Thursday, August 26, 2004

The Shrubian Medal catalog

Did you know that Bush has medals, too? And did you know they are also being challenged? Well, for slightly different reasons....

I, like most people, figured that George W. Bush's American Star Medal was won for valor in the face of tremendous challenges. I had never heard of one before, so I just figured they were very rare.

When I took a closer look, I realized that the "medal" is actually an American fifty-cent coin pressed into a crinkled-up wad of gold foil. The foil appears to be from Rolo chocolate-covered caramels. The yellow star backing appears to have been made from the plastic top of a Planter's Mixed Nuts Can.

Read the whole thing. There's pictures!

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous11/03/2005

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