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Coffee Break: Snowplow names -

Coffee Break: Snowplow names

Name the snowplow
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by Jill Riley and Rachel Frances

December 06, 2022

It’s that time of year again - Minnesota winter has arrived, and snowplows are getting to work on the roads. To get into the seasonal spirit, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has brought back their annual snowplow-naming contest for the third year. Past winners include Betty Whiteout, Plowy McPlowFace, Ctrl Salt Delete, Snowbi Wan Kenobi and The Truck Formerly Known As Plow. Minnesotans are encouraged to submit their creative names on MnDOT's website.

We had some fun with the winter tradition in a Coffee Break last year. Let’s bring it back and generate some new ideas for snowplow names. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that could be used to name a snowplow?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played:
The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? (How Soon Is Plow?)
The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner
Sponge – Plowed
The Seeds – Pushin’ Too Hard
R.E.M. – Driver 8
War – Low Rider (Snow Rider)
Pixies – Stormy Weather
Charlie Parr – Gospel Plow (Bonus Track!)