Not the land of 1,000 dances, either
For a long time, Illinois has been the butt of political jokes; now that Minnesota has elected Al Franken as senator, they can now lay claim the distinction of laughingstock of the country. Instead of "land of a thousand lakes," they can be "land of a thousand jokes."
Robert Laskero
Bensenville
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