"JIM ZORN has taken the training wheels off Campbell, and the result is a quarterback who has played like an all-star."
Dcprosportsreport.com prefers Zorn's coaching style over that of former head coach Joe Gibbs, adding, Zorn "called a great game, [notable] for its balance."
» "A NEIGHBORHOOD LONG considered one of D.C.'s premier nightlife destinations could be garnering a new reputation as a dangerous place to live."
Dc.urbanturf.com can't help but notice the rising evidence of violent crime in Adams Morgan, albeit relatively anecdotal.
» "WHAT DO YOU DO when you're a Republican in Hollywood? You get together with the only other Republicans in town — and the five of you make a really strange movie."
Famousdc.com is weirded out by the previews for "An American Carol," starring Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, James Woods and Jon Voigt.
» "I LOVE BREAKFAST. It is hands-down my favorite meal. When I was living in the sorority house, seeing 'breakfast for dinner' on the menu was nearly as exciting as when we scored a social with a hottie-filled frat."
Troublewithtoast.wordpress.com has a new recipe for lamb sausages, adding, "Though they remind me more of mini-lamb burgers."
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"NEVER BEFORE and probably never again will so much pure, human cool and decency walk around in one package."
A commenter at Defamer.com offers a description of actor Paul Newman, who died Friday after a long bout with lung cancer. Newman gave more than $250M to charity in his life.
» "WHY SHOULD PEOPLE pay attention to the no-food-on-Metro rule? There is no one holding people accountable."
Districtchatter.com understands why people flout the no-food-on-metro law, after seeing a man eat a full plate of takeout food on the train on Friday.
» "I HAVE BUT a simple request: Please include in the bailout legislation a federal moratorium on using the words 'Main Street' and 'Wall Street' in the same sentence."
Gavelinyourpants.blogspot.com is tired of hearing talking heads use those two phrases together on TV.
» "THE REALLY SAD PART is that the opening few minutes of the bit were not very different at all from the actual interview that they were parodying. I walked into the room after it had just started, and it took me a second to realize that it [was] 'SNL.'"
Herbofdc.blogspot.com was dismayed by the similarities between parody and reality in a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch about Sarah Palin's CBS interview.
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"KEEP YOUR MOUTH shut and wave the flag. Period. That is the McCain-Palin campaign in a nutshell."
Notionscapital.wordpress.com adds, "Remember, 'Freedom of Speech' means freedom to shut up and keep voters in happy ignorance. That's the new American Way."
» "ALANIS MORRISETTE's 'Jagged Little Pill' album loses all its angry-girl credibility [when] you know the songs are about Joey from 'Full House.'"
Prettyashley.com lost some respect for the Canadian singer recently, adding, "I could never imagine being so in love with Joey that I'd cry in his shower."
» "THE CABBAGE WAS the best part of the meal. In fact, it was outrageously good. Never again will I belittle these little green heads of goodness. I'm hoping for another cabbage in this week's CSA crate."
Looking2live.blogspot.com had a recent change of heart about the leafy garden plant, adding, "I always associated cabbage with poverty."
» "AS A SOCCER REFEREE, this freaks me out. Who is the first person players, coaches and parents get angry at during soccer games? It's not the ice cream truck guy!"
Seanramblings.blogspot.com does not want to have a run-in with the Lebanon, Pa., woman who recently had her concealed weapons permit revoked for carrying a gun at her daughter's soccer game.
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"I TRULY DID NOT see this coming. The next thing you know, they'll be telling us NBA players are above-average height."
Theliffeyswell.blogspot.com pokes fun at former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken, who announced his coming out on the cover of People magazine.
» "WOULD THE WIZARDS have exercised the option on Jordan had Arenas not gone under the knife for a third time? I'm not so sure."
Truthaboutit.net investigates the reasons for Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld's picking up the final-year option on head coach Eddie Jordan's current contract.
» "DID YOU KNOW that 'Mormons in international relations' is a Googlenope? It is my second Googlenope ever. My first was 'Republicans who compost.'"
Ticklethepear.livejournal.com figured out one more thing that garners zero matches in a google search while trying to organize a social event.
» "WHY DO YOU THINK yogurt manufacturers leave the seeds in raspberry yogurt? Here I am with my coffee, yogurt and newspaper enjoying the cool fall morning, wondering if there is anyone who actually appreciates the seeds. I sure don't."
Findingblanche.com doesn't understand the non-seedless raspberry yogurt phenomenon.
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"I TRIED NOT TO WATCH the last game, but how could I not? Tears streamed down during introductions. What a loss to our culture."
Bla2222.wordpress.com was moved by Sunday's ceremony at Yankee Stadium. Reggie Jackson, right, was among the ex-players present. Babe Ruth's daughter Julia, left, was also there.
» "IN THE ANNALS of heartbreaking, senseless violence in the District of Columbia, this one ranks right up there at the top."
DCist.com comments on the story of an 18-year-old female who was fatally shot last weekend by a male friend after she refused to make him a hamburger.
» "THE MAID OF HONOR was crossing the street on Friday night, and she tripped. By the next morning, she could barely walk on her ankle, so she went to get it X-rayed. She has a fractured bone and will be in a cast for four to six weeks! So, she'll have a cast on when the wedding takes place three weeks from now."
Zandria.us feels bad for her friend after the "Bachelorette Party of Doom."
» "INSTEAD OF A CLOSED, proprietary system controlled by one company that hates you, it's a totally open system, designed to run anything on any hardware, 'controlled' by a company that loves making money."
Complainthub.com is a fan of Google's new Android phone operating system for T-mobile phones.
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"HE'S NOT A MAGICIAN or even an illusionist. He's just an idiot — an idiot who wants to show the world how close he can get to death."
Talentedunemployedjd.blogspot.com is not impressed by David Blaine's hanging upside down in Central Park, adding, "The only way he'd catch my attention is if he actually died."
» "I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING that people who want equality in this country are often the biggest losers."
Kittenswithmittens.blogspot.com reacts to a recent study that shows that men who value traditional gender roles tend to make more money than men who do not.
» "I THOUGHT YOUR 15 minutes of fame was up with 'Bobby's World.' How wrong I was. There's a reason the Howie Mandel show lasted one season: You aren't funny."
Mostlikelytodiealone.com had some choice words for the "Deal or No Deal" host after he was part of the five-person team that hosted the Emmy Awards Sunday night.
» "METRO HAS EXISTED in a realm of almost zero oversight and now we get the, 'By the way ... I need $11 billion.' Sorry, but one would hope that when the [next] fare hike happens, we finally will get a say in how [it] operates."
Offseventh.org/blog is stunned by Metro's claim that it needs $11B to maintain its current level of service.
"CARLOS ROGERS makes an interception. ... You have to feel good for the guy. That wasn't an easy interception, nor was it a meaningless one."
Theredskinsblog.com is happy for Redskins cornerback Carlos Rodgers after the team's win Sunday against Arizona. Rodgers has been criticized for an inability to catch.
» "THE LAUGH TRACK dials up to 11 when the metadata reveal that the images were made on ... wait for it now ... a Mac. Cue the laughter."
Photobusinessforum.blogspot.com figured out via metadata that parts of the new Microsoft "I'm a PC" commercials were photoshopped using a mac.
» "WHEN YOU HAVE a dream that your ex-boyfriend's mother sent you a letter about how great his new girlfriend is, I think that means your brain is trying desperately to rid itself of toxins."
Lauriewrites.typepad.com is convinced that her brain hates her, adding, "That towel over there? Throwing it in."
» "IT'S A TIME of balance, the moment between growth and death. It helps you prepare for the breakneck speed of the upcoming holiday season, while affording you the opportunity to drink that hot cup of spiced apple cider."
Twilightearth.com is looking forward to autumn, adding, "Fall is a respite between the hot days of summer and the bone-chilling days of winter."
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"THEY HAVE AN AWESOME mascot that represents one of nature's noblest beasts, and their administration wants to throw it away."
Blog.georgetownvoice.com, a Georgetown University blogger, thinks George Washington University's plan to get rid of the hippo is "the worst decision in GW history."
» "[THE QUESTION] GETS ASKED more in D.C. because you're a lot more likely to get an interesting answer."
Areseven.com has a different take on why people are so big on the "So, what do you do?" question in social situations in the District, aside from the notion that everyone in the city is a "careerist [idiot]."
» "ALTHOUGH MAYBE the most horrifying things we've ever seen, the Legos are for some reason uncannily recognizable, and one can only imagine the fun they'll have frolicking in Lego mansions and rehab centers."
Jezebel.com isn't quite sure what to think of Lego's new Amy Winehouse figure, adding, "Here's exactly what your small child should be playing with."
» "IF PIZZA IS high-quality, a mere slice of cheese is delicious. If pizza is mediocre, I understand the need to add toppings. But I have news for you, pepperoni: You ain't all that and a bag of chips."
Sogoodblog.com doesn't understand why so many people default to pepperoni as a pizza topping choice.
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"I'D EXPECT [the Wizards] to go into the season with Antonio Daniels and Dee Brown at point guard. Here we go again."
Dcprosportsreport.com laments a report that Gilbert Arenas, who the Washington Wizards just signed for $111 million, will miss at least the first month of the season with a knee injury.
» "IS REP. ROSS saying that the D.C. Council has somehow gained extralegislative powers and can impose its will on small towns in America?"
DCist.com is baffled by the Arkansas lawmaker's assertion that if d.c. could snatch gun rights from citizens, then "many other small towns could be next."
» "NOW THAT IN CLARENDON alone, Clarendon Grill, Eleventh, Clarendon Ballroom and Liberty Tavern are all smoke-free, do you think we'll see more of a chain reaction in that area?"
Whatsuparlington.blogspot.com has noticed a trend in generally pro-smoke Virginia, and asks, "Who would you like to see go smoke-free next? (My vote: Whitlow's.)"
» "HAVE YOU EVER SMELLED something so rancid that you could kind of feel it on your face? Like ultraviolet stink rays were being emitted from it, and hitting you? That's how bad this fellow's stench was. Radioactive levels!"
Listentoleon.net had a scary run-in with a foul commuter and narrowly avoided being forced to share an elevator with him.
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"[ON MONDAY] NIGHT, I made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of love. I watched damn near four hours of NFL football."
Livitluvit.com doesn't realize that she not only saw one of the best NFL games of the year on monday night, but maybe one of the best "Monday Night Football" games ever.
» "HERDS OF SEERSUCKER and sundress wearing nimrods in the middle of the street with red Solo cups trying to board a bus to Somewherefest."
Yeahsoim.com names one of the 20 things he or she won't miss about summer, including "The pressure to drink cold coffee and Kid Rock's 'All Summer Long.'"
» "HE INSTANTLY BECAME the fantasy dream boyfriend of billions of American teenage girls — and very nearly avoided early tragedy by calling off his engagement to Tara Reid."
Defamer.com tells the story of former radio DJ Carson Daly, who was catapulted to fame when he landed the job of hosting "Total Request Live" on mtv. the network "TRL" will end its 10-year run with a two-hour special in mid-November.
» "IT WAS AN AUDACIOUS experiment, launched by a group of men both ordinary and extraordinary, and it has been tested many times. But 221 years later, we are still here."
Loc.gov/blog, the official blog of the Library of Congress, makes a statement to celebrate Constitution Day, the day the foundational document was signed in 1787.
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