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Minnesota sheriff's typo lands on Leno
Posted at 11:21 AM on August 31, 2010
by Bob Ingrassia
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Filed under: Southeast Minnesota
Does he fight crime or weeds? Freeborn County Sheriff Mark Harig put out some campaign literature with a little typo that changed his meaning in a big way. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno thought it was hilarious.
Hat tip on the sheriff's foibles to the Albert Lea Tribune.
The Harig bit starts about one minute into the video below.
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