chimney sweep

“A professional chimney sweep can inspect your fireplace and chimney for any damage and clean out any soot or creosote buildup,” she says.

Jim Newell is here to fill us in on Burgum’s backstory, from tuxedo-wearing chimney sweep to North Dakota governor.

Burgum began his rise to fame as a chimney sweep.

He and his men were struggling to clean out the barrel of their mud-encrusted howitzer with a long metal brush like a chimney sweep.

“I’m tall and skinny, and so I’m never going to be cast as a sumo wrestler. On the bright side, when I audition for Bert the chimney sweep in a production of ‘Mary Poppins,’ I know I’ll have a leg up on any sumo wrestler who might go out for the role.