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Swede

(33,257 posts) Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:08 PM Apr 2012

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"If you're in Washington and want a friend,get a dog"

Just heard that on the Capitals-Bruins pre-game show.

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"If you're in Washington and want a friend,get a dog" (Original Post) Swede Apr 2012 OP

That's something a famous politician said many years ago. Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #1

Got to love Harry. trumad Apr 2012 #3

Conflicts about where that line originated, but here are some: elleng Apr 2012 #2

If Rmoney gets elected, he'll strand the dog on the roof of the White House. madinmaryland Apr 2012 #4

It's true. LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #5

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

1. That's something a famous politician said many years ago.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:15 PM

Apr 2012

It actually goes like "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog" I think.

trumad

(41,692 posts)

3. Got to love Harry.

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:23 PM

Apr 2012

elleng

(130,974 posts)

2. Conflicts about where that line originated, but here are some:

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:18 PM

Apr 2012

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/23/washington-dog-truman/

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

4. If Rmoney gets elected, he'll strand the dog on the roof of the White House.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:29 PM

Apr 2012

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

5. It's true.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:30 PM

Apr 2012

I've lived here in the DC suburbs for 22 years.

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