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1 monkeyrotica 398

Both Nickles and Mendelson are so full of it, they need to re-name this thread the Do Your Doody Edition. The Vitter reference makes this renaming even more urgent. Also, I really have to go potty....

On July 3, 2008 1:17 PM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
2 IMGoph 185

knuckleup: of course, you're just a selfish, whiny biker. that's what half the commenters here throw at you whenever you try to say anything as a biker. don't let the bastards get you down, i say!...

3 OldPosterKnownAsCranky 112

Re: the jury duty story -- Who wants to rub me and get some of my Jury Duty Summons Immunity juice all over them (it's also scientifically proven to be SPF-50)?...

On July 3, 2008 10:22 AM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
4 HCE 80

DC is for criminals. Come stop by Arlington some time. People can have guns and carry them openly or concealed with a permit. Funny, but we have far fewer violent muggings and even fewer Wild West ...

On July 3, 2008 1:39 PM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
5 Bethesdaist 74

I'm hoping the hot dudes in the adult diapers show up, personally. ...

On July 3, 2008 10:34 AM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
6 Reid 68

"the recent rollout of changes to the 30s line, things are looking up for crosstown/cross-jurisdictional bus transit in the District." Except that the changes have made the 30s lines no longer "cross...

On July 3, 2008 11:57 AM in Transit on Thursday: The Bus Upswing Edition
7 Hillman 65

I'm as big a fan of voting rights as anybody, but this is a cheap and tacky ploy designed primarily to make the City Council look like they are actually doing something. ...

8 McGillicuddy 64

where's Crystal City?...

9 Mike Licht 49

dank: showing up half an hour before they close Best way to get through any DC Government office....

On June 30, 2008 7:38 PM in DMV Inspections Now Available By Appointment
10 flapjack 49

Good to know he's going to be okay. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery and a quick arrest....

On July 3, 2008 11:11 AM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
11 boondoggle 45

That rail isn't the only thing cracked in Takoma, but I suppose a rail is easier to repair than a community belief system....

12 RJ 43

Yes there are no people, but remember there are a ton of Federal Offices there and a tons of security guards who may or may not be asleep. I also wonder what the NTSB has to say about this as the bus...

On July 2, 2008 6:49 PM in DC2NY LOBBIES COUNCIL AGAINST DEPOT MOVE
13 Vaughan 43

agreed erincarly. i thought it was some sort of massive typo - or an acronym for "nicaraguan association of stately associations." um. or something. ...

On June 26, 2008 2:50 PM in DCist Preview: Smithsonian Folklife Festival
14 erahk0 42

proof, it's always good to travel with protection in DC. ...

On June 27, 2008 4:55 PM in D.C. Gym Employee Asked Barack Obama for ID
15 Rukasu 38

in the dark?...

On June 27, 2008 12:51 PM in Photo of the Day, June 27, 2008
16 MikeB 35

They're certainly getting desperate for jurors. I went about five years between my first and second times getting called for duty, and just two years between the second and third. A friend a while bac...

On July 3, 2008 10:24 AM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
17 TimmyTucker 35

Maybe DC could have a trial store at one of the booths in the Texas section of the Folklife Festival. I'm sure they'd be MORE than willing to lend a hand....

On June 30, 2008 3:18 PM in Will Gun Shops Open in D.C.?
18 14thandYou 35

MoCo transit authorities are foolish to believe that anything short of a light rail line that is *fully* integrated with Metro will make the Purple Line a success. A bus line (anything that takes ove...

On July 3, 2008 12:28 PM in Transit on Thursday: The Bus Upswing Edition
19 MrTinDC 33

Good point, Monkey, Jim Graham should do something like that - close the infamous City Paper article crack house down. Not the street per se......

On July 3, 2008 11:53 AM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
20 Fluxgirl 30

I fell asleep on the bus on the way home from kindergarten when I was like, 5 and consequently missed my stop (but got dropped off on the return trip, so no big deal). It didn't make the papers. 11 ...

On July 2, 2008 11:27 AM in Schools Roundup: Chasing the Bus Edition
21 Disco Stu 28

Monkey, maybe there could a Wii game where you do that while eating the burger? Or is virtual still too removed from visceral? ...

On July 2, 2008 9:40 AM in Five Guys, Ray's Hell-Burgers Open Today
22 demonfafa 28

*supposed to read "with a mugger." at the end there....

On July 3, 2008 11:34 AM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
23 iAManugget 27

too bad they dont have a lake at reno - quick everyone in the arsenic!...

On July 3, 2008 1:04 PM in Photo of the Day: July 3, 2008
24 MSto 26

i haven't yet has that issue happen to me but i'll let you know if/when it does. the problem i've experienced is a cabbie's refusal to drive from DC to virginia. a couple of weeks ago a friend and i...

25 blittle 26

I dunno about the rest of you but that sign makes my asshole want to cry. And I stress "want to", b/c that combo is usually a two chapter visit to the loo for moi....

On July 2, 2008 1:14 PM in Photo of the Day: July 2, 2008
26 Wizzyliz 25

I'll take Beer under DAIRY CHOICES for $1,000, Alex. ...

On July 2, 2008 12:38 PM in Photo of the Day: July 2, 2008
27 voteprime 25

Unrelated, but something I thought most of the people clicking into this comment section would be interested in: Gallery of Sawn-in-half-cameras from Wired's Gadget Lab blog. Yesterday I took a trip t...

On June 30, 2008 3:04 PM in Photo of the Day: June 30, 2008
28 Politburo 23

Most people are stupid.. older people are just better at keeping quiet about it....

On June 27, 2008 1:40 PM in Overheard in D.C.: Everybody Gets Dissed
29 loganmo 23

McGillicuddy, doyou mean the dogs or the "vcr head cleaner" kind of whippets?...

On July 3, 2008 10:48 AM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
30 cminus 22

Make it so the busses are on the far side of town from the passenger population center (and an extra 15 min from the BW Parkway) First of all, by moving the buses to L'Enfant, they're hardly moving...

On July 3, 2008 10:46 AM in DC2NY LOBBIES COUNCIL AGAINST DEPOT MOVE
31 angrypenguin 22

@ Monkey: Did the Dharma Initiative, the Bene Tleilax, and the Tetragrammaton sell their interests in demstore.com? ...

On June 23, 2008 3:07 PM in No 'D.C. for Obama' T-shirt?
32 stmove 21

I think a lot of us can't wait for the gun store to open, if for nothing else so people can stand outside and see just what paranoid d-bags go in to get some protection for their highly valuable, self...

On July 1, 2008 9:28 AM in Will Gun Shops Open in D.C.?
33 rsplatpc 21

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/c/7/f/c7f36a23697d035f43f4389a1c0b9e6b.jpg...

On July 1, 2008 8:48 AM in Death of Ronnie White Ruled a Homicide
34 Stanton Park 21

I'm glad Metro has decided not to run trains in a pattern that matches the maps that are posted in every car, every station, every phone book, and every tourist book. We wouldn't want those tourists ...

35 sumergocognito 20

If DC tries to go kicking and screaming, I wonder if Congress will smack them down? Given that the Dems are in charge, probably not....

On June 26, 2008 12:51 PM in Don't Go Buying a Gun Just Yet
36 mellbell 20

It wasn't rained out? Wish I'd gone then....

On July 3, 2008 12:56 PM in Photo of the Day: July 3, 2008
37 erincarly 20

i've been waiting for weeks for this juried exhibition to open. thanks, dcist!...

On July 2, 2008 11:40 AM in FotoWeek DC Opens Contest Today
38 drew in adams morgan 20

"The cops are aware of the house's operations and have intermittently posted a police car there (It was there when I parked on the same block Tuesday evening)" @jmaggs: Last time there was a shootin...

On July 3, 2008 1:52 PM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
39 Everett 19

Sometimes pit bulls go wonky like that. Nothing specific needed to agitate him....

On June 18, 2008 9:45 PM in Go Home Already: Between the Lines
40 connie dobbs 19

I's wanting another parrot, but Monkeys and parrots are natural enemies. At least in my house....

On July 1, 2008 3:05 PM in More Rescued Puppies Arrive in D.C.
41 adamsmorgan 18

@mauricelevy..if you honestly think "if they could just clear that corner it would pretty much take care of the entire neighborhood" is a true statement, you're smoking some of the crack that everyone...

On July 3, 2008 1:18 PM in Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
42 16th Street Line 18

In other words, the only incorporated territory of the United States without equal political status under the Constitution is the District of Columbia (and, if you want to get really pedantic, /wiki/P...

43 miss bee 18

those traffic cops in brookland were bangin' awesome this afternoon. nicely done....

On June 30, 2008 8:58 PM in Go Home Already: Under a Cloud
44 hillrat 18

But in DC it's all about the staffing. As much as I would like to argue with you about this generalization; I have to admit that you are maybe, possibly correct about the customer service ethos in DC...

On July 3, 2008 1:54 AM in Five Guys, Ray's Hell-Burgers Open Today
45 Dauragon 18

I'm actually kind of sad by this. I hate seeing places like this go. Hope they can find another spot! :D *tips hat*...

On June 26, 2008 3:12 PM in The House That Borf Built is Closing
46 Esmeralda 17

So mean, Sommer! Why do you taunt me with the pool, why? Seriously. I want to just dive into that picture. Well, except that if I did I would probably crack my head open, since it clearly says No Div...

On July 3, 2008 9:39 AM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
47 Jaynuze 16

"John [Tsombikos] has recently become more interested in owning real estate." Once his purchase has been made ... prepare your spray cans DC. Eye for an eye? ...

On June 26, 2008 11:12 AM in The House That Borf Built is Closing
48 LegalMoose 16

I get called like clockwork every 26 months. My boss loves that (not). ...

On July 3, 2008 12:27 PM in Morning Roundup: Do Your Duty Edition
49 sordid 16

This was an absolutely awesome game. I'm not a dedicated soccer fan, but I am a fan of sport. I watched this game and the Euro Cup. Hands down this was the better game of the day. I only wish someb...

On June 30, 2008 11:59 AM in United's Offensive Swarm Stifles Galaxy
50 JoanArkham 16

Gelato is great, but I'd kill to find some dondurma in this town. Anyone? Beuller? Monkey?...


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