September 11, 2008
Go Home Already: Looking Back
Photo of the Newseum's Sept. 11 display by afagen
- Metro is on target for the highest amount of crime in its 32-year history. [WTOP]
- Mayor Fenty is rumored to be planning to name his deputy mayor for planning and economic development, Neil Albert, to Metro's Board of Directors. [WTOP]
- Check out Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham's proposal for how to bring the Circulator north into Adams Morgan. Graham was instrumental in getting the Yellow line extension to Fort Totten up and running, so his idea is as good an indicator of how it could actually end up working as any. [Greater Greater Washington]
- A sneak peak inside the city's newest Safeway, at 5th and L Streets NW. The author's proposal for this Safeway's nickname is the "City Safeway." Can we do better than that, guys? [Penn Quarter Living]
- Far fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes in Virginia these days than they were in 2001. In related news, far fewer teenagers in Virginia are considered to be "cool" than they were in 2001. [Examiner]
- The Blonde Charity Mafia stars and crew were spotted at 21st and M Streets NW, and at least by one account, their outfits left a little something to be desired. [Pygmalion in a Blanket]
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c'mon VA. time to get smoking. you're never gonna put yourself on the map this way...
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How about tranny safeway? Hooker safeway?
http://www.washingtonblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=20689
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Swampoodle Safeway
no, it's not technically correct, but it's close... and it's not like the title has much competition... and you can never have too much swampoodle, can you?
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City Safeway? If it's like all the other lousy Safeways in DC, I can think of another name.
And it rhymes with "city," too.
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The nickname "City Safeway" is only appropriate if it is pronounced like the Chinese restaurant owner on South Park.
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Put me down for Speculator Safeway.
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Q: Why is it 2008 and we still don't have a Sexy Safeway?
A: Sexy people don't need to buy groceries because they live on a steady diet of drama, antidepressants, and semen.
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i like the name. city safeway has a nice ring to it. such a generic name brands it as their flagship store in dc... all of the comments about the store have been very positive.
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with all these bad nicknames, you'd think snarky safeway would be a possibility.
no?
well, i tried. i'm tired...
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So do they sell beer and wine at the new Safeway, or did the neighborhood churchies shoot that down as satanic?
I would totally shop at a satanic Safeway, if only because they serve sushi on top of a naked lady.
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How about Junkpuncher Safeway? Or is that already taken?
CHUD Safeway?
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Junkpuncher Safeway wouldn't work. It has to start with "s" like Social Safeway, Soviet Safeway, etc.
That said, I nominate the one near Potomac Avenue as the "Sackwhacker Safeway."
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How about: Safeway! Maybe!
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I can't believe those women are now encroaching upon my neighborhood. I thought they were suppose to be self contained in Georgetown and not infect other neighborhoods. Where is animal control when you need them?
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Gentrification Safeway?
Over-priced Condo Safeway?
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How about "sucker Safeway" for those poor souls who bought an overpriced condo in that area during the housing boom?
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Will there be a City Wok next to the City Safeway? I like their City Chicken....
Speculative Safeway could work, too...although Swampdoodle Safeway *does* have a nice ring to it.
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More riders on Metro, more people to get crimed on.
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from all the condoms on the ground around there I'd vote for "Safesexway"
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the Not So Safe Safeway?
btw, what is the nickname for the one on 14th and Kentucky SE?
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oh god, can we get someone to put a permanent link up somewhere for the list of "official safeway names". seems like we try to rehash this every couple months....we could all save each other some time with an official canon
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That'd be the Unsafeway.
Although, I do appreciate the convenience of being able to purchase my Carlo Rossi jugs and my reefer in a single location.
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The Safeway at the Watergate is the Senior Safeway. That's all I know - I am the youngest person around when I shop there.
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Please no more S--- Safeway names. It was barely cute in 1998.
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Please no more S--- Safeway names. It was barely cute in 1998.
Just for this post, I'm going to call it the suances safeway. Maybe!
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Without the alliteration, how will we remember which Safeway is the one we want? Imagine the disappointment of all those seniors when they end up in the Sodomy Safeway. Although they may end up losing a lot of their old sexual hangups and meeting some interesting new friends.
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Sillily Supercilious Safeway?
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FYI , the Tranny Hut at 4th and NY Ave was bulldozed about two weeks ago :(
…How about Culture Clash Safeway?...
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I love the idea of having a reliable and clean (and environmental friendly) bus service that would connect Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights and Chinatown-Gallery Place area. It is a great proposal!
But like others have wrote here, it makes more sense to improve the Metro Bus system rather than favoring a private venture. Not that I don't enjoy the Circulator buses, even if they come every half hour only and their service is usually run extremely slow. By the way, I think the whole Metro Bus system needs a redo. The buses are almost never on time, they are either too crowded or too empty -sometimes I run alone with the driver- while some important areas of DC are neglected.
Who takes care of the transportation system in DC? I know: people who never ride buses!