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'Here in Madison' reminds me of here in Lake Woebegon, or something.
The Purpler Tree and the things you talked about last night. Ann Althouse 2009
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I grew up in the Upper Midwest, but not at all in Lake Woebegon, and I can't stand Keillor.
Trying to Balance Bardiac 2008
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We parents, teachers, students celebrate and reward the "above average" in Lake Woebegon; in other words, the mediocre.
Archive 2007-01-01 M-mv 2007
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SAHADI: Yes exactly, and every employee thinks they're above average, like the Lake Woebegon effect.
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SAHADI: Yes exactly, and every employee thinks they're above average, like the Lake Woebegon effect.
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We parents, teachers, students celebrate and reward the "above average" in Lake Woebegon; in other words, the mediocre.
From the archives: About college M-mv 2007
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This Comcast response-often the first impression left with a new customer-is the real life equivalent of Lake Woebegon.
Forbes.com: News William P. Barrett 2011
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As "we have learned from research by Garrison Keillor conducted in Minnesota's Lake Woebegon district [laughter],"
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Now, I realize that college-sponsored press releases are like Lake Woebegon on steroids - everyone is WAY above average.
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In the tradition of Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegon books and Carl Hiassen's highly-successful South Florida series, comes a light-hearted and satirical look at a small Illinois town on the brink of being swallowed up by the world's largest discount retail outlet.
Ridiculopathy.com 2009
alexz commented on the word Lake Woebegon
This is a fictional town.
March 14, 2013