By Matt Hardigree, 5:40 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008, 1,122 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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If you didn't grow up in Illinois, you might not understand why all the state government buildings close on the first Monday of March for the mysterious "Pulaski Day." We can offer an easy explanation: Casimir Pulaski was a famous Polish soldier who, after running afoul of the Russians, was sentenced to death and fled the country. He eventually arrived in the United States, fighting under the command of General George Washington and helping the army form a strong cavalry unit. Pulaski died in 1779 from wounds sustained in the Battle of Savannah and has been remembered with holidays, congressional acts, and numerous places/ships/buildings named in his honor. All of this, of course, is a setup to allow us to feel better about posting a joke by chenslee from the Polish tornado video this morning.

I couldn't see crap in that video. There always seemed to be a pole in the way.

SING! I mean, ZING!

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