Conversation so far:
When did Jesse Ventura become governor?
He won the election in November 1998, narrowly (and unexpectedly) defeating the major-party candidates, St.
Paul mayor Norm Coleman (Republican.
How did the campaigns go?
After his election, bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the slogan "My governor can beat up your governor" appeared in Minnesota.
Was there anything else interesting about his election?
The nickname "Jesse 'The Mind'" (from a last-minute Hillsman ad featuring Ventura posing as Rodin's Thinker) began to resurface sarcastically.

Question: What else was fun about this time?
Self-contained rewrite: What else was fun about 1998 for Jesse Ventura along with the election?