Conveniently placed between the rows of Yoo-hoo and Nantucket Nectar lies a conspicuously unoriginal can of tea. h/t Ryan Howell

…And the new drinking age is 18. Rick Perry on voting fundamentals: The Texas governor, speaking to students at St. Anselm College on Tuesday in Manchester, NH, asked for the young folks’ vote, but seemed to forget that the national voting is 18 — the age at which it’s stood …

That’s why he’s Brian Williams and we are not.

Spelling is important to candidates [fundamental] The Best of Barney Frank [don’t go] TBD Ugly Sweater Contest [enter] Ron Paul has a cookbook [chief chef] By toby_hicks

Who wants to pay $2.50 per mile? Anybody? Cab drivers cash in on support for Gray, expect D.C. fares to nearly double A vote is set for Tuesday, led by the D.C. mayor’s hand-picked taxi commission chairman, that would nearly double cab fares for an industry that backed Vincent Gray’s …

Pork Barrel BBQ is open [finally] This seems dangerous [on the road] Zebras roaming local neighborhoods [no, really] Like Kim Kardashian, Obama Must Rebrand [Whispers] Where the Sewers End [City Paper] Photograph by Darrow Montgomery

Happy belated birthday to Libby Liest of NBC News!  Her birthday was on Sunday.    

Photo credit: Bryant A. via Don Seymour 

Black Friday $52 BILLION [National Retail Federation] Frosty the Snowman [arrested]

We hope you’re enjoying the Sunday NFL games. Here’s a behind the scenes video from Reuters to check out during halftime. Reuters DC-based photographers Molly Riley, Jason Reed and Larry Downing shot about a year’s worth of video/stills to produce this cool multimedia piece about the Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders. Reuters: …

Thank you for reading FamousDC. We appreciate your tips, your links and your friendship. We hope you have a relaxing and safe holiday weekend. At some point over the Thanksgiving break, you’re going to get bored of your family. It’s inevitable. When that happens, we’ve got you covered. Below are …

Happy Thanksgiving 2011! If you’re hanging around the DofC this holiday weekend, here’s some ideas for weekend fun to keep you far from Turkey Day boredom. Thursday Black Squirrel – although notable venues like Hill Country, ChurchKey, the Passenger and Jack Rose will be closed, this hot spot will be …

It’s Thanksgiving week so we’re going to be short.  This will be the Wes Welker of fantasy rants. Good luck to all of you who have something to play for in the last week before the traditional playoffs start.  I will be finishing my season in the Canadian Football League. …

Izzy Ortega hits the big time [CNN Debate] The empty keg [Obama HQ] Union Station [maze fixer] Goodbye Reggie [Love] By OakleyOriginals

Outside of Boundary Stone, in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington D.C.