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March 2009

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And the winners are… @almacy vs. @matthewgagnon WINNER: @matthewgagnon MAJOR UPSET!  Early money in Vegas was on the side of @almacy. He even had JMU’s Digital 101 students helping him out and @krempasky unlocking his super secret tweets , but in the end it was all @matthewgagnon. The "Howard Stern …

James Carville tried to round up a whole heard of elephants, Ryan Loskarn celebrated at Johnny’s, Matt Mackowiak launched his TV career, David Pryor Jr. is now a PC, WH Easter Egg Roll tickets already pulling close to 1K on eBay, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz gained a lot of fans …

Is the Senate JUST like 7th grade? "Your wife said the same thing." [who says hearings are boring?] Hat tip – Marc Ambinder

Thank you to all of the FamousDC twits for playing along in our Twitter Challenge . The #FDC tag is currently a top-trender nestled in between our two favorite things: Afghanistan and Duke. Keep it up and we hope you realize your twitter updates are being seen by a vast …

FamousDC is happy to announce that the good people at Mr. Yogato have agreed to provide the winner of the 2009 FamousDC Twitter Challenge with a sweet reward! What does that mean? It means a special prize for our winner, and an opportunity for all of our readers to do …

The trash talking has already started. Can @almacy keep up with @levydr ?  Will @davidall play?  Will @MichaelTurk use endless haiku to crush the Revolution?  What about @Leslieann44 – will she find time play before she puts on her boots and heads out to wine country?  Can @mkhammer keep upping …

Can we get this on facebook? [Mail goggles ] Fun [princess sparkle pony ] Sogood [Washingtonian ] Train vs. bus [collision ] Then and Now [CVS ] Road to Recovery [538 ]

At 10:15 am we’ll have an announcement regarding the prize for our Twitter Challenge. You won’t want to miss it.

Tomorrow’s Sweet 16 Twitter Challenge match ups should be good.  Remember twits, the matches start at 10am end at 3pm.  Good luck! @almacy vs. @matthewgagnon @ontheredline vs. @patrickruffini @erickaandersen vs. @robertjameson @leslieann44 vs. @levydr @sorendayton vs.@mkhammer @KatieFavazza vs. @AlbrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @ryangrim @davidall vs. @michaelturk UPDATED brackets here .

This news is only slightly worse than finding out that your campaign wants you to host a political fundraiser at a Britney Spears concert. [NASA says we’re all gonna die]

Facebook Status Update Abuse Awesomeness: "I’m in the car and am freezing. Really want to turn the seat warmer on, but not so sure that is a good idea since I have to pee like a race horse." Don’t we wish they were all this insightful.  Job well done. And …

Give us $50 and a couple of honor students from West Virginia and we’re quite certain we could’ve pulled off a better explosion. [fail] CBS: Next time hire these mental giants.

Unemployment is sky-high, our economy is up to its knees in sewage and houses are foreclosing more often than Michelle changes outfits – and this is what the Senate deems important enough to spend time on? [priorities ] Everyone from President Obama to real fans have criticized how college football determines its top team. …