Everyone was excited that President-elect Obama made his first big foray into the city this weekend with a stop at Ben’s Chili Bowl. Some were more excited than others. Namely, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, who put out a press release hilariously titled, “National Hot Dog & Sausage Council Says President-Elect Obama’s Historic Trip to Famous DC Hot Dog Restaurant Reflects Excellent and All-American Taste in Cuisine.” Many people enjoy a good…

Every once in a great while, we like to share the worst press releases we received in our inbox in a given day. Or a given month, for that matter. You may remember the exciting news from KFC that they had sent a letter to Jennifer Lopez, for example. Today’s doozy comes to us from Travelzoo, a web site heretofore believed by this editor to be a rather helpful source of email alerts for good…

We first heard about the creepiest media stunt we could possibly imagine yesterday: The soon to open Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in D.C. planned to purchase a ticket on a Delta Shuttle flight from New York to DCA for their wax statue of President Abraham Lincoln. This morning, after tossing and turning all night with nightmares about being seated next to the slain leader, we have press photos waiting for us in our inbox….

All of the DCist editors get hundreds of press releases every week, but Music Editor Amanda Mattos and I probably get more than most. We’re always happy to receive information from publicists about events or stories affecting the D.C. metro area — they often make our jobs easier, in fact. But fairly often, we receive press releases that, to put it lightly, cause us to question the mental faculties of certain publicists. For months now,…