Less than 24 hours after Parks and Recreation said goodbye, @FBI — a sometimes sassy Twitter extension of an otherwise ominous government bureau — proceeded to backhand compliment one of the show’s greatest characters: FBI agent Burt Tyrannosaurus Macklin, played by Andy Dwyer... played by Chris Pratt.
The real FBI just gave a shout out to Parks and Recreation’s fake FBI agent
Your ways were unconventional, but you'll be missed Macklin. #ParksFarewell To learn about a real FBI career, visit http://t.co/HIYV9b74KC.
— FBI (@FBI) February 25, 2015 A real FBI career? A real FBI career? You son of a bitch.
Looks like our government has chosen to disavow all knowledge of a real American hero. Not to worry, though, we hear he has a bright future playing with animals and traveling abroad.
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