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Lake creature Minne is abruptly yanked from Calhoun [Minn.]
StarTrib ^ | July 23, 2015 | Paul Walsh

Posted on 07/23/2015 4:46:48 PM PDT by Daffynition

Minne, the fiberglass creature that has bounced from one Minneapolis lake to another as a summertime adornment, has been getting too much hands-on love from admirers lately and was pulled Wednesday from Lake Calhoun.

The Loch Ness monster-like sculpture was removed because numerous people were making their way to Minne on paddleboards and climbing on its back and up the long neck of the 13-foot-tall piece of artwork.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: wthcares
Once again, this is why we can't have nice things.


1 posted on 07/23/2015 4:46:48 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

From the looks of the guy clinging to the neck we can expect some mini Minnes any day now.


2 posted on 07/23/2015 4:49:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: Daffynition

Targets.


3 posted on 07/23/2015 4:50:35 PM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: cripplecreek

Are you criticizing his *technique*?


4 posted on 07/23/2015 4:54:04 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Daffynition

Some guys like a little blowhole every now and then.


5 posted on 07/23/2015 4:56:45 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: Daffynition

Smells like tuna.


6 posted on 07/23/2015 5:00:58 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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7 posted on 07/23/2015 5:39:08 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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8 posted on 07/23/2015 7:15:53 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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9 posted on 07/23/2015 7:20:26 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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10 posted on 07/23/2015 7:21:31 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Daffynition

Last week Japanese scientists placed explosive detonators at the bottom of Lake Loch Ness to blow Nessie out of the water.


11 posted on 07/23/2015 7:33:19 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Goodness! There was a show on H2 last night.....that ends with a theory that the *Nessie* type sightings are b/c they appear with a worm hole as a vehicle. Sooooooooo funny!


12 posted on 07/23/2015 7:44:22 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: ViLaLuz

You sound like Napoleon Dynamite.


13 posted on 07/23/2015 7:46:20 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Daffynition

That looks like the old Sinclair dinosaur that was in my parents neighbors yard about 40 years ago. We climbed on it all the time.


14 posted on 07/23/2015 8:34:26 PM PDT by sharkhawk (Here come the Hawks, the mighty Black Hawks)
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15 posted on 07/23/2015 9:46:38 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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16 posted on 07/24/2015 5:50:11 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

FWIW....did you know the cardboard tube in that roll of paper towels in your pic is destroying our planet? ;D

17 posted on 07/24/2015 7:32:34 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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18 posted on 07/24/2015 7:36:49 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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HAHAHA!

Is that an illegal clip.....no wait! It's a magazine.


19 posted on 07/24/2015 7:47:17 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Daffynition

bfl


20 posted on 07/24/2015 7:50:54 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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