Sherman Stories Archive
All 268 Sherman Stories in one place, grouped by year: customer builds, company history, crew news, and the lighter side of building pole barns in Minnesota since 1976.
2026
- I Raked Up All The Leaves Yesterday. The Trees Took That As A Challenge.
- I Lost My Tape Measure. It's A Long Story — About Twenty-Five Feet.
- I Backed The Trailer Up. The Trailer Had Other Ideas.
- I Told The Weatherman He Was Wrong. He Said It's Just A Front.
- I Told The Crew To Break For Lunch. They Broke Something Else Entirely.
- Pole Barn Garages in Minnesota: Sizing, Design, Code, and What to Get Right
- I Tried To Catch Some Fog Last Week. I Mist.
- I Bought A Level At The Auction. Turns Out It Was Only Half Right.
- I Ordered A Chameleon For The Shop. Can't Find Him. That Was The Deal.
- I Told My Dog To Sit. He's Been Considering His Options Ever Since.
- I Used To Play The Triangle In A Reggae Band. It Was A One-Ting.
- I Bought A Thesaurus, But When I Got Home All The Pages Were Blank. I Have No Words.
- I Told The Wasp To Buzz Off. It Took That Personally.
- I Bought A Ceiling Fan Last Week. Biggest Waste Of Money. It Just Stands There Cheering.
- I Used To Be A Banker But I Lost Interest
- I Got A New Pair Of Gloves And They Fit Like A Mitten
- I Used To Be Indecisive, But Now I'm Not So Sure
- I Have a System. It's Just Not a Good One.
- The Porta-Potty Incident of Approximately 1987
- How to Sound Extremely Knowledgeable About Things You Just Heard of Two Seconds Ago
- Everything Settles Eventually.
- Out of My Mind, Back in Five Minutes.
- Time Is What Keeps Things from Happening All at Once
- I Have an Inferiority Complex, But it's Not a Very Good One.
- I Told My Wife She Was Drawing Her Eyebrows Too High...She Looked Surprised.
- When You Blindly Follow the Masses, Sometimes the 'M' is Silent.
- Never Answer An Anonymous Letter.
- A Waffle Is Like A Pancake With A Syrup Trap.
- Only Dead Fish Go With the Flow.
- I've been repeating the same mistakes for so long now, I'll start calling them traditions.
2025
- If Christmas Lights Had Feelings, Mine Would File Complaints
- Never Make Snow Angels In A Dog Park
- I Got A King Sized Bed. I Don't Know Any Kings, But If One Came Over, I Guess He'd Be Comfortable.
- I Drive Way Too Fast To Worry About Cholesterol
- A Dog Is Always In The Push-up Position
- Help Stamp Out, Eliminate And Abolish Redundancy
- In A Battle Of Wits, I Consider You Unarmed
- I'm Against Picketing But I Don't Know How To Show It
- The Opposite Of Ladyfingers Is Mentos
- If You Were A Fruit, You'd Be A Fine-apple
- When I Was A Boy, I'd Lay In My Twin Sized Bed And Wonder Where My Brother Was
- I Love Cottage Cheese So Much That I Want To Try Other Dwelling Cheeses
- If You're Scared Of Escalators, There Are Steps You Can Take
- If Someone Hands You A Flyer, Its Like They're Saying Here You Throw This Away
- Stick Around I May Need Someone To Blame
- I Will NOT Go To Assertiveness Training
- All I Learned In Boarding School Is How To Get On A Plane
- Don't Want None Unless You Got Puns Hun
- Two Mallards Walk Into A Bar, The Third One Ducks
- QE LIFE >> Merch Store Addiction Hotline
- Confucius Say: Man Who Stand On Toilet, Get High On Pot
- Some People Have A Way With Words, Others Not Have Way
- The First Five Days After The Weekend Are The Hardest
- Judgemental People Are The Worst
- He Who Laughs Last Thinks Slowest
- Got A Universal Remote Control And Thought, "This Changes Everything!"
- The Worst Time To Have A Heart Attack Is During A Game Of Charades
- My Friend Worked As A Trapeze Artist Until He Was Let Go
- They Don't Make Antique Rugs Like They Used To
- Every Single Hipster Can Rightfully Claim They Were Hipster "Before It Was Cool"
- Fruit Farmers Eat What They Can And Can What They Can’t
- Does Anyone Want To Play Solitaire With Me?
- There's A Fine Line Between Fishing And Standing On The Shore Like An Idiot
- Quality Erections: Accident or Genius Marketing?
- Got Confused By All The Yard Signs And Think I Voted For A Realtor
- Sorry Your Refrigerator Died, That Stinks
- Most Tourists Have Two Wrists
- Not Sure I Ever Told You That I Climbed Mt Everest But, I Made It Up
- Floor May Be Wet, Sorry For The Incontinence
- Nothing Is Definite, That’s For Sure
- Everyone Thinks That I'm Paranoid
- Exaggeration Is A Billion Times Worse Than Understatement
- The Winner Of The Abbreviation Contest Is TBA
- I Wonder What People Have Against The Horse I Rode In On
- It Is So Cold, I Saw A Politician With His Hands In His Own Pockets
- Corduroy Pillows Are Making Headlines
- Every Book Is A Children's Book, If The Kid Can Read
- Celebrities Banned From Owning A Sherman Building
- I'm Not Really A Control Freak, BUT Can I Show You The Right Way To Do That?
2024
- When You've Been Eating Healthy For The Past 15 Minutes and Still See No Progress
- I Only Know 25 Letters Of The Alphabet, I Don’t Know Why
- Thanks To Us, Some Children ARE Raised In A Barn
- Dogs Have Masters, Cats Have Staff
- I Lost My Mood Ring, And I Am Not Sure How I Feel About That
- Sit Down, Give Your Mind A Rest - It Obviously Needs It
- An Irishman Walks Out Of A Bar
- The Shinbone Is A Device For Finding Furniture In A Dark Room
- If What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You, You're Invulnerable
- I Used To Have A Band Named 'Lost Dog', You Probably Saw Our Posters
- We’re Bringing Barns Back
- Things That Matter Are Stored In A Sherman
- My Friend Was Attacked By A Duck; I Tried To Warn Him, But That Made Matters Worse
- Some Mistakes Are Too Much Fun To Only Make Once
- I Was Taking The Road Out Of Town When Someone Told Me To Put It Back
- I Was Surprised When The Stationary Store Moved
- The Frustrated Cannibal Threw Up His Arms
- Hippo and a Zippo: One is Really Heavy and The Other is a Little Lighter
- You Guys Don't Need A Wingman, You Need A Miracle
- Circles. Pointless.
- I Was Delighted When I Discovered Someone Stole My Lamps
- I Ordered A Chicken And An Egg From Amazon ... I'll Let You Know
- We Never Really Grow Up, We Only Learn How To Act In Public
- My Favorite Word Is Drool, It Just Rolls Off The Tongue
- I Will Always Cherish The Initial Misconceptions I Had About You
- Laugh At Your Problems, Everybody Else Does
- This Is Howie Dewitt
- The Voices In My Head May Not Be Real, But They Have Some Good Ideas
- R.I.P Boiled Water, You Will Be Mist
- Didn't Go To The Gym Today, But The Cashier At McDonalds Was Jim, So Same Thing
- I Bet You I Could Stop Gambling
- They All Laughed When I Said I Wanted To Be A Comedian; Well, They're Not Laughing Now
- Insanity Is Hereditary, You Get It From Your Kids
- Haikus Are Easy. But Sometimes They Don’t Make Sense. Refrigerator.
- I Don't Always Whoomp, But When I Do, There It Is
- Does Anyone Ever Spiral Into Control?
- Taking A Dog Named Shark To The Beach Is A Bad Idea
- Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow
- How Many Lowes Could A Rob Lowe Rob, If Rob Lowe Could Rob Lowes?
- Just Sold My Homing Pigeon On Ebay For The 22nd Time
- Boycott Shampoo; Demand The Real Poo
2023
- Welcome To Assumption Club; I Think We All Know Why You Are Here
- Surely Not EVERYONE Was Kung Fu Fighting
- What If There Were No Hypothetical Questions?
- A Bargain Is Something You Don’t Need At A Price You Can’t Resist
- I Didn’t Fight My Way To The Top Of The Food Chain To Be A Vegetarian
- My Drinking Team Has A Bowling Problem
- I Used To Breed Rabbits, Then I Realized They Can Handle It Themselves
- Why Do They Lock Gas Station Bathrooms? Are They Afraid Someone Will Clean Them?
- Will Glass Coffins Be A Success? Remains To Be Seen
- My Recliner and I Go Way Back
- Meanwhile in a parallel universe: “Where are all these extra single socks coming from?!”
- Autocorrect Is My Worst Enema
- I Like To Play Dodgeball With Random People Who Don't Know They're Playing
- Parallel Lines Have So Much In Common, It’s A Shame They’ll Never Meet
- I Told Him To Be Himself; That Was Pretty Mean, I Guess
- I Buy All My Guns From A Guy Called T-Rex, He’s A Small Arms Dealer
- Some People Are So Poor, All They Have Is Money
- If You Think Eggplant Is Good, You Should Try Any Other Food; It’s Much Better
- I Invented The Cold Air Balloon But It Never Really Took Off
- Well, Here I Am! What Are Your Other Two Wishes?
- A Clear Conscience Is Usually The Sign Of A Bad Memory
- The Problem With Trouble Shooting Is That Trouble Shoots Back
- Sherman was named a top barndominium expert by Redfin.
- My Wife Just Found Out I Replaced Our Bed With A Trampoline; She Hit The Roof.
- Nothing More Awkward Than When You Realize You’re Getting A Double-Cheek Kiss
- My Three Favorite Things Are Eating My Family And Not Using Commas
- If You Arrive Fashionably Late in Crocs, You’re Just Late
- My Wife Accused Me Of Being Immature So I Told Her To Get Out Of My Fort
- No Matter How Far You Push The Envelope It Remains Stationary
- Now Hiring: Great Vision Without Great People Is Irrelevant.
- I Intend To Live Forever. So Far, So Good.
- My Boss is Going to Fire the Employee with the Worst Posture. I Have a Hunch, it Might Be Me.
- We Have Enough Youth, How About A Fountain Of “Smart”?
- You’ll Never Be As Lazy As Whoever Named The Fireplace
- The Easiest Time To Add Insult To Injury Is When You’re Signing Someone’s Cast
- This Shirt Is 'Dry Clean Only' Which Means, Its Dirty
- I Was Gonna Tell A Time Travelling Joke But You Guys Didn't Like It
- I Can Tell People Are Judgmental Just By Looking At Them
- With Great Power, Comes Great Electricity Bills.
- Whiteboards Are Remarkable
- This Is My Step Ladder. I Never Knew My Real Ladder.
- I Live In My Own Little World. But Its Ok, They Know Me Here
- Worrying Works: 90% Of The Things I Worry About Never Happen.
2022
- A Computer Beat Me At Chess, But It Was No Match For Me At Kick Boxing
- From Our Family To Yours
- The Fire Inside Me Burns Brighter Than The Fire Around Me
- If You Are Like Me, And I Know I Am
- Hard To Tell If People Are Interested In Joining My Sarcastic Club Or Not
- If Attacked By Clowns, Go For The Juggler
- The Only Thing Worse Than Being Talked About, Is Not Being Talked About
- We Are All In This To get her
- World Champ Tongue Twister Got Arrested, They’re Going To Give Him A Tough Sentence
- I haven't slept for 10 days, because that would be too long.
- Chuck Norris has a diary, it is called the Guinness Book Of World Records
- The Love Shack Is A Little Old Place Where We Can Get Together
- I Get Enough Exercise Pushing My Luck
- If Your Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me
- How Come You Never See A Headline Like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
- I’d Agree With You, But Then We’d Both Be Wrong
- Of All The Dung In The World, Who Decided That Batshit Was The Craziest
- Living This Dream They Call Rodeo
- After Monday and Tuesday Even the Calendar Says WTF
- I'm Not Superstitious, But I am a Little Stitious
- Take A Pitcher It Lasts Longer
- Do You Believe That You Can Walk On Water?
- The Best Investment On Earth Is Earth
- Hey Good Lookin' What You Got Cookin'?
- Keep It Simple
- Take The Risk Or Lose The Chance
- Keepin' It Rural
- Am I The Only One?
- Gimme Shelter
- Legends Are Made
2021
- You're Not Gonna Like This Karen
- I Went To Buy A Camo Hat, But I Couldn't Find Any
- We Tailgate Harder Than Your Team Plays
- Never Forget
- If Mud Ain't Flying, You Ain't Trying
- Embracing a new risk averse standard beyond JIT Inventory
- Everything We Do, We Do It Outback
- I'm Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer, Maybe I Should Make Some
- It Takes A Lot Of Balls To Golf Like I Do
- This Has Gotta Be The Good Life
- Out here in the open Mmmmmm...motorboatin'
- I Believe In You
- She's My Sweet Little Thing, She's My Pride and Joy
- Holy Smoke, I Found the Holy Grill
- Welcome To My Shanty, Drop By Anytime
- Buy Me A Boat
- Please Take Me Home
- Won't You Help Me Sing These Songs of Freedom
- Let's Get Back To You And Islands
- The Only Thing Better Than Bacon Is Bacon Wrapped In Bacon
- Welcome to Sherman Country
- Barn in the USA
2020
- A Shot In The Dark
- Buck Fever
- Live Like You're Dying
- Friday Night Lights is a Lifestyle Not a Game
- It Is Harvest Time
- Take A Walk In The Woods
- Life is Better on The Farm
- Give Me the Beat Boys and Free My Soul
- A Good Life is a Collection of Memories
- Let's Build An Empire Together
- May the road go on forever
- Please Take Note, These Are The Good Old Days.
- A Happy Family Is But An Earlier Heaven
- Build yourself a Redneck Yachtclub
- Moonshine or Wine, It's All Fine
- What Makes You Country
- Have An Ice Day
- It Is Like A Sauna In Here
- Decision 2020: This Year Your Choice Matters
2019
- Our Customers are in Danger of Saving Too Much Money
- Skiing is a Dance and the Mountain Always Leads
- God is Great, Beer is Good, and People Are Crazy
- Chili and Frito pie, Official Dish of Texas and Loved by Minnesotans
- We'll Travel Along Singing A Song, Side by Side
- Are You Ready For Some Football?
- Times Have Changed, Think Inside The Box
- Not My First Rodeo
- How can you start a band, if you don't have a garage?
- Top 5 Reasons Steel Pole Buildings Can Help OCD (Obsessive Car Disorder)
- Your Barn Door is Open
- Shells Sink. Dreams Float. Life’s Good on Our Boat.
- That's What She Shed
- Minnesota Sports An Interesting History
- Skijoring Is Not Boring
- The Ultimate Outdoorsmen
- Vikings Seek Shelter