Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

lol i have lived here most of 15 years and i still barely have any idea where edina and eden prairie are

roseville i got pretty okay

I grew up there and I continually confuse Roseville with Rosemount

(Edina is west of Bloomington, Eden Prairie is west of Edina)

as a tourist I am vaguely aware as I have driven through/past them in search of the IKEA next to the big mall

Grew up literally blocks from the border of Roseville (lake como) so for me Roseville basically is the platonic suburb

i only know where woodbury and cottage grove are. edina and wayzata, too, i guess because you have to know your enemy

all other suburbs are terra nullis imo

Little shaky on suburbs north of Twin Cities because my internal jukebox goes a bit Sergio Leone when reminded of Anoka County, and same goes for a lot of places around Shakopee/Savage which were farmy when I was little, but could probably win the 'name the most towns around Lake Minnetonka' challenge if pressed. So many semi-rural places have been added to the exurb sprawl, it's hard to keep track if you're from a first-ring place like St Louis Park.

Grew up in Burnsville, and confuse Lakeville and Prior Lake. Though I'm glad to see "the gem of Lakeville" and my special-occasion place growing up The Chart House is still around.

i like to think prior lake was named because the white explorers were rolling through coming up with names and it looked just like the prior lake

Grew up in Burnsville

Me too.

and confuse Lakeville and Prior Lake

Me no.

lol goole

aforeseen lake

Ibid Lake

So me and a friend went out for drinks Thursday, decided to hit the Triple Rock, it was closed. He texted a friend that works there & I guess it's now closed Monday through Thursday unless there is a show booked..... Hope they are ok

whoa really??

What! No fucking way that suuuuuuuuucks

Yeah I dunno but I always thought they had a good crowd of regulars on the bar side, either way not a great sign

twofer Tuesdays were always well attended ime

oh damn that's really bumming me out

i saw recently that donnie dirk's is only open friday and saturday, and not full bar hours. that place is about 12 shades too kitschy for me generally but i did really like it.

Donnie Dirk's is fun once in awhile. The 11 p.m. laser show needs to start rotating its musical accompaniment tho.

i guess i shouldn't talk about it in the past tense but the hours don't bode well. the gardettos and heggies pizzas they serve there are better than the food at place with the ferris wheel

some frequent commenters itt did get me some nigh undrinkable "cocktails" at donnie's for a birthday so i'll always think of it well :)

anyway if there's a triple rock kickstarter at some pt let me know!!

Wasn't Donnie Dirks always only open a few days a week tho?

"some frequent commenters itt did get me some nigh undrinkable "cocktails" at donnie's for a birthday so i'll always think of it well :)"

What kind of goddamn monster oh wait

nipsys for everyone

We should all be so lucky

Nipsys is an excellent wireless router IMO

i saw recently that donnie dirk's is only open friday and saturday, and not full bar hours. that place is about 12 shades too kitschy for me generally but i did really like it.

― goole, Sunday, September 27, 2015 10:21 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I mean i guess you could find a more challenging location than trying to turn Stand Up Franks into a boutique cocktail bar but it would be pretty hard

meanwhile in Golden Valley

http://www.ksdk.com/story/life/2015/09/29/guest-gets-bill-after-not-showing-up-to-wedding/73066502/

Exploding local media. Have heard she's already cutting a deal with GMA.

hi american, have you heard of this passive aggression thing we do up here, thanks for stopping by

n

separate tax & service charge line kills me

as does the demand for an explanation

http://millcitytimes.com/news/our-west-bank-human-landmark-has-left-us.html

: (

Sad...

i went by his home a lot on the bike route the past few years, i never knew it was where he lived

RIP! I wandered into Chester's encampment one afternoon this summer (to be honest, I thought it was some sort of art project and didn't realize I was intruding on someone's home). He came out and introduced himself, telling me about his efforts to feed his cats, among other things. He was quite friendly and I admired the way he had fashioned a space for himself. I'm glad people helped look out for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJlreZhKe9M

dude is a hero

i took a train from Chicago and went to the Walker and State Fair, including APHC, a few years ago. downtown very sleepy, but the fair was a good time.

Lynx bring it home again!

https://reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/3rd29v/i_cant_bear_the_thought_of_another_long_and/

sounds like a real winner

Lol that dude seems delightful

idk it's quasi otm

the frosty and passive-aggressive natives who are polite but don’t ever let you become their friend

yup!

the nasally and condescending middle-aged women I deal with at work (I call them the “Carol Andersons”)

terrible!

the sense of complacency and smug contentment in the belief that Minneapolis/St.Paul/Minnesota is (obviously) the best place to live

i've never really run into this

the strong racism despite all protests to the contrary (that’s the thing--at least people elsewhere kind of admit their racism).

totally.

I am a city dweller who does not care about outdoor recreation.

buddy we have plenty of couch potatoes here.

I don’t care for hockey.

i physically cannot make my eye follow a puck in motion

I also could give two shits about craft beer and hate being scoffed at for not liking something brown that tastes like sausage, cinnamon, and earwax.

ok well i'm scoffing at you

I don’t believe in fake politeness and meaningless small talk. I don’t like babies and never want to have one.

human life... what is it like

the chances of me moving to MN in the next ~2 years are pretty high and I promise not to be that person

although having plenty of friends & family that already live there and having grown up in a place with worse winters probably works in my favor

lol goole

http://www.startribune.com/it-s-official-twin-cities-best-place-to-live-in-nation-says-list-of-lists/339920402/

i guess i am a native and have never experience the whole "natives won't befriend u" thing but: quite literally, most of my best friends in mpls were non-minnesotans by origin. sconnies, dakotans, and former chicagoans.

granted, many of them had gone to university in the cities, which is probably the most sure-fire way to freight your way into a local friendship

also it seems like when ppl complain about frosty natives they are usually from further afield than the upper midwest?

like, do michiganders and dakotans feel like it's tough to break through the frost? i know my friends from chicago did, but seems like the real upper midwestern states ought to have similar ~vibes~

or am i really just blind to the pronounced difference our scando heritage has wrought

i met a dude at a party who remarked about that phenomenon, he seemed interesting, we had a good chat

next time around at the same place—they had a series of parties all summer—i guess i wasn't ~defrosted~ enough for him, so he was sitting over my shoulder behind me agonizing to the hostess, his neighbor, about how bewildering it was that people could be all friendly and then utterly freeze you out, obviously referring to me and clearly aggrieved at me the whole time but not able to just be at a party like a normal person

is it any wonder minnesotans protect themselves