That's good to know. Filing it away for the type of party conversation that a beer or two tends to bring out in geeks.

If your main concern is competing with your California friend (and what Minnesotan does not suffer from that urge) - what about moose? They aren't unique to Minnesota, but I don't think they live in California. And wild rice, if you're not restricting this event just to biological forms that can walk around and obstruct traffic.