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That’s right folks, we’re back and here to stay, with our new slot on Saturday. It’s been quite some time since we last talked, but hey, what’s a few months between friends? (Hey, you clamor, we listen.) With that out of the way, sit back, grab your second (or, if you’re like us, third) cup of joe and enjoy the best of the week that was amongst the DCist commentariat.

This week’s Comment of the Week goes to Politburo, who delivered a seemingly appropriate response to Sen. Jim DeMint’s slightly offensive comments about D.C. public schools — regardless of who or what he based them on:

Even if he was quoting a district woman, Sen. DeMint should be aware that the plural of anecdote is not data.

After the jump, we’ve got vociferous debates over guns, jokes about hot chocolate at Murky, and the always uncut, always uncensored mind of Monkeyrotica. Ah, some things just never change.