Eric the Blue

Michele Tafoya grew up in SoCal, where she attended high school in the affluent surfer ‘burbs of Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach. She then went to college at Cal-Berkeley followed by business school at USC. Her first media job was in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s hard to tell from Wikipedia and other online sources at what point Minnesota became home (or maybe it would be more apt to say “center of operations”). Maybe her husband is from here? Anyway, she isn’t, and now that she’s a candidate for the entry level political job of US senator, she’s committed a few gaffes that are the source of a meme relating to her ignorance of local cultural byways. I’ve spent the morning reading through a page where individual specimens are collected, and a lot of them are laugh-out-loud funny. At least, I laughed out loud. Here are some of my favorites. It seems vaguely apt that almost no one knows how to spell her name so I’m going to preserve the misspelling.

Michelle Tafoya isn’t sure whether or not Drew Pearson pushed off.

Michelle Tafoya takes the last bar from the pan.

Michelle Tafoya says “excuse me” instead of “ope, just gonna sneak pastcha here.”

Michelle Tafoya needs a map to get around at the state fair.

Michelle Tafoya thinks “hot dish” is a warning.

Michelle Tafoya never drove to Hudson on Sunday for a case and a handle.

Michelle Tafoya’s all-time favorite Viking is Herschel Walker.

Michelle Tafoya pronounces it “Weigh-zattah.”

When Michelle Tafoya’s neighbor gets stuck in the snow, she closes the curtains.

Michelle Tafoya likes Soul Asylum because she thinks it means “only one refugee allowed.”

The aforementioned collection is here. Hat tip to Greg Walker for performing this community service.