Comments on: Will The Real Targhetto Please Stand Up? http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Disco http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-31760 Disco Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:30:07 +0000 #comment-31760 It's not just black people who live near and shop at Targhetto. Plenty of white people live nearby and frequent the place just as much.<br /> <br /> To me, Targhetto means a Target store in a poor neighborhood, not necessarily black. But it probably wouldn't have gotten the name Targhetto if the store wasn't completely trashed.<br /> <br /> That's the point I think he's making about Targhetto. The stores are trashed by people who are messy themselves. End of story. It’s not just black people who live near and shop at Targhetto. Plenty of white people live nearby and frequent the place just as much.

To me, Targhetto means a Target store in a poor neighborhood, not necessarily black. But it probably wouldn’t have gotten the name Targhetto if the store wasn’t completely trashed.

That’s the point I think he’s making about Targhetto. The stores are trashed by people who are messy themselves. End of story.

]]> By: A-Train http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28717 A-Train Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:37:28 +0000 #comment-28717 Who the fuck is Ben? Who the fuck is Ben?

]]> By: taulpaul http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28491 taulpaul Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:24:56 +0000 #comment-28491 Nice mashup Ben! It would be interesting to add more data to the equation and see what filters out. Nice mashup Ben! It would be interesting to add more data to the equation and see what filters out.

]]> By: hipmn http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28433 hipmn Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:37:04 +0000 #comment-28433 Heh. Heh.

]]> By: hipmn http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28432 hipmn Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:29:48 +0000 #comment-28432 No. Jews are already targets. No. Jews are already targets.

]]> By: richg http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28428 richg Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:29:50 +0000 #comment-28428 Wouldn't that make the Target in SLP "TarYid?" Wouldn’t that make the Target in SLP “TarYid?”

]]> By: Kevin from Minneapolis http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28424 Kevin from Minneapolis Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:48:13 +0000 #comment-28424 I thought St. Louis Park was stereotyped as jewish, not gay. Maybe Tarcheapo would be better. As long as we're at it, how about the Super Target in Chaska be Tarcaucasio or Tarsnobo (pronounced Tar-snob-O). I thought St. Louis Park was stereotyped as jewish, not gay. Maybe Tarcheapo would be better. As long as we’re at it, how about the Super Target in Chaska be Tarcaucasio or Tarsnobo (pronounced Tar-snob-O).

]]> By: SLP http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28421 SLP Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:50:01 +0000 #comment-28421 Which SLP Target is the gay one? I shop at both and have never noticed overt gayness at either. Then again, I'm not sure what to look for. Is there a special gay department?<br /> <br /> If it's the Knollwood location, it's about to become a Super Tar-Gay! Which SLP Target is the gay one? I shop at both and have never noticed overt gayness at either. Then again, I’m not sure what to look for. Is there a special gay department?

If it’s the Knollwood location, it’s about to become a Super Tar-Gay!

]]> By: bradles http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28416 bradles Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:25:24 +0000 #comment-28416 I never found O'Donoghue funny, just mean. Of course, he was a key player in shaping the tone of SNL. I haven't seen much of his performances. What are some highlights?<br /> <br /> Kaufman was hilarious to me. Everything he did. I never found O’Donoghue funny, just mean. Of course, he was a key player in shaping the tone of SNL. I haven’t seen much of his performances. What are some highlights?

Kaufman was hilarious to me. Everything he did.

]]> By: hipmn http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8993#comment-28415 hipmn Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:12:36 +0000 #comment-28415 He was more funny in theory than practice. He had a very sadistic sensibility, with the audience as his victims. I'd rather talk about Michael O'Donoghue, who managed to be a sadist AND funny -- a tough trick. He was more funny in theory than practice. He had a very sadistic sensibility, with the audience as his victims. I’d rather talk about Michael O’Donoghue, who managed to be a sadist AND funny — a tough trick.

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