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Humans are built funny. It’s hard to kick as high as someone else’s face. But it’s easy to put your foot in your own mouth.

My wife had a shoe-leather tasting opportunity yesterday on a roadtrip to St. James, Minn., in Watonwan County. There is a pork plant there whose unmistakable aroma permeates the air.

She’s working as a special assistant state public defender and was in the town, her first ever visit, for some hearings. As she parked and got out, the DOJ hearing officer and supervised release agent were on the sidewalk.

The first words from her mouth were, “Do you smell bacon?” They were standing directly in front of the sheriff’s office.

“It always smells like that,” one of them said. Good thing, too.

It’s such a distinctive smell, and therefore such an obvious remark, you can bet officers occasionally have fun messing with new visitors.

Officer Sternlook: “What did you just say?”

Hapless Visitor:  “Uh… never mind.”

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