Comments on: Sunday: Convention opens, closes http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/ Lileks on Location ... Metro columnist James Lileks covers the Democratic National Convention as only he can. Which is a kind way to put it, no? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: neoalec http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-246 neoalec Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:25:36 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-246 As I've been saying all along, the Twin Cities has branding issues. The name "Minneapolis/St. Paul" confuses outsiders, who don't know who we are or where we are anyway. The name Minneapolis has the best chance at recognition, so we should just go with "Minneapolis" and consider St. Paul a suburb from now on. I think our only hope otherwise is that maybe the idea of the "Twin" Cities is famous enough to pull us through. At any rate, that's why I'm not surprised journalists keep saying Minneapolis instead of St. Paul. We've got enough problems without a confusing name for our metro area. As I’ve been saying all along, the Twin Cities has branding issues. The name “Minneapolis/St. Paul” confuses outsiders, who don’t know who we are or where we are anyway. The name Minneapolis has the best chance at recognition, so we should just go with “Minneapolis” and consider St. Paul a suburb from now on. I think our only hope otherwise is that maybe the idea of the “Twin” Cities is famous enough to pull us through. At any rate, that’s why I’m not surprised journalists keep saying Minneapolis instead of St. Paul. We’ve got enough problems without a confusing name for our metro area.

]]> By: Steve in Westlake http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-241 Steve in Westlake Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:49:31 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-241 Wally Ballou says: "...I’d bet anything it was unintentional." Anything? I could really use a new car. What are you driving these days? Wally Ballou says:

“…I’d bet anything it was unintentional.”

Anything? I could really use a new car. What are you driving these days?

]]> By: Wally Ballou http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-240 Wally Ballou Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:12:39 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-240 You may be right, but I really don't think so. Strip it down - "convention...that was interrupted by a political event". Not funny, just a non sequiter. I'd bet anything it was unintentional. You may be right, but I really don’t think so. Strip it down - “convention…that was interrupted by a political event”. Not funny, just a non sequiter. I’d bet anything it was unintentional.

]]> By: will http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-233 will Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-233 Wally, I hate to break it to you, but your sense of humor is broken. Wally, I hate to break it to you, but your sense of humor is broken.

]]> By: SteveO http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-232 SteveO Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:10:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-232 James There's a money making opportunity here for you. Hire one of those tour buses, do you have the London open toppers there in Minneapolis, load up a batch of your fellow journalist and play tour guide. Call it $20.00 a head and you can afford car washes all long and cold winter. Best part, end up at the Fair for a delightful dinner feast of food on a stick. James

There’s a money making opportunity here for you.

Hire one of those tour buses, do you have the London open toppers there in Minneapolis, load up a batch of your fellow journalist and play tour guide. Call it $20.00 a head and you can afford car washes all long and cold winter.

Best part, end up at the Fair for a delightful dinner feast of food on a stick.

]]> By: Christy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-231 Christy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:42:15 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-231 If you read it again, I believe you will see that the sentence was written this way intentionally so as to make a humorous point. If you read it again, I believe you will see that the sentence was written this way intentionally so as to make a humorous point.

]]> By: Wally Ballou http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-230 Wally Ballou Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:11:39 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/31/sunday-convention-opens-closes/#comment-230 While we wait for news, we can re-write the sentence "This might be the first convention in meteorological history that was interrupted by a political event" so that it makes sense. How about "This might be the first convention in political history that was interrupted by a meteorological event" Too busy to edit, eh? While we wait for news, we can re-write the sentence
“This might be the first convention in meteorological history that was interrupted by a political event”
so that it makes sense.

How about
“This might be the first convention in political history that was interrupted by a meteorological event”

Too busy to edit, eh?

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