Apple in my eye
Over inauguration weekend, lots of anti-George Bush protesters took turns throwing shoes at a large blow-up replica of the 43rd president, taking inspiration from Bush’s recent shoe-throwing misfortunes during his last trip to Iraq.
Well, it looks as if the Secret Service was paying attention: One agent told a young woman trying to get to the swearing-in ceremony via the 12th and D streets checkpoint that she could not bring her fruit any farther.
“If you can throw a shoe, you can throw an apple,” the agent said. Alas, there were loads of confiscated apples and oranges on the ground.
