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Mayor Bloomberg Sure Received a Major Seal of Approval Today!

By Dan Amira

Photo: nycmayorsoffice/Flickr

See, because of the photo? With the seal? It’s kind of like it’s approving of Mayor Bloomberg? By kissing him? Seal of approval? Ha!

(The animal in the photo is actually a sea lion.)

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