Muntadhar al-Zaidi
publication date: Sunday, December 28, 2008 (part of Round XXXVII)
category: Controversy
clue: Don't start tossing articles of clothing if you can't solve this goo.
explanation: al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, caused a scandal by throwing his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Samuel Franklin, and Peter Wilhelm
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