Gypsysavage’s Weblog

While traveling through Wilkes-Barre with my friend Beau we came across an overweight kid standing by the side of the road who was dressed up as the Statue of Liberty. He was promoting a public accounting firm that was having some gimmicky savings special. “Oh my God!” Beau shouted. “That’s the best commentary on America I’ve ever seen.”

I swung the car around, forcing the traffic behind me to swerve and slam on their brakes to avoid hitting me, and I tossed a camera into Beau’s lap. “You have to get a picture,” I said.

As I pulled into the parking lot of the firm, Beau raised the camera. The kid flashed a smile and gave a thumbs-up, and Beau snapped this picture. “Nice,” we said simultaneously, and screeched out of the parking lot, laughing our asses off.

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