Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

minnesotans, on the other hand, will persist eternal

i love seein' arenas blowed up

http://www.twincities.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=5753812

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25202498/portion-metrodome-be-brought-down-explosives-this-weekend

well, after years of confusion i finally understand where they're going to build the new stadium

I mean, there are a bazillion words you could have used to describe the guys who were paid to be there

The "I mean" threw me, but is this a response to what I posted--"thugs"? Hoping you're not serious.

I think it was what looked like an instant retraction -- "Kids."

Ah, thanks. No, I meant "Kids" as an indulgent sigh. Like, the fact that they shared the price is kind of endearing. And I hope it's obvious "thugs" has a common political and non-racial context (strikers calling private detectives "gun thugs," Republicans calling protesters against Scott Walker "union thugs," etc.). The "thug life" sense hadn't occurred to me.

Think everyone would be happy with 'hired goons'.

xp: (Though of course it will next time! You guys are nice, thank you for supporting my retraction anyway.)

I prefer G-men.

Yeah, this might be best taken as a "you live, you learn" moment.

Just like I learned never again to go to Bar Louie after reading (between the lines) their dress code.

Which is?

No "athletic clothing." No "flat-brimmed hats." No "excessively baggy clothes."

Oh, I see this is actually a thing: http://www.wmctv.com/story/23043348/memphis

That exists in the UK: no hoodies/caps/trainers is a THING in many clubs.

Yeah, I've talked to Minneapolis bouncers who confessed to using double-carding and cleavage restrictions for management-driven racial profiling policies as well--this is going back to the '90s.

Take "racial profiling" there as ironic, since I'm seemingly making myself easily misunderstood, including (apparently) meaning to say I appreciate what I now see as people's kindness and sensitivity here while still not agreeing that "thug" should be abandoned--it has the appropriate connotation of aggression for hire, and in the case of the caucus, I wasn't even sure the young people in question would identify as African American. By the way, the next caucus went fine, though proof of residence was required--now there's a real slippery slope.

Racial profiling as in restricting the number of people of color in a club. Really wished I'd gotten this story on the cover of City Pages as I tried to do at the time--not many bouncers willing to go on the record "in real time."

in fairness lots of times even clubs that sounds like they are exclusively catering to african americans (or events, etc) have "no jerseys, no sneakers, no hats")....like ones that advertise on KMOJ, usually billed as "for the grown and sexy", seems like they are trying to cater to an older audience w/less chance for trouble

http://www.tout.com/m/fxr82f?ref=twmv2lrb

whoops, great day for a derailment

Dang

st. paul just put into place a one-side-only parking ban, minneapolis style.

not a bad idea i get it but fuck

maybe some homeownin motherfuckers will shovel their walks now that they'll have to walk an extra two or three blocks to get to their cars

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25254778/st-paul-police-among-select-few-allow-hijab?source=rss

*breaking news*

new atmosphere album cover shot close to my house!

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/atmosphere_southsiders.jpg

Lakewood Cemetery?

My uncle's in there.

haha no i can't afford a house by lakewood

it's temple israel on 42nd Ave and 4th St. south (not far off of Nicollet and 42nd)

i went to temple israel pre-school! never been to the cemetery tho

My grandpa's in that cemetery, too.

My coworker regaled us this morning with a story of how he stayed in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend and thought he'd be able to get around using the skyways and light rail. Spoiler: he froze his ass off.

Someone ranked the best Minnesota high school hockey tourney hair

I didn't know Joel Hodgson followed high school hockey

have we hit some kind of new low plane of cultural illiteracy among restaurant people? what is with the names of these fucking places?

there's a big new bar/club type thing in uptown called... "coup d'etat". and now i see news that there's a new place coming into the warehouse dist. called... socialista. i think it's supposed to be caribbean!

http://www.journalmpls.com/news-feed/opening-soon-socialista

though i think i like a trend of inapposite political struggle names over the pointlessly blank ("borough". "parlour". etc.) (a place called "etc" is surely on the way)

Et al, iirc.

lol

With some invisible letters so it's actually: E(a)t al(l)

i thought "iirc" was part of it too

that's what yelp says anyway

http://www.startribune.com/business/252640421.html

ouch

http://io9.com/theres-a-forest-shaped-like-minnesota-in-northern-minn-1554323631

this is v gratifying

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/253063381.html

this is not

Taco Cat Opens In Minneapolis

We are Taco Cat, a bike-only taco delivery service in Minneapolis, MN.
Call 612-270-8007 to place an order. We take cash, credit, or barter.

Q: I’m drunk and what is this?
A: Taco Cat is a late-night, bike-only, taco delivery service in Minneapolis, MN.

Q: Why is Taco Cat delivery only?
A: It’s easier and cheaper for us to operate this way.

Q: Can I pick up my order instead?
A: No.

Q: Do you only deliver on bike?
A: Yes. We should make up some bullshit about sustainability or something, but we just like to bike.

Q: How did Taco Cat start?
A: No one delivered tacos. We stepped up.

Q: Where can I get a Taco Cat shirt/merch?
A: You can add one to your order or pick one up at The Alt bike shop.

Q: Is it Tacocat or Taco Cat?
A: We don’t really know. It’s both.

Q: Did you know that Taco Cat is a palindrome?
A: Yes.

Q: Are your tacos made from cats?
A: No and you aren’t funny.

Q: Are you hiring?
A: Probably not.

Q: Are you a legally licensed business?
A: Who the fuck are you? You want tacos or what?

http://www.tacocatmn.com/

i miss mpls

And we miss you

lol the last q has already been changed

lol gj bros

http://www.mndaily.com/news/campus/2014/04/11/hundreds-swarm-dinkytown

“We want to send a clear message: There will be zero tolerance for disruptive behavior or property damage,” the statement read.

I drove past dinky town last night and there were more SWATted out cops than I've ever seen in my life. It looked like something out of a batman movie, or like someone tried to rob the federal reserve. Probably 200 fully armored cops in a 2 block area. Cop cars completely lining and blocking the streets; there was hardly enough room for all the cops to stand around holding their dicks. I saw twice as many cops as students; in fact, it didn't really look like there were any more kids out than a typical weeknight. There's no way those dozen arrests weren't all completely trumped up to save face. Must have been at least a couple hundred thousand dollars wiorth of overtime/"hazard" pay wasted last night.

On the other hand, I guess, I was in Dinkytown during the 2003 hockey riot, too, which were pretty huge and scary and destructive, and didn't have enough police presence (or any at all, that I remember). But even that riot could have been broken up by like 1/2 the cops that were out last night.