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* Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago) just announced that he was moving his final bill as a House member. Fritchey won the Democratic nomination for a Cook County Board seat in February, so he’s retiring from the House.
In his honor…
* The Question: Caption?
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:13 pm
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I prefer the flat tanning beds to the stand-up beds.
Comment by Old Shepherd Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:14 pm
I’m telling ya, Balgojevich is only this tall after the beating Fitz has given him.
Comment by Stooges Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:16 pm
“You must be this tall to be Attorney General of Illinois….naw, just kidding Mike, she’s cool.”
Comment by Ramsin Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:19 pm
“Are ya breathing Michael? I don’t feel any breath!”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:19 pm
“Look! See? I’m not shaking! I’m not afraid of ya!”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:20 pm
Mr.Speaker…I have a stack of papers this tall with a few students that would like to be accepted into U of I. Could u help me with this? Or do you not have any “power” to influence the board?
Comment by JustforFun Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:20 pm
You want to get a smooth clear base tan before you have the guy come in and spray on the second layer.
Or
Madigan thought, I have it all, I should be happy, but damn I wish I could tan like that.
or
Madigan wonders why George Hamilton is on the floor today.
Comment by OneMan Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:21 pm
“If it weren’t for that damn hot dog with ketchup mailer my vote in that special election would have gone from here to here!”
Comment by Bring Back Boone's Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:21 pm
Jam Master Jay used spin the records just like this. It was beautiful. I will post the youtube video of it on facebook so you can see. We’ll still be facebook friends, right?
Comment by Montrose Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:21 pm
I haven’t even been elected yet and the stack of resumes from county job seekers is this high.
Comment by Bill Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:22 pm
“When I was a freshman member, Speaker, I swear, you were only this tall … Look how you have grown!”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:23 pm
No, Mr. Speaker, you don’t look like a leprechaun. Leprechauns are this tall.
Comment by the Other Anonymous Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:24 pm
“Mike, I’ve been waiting a long time to do this. Judo chop!”
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:24 pm
“The amount of crap bills I have voted on this year was this high”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:25 pm
Pick two!
Comment by Stones Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:25 pm
If I gave you a stack of money this high, would you finally crack a smile?
Comment by fisher Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:27 pm
When the water gets this high, it’s time to scram.
Comment by Bubs Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:28 pm
“John, I will not pull your finger. I trusted Emil Jones on that once. You only get one big lie.”
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:28 pm
JF: “Dude, I can’t believe you’ve never played the hand-slap game. Here, I’ll even let you start first. But, be warned, I’m fast, man. Fast.”
MJM: “If I focus all my awesome powers of superhuman concentration, I think I can burn a hole right through to the back of his head.”
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:31 pm
Fritchey: Is this how to properly motion your hand when speaking on an issue?
Comment by unclesam Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:32 pm
John: Paper!
Mike: Speaker Stare beats Paper every time, I don’t need scissors.
Comment by Dave Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:34 pm
Speaker thinking “he can’t even get the high-5 right”
Comment by lefty Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:36 pm
No, John. I’m the master puppeteer.
Comment by Piepants McGee Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:37 pm
So, when I told you this was my final bill, that was technically true. I’ll still be here, I’m just not going to move anymore bills.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:39 pm
“Ann Williams? She’s about yay big”
Comment by Knome Sane Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:41 pm
Don’t point your finger at me Daddy-O or I’ll cut it off.
Comment by dupage dan Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:44 pm
MM: I never noticed before that Fritchey didn’t have a neck.
JF: He’s about this tall. Red hair. Name’s Barton. Works for Miller. Ring a bell? No?
Comment by @all Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:50 pm
“There is more money potential in narcotics than anything else we’re looking at now. If we don’t get into it, somebody else will, maybe one of the Five Families, maybe all of them. And with the money they earn they’ll be able to buy more police and political power. Then they come after us. Right now we have the unions and we have the gambling and those are the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. If we don’t get a piece of that action we risk everything we have. Not now, but ten years from now.”
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:54 pm
This is how high the B.S. gets in the House.
Comment by cicero Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 12:54 pm
‘See, Iceman, The MiG was HERE, and then I go inverted…”
Comment by Maverick Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:05 pm
F- I was practicing my “Close Encounters…” alien sign language and my arm got stuck.
M- Hmmmm.
Comment by Joe from Joliet Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:13 pm
Yeah he’s only this tall and to dumb to get into U of I on his own but his dad contributed some money to the cook co Dem party so I told you coul get him in U of I Mike
Comment by Fed up Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:14 pm
“And he told him Speaker, ‘Any more letters from that school go to that house, in the oven he goes …’ Powerful scene.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:24 pm
“Amazing! By the time I leave the red ink will be up to HERE!”
Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:27 pm
Go grease lightning you’re burning up the quarter mile…
Grease lightning go grease lightning…
Go grease lightning you’re coasting through the heat lap trial…
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:30 pm
We’re this deep in trouble.
Comment by Aldyth Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:32 pm
I can do the fluttering hand just like Curly, but I could whoop like him.
Comment by Pat Robertson Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:38 pm
“No Speaker, everyone makes that mistake …
Let me help …
On the ‘Windmill’ hole, you try to roll the ball ater the counting ‘1, 2, 3…’ then roll it right through to the tube, it rolls through the windmill, flattens out, then right in the cup …
Free game… every time. Try that next time”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:38 pm
* never whoop
Comment by Pat Robertson Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:40 pm
Darth Madigan employs a Dark Side mindtrick to compel the light saber behind him towards Jedi Fritchey’s left hand.
Comment by Jake from Elwood Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:51 pm
Really guys? Say what you will but the entertainment value, intentional or otherwise, of this place is going to plummet once I leave.
But I’ll still look forward to keeping tabs on things, and on all of you, via Rich’s blog.
Comment by Rep. John Fritchey Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 1:58 pm
Fritchey: “So listen Mike. I’m up here. Okay? And you’re like down here. Get it?”
Fritchey: “Whatever Mike. I am so through with this legislative body. I’m out of here.”
Comment by real housewives of Springfield, IL Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:04 pm
F: Like so many other members that have moved on from you over there years…Ive had it up to here with this place!
Comment by prairiestatedem Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:05 pm
Wasn’t this exact picture already used for a caption contest previously?
Comment by Obamarama Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:06 pm
Obamarama, it may have been, but whatever. We’re having fun with it.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:10 pm
Ok then.
JF: “If I look at you from about here down, you look sort of like Hollywood Hendon in that tie.”
Comment by Obamarama Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:14 pm
Rich, if there was some way that I could keep people from downloading an image from your site, I have a photo of Rod and I from the Pride Parade about 10 years ago that you would have a field day with
Comment by Rep. John Fritchey Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:14 pm
Aw, c’mon, John. Send it over!!!
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:17 pm
I hate to admit it, but it’s actually in my car right now. And you best not send that 12 year old intern of yours to try to break in.
Aren’t blogs subject to child labor laws Miller?
Comment by Rep. John Fritchey Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:20 pm
F–”Sometimes I use this much Grecian Formula.”
M–(thinking) “They oughta mix it with Rogaine.”
Comment by Captain Flume Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:23 pm
They’re both 21. They only look so young because you are so OLD!!! Heh.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:23 pm
“Oh thanks … yeah, what I do .. to ‘do more with less’ … is to shave my head razor-thin up top, and I mean RAZOR-THIN … then, what little hair is left, you dye it jet black, tan the top of the head slightly darker then the tan I get for my body… Bingo!”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:30 pm
oh please Rep. Fritchey - you’re one to talk about exploiting child labor. I remember seeing a mail piece 12 years ago titled:
“John Fritchey’s got a new set of wheels!”
Comment by Paul Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:35 pm
Frichey: “See, if you cut the apple like this, it makes an even slice”
Madigan: “Whatever.”
Comment by Name Withheld Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:41 pm
Paul Paul Paul, that was 14 years ago, and I’m hoping that my daughter doesn’t come after me for that one
Comment by Rep. John Fritchey Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 2:47 pm
F- My final bit of advice to you, Mr. Speaker: Nancy Pelosi does these kinds of Michael Stipe gyrations when she speaks and, I don’t know, I just think it looks cool. You should try it.
M- omg
(M is never excited so no caps)
Comment by Joe from Joliet Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 3:13 pm
Sorry boss, but my name was used in debate.
M: “Did you just swallow your gum, or should I call the nurse?”
Comment by Barton Lorimor Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 3:32 pm
Rep. Fritchey flinches while the Speaker remains unfazed by Rep. Ramey firing on a 12 point buck he chased into the capitol…
Comment by Small Town Liberal Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 3:40 pm
The ladies dig me because I own the last surviving case of Hai Karate aftershave.
Comment by just sayin' Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 3:43 pm
So the deficit is about yay high when I’m leaving - how much you wanna bet it will get even worse after I leave?
Comment by Robert Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 4:10 pm
Look, no strings!
Comment by truthman Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 4:15 pm
And this is an alligator! Now let me show you the bunny rabbit.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 4:17 pm
“See, under the right arm I used Old Spice High Endurance deodorant and it doesn’t smell at all. But under the left arm…”
Comment by MrJM Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 4:17 pm
Hey Mike, “Pull my finger”
Comment by sick and tired Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 5:04 pm
It’s not you Mr. Speaker.
See, about 6 months ago, I was driving down here and I look out the car window. All is see is cornfields for miles and miles. Nothing but cornfields. And I said to myself, I’ve got to get a job closer to home.
Comment by Quizzical Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 5:38 pm
And so you see something out there, say a three-legged dog. And you just put it up on Twitter, and then people want to vote for you. It really is that simple.
Comment by Quizzical Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 5:44 pm
the lake was so smooth……like glass
Comment by Paul S. Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 6:32 pm
Sensai M checks the new student’s kata form.
Comment by zatoichi Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 9:38 pm
I’m gonna collect my pension and fly right into that county board seat before ya’ll change something else with our pension
Comment by Donald Wareham Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 10:31 pm
“Speaker, no … I wasn’t talking McPier … I was saying …’Take a LONG walk … off a short pier’ …a LONG LONG walk”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 11:02 pm
John - “Mercy is for the weak. We do not train to be merciful here. A man who face you he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy.”
…
John - “Live or die?”
Mike - “die”
John - “Wrong!”
{HONK}
Comment by Tex Thursday, May 6, 10 @ 11:50 pm
Fritchey “Ok, paper!” Madigan, showing nothing, “you still lose”.
Comment by colt 45 Friday, May 7, 10 @ 8:22 am
“You are getting verrrry sleepy…sleepy.”
Comment by bk Friday, May 7, 10 @ 8:54 am
Ann Williams…I cannot wait until next year!
Comment by anon Friday, May 7, 10 @ 8:09 pm