President’s Day was yesterday. This year's presidential focus is on James Madison, our fourth president. At 5’4” and 100 lbs, Madison was our smallest president. Our researchers here at Uncle Tommy’s have concluded that, because of his size, when parents want to name their baby girls after a US president, the name Madison is the most popular. We never see girls named Taft, for instance, but Madison is a common name.
Likewise, in our city, Madison Avenue is the narrowest of the downtown streets named after the presidents. Coincidence? You decide.
I knew a woman named Sue who fell on the ice crossing Madison Ave and broke her arm. We nicknamed her Sue Falls. Later she sued the city for personal damages after which we changed her nickname to Sue City.
I never asked her, but, with it being such a narrow street and all, I bet she tried to cross on a red light and had to hurry.
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