Do you live in Nebraska? If you do, lemme ask you .........

[Stinky The Clown]

..... does this guy represent the majority of his constituents? Not if he represents you. Does he represent the majority of his constituents?

[MineralMan]

1. I don't live there, but have relatives-in-law who do.

They think this guy represents them the best:

[Stinky The Clown]

3. That's obviously the college roundball coach, but I have no idea who he is.

[Critters2]

4. Not roundball. Pigskin. It's the official religion of Nebraska.

I lived far enough west in Iowa that we could hear the fight song on autumn Saturday afternoons. Oh, and the guy in the pic is head coach Bo Pellini.

[DrDan]

5. BO!

[MineralMan]

6. Go Big Red!

My father-in-law was on the team in 1942. But then, he enlisted. When he came back, he didn't go back to football. He's gone, now, but there's Husker stuff all over the place around here.

[DrDan]

7. once a Husker, always a Husker

I lived in Nebraska only until 6th grade. Attended big-football schools - but always remained loyal to the Huskers. Try to get to a game each year (from Daytona Beach area). Love the Huskers.

[MineralMan]

9. Heck, I'm a Husker by marriage. A Norwegian by marriage,

too. I had no choice. I have a half-size Herbie who stands watch outside my house in Saint Paul on game day. There's a genuine team-signed ball on the coffee table, courtesy of my F-I-L.

It's an addiction. Something in the water there, I suppose.

[DrDan]

10. ST PAUL!

That is my birthplace! Lived there until mid-6th grade.

Wow - small world.

My Father built the Conoco Motel headed north out-of-town. Guess that kind of ages me. My Sister and BIL just moved away from there - so I was a somewhat frequent visitor.

A Dane here. But with a Husker gnome guarding my fireplace - and a Heisman Winners signed ball in my office.

St. Paul - I'll be darned. How long have you lived there

[DrDan]

11. well - darn

Just checked your profile. St. Paul Mn. I was born in the very small St. Paul NE - less than 2,000.

I was getting excited that another St. Paul NE person would be on DU. oh well.

[MineralMan]

15. My wife and I moved here about 5 and a half years ago.

Her dad was not doing well, so we sold out in California and headed here. He died a couple of years later. Now we help her mom, who is 80, stay independent and in her own home. Since the women on her side of the family live to be 100...looks like we're here to stay.

We live a couple of blocks north of Maryland Ave, between White Bear Ave. and McKnight. Right near Beaver Lake. Nice old neighborhood of 1950s ramblers...all made of ticky-tacky, and all looking just the same, as the song goes. Nice place. I fish a lot.

[ShortnFiery]

13. Add me to the list!

I lived in Omaha through middle school and most of high school. My dad LOVED the Cornhuskers. I'll never forget driving to Lincoln with him to see the games during the 1970s. Too funny, damn Barry Switzer's Oklahoma "Sooners" would OFTEN beat us in the last few minutes of the game. I'd have to tolerate my young nephew "crying and blowing snot" all the way to the car.

Good Old Days and still LOVING the HUSKERS.

Go Big Red!

[DearAbby]

14. True true...

Born a Husker, moved away as a child...Married a Husker. Once a Husker, always a Husker. lol.

[DrDan]

16. nothing wrong with that - many things worse than being a Husker

some great traditions - positive image - great fans. I can always feel the difference between the fans at Lincoln and then those at the other stadiums - Mo, Colo etc. We have GREAT fans.

Just amazing they could bring themselves to be sold on that jerk Callahan - and Pedersen.

Sure glad they are gone. I have been a BO supporter since Solich left. Couldn't believe they did not give him the shot then. But - glad he is back.

[ixion]

2. I grew up there

and, sadly, yes, he does. :(

[dmallind]

8. I used to live there, and kinda.

It's not at all arguable that NE is a very conservative state, especially on social issues and the usual jingoism. Statewide politicians have to represent the whole state, and nobody who represents the whole state of NE with any accuracy is going to be all that popular on DU. I'm not exactly a fan of his myself, but if anyone can come up with a more reliably left of center Dem who has a chance of winning statewide election (and Kleeb doesn't) then I'd be surprised.

[mnhtnbb]

12. I used to live there. I promised when we moved I'd never set foot in the state again.

The guy was once a guest in my home for a cocktail fundraiser prior to a Jefferson Jackson dinner--along
with Bob Kerrey and JFK's speechwriter, Ted Sorenson.

We lived on a very Republican street, and boy, it was about the most fun I ever had watching
the neighbors watch the parade of Democrats into our home that evening.

It wasn't enough fun to make up for living there, though (Lincoln). I swear they should change
the state motto to "Ignorant and proud of it."

For an article about Sorenson's commencement speech last week at University of Nebraska's law school

http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/05/09/news/local/doc4a05f1a7ef6f9463929297.txt

Be sure and see the kind of comments generated from the local fundies.