling, especially after the schools joined up, but the BL kids had an abandoned farmhouse south of town going towards Stewart that they favored. I was there once, and it was the single most terrifying building I've ever been in, and I've been to an Iron Range strip club. LQ: there was some intermingling, especially after the schools joined up, but the BL kids had an abandoned farmhouse south of town going towards Stewart that they favored. I was there once, and it was the single most terrifying building I’ve ever been in, and I’ve been to an Iron Range strip club.

]]> By: Local Quipster http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39893 Local Quipster Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:59:25 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39893 Stu, Did all the Buffalo Lake kids come there to party too, or was it just a Hector spot? We always had a few crossover Albany kids, which is like having a Busch Lite with Al-Queda. Stu, Did all the Buffalo Lake kids come there to party too, or was it just a Hector spot?

We always had a few crossover Albany kids, which is like having a Busch Lite with Al-Queda.

]]> By: Stu http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39891 Stu Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:52:52 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39891 For those interested in visiting The Crossroads, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hector+mn&ie=UTF8&ll=44.876506,-94.691237&spn=0.013928,0.029011&t=h&z=15" rel="nofollow">here's the satellite view</a> on Google Maps. For those interested in visiting The Crossroads, here’s the satellite view on Google Maps.

]]> By: roughkat http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39889 roughkat Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:42:12 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39889 <i>If you’ve never gone streaking around a 24-hour Perkins, you’ve never been us.</i> It's nice to see that people don't always have to have the "traditional" honeymoon of a cruise or Hawaii. If you’ve never gone streaking around a 24-hour Perkins, you’ve never been us.

It’s nice to see that people don’t always have to have the “traditional” honeymoon of a cruise or Hawaii.

]]> By: fasolamatt http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39888 fasolamatt Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:38:59 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/04/07/danica-patrick-has-a-backpack-full-of-fun/#comment-39888 ...streak the 24 hour Perkins clockwise, while NoDakers streak the 24 hour Perkins counterclockwise. …streak the 24 hour Perkins clockwise, while NoDakers streak the 24 hour Perkins counterclockwise.

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