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Tom Menino picks up a foreign language

By adamg on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 11:17am

The Globe covers the dedication of the city's new free-range chicken farm on Long Island, in a story that has the greatest paragraph the paper will run this year:

"Bawk," Menino said. "Bawk, bawk, bawk."

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Tom Menino
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By Arborway on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 11:33am.

...the flock of chickens nodded in complete understanding.

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By joecab on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 11:59am.

yes yes we've heard Mumbles give that same speech before, but where's the part where he imitated clucking like a chicken?

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By anon on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 1:02pm.

Somewhere he heard the phrase 'a chicken in every pot' but didn't realize they meant in edible form.

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By John-W on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 2:09pm.

...were later seen posting "Re-Elect Mayor Menino" signs around the city (while on the clock).

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By chicken on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 2:24pm.

Bawk Bawk! (cluck)

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By John-W on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 2:37pm.

Y'know, I'm sure some sharp chicken could catch himself a good job doing a little consulting work for Mr. Chiofaro and his Greenway project, since the Mayor seems to be "in the tank" with the chickens. Maybe a 67 story chicken coop. Couldn't be any worse than the Harbor Towers.

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By anon on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:31am.

Maybe he was talking about a certain retired defenceman for the Bruins?

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