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Letterman's top 10 least successful Minnesota businesses

David Letterman offers Top 10 least successful Minnesota businesses.

By Baird Helgeson

September 24, 2013 at 2:38AM

Late-night talk show host David Letterman made a video appearance at the Minnesota Business Partnership dinner Monday night, offering his top 10 least successful Minnesota businesses.

Letterman made the appearance at the request of Democratic Sen. Al Franken after legislative leaders offered a top 10 list of highlights from the last legislative session. Letterman jokingly threatened to sue the business group for stealing his trademarked list. "That was funny," Letterman said in a deadpan delivery. "What would be funny is if I don't sue you thieving bastards."

Here is Letterman's top 10 least successful Minnesota businesses:

10. 2M

9. Ventura's Secret

8. Whore-mel

7. Land-O-Lactose

6. The law firm of Olson, Carlson, Gustafson, Jensen, Peterson, Petersen, Pederson and Schwartz.

5. Strip Mall of America

4. Buffalo Mild-Mannered Wings

3. Second Best Buy

2. Prince's Awkwardly Shaped Guitar Center

1. (Minnesota Business Partnership executive director) Charlie Weaver's House of Toast

about the writer

Baird Helgeson

Deputy editor

Baird Helgeson is deputy local editor at the Star Tribune. He helps supervise coverage of local news. Before becoming an editor, he was an award-winning reporter who covered state government and politics. He has worked for news organizations in Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota.