Talking Tariffs Outside KFC: McKinley Park, Chicago
McKinley’s statue is across the street from a KFC. But if you think it’s weird seeing the President and the Colonel together, well, think again.
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January 2013
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Always remember the crust
In the Pie Day bakeoff, my only chance to overcome a complete lack of technique was stark pandering.
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The Secret Service has a guy who knows what to do if you’re attacked by a banana
It’s just like that Monty Python sketch!
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“Well, Richard Nixon, from up the road a ways, welcome to the big city.”
“The Walking Dead” is about dead people, and yet all the actors are alive? That’s totally unfair.
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Lincoln’s Heart Will Go On: Union Square Park, Springfield
The statue shows Lincoln as he heads to Washington to begin his presidency, though at first glance you might think he’s belting out his favorite Celine Dion number,
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Bachelor living
Owen and I had the least interesting week in the history of bachelors – so we made up for it by watching Black Sabbath videos on YouTube.
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Why Didn’t Someone Just Buy William Henry Harrison A Coat?
March 4, 1841. A hatless, coatless old man is shouting to a crowd on the streets of Washington DC in the wind and snow. Is he crazy? Is he lost? Is he a hobo? No, he’s the President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, giving his inaugural address.
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