In honor of Senator Craig attempting to change his plea today...I recently discovered this news nugget from the Associated Press:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - When tourists ask for the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport lately, it's usually not because they have to go. It's because they want to see the stall made famous by U.S. Senator Larry Craig's arrest in a sex sting.
"It's become a tourist attraction," said Karen Evans, information specialist at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "People are taking pictures."
Craig was arrested June 11 by a Minneapolis airport police officer. The Idaho Republican pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.Craig has since said his guilty plea was a mistake.
Just 15 minutes into her shift on Friday, Evans said she had been asked directions to the new tourist attraction four times. Other airport workers field the same question.
"It's by the Lottery shop, right next to the shoeshine shop," said newsstand worker Abdalla Said, adding he gets the question daily.
The Royal Zino Shoeshine shop owner's grandson, Royal Zino, said it has been hectic.
"People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking pictures outside the bathroom door — man, it's been crazy," he said.
On their way to Guatemala, Jon and Sally Westby of Minneapolis made a visit.
"We had to just stop and check out the bathroom," Sally said. "In fact, it's Jon's second time — he was here last week already."
Not sure what to think about this:
-Should I be proud of individuals like Jon and Sally Westby of Minneapolis, who find treasure where others simply find a toilet?
-Should I be alarmed that people are so desperate for historical significance in their home towns that they cause extra work for the Royal Zino Shoeshine shop, which has the misfortune of being near the famed toilet?
-Will there be a plaque nailed to this stall someday? Or perhaps they could take a cue from Atlanta, and errect a brown "historical district" sign in that stall.
-Will the airport gift shop start selling post cards of this esteemed toilet?
Picture it:
Dear Janet and Bill,
Having a ball in Minneapolis...
Wish You Were Here!
2 comments:
Dear Fanny:
Greetings from Minneapolis. Everything has come to a head. My dreams of the Twins going to the World Series have gone down the drain. All my hopes have plunged...brushed aside into the sewer. I am just sick to my stomach, and I pray to the porcelian Gods that next year everything will come out all right. I know I am being anal about this, but honestly, I haven't had any sleep. I am pooped. Completely run out of gas. Anyway, how are things in Brownsville? Gotta run.
Love,
John
Well, as with most celebrity scandal, this one will stall out. I'll be glad when they wipe this from the headlines. That way, we can be flushed with excitement as the next scandal swirls!
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