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1 monkeyrotica 469

Yeah, good luck buying a Metro system that can weather a one-in-a-hundred-year storm for less that $145 billion. They can just barely afford to keep it from murdering its passengers and raping a conve...

2 IMGoph 378

the snomarillion?...

On February 9, 2010 9:22 AM in Morning Roundup: Say it Ain't Snow Edition
3 Over the River 360

Good points. Just answer 5....

On February 8, 2010 11:41 AM in Poll: How Did You Travel Today?
4 Guesty McSpanky 237

Ha! You got me with the blank page. I'm so stupid it took me a moment to realize it wasn't a mistake....

On February 9, 2010 11:06 AM in Snowmageddon from Space
5 NewHCE 182

And yet, someone always falls for it. DDOT, there is no reason to plow that big man made snowbank in my front yard. Just leave it be. I will move it before the spring thaw. ...

6 Kansas Jack 163

There's evil afoot. LOOK AT WHAT THE REDS ARE DOING TO POOR BUTTERSTICK!* A crown? A steel chair? An upright panda? You commie savages, HE'S NOT A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER! Good think we had him ...

On February 9, 2010 9:33 AM in Morning Roundup: Say it Ain't Snow Edition
7 Wizzyliz 134

I love DC. Went out to Bethesda yesterday and Mass Ave was a trip. It might have seen a plow once - many years ago. What a disgrace to MoCo. Was never so glad to be back on the PLOWED streets of D...

On February 9, 2010 12:04 PM in Morning Roundup: Say it Ain't Snow Edition
8 DreadPirateRoberts 133

I walked from Adams Morgan to Foggy Bottom today and was impressed with the number of trash trucks (mostly private), FedEx, UPS, and, yes, USPS trucks out and about. ...

On February 9, 2010 1:00 PM in USPS Doing its Best to Deliver Despite Heavy Snow
9 Kev29 89

Normally I agree. I just like laughing at the Post....

On February 8, 2010 7:49 PM in Federal Govt. Closed Tuesday
10 downtown rez 68

I'm snover this, it's snoring....

On February 8, 2010 9:32 PM in And Now, 10-20 Inches
11 MikeB 67

This is when Segways will rule the world....

On February 9, 2010 10:11 AM in Morning Roundup: Say it Ain't Snow Edition
12 Deep 65

May I suggest Cannibal Helper....

13 slim pickens 62

I hate you all!!...

On February 8, 2010 7:12 PM in Federal Govt. Closed Tuesday
14 CJ_Scudworth 61

Cylon!...

On February 4, 2010 5:17 PM in New Charges Likely for Ted Loza
15 noodlez 61

hi....

On February 1, 2010 4:44 PM in D.C. Man Gets 61 Years for Murder of Landscaper
16 cminus 58

I'll be submitting my paper for publication to the Journal of English Linguistics and Psychology Today. Portmanteau, your time is now. Portmantsnow! Now excuse me while I giggle at my cleverness for...

On February 9, 2010 9:41 AM in Morning Roundup: Say it Ain't Snow Edition
17 DJ Jesus Loves Lucy 57

Working from home today...the client I'm working on is out in Tysons, and I'll be damned if I'm stuck in that hellhole at 5pm. I'll just be at my kitchen table, thanks....

On February 5, 2010 10:03 AM in Morning Roundup: Snowmergency Edition
18 3Blindmice 53

WFH. My boss went to work NoVa-> RKV and none of us showed up. ...

On February 8, 2010 11:17 AM in Poll: How Did You Travel Today?
19 RJ 45

And next Monday is off too!.... Here is to no work February!...

On February 8, 2010 7:23 PM in Federal Govt. Closed Tuesday
20 oedrex1 42

Metro's already given up. I just spent 4 hours returning from Rockledge and Democracy Blvd to Silver Spring. 6 J2's went west bound, none returned. I spent an hour and half at the bus stop before w...

On February 9, 2010 1:15 PM in Snow Emergency to Resume at 4 p.m.
21 mommyworks 39

The crash hit MtP's hyperinflated housing prices pretty hard. ...

On February 9, 2010 8:47 AM in There's Politics Even in Snow Removal, It Seems
22 Pit Pat 37

Some day a real snow will come and wash all the scum from the street....

On February 5, 2010 5:21 PM in Go Home Already: No, Seriously
23 demonfafa 36

Crystal City has one thing DC doesn't: Rat People who roam the tunnels at night after an Arena Stage show....

On February 3, 2010 1:32 PM in Crystal City BID President Defends Her Turf
24 jakers 36

I'm going to suggest Snowverkill...

On February 9, 2010 1:10 PM in And Now, 10-20 Inches
25 Sommer Mathis 35

Yeah, maybe "full routes" would have been more accurate. I meant "full" as opposed to "partial" routes....

26 blittle 35

Yes, but c'mon now. Twice in less than a week? Geesh. I'm feeling a headache coming on. "Not again Snow, I got a headache. Why don't you download some of that snokkake and leave me alone."...

On February 8, 2010 6:18 PM in And Now, 10-20 Inches
27 iAManugget 34

i went in there just for fun and the guy i parked next to said it was a minimum 90 minute wait. i went into cvs and picked myself up some frozen pizza among other stuff. checked out in about 30 second...

28 Hillman 33

Snow is the new gay....

29 technosophe 31

Further delays? 1 train every hour and a half? Hell, what's the difference. There's nowhere to go anymore....

On February 9, 2010 10:21 AM in Passengers Evacuated at Smithsonian Metro
30 neener 31

the article is misleading. I know Maryland residents who drive into Mt Pleasant because they WORK IN MT PLEASANT!...

On February 3, 2010 3:15 PM in DCUSA Lot Offered as Commuter Parking
31 ishmael 31

Funny, I thought it was the Diplomats that carried Diplomatic Immunity, not the DSS... I kinda wonder if the cop screwed up the ticket on purpose knowing full well that it wouldn't hold up to scrutin...

On February 5, 2010 8:59 AM in Go Home Already: While You Still Can
32 dodgecitydave 29

Uncle Jimbo says "It's coming straight for us!"...

33 Bethesdaist 29

Aquaphor is good for dry hands. ...

34 Moose 28

I dream of the day when we have a liquor store at the Waterfront Metro again. *sigh* ...

On February 5, 2010 11:35 AM in Morning Roundup: Snowmergency Edition
35 Fluxgirl 28

Just call in with Potato Famine. ...

On February 4, 2010 3:51 PM in Federal Government to Stay Open Friday, So Far
36 DrewSTFU 27

I took my magical unicorn. The antigravity generators on it are spotty though, so I try to travel along unplowed streets in case they give out....

On February 8, 2010 12:08 PM in Poll: How Did You Travel Today?
37 OctaviusIII 26

1) Copy-editing: it's a good thing. 2) I have to agree with the sentiment that the mayor needs to be able to move around, but I do wonder about what goes into the prioritization of neighborhood cleari...

On February 8, 2010 11:27 AM in There's Politics Even in Snow Removal, It Seems
38 boondoggle 26

More like Winter Mathis if you ask me....

On February 8, 2010 12:00 PM in Listen to DCist on WAMU at Noon
39 dc dawg 25

I can't wait for Gray, Barry et al. to try and haul Fenty before the Council to answer questions about this latest injustice!!...

On February 8, 2010 12:21 PM in There's Politics Even in Snow Removal, It Seems
40 Trulee Pist 24

And when exactly did you people plan to tell me it might snow again tomorrow night?...

41 yonas 24

OMFGASAUR, when will it stooooppp?!?...

On February 8, 2010 5:35 PM in And Now, 10-20 Inches
42 alexalexalex 23

http://www.opm.gov/status/...

On February 7, 2010 4:23 PM in Snow Country for Old Men
43 Rukasu 23

Fed. Govt. closed Monday http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/...

On February 7, 2010 5:24 PM in Snow Country for Old Men
44 dues 22

I applaud you for that, NewHCE. Seeing reports of the souvenir hawkers at Ground Zero on the local NY news made me sick....

On February 8, 2010 2:07 PM in Cashing in on the Snowmaggedon
45 springroadintoaction 22

Accuweather.com has started looking like it is a Roland Emmerich Production....

On February 5, 2010 10:56 AM in Morning Roundup: Snowmergency Edition
46 common_tater 21

..."if you can avoid being out right now, please do so." More anti-gay-snow rhetoric? :-P...

On February 6, 2010 12:07 PM in Mayor Fenty Updates On Snow Effort
47 Virginia is for Losers 20

$145/month is actually quite a bargain, compared to other lots in the immediate area. The going rate for this area is probably closer to $175-250/month....

On February 3, 2010 2:48 PM in DCUSA Lot Offered as Commuter Parking
48 engrish_major 20

Okay, fine - I can't hold out any longer. I repent for my sins!...

49 SomeoneStoleMyScreenNameJason 19

As of 7:30am Tues., NPR was reporting full service on all lines except the easternmost stations of the blue line. Of course, they also said MARC was running normal service on Monday, and that was not...

50 Brew Swillis 18

Jokes are funny....

On February 9, 2010 11:41 AM in Snowmageddon from Space

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