Like You’re at Home in Dubuque!

One of my goals for the Dubuquer blog is to chronicle humorous allusions or references to Dubuque.

Here’s one from Wonkette, “an online roundup of gossip from Washington, DC and the US political arena,” in Josh Fruhlinger’s satirical post, “The Foreigns Vote Early And Often.” An excerpt:

You might think of Spain as “Europe’s Mexico,” but it turns out Albania has that job wrapped up. No, Spain is actually Europe’s America, if the ongoing election season is any indication!

The left- and right-wing candidates went on the teevee for a debate! They argued about the doomed economy, and all those illegal immigrants flowing in from the south, and accused each other of being Soft On Terror.

Then the local religious types weighed in, nudging everyone towards the right-wing types. There was even a YouTube debate, where a dude wearing pearls and a dress talked about gay marriage! It’s all so familiar, it’s like you’re at home in Dubuque!

For some other recent examples of irreverent references to Dubuque, click here.

Dubuque Pack on YouTube

At this moment there are over 630 search results for “dubuque” on YouTube!

Click on the play button below to watch a 1:16 minute video clip about the Dubuque Pack by LCTV reporter Erin Horst.

Note: If you have dial up, try clicking on the pause button at the lower left corner of the video, wait until the red or gray bar indicates that the video has completely loaded, and then press play again. The video may take several minutes to load.

If you don’t see the video, click here.

The Great Drywall of Dubuque?

The Sheboygan Wisconsin Press wants to know why artist Paul Noth used the name of their fair city in the caption of his recent New Yorker cartoon.

Noth’s response? “The Great Drywall of Dubuque” is just not as funny.