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Josh Johnson Jokes About Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation as Summer Tourist Attraction

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Trish Bendix

13h ago· 3 min readen

Summary

Comedian Josh Johnson delivers a humorous monologue about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, comparing it to a giant kombucha and joking about how Americans are now gathering around a slimy pool instead of for civil rights causes. The piece is a satirical take on modern American priorities and tourism.

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Twitter / XJosh Johnson Jokes About Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation as Summer Tourist Attractionnytimes.com

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Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we're going to go see the world's largest kombucha!
The last time we collected this many people around the Reflecting Pool was for civil rights. People were like, 'We must come out to support Dr. King.' Sixty years later, we're like, 'A slimy pool? This I gotta see!'
This is how far America has fallen: The last time we collected...
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“Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we’re going to go see the world’s largest kombucha!” Johnson said of the pool renovation as a tourist stop.

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