1/30/2008

things ben franklin endorses

take a walk around philadelphia and you're bound to see this guy's name or likeness. philadelphians seem to love him for whatever reason. and so i guess franklin is trying to cash in on his popularity. i can't say i blame him, but his choices seem odd at times. for example, his website claims that he is pro-hillary and pro-obama. hmm. here are just a few of the other things he promotes:

highways
parkways
parks
bridges
walking tours
electricity
keys
kites
institutes
fire departments
fires
schools
fitted hats
syphilis
some deli downtown
his grave
the constitution
variety stores
statues
breweries
batting gloves
calculators
gout
almanacs
being poor
being all about the benjamins
campus kick off
lenscrafters
nicholas cage
the stamp act of 1765
abolishing the stamp act of 1765