Who says Minnesotans don't have a sense of humor?

These ads actually appear on our local TV. Not cable, just regular:

This one's funny:

But this one's risqué:

And finally, the story behind "Ballroom Jeans"

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i saw the operatic one the other night and chuckled.

(hey! nice beaver)

according to their catalog, the basis is someone saying that their jeans were like a cheap hotel... "no ballroom...:

I have yet to order their stuff, but I keep meaning too...

Do they come in pink, orange and yellow?

By NewEnglandBob (not verified) on 15 Apr 2010 #permalink

My first thought:

Well I'm upper upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all