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Mar 17, 2011

White House North Lawn Fountain: Sufficiently Green

Last year, we were kinda disappointed with the shade of green that the White House chose to dye the North Lawn fountain in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Even when the White House sent along an image taken from a different angle, it still didn’t measure up to 2009, when the pool was about as green as you can get. Well, we’re pleased to see that this year, the White House ditched the sea foam/pea soup nonsense and returned to the freakishly neon shade of two years ago.

Mar 17, 2010

White House Photo Shows Fountain as Slightly Greener

In response to DCist’s accusations that the White House punted on its green dye job in the North Lawn fountain this year, White House Director of Online Programs Jesse Lee sends us this, more authoritative image. More green than seafoam, to be sure. Sort of a pea soup. But still not brilliant, almost neon green like last year. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy…

 
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