r/thewestwing • u/erinmichelle83 • May 07 '25

Driving in NH today…

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Sometimes I forget that Josiah Bartlett was actually a real, historical person (and not just the best damn president this country has ever seen).

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u/TheDevilsSidepiece May 08 '25

New Hampshire. It’s what’s New.

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u/sarahoutx May 08 '25

😂😂

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u/BethersontonJoe May 12 '25

And the goggles... That includes the goggles?

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u/GoldBluejay7749 Mon Petit Fromage May 08 '25

That’s my great x5 grandpa! The real, historical person who signed the Declaration of Independence.

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u/GladWarthog1045 May 08 '25

You speak 5 languages, how is it that French isn't one of them??

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u/EaglesFanGirl May 08 '25

J'accuse mon petit fromage

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u/GladWarthog1045 May 08 '25

You just called me your little cheese

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u/Necessary_Essay2661 May 08 '25

... That's right!

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u/Butthole_Alamo May 08 '25

And I’m Marion Cotesworth-Haye!!

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u/greed-man May 08 '25

2nd person to sign!

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u/revd_lovejoy May 07 '25

I mean it’s no pruder street…

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

Not to be confused with Pruder Way.

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u/TeddysRevenge May 08 '25

Or Pruder Lane…

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u/GladWarthog1045 May 08 '25

He can sell a car like ... Well like anything

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u/IsItInLeMonde May 08 '25

Good guy, Phil Baharnd

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Turkeys.

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u/Typical-Set1870 May 10 '25

I gotta get better with the names

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u/Typical-Set1870 May 10 '25

I do radio commercials….for products.

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u/Riommar May 07 '25

That’s the Josiah with 2 T Bartletts. They have no sense of humor.

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u/ForeverALone_Ranger May 08 '25

/r/Stargate is leaking.

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u/welcome-to-my-mind May 08 '25

Let’s not get a big fron about it.

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u/Serling45 May 08 '25

Maybe they can MacGuyver a solution.

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u/brendini511 May 08 '25

Carter will fix it.

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u/Safe_Patient_9978 May 08 '25

She's too busy blowing up suns.

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u/welcome-to-my-mind May 08 '25

My favorite TV show referenced in my second favorite tv shows subreddit?! Oh my lanta…I’m buying a lotto ticket immediately

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u/Amazing_Trace May 08 '25

my thoughts exactly

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u/Baz_Blackadder What’s Next? May 09 '25

Indeed..

What's next?

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u/the_nerdy_ginger May 08 '25

UNCLE JESSEEEEEE

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u/ekimsal May 08 '25

Well at least you know they aren't serving Vermont maple syrup

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u/Serling45 May 08 '25

Bartlett = real historical person.

Bartlet = fictional President.

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u/alexjfxwilliams May 08 '25

Does that intersect with Marion Coatsworth Way?

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u/wino_whynot May 08 '25

Hey! She was recognized with the Francis Scott Key Key. It's a, um, big deal.

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u/AssumptionLive4208 May 10 '25

The Marion Coatsworth Hay Way?

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u/calculon68 May 08 '25

I wonder if the locals call it "Jed Bartlet Road" or "Jackass Husband Road"?

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u/DetectiveMakazian May 08 '25

Were you Awasiwi Odinak?

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

What a jackass.

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u/Mike_Gdovin May 08 '25

Easily found by following the North Star (not the shuttle to La Guardia)

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u/oasisarah May 08 '25

dont forget the goggles

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u/YBMExile May 07 '25

In ConCORD!

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u/Intelligent_Hand4583 May 08 '25

Is that the one in Concord or Amherst?

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

Loudon, actually

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u/Alclis May 08 '25

Wait, for real? I love this!

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u/KronosUno Cartographer for Social Equality May 08 '25

Now I'm imagining mischievous West Wing fans visiting and stealing the street signs to put on their walls.

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

Had you given me that idea 15 years ago, I would have totally tried.

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u/ibWBeeRedd May 08 '25

100% might need to visit. And <maybe> find a souvenir to take home in the dead of night. 😉

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

There might be another sign that is lower to the ground across the street. Maybe. I would never encourage thievery, obviously.

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u/ground_sloth99 May 08 '25

There is a town called Bartlett in northern NH.

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u/erinmichelle83 May 08 '25

Yesss, home to the gem of NH, Storyland. Hahaha.

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u/soulfireparenting May 08 '25

Now I feel complete.

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u/blumeanie57 Jun 01 '25

I used to do research in Bartlett, NH (in Bartlett Experimental Forest no less) and the local elementary school was Josiah Bartlett Elementary. It messed with my brain.