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Revision as of 10:52, 28 March 2016
New Minneapolis, Canada is the former town of Minneapolis (nonfiction), now an exclave (nonfiction) of Canada (nonfiction).
Famous residents
Famous and infamous residents (former, current, and future) include:
- Reversible Drain Bamage, a well-known Musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)
- Garrison Keillor ("syntho-Keillor")
- Karl Jones
Famous non-residents
People and other entities who will, famously, never be residents of New Minneapolis:
- Axiom Antics - banned from New Minneapolis in solidarity with survivors of the Pi disaster
Nested Radical
The Nested Radical is a popular coffeehouse (nonfiction in New Minneapolis, Canada.
In fiction
The graphic novel (nonfiction) Whatever Happened to the Nested Radical? is set entirely in The Nested Radical.
It includes references to, and illustrations of, various places, people, and events in and around New Minneapolis.
Egg Tooth neighborhood
The famous Egg Tooth neighborhood is popular with thrill seekers and the characters they attract.
The neighborhood is named after the monster Egg Tooth, who once visited during a Wild Rumpus.
During his visit, Egg Tooth was struck by rumbustious lightning -- the event which allowed him to permanently escape from Where The Wild Things Are (nonfiction).
Relationship with Saint Paul, Minnesota (nonfiction)
Things were a bit awkward, after the old Minneapolis, Minnesota (nonfiction) voted to become a province of Canada (nonfiction).
Sorting out the new tax base situation between a nonfictional city and a fictional city was particularly challenging.
But most people adjusted easily enough, and pretty soon business got back to normal
These days (March 2016) everything is fine, apart from the inevitable annual mass drownings at the River Parade.
Sister cities
Fiction cross-reference
- Egg Tooth (monster)
- Egg Tooth (neighborhood)
- Pi disaster
- Reversible Drain Bamage - a well-known musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)
- River Parade