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Brian Damage · 09-01-2011, 11:01 PM

Mary Tyler Moore Statue; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Perhaps the real Mary Tyler Moore can turn the world on with her smile, but this statue certainly can't. Looking more like a woman spinning a basketball on her finger than one throwing her hat in the air, she might not even be identifiable were it not for the plaque at the base.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/26...bad-public-art

robyrob · 09-02-2011, 08:10 AM

what the hell do they know? their whole city is ugly.

Brian Damage · 09-03-2011, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robyrob

what the hell do they know? their whole city is ugly.

I guess you are talking about Toronto? LOL

Reverend Jim · 09-03-2011, 09:00 PM

PGood97041 · 09-07-2011, 07:49 PM

I was in Minneapolis in August and stayed at a hotel near the statue.
I passed "Mary" at least six times going to and fro (always touching her arm for good luck), and three times there were people in front of the statue, laughing and taking pictures.

As for the hat, there's not really an easy way to have it be suspended in the air. And I actually think the statue looks pretty good!

gopyle · 11-13-2011, 07:10 PM

It's an OK statue. Cool that it is there.

09-01-2011, 11:01 PM	#1
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09-07-2011, 07:49 PM	#5
PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	I was in Minneapolis in August and stayed at a hotel near the statue. I passed "Mary" at least six times going to and fro (always touching her arm for good luck), and three times there were people in front of the statue, laughing and taking pictures. As for the hat, there's not really an easy way to have it be suspended in the air. And I actually think the statue looks pretty good!

11-13-2011, 07:10 PM	#6
gopyle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 22, 2011 Posts: 235	It's an OK statue. Cool that it is there.