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Al Franken draws a map of the USA from memory

(via Austin Kleon)

  • http://www.adamrex.com/ Adam

    I didn’t realize he could still do this. I remember he pulled the same stunt on SNL in probably something like 1988 or 1992. He did it with red and blue markers as a method of presenting his electoral predictions for that year’s presidential race, if I’m remembering it right.

  • http://www.adamrex.com Adam

    I didn’t realize he could still do this. I remember he pulled the same stunt on SNL in probably something like 1988 or 1992. He did it with red and blue markers as a method of presenting his electoral predictions for that year’s presidential race, if I’m remembering it right.

  • danwarning

    Here’s a link to some videos of him doing it (including on Letterman in ’87):

    http://video.google.com/videosearch?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=al%20franken%20map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

  • danwarning

    Here’s a link to some videos of him doing it (including on Letterman in ’87):

    http://video.google.com/videosearch?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=al%20franken%20map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

  • http://www.kenmeyerjr.com/ kenmeyerjr

    Now…can you imagine our last president being able to do this? Sorry, republican friends…just had to point this out.

  • http://www.kenmeyerjr.com kenmeyerjr

    Now…can you imagine our last president being able to do this? Sorry, republican friends…just had to point this out.

  • Avika

    Would Canada be easier (fewer provinces) or harder (the islands)?

  • Avika

    Would Canada be easier (fewer provinces) or harder (the islands)?

  • hazard5

    What are you pointing out, that the skill of diagraming is directly proportional to skills of leading or protecting? Thats not very rational.
    I can’t draw all of my organs, but my health is in better shape than anyone else I know my age.

  • hazard5

    What are you pointing out, that the skill of diagraming is directly proportional to skills of leading or protecting? Thats not very rational.
    I can’t draw all of my organs, but my health is in better shape than anyone else I know my age.