In the 1970s, BP and a gaming company called Printabox made a board game about offshore oil drilling. It was called BP Offshore Oil Strike. [no, seriously] This is an actual BP-themed board game produced in the 70s by the Scottish toy company Printabox. It features all the high-speed excitement …

You’ll need to read all of the article to understand why Diane Edwards is getting crazy Google alerts today. The Speaker’s Lobby: The Bell System Congress is a lot like high school. That’s true. Right down to the bells that signal class. Like nearly every school, my high school had …

Does the super creepy voiceover cost extra?  [new McCain ad]

And tell Chris Paulitz happy birthday.

Harry Reid’s chances of getting re-elected according to VP Biden: “Yes. I give him a 55 percent chance or better.” h/t Mike Allen’s Playbook

We hope you enjoyed the holiday break. Photo by: John Shinkle

Photo by: Christopher Gindlesperger, aka NotNotGindy FamousDC Nightlife Correspondent @BlairDC brings us the best fireworks viewing options for everyone sticking around the city this weekend. Washington DC is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th. The National Mall, along with DC’s monuments and the U.S. Capitol, provides an exquisite and …

Hey, love turned 1, Anthony Weiner = ESPN, Senator Byrd left us, we want to hire this writer, we owe Drew Curtis lots of beer, TIME for lobbying, chipwiches, high volume of interns led to an increase  of check on check crimes in DC,  Andrew Breitbart is throwing money around, …

Well, sort of. Photo credit Carrie Devorah ©

Matthew Riese is building a Hovercraft … still no hoverboards.

We’ll admit, their last two tweets got our attention by starting off with “BOOM!” SCFpac: BOOM! $125,000 raised for @BuckForColorado before the 7/1 deadline. http://bit.ly/cpqKXe #tcot #cosen #teaparty SCFpac: BOOM! $100,000 raised for @SharronAngle before the 7/1 deadline. http://bit.ly/bWAte4 #tcot #nvsen #teaparty They seem pretty excited about fund raising around …

We’re going lobbying! Time Magazine’s Steven Brill: On Sale: Your Government. Why Lobbying Is Washington’s Best Bargain

The last thing we need right now is more check-on-check crime.

So … Grijalva is proposing English and Spanish should walk ten paces, turn, and then shoot? If so, sign FamousDC on as a co-sponsor. This’ll be awesome. From: e-Dear Colleague Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: CivilRights, Education, FamilyIssues: Dear Colleague: Support Duel Language Education Support Duel Language …