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The real FBI just gave a shout out to Parks and Recreation's fake FBI agent

The real FBI just gave a shout out to Parks and Recreation's fake FBI agent

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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.

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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