23 Cute Minnesota Sayings for Valentine's Conversation Hearts

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Way back in the 1860s, the thought of putting chocolates in a heart-shaped box started the entire Valentine's Day candy trend. Somewhere along the way, someone decided to veer away from the most popular candy on Valentine's Day and create a tablet of sugar. Eventually, those blobs of sugar had little sayings put on them and became what we know today as "Conversation Hearts". At one point, up to 8 billion conversation hearts were being made every year for Valentine's Day sales. While that is impressive, the author believes more Minnesotans would buy them if they made one little change - adding Minnesota-themed sayings.

Why it matters

The author believes that taking over the candy factory that makes the chalky conversation hearts and instead of putting the cute, cheesy sayings on them, printing Minnesota-themed candy hearts would help launch sales to surpass even the famous heart-shaped boxes of chocolate.

The details

The article suggests 23 Minnesota-themed sayings that could be printed on conversation hearts, such as "You Betcha", "Uff Da", and "Don't Cha Know". The author encourages readers to suggest additional Minnesota-themed phrases that could be added to the list.

• In the 1860s, the idea of putting chocolates in a heart-shaped box started the Valentine's Day candy trend.
• At one point, up to 8 billion conversation hearts were being made every year for Valentine's Day sales.