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Monday, November 24, 2014

North Dakota Names Landfill After Obama

The state of North Dakota has named a new publicly-owned landfill after President Barack Obama.

In an overwhelming 35-10 vote, the state Senate advanced a bill naming a 650-acre site currently under construction after the nation’s 44th president. Governor Jack Dalrymple is expected to sign the measure into law Tuesday.

When completed, the Barack Obama Memorial Landfill will be the largest waste disposal site in North Dakota, and the 17th largest in the United States. It will be especially rich in toxic waste from the local petroleum and medical industries.

“We wanted to do something to honor the president,” says Republican State Senator Doug Perlman, who was the lead sponsor of the bill. “And I think a pile of garbage is a fitting tribute to Obama’s presidency.

“We originally planned on naming it after a nearby mountain. But then someone jokingly suggested we name it after Obama. I never thought and idea like that would actually pass. But I was pleasantly surprised.”

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Even Jimmy Carter didn't get that kind of honor.

Shows how severe his accomplishments are!

Anonymous said...

I like it.

LastMohican said...

very fitting

Anonymous said...


Gotta love it!

Eventually space under the bus gets filled up and must be tidied up. Now there's a destination.

Anonymous said...

Where is the countries largest fertilizer plant? I think it's time for a name change!