Twin Cities Thursday

1. Max Sparber's encounter with Michael Jackson is picked up by The Guardian.
   
   
2. Bill Roehl finds his own (uncredited) photograph on his doorstep.
   
   
3. Bigboxcar has some fun with TPaw's signature on Al Franken's election certificate.
   
   
4. Overheard in Minneapolis makes me sad I missed Pride. I LOVE a good drag queen.
   
   
5. And speaking of Pride, Alexis reports that there were some homophobes who deserve a good kick in the teeth there this year. Then this morning, she tweeted that the crazies from the Westboro Baptist Church are in downtown Minneapolis. Is this the week for hateful people to come out of the woodwork?
   
   
6. But in more positive Pride news, MINNpics shares some photos of the parade.
   
   
7. The Heavy Table provides a handy flowchart to help you make burger-related decisions.
   
   
8. It turns out that Jess is a defective woman because she hasn't had her "first marriage" yet.
   
   
9. James Lileks takes some pictures of dogs at his local Humane Society that make me want to take them all home.
   
   
10. Though I've already linked to this picture, I'd just like to note that Zach only likes taking pictures of the back of his fiance's head (see additional evidence here and here). She has a face, Zach!