Saturday, February 23, 2008

Unusual things about Washington, DC

1. Popular meeting area called "Foggy Bottom", yet no one knows why.
2. Donnie Rumsfeld once called in the secret service to nuke Maryland
3. Street grid designed for maximum confusion in case the Japanese invaded.
4. President actually never visited any of the Mall museums, but loves to go on the Carousel.
5. Cheney known for ordering two footlongs at Pennsylvania avenue subway
6. The Pentagon McDonald's now also serving freedom frites.
7. Once when Trump came to visit he was allowed to use the executive washroom.
8. Smithsonian's rare Moroccan cigar wrapper collection on display extended until May.
9. Annual Kennedy family football scrimmage on the mall required three calls the the emergency room for broken limbs.
10. Wolf Blitzer is actually a real person, and he lives upstairs in my house.

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