What's That You Say?
Comments time! Thanks for the good ones, and keep them coming. While you're at it, are you sick of your cute panda avatar? Why not change it?
Last week's comment of the week is IHateParis on getting a refund for long Metro delays:
I complained to Metro once when my train was offloaded at Arlington Cemetery (back a few months ago when there were all those rail fires) and we were all left to find our ways home from a station with no buses or taxis -- when they could have easily offloaded us at Rosslyn instead. They sent me a free ride ticket for my troubles. It's a little piece of paper -- not a farecard. To use it, you have to show it to the station manager when you enter, so he/she can open the gate for you. Then when you get to your destination, you have to get the station manager to let you out. So far I haven't found myself with an extra 10 minutes in the morning to deal with this "gift." Leave it to Metro to make a free ride much more complicated than it needs to be -- ever heard of a $1.35 farecard, Metro?
That sucks. After the jump, Star Wars, lead toys, and Temperance Hall, plus the awards for best commenter name and avatar.
Photo by easement
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Wizzyliz jokes about the fare hikes:
New slogan: Metro Opens Wallets
The rest of the discussion is interesting, too.
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Undecided still has a bone to pick with Joe "Time Out" Gibbs
If Joe Gibbs doesn't know you can't call back-to-back time outs to ice the kicker, does it suprise you that MPD or DPW don't know that sweeping season is over?
Completely non-related, but I'm still pissed.
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Monkeyrotica has some advice about embezzlers going to strip clubs:
Every embezzler in DCPS knows you're supposed to go to Joanna's Club for your stripper fix, not Camelot. The former is much more discrete with their paperwork and they don't play nearly as much Aerosmith. Also, when submitting your monthly expenditure forms for reimbursement, never write "titty bar" under Line-item C. The correct terminology is either "Junior Varsity athletics," "teen gymnastics" or "legal brief consulting." Finally, trying to write-off strip club tips on your taxes is in poor taste.
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The Temperance Hall sale post had a lot of comments.
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And ditto on the National Gallery expansion.
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GhettoBurbs isn't helping charity this year:
I'd like to donate to Toys for Tots, but I already gave away all my lead-painted Barbies to the food bank.
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voteprime asks some good questions about Le Loup
Their drummer is definitely the bee's knees (would it be just one bee's knees or is it several bees' knees?).
I was a bit thrown off by Simkoff's gyrations at first, but at least he was feeling it.
And the band has taken the album and kicked it up a few notches. I love the album, but the band just rocks it out live. Simkoff even shreds the banjo a bit. I'm excited to see what the group will come up with when they eventually head back into the studio.
And who doesn't love a hipster chick on guitar?
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Good stuff in the Rosslyn Metro entrance post.
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Is it "sike" or "psych"? I think both are fine.
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DCist Adam makes a good one about the gun buyback:
At Shiloh Baptist, your gun's your credit...
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guest121 jokes about Fox News regarding the attack on a gay man on the Metro:
I can see the commercial tonight...IF YOU'RE GAY AND YOU RIDE THE METRO, YOU WILL DIE!!!!...Hear the whole story on Fox News at 10
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Bob is strong:
Whenever I get a phone book that I obviously won't use, I just rip it in half to show my disgust with it.
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monkeyrotica goes off on a tangent about Mayor Fenty's b-day:
Poor Adrian. My 37th birthday sucked, too, but at least the strippers still had teeth.
That's the flipside of local politics in DC: an elected official can go from being the quisatz haderach to a Sith lord in a matter of days. DC wouldn't have this problem if the Council would only show some leadership and continue the low-income spice melange subsidies and home test kits for midichlorians; subsidies, I might add, that reached their highest levels under the Barry Administration. But I suppose the Council cut these programs for our own good. I can't imagine the problems associated with the Trade Federation meddling in local affairs, let alone having to deal with Third Stage Guild Navigators. You thought getting your car registered in DC is a hassle; try having one of those clowns fold space around your Mini. Then you'll really wish you went to the Georgetown DMV office.
and furthermore:
I was suprised by the statistic that 1-in-20 DC residents have the Jedi infection and don't even know it! Please, if you value your life and the lives of your loved ones, please have yourself tested. Remember: when you quote Star Wars you're quoting everyone else who's ever quoted Star Wars.
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The poster name of the week award goes to Stan Buzzman. It just sounds funny. He also gets the two-fer with his avatar from Arrested Development.
Runner up for avatar of the week goes to watchmen for the Andre the Giant avatar.