Just Like High School: Tennessee Lawmaker Carves Initials Into State House Desk

Remember that time that you got really bored in class and carved your initials into the desk? Well, it turns out that's not such a good idea if you are a member of the government. And if the desk is in the state House chamber.

On Monday, Republican Rep. Julia Hurley, 29, of Tennessee confirmed to the Knoxville News Sentinel that late one night in May she decided to make her name a more permanent presence in the House chamber.“It was like 1 in the morning on the last day of the session,” she said. “I wasn't thinking straight.” She insists that she doesn't remember what utensil she used to do the deed.

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