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Meet 'G.I. Joe,' Chicago's Legendary Traveling Sausage Salesman
Traveling sausage salesman Joshua Perl has been on the road hawking meat (and telling tales) to hungry late-night drinkers for 40 years.

Phil Rockrohr is a writer and editor. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, TimeOut Chicago and Crain.com.
Traveling sausage salesman Joshua Perl has been on the road hawking meat (and telling tales) to hungry late-night drinkers for 40 years.

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