Thursday, Apr 23, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) chatted with Treasurer Michael Frerichs (D-Gigantes) yesterday at the Statehouse…
- Google is Your Friend - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:00 am:
Did we really need an Abbott and Costello reboot?
- VK - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:05 am:
“No Representative, the air isn’t “thinner” up here. But thank you for the concern.”
- Oklahoma - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:05 am:
You shall not pass
- Norseman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:07 am:
Mr. Treasurer, please level with me.
- Norseman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:08 am:
My mom taught me it’s note nice to look down at people.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
King takes Pawn C4.
- Blue Dog - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
the one thing I won’t tolerate is people talking g down to me.
- Candy Dogood - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
===(D-Gigantes) ===
Sorry everyone, there is no possible caption better than this.
- Thinks Again - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
So when I’m in the paint, you pass me the ball
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
“How do you compare yourself with previous Treasurers?”
“By height.”
- Friendly Bob Adams - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
Gigante every day not just Sabado….
- Phineas - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:55 am:
You know there’s a ymca in Niles that reminds me of you
- Les Nesman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:56 am:
Today on Pardon My Take
- Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:57 am:
Andrade thinking: “All that height and a full head of hair? Dude, you suck.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:03 am:
Treasurer Frerichs rests his weary chin on John Amdor’s head as he speaks to a lame duck House member.
- Boone Logan Square - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:05 am:
“Miguel Alvelo Rivera said your campaign tactics were pretty small. I see his point”
- Thomas Paine - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:15 am:
“Come, my friends. The Ents are going to war.”
runner up:
“Many of these Trees were my friends.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:21 am:
Frerichs: “Permanent. Yeah, the kink in my neck is pretty much permanent.”
- thisjustinagain - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:23 am:
As Abe Lincoln asked a VERY tall soldier once: “How’s the weather up there?”
- Lol - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:24 am:
The casting director selected two finalists to reenact the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:26 am:
Frerichs: “Me? Arthur’s Big & Tall Shop. You?”
Andrade: “Vito’s Bodda-Boom Haberdashery.”
- twowaystreet - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:45 am:
We must never speak again. Our necks cannot bear this for more than 10 mins.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:51 am:
Andrade: “So when did your parents know you were going to be like this?”
Frerichs: “Right away. My mom had to buy ‘Tall Baby’ Pampers for me.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:54 am:
===We must never speak again. Our necks cannot bear this for more than 10 mins. ===
I talked to him a few minutes after Andrade left and I had the exact same thoughts. lol
- stateandlake - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:57 am:
Andrade: By George, I seem to have forgotten my fedora! Lurch?
Frerichs: You rang?
- Lurker - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:59 am:
Yes, there really is a Lollipop Guild
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:03 pm:
Andrade: “I suppose you get pretty tired of the ‘tall’ jokes.”
Frerichs: “It just goes to show how small most people can be. HA. Oh, you stepped right into that one.”
- LizPhairTax - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:06 pm:
I’m not saying no Mike but I really need to learn more about the physics of 2-man luge before I commit
- Honeybear - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:15 pm:
“Of course residents of Alton believe in reincarnation.”
- twowaystreet - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:49 pm:
==I talked to him a few minutes after Andrade left and I had the exact same thoughts. lol===
I only participate in sit-down meetings with the Treasurer.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:41 pm:
I’ve called you so many times today And I guess it’s all true what your girlfriends say That you don’t ever want to see me again And your brother’s gonna kill me and he’s six feet ten
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:41 pm:
Hang on while I get a step ladder so we can talk.
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:42 pm:
No, you may not rest your elbow on my head.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:42 pm:
Andrade: “Mike, you okay? You zoned out for a second there.”
Frerichs: “Sorry. Sometimes the fillings in my teeth pick up radio stations from Iowa.”
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:43 pm:
Yes, I can look over the heads of people in a crowd.
- George Ryan Reynolds - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 2:04 pm:
He’s a few inches away from a vintage LBJ persuasive tactic.
- Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:03 pm:
I just wanted to tell you I came up short.
- JSI - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:54 pm:
Scene from Matilda: “I’m big. You’re small.”
- Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:57 pm:
Can you loom in a little closer?
- Cordelia Goode - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 6:04 pm:
Walking and talking with Treasurer Frerichs is a workout.
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- Google is Your Friend - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:00 am:
Did we really need an Abbott and Costello reboot?
- VK - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:05 am:
“No Representative, the air isn’t “thinner” up here. But thank you for the concern.”
- Oklahoma - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:05 am:
You shall not pass
- Norseman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:07 am:
Mr. Treasurer, please level with me.
- Norseman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:08 am:
My mom taught me it’s note nice to look down at people.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
King takes Pawn C4.
- Blue Dog - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
the one thing I won’t tolerate is people talking g down to me.
- Candy Dogood - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:10 am:
===(D-Gigantes) ===
Sorry everyone, there is no possible caption better than this.
- Thinks Again - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
So when I’m in the paint, you pass me the ball
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
“How do you compare yourself with previous Treasurers?”
“By height.”
- Friendly Bob Adams - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:21 am:
Gigante every day not just Sabado….
- Phineas - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:55 am:
You know there’s a ymca in Niles that reminds me of you
- Les Nesman - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:56 am:
Today on Pardon My Take
- Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 10:57 am:
Andrade thinking: “All that height and a full head of hair? Dude, you suck.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:03 am:
Treasurer Frerichs rests his weary chin on John Amdor’s head as he speaks to a lame duck House member.
- Boone Logan Square - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:05 am:
“Miguel Alvelo Rivera said your campaign tactics were pretty small. I see his point”
- Thomas Paine - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:15 am:
“Come, my friends. The Ents are going to war.”
runner up:
“Many of these Trees were my friends.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:21 am:
Frerichs: “Permanent. Yeah, the kink in my neck is pretty much permanent.”
- thisjustinagain - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:23 am:
As Abe Lincoln asked a VERY tall soldier once: “How’s the weather up there?”
- Lol - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:24 am:
The casting director selected two finalists to reenact the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:26 am:
Frerichs: “Me? Arthur’s Big & Tall Shop. You?”
Andrade: “Vito’s Bodda-Boom Haberdashery.”
- twowaystreet - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:45 am:
We must never speak again. Our necks cannot bear this for more than 10 mins.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:51 am:
Andrade: “So when did your parents know you were going to be like this?”
Frerichs: “Right away. My mom had to buy ‘Tall Baby’ Pampers for me.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:54 am:
===We must never speak again. Our necks cannot bear this for more than 10 mins. ===
I talked to him a few minutes after Andrade left and I had the exact same thoughts. lol
- stateandlake - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:57 am:
Andrade: By George, I seem to have forgotten my fedora! Lurch?
Frerichs: You rang?
- Lurker - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 11:59 am:
Yes, there really is a Lollipop Guild
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:03 pm:
Andrade: “I suppose you get pretty tired of the ‘tall’ jokes.”
Frerichs: “It just goes to show how small most people can be. HA. Oh, you stepped right into that one.”
- LizPhairTax - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:06 pm:
I’m not saying no Mike but I really need to learn more about the physics of 2-man luge before I commit
- Honeybear - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:15 pm:
“Of course residents of Alton believe in reincarnation.”
- twowaystreet - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 12:49 pm:
==I talked to him a few minutes after Andrade left and I had the exact same thoughts. lol===
I only participate in sit-down meetings with the Treasurer.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:41 pm:
I’ve called you so many times today
And I guess it’s all true what your girlfriends say
That you don’t ever want to see me again
And your brother’s gonna kill me and he’s six feet ten
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:41 pm:
Hang on while I get a step ladder so we can talk.
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:42 pm:
No, you may not rest your elbow on my head.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:42 pm:
Andrade: “Mike, you okay? You zoned out for a second there.”
Frerichs: “Sorry. Sometimes the fillings in my teeth pick up radio stations from Iowa.”
- Huh? - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 1:43 pm:
Yes, I can look over the heads of people in a crowd.
- George Ryan Reynolds - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 2:04 pm:
He’s a few inches away from a vintage LBJ persuasive tactic.
- Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:03 pm:
I just wanted to tell you I came up short.
- JSI - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:54 pm:
Scene from Matilda: “I’m big. You’re small.”
- Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 3:57 pm:
Can you loom in a little closer?
- Cordelia Goode - Thursday, Apr 23, 26 @ 6:04 pm:
Walking and talking with Treasurer Frerichs is a workout.