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Re: Time to move to MN?
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Thu, 5 Nov 1998 01:06:32 GMT
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"Tom McDonald" <rocketman@familySPAMTHISradio.com> writes:

> Mike Stanley writes:
> > Tom McDonald <rocketman@familySPAMTHISradio.com> wrote:
> > > Mike Stanley writes:
> > > > Looks like they have a new governor - Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
> > > 
> > > You're kidding! Really? You can't be serious. Next thing you know the
> > > Bushwhackers will run for both MN senate seats...
> > 
> > Serious.  First Pro Wrestler elected to major office, I bet.
> > 
> > I wonder if reactions were similar when Reagan was elected governor of
> > California?
> 
> I live in California, but haven't ever directly asked anyone old enough about
> it. I'm pretty sure results were similar though. From time to time I still hear
> a joke or two about it.
> 
> I remember in the college radio station we had a copy of the Wrestling Album,
> and Jesse "The Body" Ventura was on it with a bunch of other folks, including
> Hulk and Jake the Snake, all from the WWF. We used to play clips of it
> between songs. Is Elisabeth still his girlfriend? Haven't kept up. Too busy
> playing with lego...

Tom Brokaw did a segment on Jesse Ventura.  Turns out he served in the
military and was a Navy Seal.  I did not know that.

BTW, my favorite line from the movie _Predator_ was not from Arnold but from
Jesse --

   "You lose it out here, you're in a world of hurt."

Funny they haven't mentioned on any of the news channels yet that he was
Mayor of Brooklyn Park for a while.  Hmm.

--Todd



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  Re: Time to move to MN?
 
(...) That's not interesting enough to make the news. Lots of former mayors become governors. (28 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Time to move to MN?
 
(...) I can just picture Jesse at a gathering of governors, passing chewing tobacco around, and calling all those who won't take some "slack-jawed *******". :) (28 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Time to move to MN?
 
(...) I live in California, but haven't ever directly asked anyone old enough about it. I'm pretty sure results were similar though. From time to time I still hear a joke or two about it. I remember in the college radio station we had a copy of the (...) (28 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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