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Is Jeff Foxworthy REALLY picking on Michigan?

One of the latest rages sweeping the Internet/e-mail world is a list of purported comedian Jeff Foxworthy observations about Michigan.

Many of them are listed here and on other blogs. They ring true to a certain extent, except they all seem generically geared toward Michigan's cold weather reputation. That's not exactly unique when you consider how cold Minnesota and Maine get.

And, sure enough, if you surf the Web enough, you will find the same Jeff Foxworthy jokes adapted for upstate New York and, of all things, Indiana.

The lesson: Jeff Foxworthy is really funny, but his humor travels well precisely because it is geared for a lot of places in America, not just Michigan.