Caption: Maybe You Should Die owners, Credit: Todd Melby
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When Minnesota Nice Goes Wrong

From: 2 below zero
Length: 00:04:15

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A profile of a pair of foul-mouthed Minneapolis crafters. Read the full description.

Img_1359_small "Maybe You Should Die" is the name of a card and craft company owned by Meghan McDonald-Heisserer and Christina Nguyen. The Minneapolis firm sells handmade "Mean Bags" with nasty insults, cards written from the point-of-view of stalkers, kinky cards for lovers and cards that celebrate failure. Says Christine, "We take it to the extreme."

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"Maybe You Should Die" is the name of a card and craft company owned by Meghan McDonald-Heisserer and Christina Nguyen. The Minneapolis firm sells handmade "Mean Bags" with nasty insults, cards written from the point-of-view of stalkers, kinky cards for lovers and cards that celebrate failure. Says Christine, "We take it to the extreme."