As FamousDC readers have probably realized, we don’t post much on the weekend. However, Mr. Pausch gets the only post of this weekend. Thank you. This video is an hour long. Try this if you want a two-minute overview.

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Alright ZZ Top wanna-bes, the contest ends at noon today. Get your pictures over to Captain Chaos. Chris Cooley:Beard contest phase 1 ends Friday Everyone who wants to be included in the beard contest please make sure to get your beard pictures in by July 25th before noon. We will …

We ask – is this for real?  We hope so.

Diary of a Mad D.C. Cabbie: Passed Out I was rolling down Wisconsin avenue near the National Cathedral when some chics driving beside me honked and pulled me over. I thought they wanted directions but what they wanted was to dump their toasted friend in my back seat and move …

The staffers have spoken, and Longworth’s beloved Doris is back on the job.  After rumors flew yesterday about Doris being a few dollars short on her register, it appears that cooler heads have prevailed.  Now that’s “change” we can believe in. If only the actual Congress folk in charge on …

This email is going around like wild fire on Capitol Hill.  If it’s true – it’s a damn bit ridiculous.  We’ll continue to check snopes.com and keep you posted. TUESDAY LONGWORTH CAFETERIA BOYCOTT …. Many of you likely know “little” Doris, who has been a cashier in the Longworth Cafeteria …

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He’s on CNN right now, following a lunch at a German restaurant [note: Obama just gave a speech in Germany – coincidence?], and he’s literally picking lunch out of his teeth.  I’m sure his staff is thrilled that he didn’t use a toothpick right before he went on camera.

Politico: Rep. Herseth Sandlin Is Pregnant In late March of 2007 Stephanie Herseth married former Rep. Max Sandlin and now they’ve announced their good news – she’s due in December.

It hasn’t been a great week for Bob.  Yesterday he struck someone with his car and then claimed he had no idea he had done it.  Now, just when Bob thought things couldn’t get worse, they do. Apparently Mr. Novak is taking some serious heat for misleading readers into thinking …

DCist: Kastles Falter in Loss to Smash The Washington Kastles fell to Delaware’s only professional sports team, the Smash, last night at Kastles Stadium at CityCenter DC in a final score of 20-16. Kastles players repeatedly failed to execute on a number of crucial game points which left the match …

That is how a senior GOP aide referenced a new bill by Reps. Eliot Engel and Todd Platts that would ban smoking in all federal buildings. Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now focusing on smoking. Shenanigans: Very Important …

Our good friend Anne over at Politco recently penned a post about a very interesting gentleman named David All.  The post itself was quite lengthy and extremely entertaining.  We learned two things from reading it: 1. Mr. All probably won’t be pinning this sucker to the front of his fridge …

Politico: Novak cited after hitting pedestrian Check out Chris Frates getting in on the action – (nice suit!): Just asking – how many people aren’t going jogging tonight for fear of Bob Novak’s Corvette?