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November 22nd, 2008

What do you want for Barackfest?

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Blog Guy, where does President-elect Obama eat when he’s in Chicago?

He loves a cafe called, coincidentally, Obama Eats Here. What are the chances?

Wait a minute, you dimwit. I think that place is named something else, and they just wear those shirts because they’re proud he’s a customer.

Oh, I think you’re wrong. I think it’s one of those chains, just like that chain of inns in the Northeast called George Washington Slept Here. They’re very popular.

That isn’t a chain. I can’t believe I have to explain this to you!

But there are lots of them. By contrast, I’ve only seen ONE place like that house across from Ford’s Theater in Washington, called “Lincoln Died Here.” That one doesn’t seem to have caught on.

This is hopeless. I’m leaving.

That’s just as well. I need to write this up for Wikipedia.

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Waitress serves a patron at Cafe Medici in Chicago, November 19, 2008 as her shirt proclaims ‘Obama eats here.’ REUTERS/John Gress

President-elect Barack Obama orders a slice of cherry pie with his lunch at Manny’s Coffee Shop and Deli in Chicago, Illinois November 21, 2008. REUTERS/Frank Polich

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4 comments so far

Cute.

- Posted by Sam

One thinks that the girl in the black T-shirt OEH provides information about Obama and his daily routines, but maybe there is a secret message of 3 words in those acronym OEH. In our football stadiums in Spain or Australia we sing that Oeh, Oeh to inspire energy and support to our favourite team or people.

- Posted by armstrongfl

yawn, other than raising taxes and driving the US towards Socialism because todays youth are lazy and think that they need everything done for them by the government, who really cares what Obama does.

- Posted by fbama

Robert, I really am impressed by how many die-hard, hard-headed, stubbornly redneck republican readers come to see your blog. I guess, after all, they also want to find a sense of humour!

- Posted by M

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