From that third country, Whitman said, the containers were loaded onto the SS Gopher State, a U.S.-owned crane ship normally used to haul equipment in and out of war zones.

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Corruption in government is rare in the Gopher State.

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While some online discussions question whether the use of a Jamaican accent by a white guy from the "Gopher State" is offensive, commenters on the Volkswagen YouTube page say Jamaicans come in all colors.

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Among the highest scoring: the University of Georgia Bulldogs' Hairy Dawg, Michigan State University's Sparty (as in Spartan) and the University of Minnesota's Goldy the Gopher, who is hugely popular with local fans despite looking like a squirrel.

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