Freezing rain in WI

[WooBadger18]

No meat raffles in western Iowa--that's for sure.

And who doesn’t love a good meat raffle, especially with a brandy old fashioned

 

[dafarmer]

I think it’s north Macedonia

Out-of stater, In Western Iowa it is pronounced Donie.

 

[BCClone]

Out-of stater, In Western Iowa it is pronounced Donie.

Yeah, but in some parts of western Iowa, cousin is pronounced wife.

 

[CloneLawman]

And who doesn’t love a good meat raffle, especially with a brandy old fashioned

I didn't say it was a bad thing.

 

[ruflosn]

Snow is coming down hard in the AM right now.

 

[cyfanatic13]

A little bit of snow but nothing crazy in WOCF (west of Cedar Falls)

 

[BCClone]

Snow is coming down hard in the AM right now.

The AM? You in Australia?

 

[stormchaser2014]

The AM? You in Australia?

Clearly in the Alp Mountains.

 

[ruflosn]

The AM? You in Australia?

Sorry, Ames Metro

 

[MuskieCy]

I thought "West Indies"?!?!?!

Then Atlantic came up,...."oh yeah,...West Indies."

 

[Clone83]

I thought "West Indies"?!?!?!

Then Atlantic came up,...."oh yeah,...West Indies."

Correct.

Had the coin flip gone the other way, it would have been named Pacific and part of the East Indies instead.

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[dafarmer]

Yeah, but in some parts of western Iowa, cousin is pronounced wife.

That’s southern Iowa, South of 34

 

[CloneLawman]

That’s southern Iowa, South of 34

Plus Hancock County ( not southern obviously).

 

[VeloClone]

No meat raffles in western Iowa--that's for sure.

I had heard about but never encountered a meat raffle or even seen an advertisement until we were invited out bowling on NYE. The bowling alley apparently has a weekly meat raffle. And this is in Minnesota, not Western Iowa.