Sunday, June 9, 2024

Cheesy Choice?

While most states have an official bird not many cities choose a bird. One of the exceptions is Madison, Wisconsin. Their choice stands out because it's a plastic flamingo. It started with a migration of 1,008 of the plastic ornaments as a prank in 1979. Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison woke up one morning in September to discover a flamboyance of flamingos had been placed by the school government's Pail and Shovel Party who were known for their stunts,  though it wasn't until 2009 that a newspaper lobbied the city council to officially designate the plastic bird. Since that time the prank is recreated every year as a fund raiser. Those Wisconsinites really love their cheese (read cheesy). 





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