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Taconite Curtain is a play on words from the iron curtain (meaning russian and the eastern bloc countries of the cold war). It refers to the slow progress and backward tendencies of people from Minnesota's great white tundra. The boom in mining created many cities along the iron range of Minnesota that have Taconite is iron-bearing rock that is mined in northern Minnesota.
Snowmobiles and ATVs are like candy to kids behind the taconite curtain.

Even after garnering fame, Bob Dylan was still despised by some behind the taconite curtain.

The new 21st century recession has had little effect on the constantly depressed cities behind the taconite curtain.

Behind the taconite curtain all kids knew was shoveling snow and playing hockey, and shoveling snow got old fast.
by mevdev May 30, 2009
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When you have a vacation but it's just a massive bender.
We had a bent holiday in Vegas; I remember very little of it.
by mevdev March 7, 2021
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