Local pride

Here's a useful tip: if ever you are attacked by giant monsters, you want to call a Minnesotan for help. I think it's the summertime practice in fighting off insectoid swarms that helps.

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I'm glad to see that PZ has discovered MNspeak. Every Minnesotan type around here should check this site out - it's basically a little local news/blog aggregator populated by reasonable, largely liberal types who have some interesting obvservations about local events/politics/projects/places and such.

is anyone here planning to visit "Body Worlds" this anatomic exhibition by Gunter van Hagen? (they are advertising for it at MNspeak)
I have seen it in germany (it's original title is "Körperwelten") where van Hagen comes from and where it kindled a lot of controversy because of the origin of the dead bodies and the way (http://www.benecke.com/hautmensch_front.jpg)they are presented there.
The technique of "plastination" which van Hagen invented is definitely worth a look, though.