He’s the Man! Facebook page chronicles Mankato’s funny side | Local News | mankatofreepress.com

As the hiss of an espresso machine mostly drowns out the smooth sounds of the Wilco song playing, I scan the room for the mystery man I’m supposed to meet. Is it the balding man in the plaid shirt sitting cross-legged in the corner reading the newspaper? Could it be the pierced-lipped hipster sipping a turtle mocha and wearing studio-grade headphones, the one who only looks up from his laptop to cast furtive and judgmental glances at folks walking in the door? Or maybe it’s the guy chatting with an acquaintance at a table against the wall, the regular-looking fellow in the respectable ballcap and black jacket? Yep. That’s him. You don’t know him. Or maybe you do. Either way, you won’t get the answer here. We, being the kind of news organization that hates to ruin a good thing, have every intention of respecting the request for anonymity from … drumroll, please … Mankato Man. If you’re a regular on Facebook in the Mankato area, you’ve no doubt come across Mankato Man. If you saw the post of a New Ulm car emblazoned with images of Donald Trump, the Statue of Liberty and a bald eagle … If you
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