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December 14, 2008

This Is a Farewell Kiss, Dogg

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According to New York Times translators, as the shoe flew from his hand and toward President Bush, Muntadar al-Zeidi screamed:

This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog.

Gawker, seeking brevity and quite likely poetry as well, adjusted it to:

This is a farewell kiss, dog.

I figured I'd take the next logical step and add that second G

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