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Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller

* From Gov. Pat Quinn’s Twitter feed

Dropped by @Wendys at 111th and State for lunch http://twitpic.com/7qwcd4

* The photo, which I cropped down to size and color-adjusted to make it easier to see…

Dude… Seriously?

* I’ve been thinking about what to do with this pic for the past 24 hours, and I finally decided that we just can’t pass it up. I mean, hey, he posted it. Besides, we’re finally done with this year’s session and I need as many distractions as I can get.

So, campers, while this could very well be the most difficult assignment I have ever given you, I’d like you to caption the above photo without any racy (and I mean that both ways) commentary.

Do not get yourself banned for life. Keep it totally clean. If you have doubts about your comment, don’t post it. Yes, I’m fully aware that this will be almost impossible to do, but I have faith in you… I think. Don’t let me down, but do make me laugh.

       

61 Comments
  1. - bdogg - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 11:59 am:

    You da man PQ! I guess there really are perks for being Governor.


  2. - Interesting - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:00 pm:

    Governor Quinn creates new jobs by signing legislation removing sales tax from Frosty sales. Governor Quinn claimed that the legislation, costing the state just $50,000, would create 300 new jobs in the Springfield area alone, although an aide acknowledged that those were just preliminary numbers.


  3. - train111 - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:01 pm:

    Get down Pat–go ahead get down!!


  4. - JakeCP - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:03 pm:

    “Hey, we’re wearing matching colors, maybe I should change my campaign colors to red & black in ‘14″.


  5. - Judgment Day - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:04 pm:

    The proposed cover shot for my new book …

    “Adventures In Governing”
    By Pat Quinn


  6. - Cal Skinner - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:04 pm:

    Just like his predecessor.

    Campaigning all the time.


  7. - Concerned Observer - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:05 pm:

    “Which one of you is Wendy?”


  8. - gilder - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:11 pm:

    “In an attempt to solve State financial problems, Pat Quinn announces Wendy’s as the official frosty supplier to the Illinois State government.”


  9. - vole - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:11 pm:

    winding up the windy at wendys in the big windy


  10. - The Captain - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:12 pm:

    “If only I had worn the blue tie … we could have gone to Burger King.”


  11. - Responsa - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:15 pm:

    Governor, I think you accidentally dropped some poker chips. Here–let me pick them up for you.


  12. - Just Saying - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:16 pm:

    New this year on Americas Got Tallent, Quinn and the 3 Wendys


  13. - Wensicia - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:18 pm:

    Hey, where’s my Wendy’s hat?


  14. - Iamafunnnyone - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:19 pm:

    Starting his own “fresh” legacy…


  15. - Colossus - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:20 pm:

    Single thought bubble, speaking for each: “This is just what I thought today would bring when I got out of bed today.”


  16. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:20 pm:

    the staff’s smiles soon faded as Governor Quinn was joined by his new head of the Burger Commission Aaron Jaffe who then said to the collected media

    “I don’t understand the eagerness of the legislature to allow people to eat burgers. The arguments that you can get a burger in Indiana ring hollow to me. Don’t people know that burgers are bad? Now cottage cheese, that’s good for you!”


  17. - ChicagoJ - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:23 pm:

    “This restaurant, like so many others in our great state, is staffed by hardworking Illinoisans. Illinoisans with jobs that they use to provide for themselves and their families. Nobody knows better than some of these people how hard it can be to raise a family. It’s been hard for a long time. But Illinois has seen difficult times before. When Abraham Lincoln first began his career in our state, he met with failure. But through perseverance, and hard work, he acheived greatness. Greatness is something Illinois knows as well. From our success in athletic competitions of all stripes, on all levels, from NIU to SIU to DePaul to Northwestern. We’re a land of champions. We’re a land of champions not only on the playing field but also in other fields. Soybean fields. Cornfields. Our agricultural industry is the envy of countries from Germany to Japan to China. The progress we’ve made in agricultural technologies has led to a level of food production unseen in human history. It’s led to tasty, affordable products like this Triple Baconator, which I now intend on consuming.”


  18. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:23 pm:

    I enjoyed this burger, a burger that came from a cow. Cows are a majestic animal, cows are fed corn that might have come from here in Illinois. Then again soy burgers made from fine Illinois soy are also really good tasting and good for you. Perhaps the corn that fed the cow that became this burger, a tasty burger, was harvested by equipment made here in Illinois.”

    And with that the manager asked several staff members to pose with the governor so he would stop talking.


  19. - Michelle Flaherty - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:25 pm:

    So you see the patty on a Wendy’s hamburger is square, not round like in other establishments. I appreciate people who are willing to try new approaches to things. That’s what we try to do in the governor’s office, not be afraid to be a square burger in a round patty world because in the end it’s about whether you taste good. We think we’ve got the juiciest, tastiest, squarest governor’s office around, and people should be proud of that, good hard working salt-of-the-earth people that aren’t afraid to tackle a Triple Baconator if needed. And if you look around my administration you’ll see a lot of people who aren’t afraid to take on that Baconator whether it be at Wendy’s or in the form of a budget deficit. You know who I miss? Clara Peller. You know, the “where’s the beef?” woman. Little known fact, the Wendy’s people dumped Clara in 1985 because she did a Prego ad. That wasn’t right. We’re about everyone in, no one left out, not even lil ol Clara Peller. If Clara was here today I’d buy her lunch, well, OK, I have a two-for-one Baconator coupon I’d split with her. But she’s not here so I’ll have to eat them both, but I’m not afraid to because that’s what being governor is all about, making tough decisions like having to eat two, Triple Baconators on a Wednesday afternoon to make sure the proud, hardworking taxpayers of the Land of Lincoln recognize the full savings this coupon offers.


  20. - Lefty Lefty - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:25 pm:

    If his current job doesn’t last much longer, the governor can replace Dave Thomas as the Wendy’s spokesman. “Have you seen our value menu? It’s got something for everyone–salads for the Democrats, burgers for the Republicans, Frosties for the media….That reminds of when I met Ray Kroc at a fundraiser in Oak Brook back in the 70s….oh wait…Wendy’s is the All-American burger….Dave Thomas was a great American….everyone who eats here is a great American….”


  21. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:25 pm:

    Overheard coming from a Quinn staffer, “Do we always have to have lunch someplace that the staff uniforms match the tie he is wearing”


  22. - Ghost of John Brown - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:26 pm:

    After not being able to move the State Legislature to respond to his initiatives, Gov. Quinn named three random teenage Wendy’s works to head his legislative liaison office. When questioned about the qualifications of his newly appointed staff, the Governor said “Ever see Madigan turn down a Frosty? Pretty sneaky, ehh?”


  23. - Real - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:27 pm:

    Go Pat! Go Guv it’s your birthday it’s your birthday!


  24. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:27 pm:

    “I can’t believe I just met Rod Blagoivich”


  25. - Knee Jerk - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:27 pm:

    “Back dat order up, I’ll have a triple instead of a double burger.”


  26. - Fed up - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:28 pm:

    Pat Quinn attempts and fails to quell the rumors that. He is not qualified to run the fry machine at the local Wendy’s.


  27. - Anonymiss - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:32 pm:

    No, Governor, that is NOT what Gov. Christie meant when he said you should check out the “Jersey Turnpike”…

    http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2011/10/03/jersey-shore-deena-dance-ed-helms-jay-leno/


  28. - Abby Normal - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:32 pm:

    In addition to my Super 8 discount card, I frequently purchase lunch from Wendy’s 99 cent value menu.


  29. - wordslinger - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:35 pm:

    Tonight! One Night Only Benefit for “Illinois is Broke.com”

    P. Quinny

    with special guest, Biggie Fries,

    performing the best of Motown and the Irish Catholic Mass

    State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL.

    Great (actaully, all) seats still available

    All proceeds benefit the Illinois Department of Revenue

    Brought to you by CME, CBOE and Sears

    A Civic Committee production


  30. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:36 pm:

    The staff was disappointed to learn that the gentleman who had come to visit that day was in fact not Dave Thomas…


  31. - ChitownHV - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:39 pm:

    Finally, a place where I can have it my way…


  32. - Way Way Down Here - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:40 pm:

    . . .meanwhile, in a corporate headquarters in Oak Brook the red phone is blinking. . .


  33. - Tom B. - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:44 pm:

    I think I’d like to order an old fashioned hamburger with pickles, ketchup, and mustard. Hold the lettuce, but put some extra onions on there. Old fashioned is a good name for a hamburger, just like Larry is a good name for a coach. When I was younger, I had a coach named Larry in little league. He taught me that you can never hit a curve ball unless you had one eye closed and were staring at the pitcher’s shirt button as his arm released the ball. The problem was he never told us which eye to close, so I experimented with both several times to see which one worked better. Baseball sure is a swell game, has lots of great food at the ballpark.

    Oh right, food. I’d also like an order of fries with that and some sweet and sour sauce instead of ketchup. I’m feeling a little “saucy” today. Ha! Did you get it, saucy?!? I like to make a little joke every now and again to lighten the mood. People are too dour these days and a little joke always lightens the mood. Did you hear the one about Mitt Romney and the pancakes? No, it won’t take that long, let me tell it.

    So, two cooks are firing up some flap jacks and… hey, what are you doing? Oh, you want to take a picture? Okay, I like pictures. Why don’t you come over here and you over here, and yeah, you just go over there and we’ll take a picture. Great, who has a camera? Oh, I have one on my phone. It’s one of these new fangled smart phones. I don’t know why they call them smart, if they were so smart they would actually make some better phone calls instead of taking pictures!

    Okay, which one are we looking at here? This one? Okay, go! That one came out blurry. Guess that phone isn’t so smart now is it! Let’s try it again. Great!

    Anyway, back to the joke. So then Mitt Romney walks into the room and says, “Hey, flip me up some of those flap jacks…” oh, what? Do I want anything to drink? Sure, drinks are great. I’ll have a Green River. You don’t have Green River? Aww, that’s too bad. Green River is a great drink. Started right here in the great state of Illinois back during prohibition and was second only to Coca Cola in popularity in the Midwest. I guess I’ll just have some water.

    Thank you and enjoy the picture.


  34. - Cheswick - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:46 pm:

    Pat Quinn at rehearsals for his holiday revue called “Hella Toddlin’ Town Chicago Is!”


  35. - Cook County Commoner - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:48 pm:

    Governor Quinn welcomes recent Illinois college graduates to the vibrant Illinois economy.


  36. - Anonymous - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 12:59 pm:

    Governor Pat Quinn, posing for pictures, on his way to pick up 20 hamburgers and 10 baked potatoes to fill his refrigerator. Gov. Quinn, seen here posing for pictures with staff, was explaining to them that his kitchen has a microwave, too.


  37. - Gregor - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:11 pm:

    “Okay, MY turn to work the intercom!”


  38. - Tommydanger - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:14 pm:

    Governor Quinn continued to advocate for tax breaks to benefit the average person when he announced that all Wendy’s outlets in Illinois would receive state tax incentives to keep them from relocating to Indiana.


  39. - CircularFiringSquad - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:37 pm:

    PQ: “You’re right, it is pretty funny the NoTaxBill couldn’t beat this mug. But it is what it is in this Land of Lincoln.,”


  40. - Anonymous - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:37 pm:

    And we still want to know “Where’s the beef?”


  41. - Ahoy - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:41 pm:

    Realizing his tie matched the uniforms of the Wendy’s employees, he decided to ditch “soy boy” for Wendy boy. Then proceeded to order a number 2 with a frosty.


  42. - Spring - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:45 pm:

    Pat Quinn taunts Illinois most successful company that has not received their tax break despite employing more people than the cme & sears combined


  43. - God's Country - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:48 pm:

    A triple with cheese, redefined.


  44. - dupage dan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:48 pm:

    Wow, young lady, you are talented! Can I try that moon dance with my shoes or do I have to wear the pumps?


  45. - OneMan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:51 pm:

    Miller will have to post this, then he will have to ban some folks… Hahahahaha


  46. - Rich Miller - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 1:57 pm:

    Ahead of his holiday open house at the governor’s mansion, Pat Quinn practices a Christmas song and dance routine with Wendy’s elves.


  47. - Esquire - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 2:16 pm:

    Our intensive focus on education and jobs training has produced real employment opportunities for these graduates! In the near future, I hope that succeeding generations of Illinois students will advance to jobs that provide a living wage.


  48. - dizzycow - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 2:19 pm:

    Confused Wendy’s employees pose for picture with what they thought was confused a man fleeing from a retirement home (but it was pat Quinn again).


  49. - Njardar - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 2:44 pm:

    In order to show the citizens of Illinois how broke the state is Pat Quinn takes a second job. “Pat Quinn, leading by example.”


  50. - Doc - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:00 pm:

    I’d like to thank Leader Cross for his great lunch spot recommendation. The spirit of this holiday season has truly brought bipartisanship to Illinois.


  51. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:01 pm:

    This is the last picture existing of the failed revival of “Dreamgirls”. We all know what happened on Election Day. Quinn won, well ….

    The musical was scheduled to open at the Shubert Theatre just weeks after the election, counting on a Quinn loss, and Quinn counting on a “fall back” job.

    Quinn’s miraculous victory led to the destruction of all the press kits …but today … we unearth this surviving press still to think … “what might have been”.


  52. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:13 pm:

    Wendy’s restaurant staff took a picture with Governor Pat Quinn today.

    The reason?

    Quinn used his “Frequent Stay” card during a puchase at the fast food establishment, claiming after 10 stays at a Days Inn, you get 1 night free … and … a free Wendy’s Frosty at a participating Wendy’s reastaurant.

    Not wanting to offend the Chicago Democrat, the staff “honored” the “free Frosty” deal, but requested a photo, because no one would believe this story any other way.


  53. - Anonymous - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:15 pm:

    I can always get a quick dependable lunchtime meal before driving to Emil Jones, er… Chicago State University to work on education reform with the administrators. I prefer this food to that served in the CSU cafeteria.


  54. - Cheswick - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:17 pm:

    OT: Do you think Pat Quinn edits his own Wikipedia page? Because his residence is listed as the Executive Mansion.


  55. - prognosis negative - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:29 pm:

    I’ll take some french cut potatoes with that partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverage.


  56. - clarifying - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:31 pm:

    Photographer: “I’m sorry Governor, I should have made it clearer. When I said, `Drop it like it’s hot,’ I wasn’t referring to the burger…”


  57. - Former Titan - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:36 pm:

    Shortly before receiving his free “Where’s the beef?” t-shirt (he had clipped a coupon), Governor Pat Quinn posed for this picture with Wendy’s employees and half-joked, “Wendy’s and I both know full well that you can’t fake real.”


  58. - amalia - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:39 pm:

    Santa may have elves, but I have Wendys.


  59. - Lakeview - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:39 pm:

    Total aside, but people need to stop crouching down in order to fit into a group photo. People do this all the time, and the result always looks terrible. Just because it fits the frame doesn’t mean it’s any good! Pull up a chair or two and let the people in front sit!

    My caption: Soy Boy forsakes the Boca Burgers for the real thing.


  60. - Anonymous - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:42 pm:

    “Which one of you is Wendy?”
    can’t beat that one


  61. - Soooo... - Thursday, Dec 15, 11 @ 3:52 pm:

    Hmmm, my post has disappeared…


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