Watch the most compelling speech from the House gay marriage vote

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The Senate will vote on the gay marriage bill Monday.
On Thursday afternoon, the House voted 75-59 in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

The tally came after a three-hour floor session. The bill was expected to pass, and many legislators wanted to put their mark on the historic moment with a few words.

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Watch 15 inches of snow fall on Owatonna in two minutes [TIME-LAPSE VIDEO]

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Okay, you've been giving us the finger all "spring," or whatever we're calling it these days. We get the (snow) drift.
It's May 3 in Minneapolis and it's snowing. Most of us regard that as an unfortunate development, but it's nothing compared to what happened in Owatonna Wednesday night into Thursday.

GOOD DECISION: Mike Wallace turned down more money from Vikings because of Minnesota weather

Over the course of that evening, 15 inches of snow fell in and around the southern Minnesota town. One resident filmed the carnage with a camera looking into the frontyard of his house, then converted it into a time-lapse video for the rest of us to enjoy from the warmth of our still-being-artificially-heated-in-early-May-what-the-hell homes.

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New Madden commercial shows everyone schooling the Packers [VIDEO]

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As one YouTube commenter writes, "As a Minnesotan, I approve this ad."
For Vikings fans, the new Madden NFL 25 commercial may end up being more fun than the actual game.

SEE ALSO: Cute Vikings fans photobombed at Lambeau by middle finger-flipping Packers backer [PHOTO]

That's because it shows a whole bunch of players -- including Adrian Peterson -- kicking 12 or 13 different kinds of dog crap out of the Packers' defense.

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Minnesota for Marriage's Hinckley rally was the biggest megafail in the history of megafails [VIDEO]

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Um... let's just say Minnesota for Marriage's roadshow isn't exactly on par with the Stones in '72 as far as hot tickets go.
Last weekend, Minnesota for Marriage took its show on the road in hopes of drumming up some last-minute bigotry before the legislature gets around to voting on marriage equality.

SEE ALSO: Gay marriage opponents waved bizarre signs during yesterday's Capitol rally [PHOTOS]

The first "rally" on this tour for Minnesota's leading anti-gay group was held in a parking lot in Hinckley. And a TV news report from the local NBC affiliate about that event is perhaps the most unintentionally hilarious thing we've ever seen.

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"Bigot Remix" sets Mike Frey's anti-gay marriage testimony to music [VIDEO]

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Frey, Hall, and Kersten: The TLC of anti-gay marriage testifiers.
Can't get enough of the LOL-worthy anti-gay marriage testimony offered up by the likes of MNGOP Sen. Dan Hall, pastor Mike Frey, and Strib columnist Katherine Kersten? Then we've got just the video for you.

SEE ALSO: Marriage equality opponent's testimony about "ejaculation inside of a colon" is LOL-worthy [VIDEO]

A YouTube user named Sicko Pervs put together "Bigot Remix." The tune compiles some of the most notorious snippets of gay-unfriendly testimony heard at the Capitol earlier this month and sets them to a primitive hip-hop beat.

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Ex-Twin Rene Tosoni's beaning sparks massive brawl during Canada-Mexico game [VIDEO]

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Seems to us the root of the problem is the WBC's use of run differential as a tiebreaker. How un-baseball is that?
Rene Tosoni -- a Milwaukee Brewers outfielder and a veteran of 60 unremarkable games with the Twins during the 2011 season -- finally gave baseball fans a reason to remember his career.

SEE ALSO: Carlos Gomez, former Twin, blasts foul ball, takes home run trot [VIDEO]

The 26-year-old Toronto native reacted testily after getting intentionally beaned during the 9th inning of Canada's blowout victory over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, and the massive brawl that ensued was as ugly than anything seen on an MLB field in quite some time.

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North Loop electrical fire: Beginning of blaze sounded like a missile strike [VIDEO]

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No, Wisconsin wasn't firing rockets at us -- it was just an electrical fire.
Meg Brown was working at BKV Group's office at 222 North Second Street yesterday afternoon when she just happened to film the beginning of yesterday's North Loop electrical fire. She later uploaded the video to Facebook.

SEE ALSO: Broken North Loop water main was installed in 1891 and looks like it [PHOTO]

As one Facebook commenter notes, the footage is some "scary end-of-world kinda shit!" While Brown films utility workers working on the street, an explosion that sounds like some sort of missile strike suddenly happens to her left. Meg then pans the camera and captures the beginning of the smoky blaze blaze emanating from a sewer. Finally, the footage cuts to rapid-fire, noisy explosions as black smoke engulfs the adjacent sidewalk.

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Angry hockey dad yells insult while holding infant, tells another parent he'll cave his face in [VIDEO]

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With adult role models like this, the real victim here might be the baby girl.
Since it happened in Winnipeg, this story isn't exactly local. Then again, Minnesota is the State of Hockey, and Winnipeg is almost as close to the Twin Cities as some of the NoDak shenanigans we've covered.

SEE ALSO: Sherwin Shayegan, Piggyback Bandit, is in Minnesota

So with that caveat out of the way, we bring you the story of Jason Boyd -- a hockey dad whose caught-on-tape behavior embodies most everything that's depressing and scary about parenting and youth sports. During a recent game featuring 15-year-old players, Boyd, an infant in his arms, called one of the players a "midget" so loudly that everybody in the rink could hear it. But the "midget" player's dad happened to be standing right next to Boyd, and when he took umbrage about the remark, Boyd went off the rails.

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Angry Farmington goalie intentionally scores own goal, flips off own team as he skates away [VIDEO]

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Wouldn't it be awesome if Krause's one-finger salute (left) was immortalized as a statue outside Farmington's ice arena?
:::: UPDATE :::: Austin Krause, angry Farmington goalie, explains why he screwed his own team

Talk about going out with a bang!

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Last night, during a Senior Night game, a senior goalie for Farmington High School expressed unhappiness over his playing time by scoring the game-tying goal in his own net with just over three minutes left in the game. He then flipped off his team (presumably, the coaches in particular) while skating off the ice.

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Former Viking Ray Edwards's last two boxing matches have been unintentionally hilarious [VIDEOS]

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Edwards's last fight indicates he has a devastating right phantom hook.
:::: UPDATE :::: Ray Edwards basically fought some guy from the crowd after his opponent no-showed

Defensive lineman Ray Edwards had a decent run with the Vikings, but was allowed to leave the team and sign a $30 million contract with the Falcons following the 2010 season.

SEE ALSO: Brett Favre pubes salesman shares most hilarious correspondence with would-be buyers

He was a huge disappointment in Atlanta, notching just three sacks over a season and a half before being released last November.

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