He read it for the articles

At the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, you can walk along a patch of the original Route 66 pavement; see the ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz; laugh at the "puffy shirt" from Seinfeld; and stare at the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.

However, the most unusual item might be an artifact in the Ray Charles exhibit: a braille copy of Playboy from the musician's personal collection.

(On a related note, Congress approved legislation last week to issue up to 400,000 silver dollars commemorating Louis Braille. No word yet on how many Braille coins Playboy will charge for its upcoming issue.)

Comments

Anonymous said…
So I guess Ray read it for the articles.

(yeah, I know, that was bad)
July 06, 2006
Josh said…
If braille Playboy were any good, they could charge A LOT more for it.
July 06, 2006
Josh said…
It's been 24 hours, and I'm still very proud of this joke.
July 07, 2006
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