Clinton and the gutbucket
An interview (sort of) with Bill
By Sophie Elmhirst Published 07 August 2009 18:54
Ah Bill. Beamed around the world, beaming, this week. What a hero.
So, on that note, a final word this grey Friday evening from Zachary Kanin at the New Yorker's Cartoon Lounge, a place of constant lunatic cheer.
This (sort of) interview with Monsieur Clinton contains the immortal line:
You can put a turtle in a box full of sandpaper but it won't sound as sweet as yer pappy's gutbucket.
For that alone, it must be read.
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