I heard something on the radio today that made me laugh out loud. England burned our fair capital 200 years ago in the War of 1812, and the British embassy in D.C. decided to celebrate our much-improved relations by commemorating the event with . . . a barbecue. On their Twitter account, they posted a picture of the dessert: a cake with a miniature White House and the caption . . .
"Commemorating the 200th anniversary of burning the White House. Only sparklers this time!"
I thought the idea was hilarious, but apparently some of my countrymen were less than amused. The embassy diplomatically tweeted an apology a few hours later.
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