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Hilarious Memes Describe How Cold Minnesotans Feel Right Now
We laugh because otherwise, we'd cry, and then the tears would freeze on our face.

MINNESOTA — It's dangerously cold right now, but Minnesotans are legendary for facing down tough winter weather without blinking. And one of our best defenses against frigid temperatures is our humor.
We laugh because otherwise, we'd cry, and then the tears would freeze on our face.
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Here are some of the hilarious memes and photos people in the Land of 10,000 Lakes posted on social media describing this week's arctic blast overtaking our lives:
It feels like -50 degrees outside and I’m still sleeping with my fan on. #minnesotaproblems #PolarVortex2019 pic.twitter.com/IHw5rfAgPc
— Amanda Plucker (@aplucker16) January 30, 2019
Minnesota Resident Thinking Of Finally Packing It All Up And Moving Someplace Warm Like Michigan https://t.co/ofCNFOQG99 pic.twitter.com/soYvHqGp0s
— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 29, 2019
Alan Page is a true Minnesotan. Not even the frigid weather (-27 degrees) stops him from exercising outside! #Vikings #BoldNorth #PolarVortex2019 pic.twitter.com/cYyIysKxfP
— Justin Page (@justinmerakpage) January 30, 2019
#minnesotaproblems #minnesotaweather pic.twitter.com/LeEEy9tXuS
— Lea Dannewitz (@LeaDannewitz) January 30, 2019
#minnesotaproblems pic.twitter.com/VHFiGiDRdP
— Minnesota Problems (@MNproblems) January 30, 2019
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It’s the end of the world out there....... #MinnesotaProblems pic.twitter.com/GEDXKOiebs
— B-hubbs (@brendanc8504) January 30, 2019
"MINNESOTA. WE LOVE IT HERE." (Today, through chattering teeth. Still true.) Illustration by L.K. Hanson, Star Tribune. pic.twitter.com/ypOsLdF0gr
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) January 30, 2019
Current temp in Minneapolis: -12˚F, feels like: -35˚ F "Miles, a University of Minnesota student who declined to give his last name because he said his mom would be mad at him for how he was dressed ... " https://t.co/P9EyxIeblZ pic.twitter.com/lV7L9azWj4
— Talya Minsberg (@tminsberg) January 29, 2019
Some call it cold.@HPBudGrant calls it short sleeve weather. pic.twitter.com/WsvvEKsXxJ
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 30, 2019
I feel bad for kids nowadays, they just get to see if school is closed on the Internet. They’ll never have the excitement of waiting to see your school scroll across the bottom of the tv screen like it’s the NFL Draft.
— Dubs (@MikeDubsRadio) January 28, 2019
My car started pic.twitter.com/kOEJZRFNkb
— Briana Bierschbach (@bbierschbach) January 29, 2019
Top photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
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