The Earth as seen from Madison, Wisconsin
Caption on a postcard (c. 1977)
72 square miles surrounded by reality
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Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus (1978, with 2002 area update)
She came from Madison, Wisconsin, which should have made us stop, look and listen.
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J. Edgar Hoover, referring to Debra Sweet in a memo to Richard M. Nixon (December 3, 1970). Sweet had questioned Nixon on the Vietnam war during an award ceremony at the White House. Hoover's memo was classified until 1999.
It's like Fargo without the funny parts.
Shirley Manson of Garbage, describing life in Madison. Shirley is from Earth, and the other band members are from Madison (c. 1994).
I'm pro-life jacket, and I boat
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Isthmus Annual Manual (2001)
A drinking town with a football problem
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Isthmus Annual Manual (2002)
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