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New U.S. passport makes up for perceived lack of American pride

By squirrelbait - February 4, 2008

in Object Culture

It's not that I'm unpatriotic. But the need to repeatedly thrust our whole catalogue of national iconography in the face of every customs officer we meet strikes me as kind of gauche. Isn't the gold eagle on the blue leatherette jacket enough of a symbol?

And, if not, could I please just have: "Puppies! Puppies! Puppies?"

Travel & Leisure editor Karrie Jacobs sounds off upon receiving a new passport bursting at the seams with proud-to-be-an-American imagery and quotes, missing only the scenting of McDonald's french fries to top it all off.

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Kevin Dugan

16 years ago

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The only thing that's missing is a sound chip blaring America the Beautiful everytime it is opened.
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Fixgear

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Freedom Fries, baby, Freedom Fries...
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lara h

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garish to put it mildly. hopefully deep 6'd by 2016 or I may have to go Canadian.
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greg- it's a fake. google "new u.s. passport"
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