"ROUTE 66 : Tip 14 - Abe finally stops moving about" Top 5 Page for this destination Springfield Things to Do Tip by sourbugger

"Well there's no doubt that a big monument and one million visitors expresses what Americans think about honest Abe"

"He had a bit of an odd relationship with death you know.."

"How come ?"

"Well he exhumed his own sons body twice to have a good look, and when his own death came he was moved for various reasons some seventeen times until the tons of concrete in that thing made sure he didn't move again"

"How are sure it's him in there then ?"

"Well, the exumed him at the turn of the 19th / 20th Century so various people could have a good look. It's said that his feature were very much in tact, like it was a statue of himself. Oh, and there was an almighty stench"

"Anything else, O wise one ?"

"Well somebody tried to kidnap him !"

"What when he was already dead ?"

"Yep, it's amazing the schemes some people dream up"

"You can say that again"

"Yep, its amazing the schemes..."