It's quite warm out there, eh commentarians? We can only handle so much humidity. Instead, we parked ourselves in front of the A/C, blasted it up to maximum cool, and threw together your comment roundup. Feel free to send all thanks in the form of popsicles and inflatable swimming pool toys.

To start the madness: it seems as if Union Station and Silver Spring aren't the only places where photographers are getting hassled about taking photos - I mean, some of them might have odd beards, but we'd hardly go so far as to call them terrorists. Of course, that sense of decorum didn't stop one intrepid patrolman: this week's Comment of the Week goes to OldPosterKnownAsCranky, even though Cranky forgot to tip them off about the large amounts of terrorists who for some reason congregate around Navy Yard over 81 days and nights in the summer:

Has security noticed the huge swarms of terrorists around the Tidal Basin in the April/May time period? Apparently thousands of terrorists casing the place by taking tons of photographs of public buildings, waterways, roadways, and each other.

After the jump, there will be junkpunching. Oh yes, there will be junkpunching.

Photo by Karon

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What else can we say? You've pretty much covered every possible angle in last week's immense coffee ruckus.

So, in these situations, we refer to Monkeyrotica's Magical World:

You know what this thread needs? Kids throwing rocks and Northwest theremin bands.

I guess I'll have to settle for throwing my iced espresso at the emo kid's crotch.

Also, we're going to have to think really hard about renaming our column Who's That You Junkpunched?

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Yet another brilliant idea to fund Metro improvements - this time, brought to you by Stanton Park:

What if we have the police roam the trains with trash barrels and pre-printed receipts collecting every cup of coffee, bagel, hamburger, soda can, etc. and charging the scofflaw $10 on the spot? Dulles rail, purple line, and the new blue line complete with Potomac tunnel will be paid for before Labor Day!

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Anthony Bourdain was in town to shoot an episode of No Reservations - and other than the obligatory Ben's visit, much of the conversation unfurled around where he should be visiting while he's here.

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Unfortunately, Reid, you could probably say this about pretty much every reality show on Bravo, so you're going to have to be a bit more specific:

I'm sorry, I pretty much just watch the Hallmark Channel, so perhaps someone can fill me in on who that lesbian is and why is she hanging out with Kevin Federline and the crazy chick from Real World Seattle.

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It seems like most of you think that the District's new gun regulations need a wee bit more work.

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It's alright, Bethesdaist; they can all be diet books if you want them to be.

You know, the heartbreak diet used to work wonders for me - after a breakup I'd drop 10, 15 pounds through crying jags for exercise and vodka for sustenence. These days I can't even lose a half pound in the face of sorrow. Pass the Cheez Its.

(What do you mean its not a diet book?)

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Close Phil, but this is actually just what happens when you watch too much tennis without proper hydration:

Looks like Mr. Met got into some bad potato salad. Or maybe some crack.

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It was a pretty difficult week to stomach in some cases - conversation flurried over Tuesday's stories of a Chinese deliveryman's demise and the tragic death of a young child.

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It appears as if Capitol Hill isn't the only neighborhood with rogue ice cream trucks roaming around, according to rob:

near potomac gardens we usually have 3 trucks roaming the neighborhood. i became suspicious when it came by at 10pm. on a tuesday. in march. 40° temp. in the rain.

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After two fatal shootings around the Howard campus, Nate chimed in to affirm how small our city may be - even though we might not even realize it:

This isn't just near the Howard campus and dorms, it's also almost directly behind the 9:30 Club, and in fact it's on the route I usually take to get to the prime parking street for the club. I'd always assumed that the huge number of people walking and hanging out in front of the dorm there meant that area was relatively safe ... sort of depressing to learn that it isn't in such a dramatic and tragic fashion.

downtown rez, though, was quick to levy the hand of sanity:

Proportion, people. One horrible random incident does not an unsafe street make.

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All hail the scofflaw cyclist? Over 115 comments later, and we're still not really sure that there's any sort of a consensus. (We're not terribly surprised, either.)

And hey, if you didn't get enough biker versus driver arguments, be sure to review the thread concerning the Council's delay on creating new double-parking legislation.

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SpeakSoftlyCarryABigStick is curious as to why D.C. gun advocate Dick Heller would even bother running for Eleanor Holmes Norton's seat:

Can someone explain to me why he would want to run against Congresswoman Norton? Being the Federal representative for the city, it's not like she has any say over the city government who are the ones making the rules and regs for gun ownership. Wouldn't it make more sense to run against Mayor Fenty or his city council rep?

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I mean, IMGoph, isn't that what the plan was for Nationals Park anyway?

terrific, just terrific.

at this rate, we are guaranteed to have the world's largest outdoor church, and nothing more. maybe we can sell it to the vatican and have the pope come back every other week for mass...

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In last week's Transit on Thursday, we considered the difficulties in finding uncomplicated monthly passes for Metrorail rides - commenter lp2k had an idea that's simpler and encourages transit usage:

If I remember correctly from my time in London (pre-Oyster card), you could buy monthly passes based on a zone system.

I also think that a pass would also keep more cars off the road. Once you have paid the monthly fee, the choice of whether to drive or take transit for a weekend trip or errand weighs in favor of transit more strongly because trips in addition to your regular commute are now “free.”

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Why bother when you can just sit around and play some Wii, right, mofozzie?

Me: Hey guys, the government is clubbing baby seals for fun, I don't think that's right, want to organize a protest?

Friends: On second thought let's just keep being apathetic.

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Shockingly, we're the exact same way, no_more_caffeine:

i'm wildly productive at work when the morning roundup isn't posted until 10am.

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Award Time!

We can't really imagine any better recipient of a Monday morning Avatar Award for Achievement in the Field of Avatars than CornFieldTransplant.

And finally, this week's Username of the Week goes to Mediocre Fred, whom we're sure will be lifted from said mediocrity with this award. Or not. Fred, we like you, mediocre or not.