Post Archive

June 2008

This is easy, there are only [about] three. One out near the Watergate, one somewhere on 10th and P and one on Capitol Hill. Treat these gas stations like any emergency exit at your job – memorize their location. There’s nothing worse than hunting for gas stations that don’t exist …

American Public Media recently launched Budget Hero – an interactive game that lets people explore the major issues of the election by changing the federal budget to match their stands on issues and their values- sort of like WarCraft for policy wonks. This latest game, that’ll have like-minded fiscal conservatives …

Reportedly in and around K St… Fire reported at metro center. All intersections are down. Metros stopped running. Dogs and cats living together. Clinton picks up three super delegates. Offices closing early. Panic ensues. If you have details or a good story – email us at [email protected]

Earlier this week we wrote about the Politico’s obsession with 100 year-old senile white men who carry around blackberries.  Well, because politics and technology are so darn groovy, the story doesn’t end there. Tech President, a community for politically hip techies, just bench pressed yet another riveting example of technology …

How to Renovate A Home [Petworth] Can you hear me now? [Radio] Nats Win One [MissChatter] Extra moolah[gas prices]

On Monday morning, Capitol Hill resident Chris Frates got into his car only to discover he had been robbed – of gas. What makes this mildly entertaining, Frates is a reporter for the Politico. Patrick Gavin thinks it’s “further proof that normal, everyday people hate reporters.” We tend to agree. …

If you’ve ever wondered what it would take for an elected member of congress to piss off an entire constituency, the train wreck below is a pretty good example. Listen to how Rep. Allyson Schwartz defines “middle class” America. $250,000 ??? Lay off the pipe, lady. Not all of us …

Pershing: NRCC to Reveal Embezzlement Details The National Republican Congressional Committee will reveal today the results of a pricey forensic audit of its books in the wake of a massive alleged embezzlement scheme by its former treasurer, Christopher Ward. Bresnahan: Ward may have taken as much as $725K from NRCC …

Last week we wrote about an online contest we decided to participate in.  And while we felt our answers didn’t enitrely suck, unlike the rest, we were certain we had a fightin’ chance. Well, we were wrong.  Apparently our answers did suck. From Washwords, the online host of the rigged …

Free Concert Thursday [Farragut Square] Best FishbowlDC Interview Ever [Labash] Barack, Paper, Scissors [oddly enough] Anti-Energy Drink? [XS is better] Keep Your Cool [reporter] Fantasy Sports Quiz [30] Adams Morgan [1934]

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC want ad of the day. Looking for an old blobsled. Can be old and in any condition. Mitt Romney hoping to relive the glory days as an honorary Olympian – or perhaps just looking for décor for his new $12 million mansion.

Well, not quite, but the story they did decide to write begs the question- have they run out of content to cover, or are we the only ones who don’t give a flying leap if a 100 year-old Senator is enamored with his blackberry? The Politico: “People who mull such …

Obama is at it again with the fist bumps. This time he greets North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley with a “bump” after Easley introduced Obama at an event at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Rep. Anthony Weiner is hard up lately over prized foreign fashion models looking for work in the US. Weiner, who’s been in the news lately because he’s diddling Hillary’s body gal- is again making headlines – and once more, it involves beautiful women. Weiner, who represents parts of Queens and …

Hold on to your wallets… Why.I.Hate.DC has a fantastic post on their most recent DC experience – getting mugged. While the story is partly serious, there’s still plenty of humor injected into the post. Our favorite excerpts: “I won’t let him touch my right pocket. It was part outrage and …