A Brief History of Other Randy Dobnaks

• Mechanic who lets you know that this is going to be pretty expensive and it’s going to take a while.
  
• Your dad’s best friend from high school who your mom Does. Not. Like. He has a Grand Am and a girlfriend 20 years his junior named Ashlynne. Keeps Tommy Bahama in business. Wears cologne to funerals.
  
• Bass player for ‘70s rock band that opened for Grand Funk Railroad at the Met Center.
  
• Farmer. Corn, soybeans, got out of dairy a couple years back.
  
• Shop teacher. Called kids “jackasses” until the school board cracked down on him.
  
• A frequent letter writer to the Star-Tribune’s op-ed page. His main concerns are “liberty” and “freedom.”
  
• The food scientist for Frito-Lay who helped develop Funyuns. License plate said SNAK MAN. Divorced.
  
• Every seventh male born in North Dakota between 1961-67.
  
• Guy who takes co-rec softball too seriously. Banned from the Woodbury Buffalo Wild Wings for yelling at an umpire and his family while they ate boneless garlic parmesan wings.
  
• Sitcom dad.
  
• A Minnesota Twins pitcher in 1979. Gene Mauch hates him because he keeps his hair too long.
  
• Perham man who has been to 22 consecutive WE Fests. Has a hard opinion about Kenny Chesney.
  
• Guy who has cornered the inner tube rental market in a resort town.
  
• Your insurance agent. Crushes Nicorette like it’s a contest.
  
• Frequent third-party candidate for all local offices.
  

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