Lent in the UP!! That's the Upper Peninsula For those non Great Lakes People

mespock

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UP Upper Peninsula of Michigan - Population known as "DA Yupers" and most are proud of it. - Ted Nugent is a Yupper!

When Ole moved up north he discovered that he was the only Lutheran in
his new little town of all Catholics. That was okay, but the neighbors had a
problem with his barbecuing venison every Friday. Since they couldn't
eat meat on Friday, the tempting aroma was getting the best of them. Hoping
they could do something to stop this, the neighbors got together and
went over to talk to Ole, eventually persuading him to join their church.
The big day came and the priest had Ole kneel. He put his hand on Ole's head
and said, "Ole, you were born a Lutheran, you were raised a Lutheran,
and now," he said as he sprinkled some incense over Ole's head, "now you are
a Catholic!"
Ole was happy and the neighbors were happy. But the following Friday
evening at suppertime, there was again that aroma of grilled deer steaks coming
from Ole's yard. The neighbors went to talk to him about this and as they
approached the fence, they heard Ole saying: "You were born a whitetail,
you were raised a whitetail, and now," he said as he sprinkled seasoning
salt over the choice tenderloin cut, "now you are a walleye
 

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