US Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 13

13 april

WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: SUNDAY, APRIL 13: BUBBLE GUM Profile America — Sunday, April 13th. One of the joys of American youngsters and big league baseball players was invented by accident in 1928 bubble gum. Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, brewed up an experimental batch that was less sticky than regular gum and also stretched more easily. Seeing that it would make bubbles, he took a 5-pound chunk to a local grocery store, where eager youngsters bought it all in a single afternoon. Diemer’s invention was pink because that was the only food color on hand when he made the first batch. Americans buy a half billion pounds of all forms of chewing gum each year worth more than $2.5 billion. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov. Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.
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16 Responses to “US Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 13”

  1. Dominick says on April 13th, 2008 at 10:11 am :

    I don’t get it.

  2. Zavanna says on April 13th, 2008 at 11:01 am :

    timely political humour eh? buried.

  3. Lynsey says on April 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am :

    how hack is this joke, and like voting in different lying scumbags would make a difference.

  4. Anson says on April 13th, 2008 at 12:42 pm :

    A day on digg without political opinion is not really a day on Digg…

  5. Ferdinand says on April 13th, 2008 at 1:33 pm :

    This illustration should really include the whole National Mall.

  6. Brenden says on April 13th, 2008 at 2:23 pm :

    Buried for idiotic.

  7. Gregg says on April 13th, 2008 at 3:14 pm :

    It’s true. Many of us are the only ones to blame. It’s utterly shocking how many people actually voted for Bush II (v 2). Even people on Digg voted for nutjob the second time. Thank goodness for the 22nd amendment.

  8. Delmar says on April 13th, 2008 at 4:05 pm :

    I love political comics.

  9. Walker says on April 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm :

    I don’t understand what the joke is at all. Don’t vote? April fools? Huh?

  10. Agnes says on April 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm :

    Ok, mabey I am the only one… But I think it would have been a stronger political cartoon if you take of the bottom part of it.

  11. Darian says on April 13th, 2008 at 6:36 pm :

    lqtm

  12. Edwena says on April 13th, 2008 at 7:27 pm :

    more true than funny

  13. Marion says on April 13th, 2008 at 8:17 pm :

    It would have made more sense if it started on June, July….May, April FOOLS,duh.

  14. Dennis says on April 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm :

    If only they were just fools. But they are criminals too which makes the foolishness scarier.

  15. Coreen says on April 13th, 2008 at 9:59 pm :

    i opened this page at 911 diggs…