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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Wurst Person in the World: Paul Ryan Drove the Wienermobile
I guess this is not a revelation today but it was new to me. The Oscar Meyer vehicle goes back to 1936. Of course there is now a site full of background on Ryan (call it oppo-research if you will) which includes all sorts of fascinating stuff. But for starters: According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “One of his summer jobs in college was as an Oscar Mayer salesman in Minnesota, peddling turkey bacon and a new line called ‘Lunchables’ to supermarkets. He drove the Wienermobile once.” Now he's all brat, no wurst.
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