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Super Bowl, Shmooper Bowl. Let's face it: We just want to hear the national media tell us about ourselves. How do you like us? Are we nice or what? Aren't we something about the way we live in this cold place and don't get fazed by eight inches of snow and our kids being stuck on school buses until midnight?

 indulges us again today, this time traveling within a block or two of the media hotel to tap into the disappointment of 

The Vikings got beat by Philadelphia and now you've got to host them in your city, that's gotta hurt, right?

Violence? A brawl on Nicollet Mall? What exactly is being threatened here, Minnesota?

. How do you like that with your cheesesteak, Philadelphia barbarians?

So far, this is about the extent of the country learning about Minnesota. Reporters, even though desperate for a story, aren't venturing far from the state's capital -- the Mall of America, with occasional trips to rural America: Nicollet Mall.

https://twitter.com/tfurlong/status/958420843209502720

last night, reporters said they found one -- one!-- fan sporting an Eagles jersey on Nicollet, with most attendees wearing Vikings gear.

, which says this may be the "friendliest Super Bowl on record." Nice.

A quick check of the out-of-towners' dispatches today reveals a flaw in the theory that the Super Bowl would make more people want to come to Minnesota.

, for example, says this is a Super Bowl only penguins (and Minnesotans) could love.

But now we want our payoff -- a billion-dollar selfie.

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Super Bowl LII

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Super Bowl, Shmooper Bowl.  Let's face it:  We just want to hear the national media tell us about ourselves. How do you like us? Are we nice or what? Aren't we something about the way we live in this cold place and don't get fazed by eight inches of snow and our kids being stuck on school buses until midnight?

Super Bowl LII Opening Night at Xcel Energy Center

But enough about the game, tells us about ourselves

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