{"id":390,"date":"2009-01-17T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/01\/accidental-humor.html"},"modified":"2009-01-17T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T19:40:09","slug":"accidental-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/01\/accidental-humor.html","title":{"rendered":"Accidental Humor?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a typical Something Big’s Coming Up I Wonder What Cute Things Kids Have To Say About It They’re So Cute-type move, The New York Times has collected letters written by children to Barack Obama in advance of inauguration day. My favorite:<\/p>\n

Dear President Obama,
\nHere is a list of the first 10 things you should do as president:
\n1. Fly to the White House in a helicopter.
\n2. Walk in.
\n3. Wipe feet.\u00a0
\n4. Walk to the Oval Office.\u00a0
\n5. Sit down in a chair.\u00a0
\n6. Put hand-sanitizer on hands.\u00a0
\n7. Enjoy moment.\u00a0
\n8. Get up.
\n9. Get in car.\u00a0
\n10. Go to the dog pound.
\n\u2014 Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Number seven gets me every time. Hilarious. Read the rest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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