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Only In Idaho … Really?

I've read the term "only in Idaho" twice today. My friend Kerri Thoreson/More Main Street used the term to describe the strange weather we've been having this spring in the Inland Northwest: "In the course of an hour on Monday, there was snow, hail, thunder, and lightning. Then the sun came out and within minutes the accumulation on the roof melted, sending a stream of rainwater down from the gutters to the rain chain. Only in Idaho." A southeastern Idaho reporter used the same expression to describe a lost goat that wandered into a music store. I often wonder when I hear the "Only in Idaho" expression whether such events truly can be found only in the Gem State. Montana, for example, has more weird weather than Idaho, according to my experience in both states. It's possible for a goat or worse to wander into a store in other rural states.

Question: Can you think of something that you truly can find "only in Idaho"?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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