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August 29, 2008

Cool Off With Huck The Dog In Rock Creek Park’s Turpentine Stream

by Juli Weiner  

  • Meet Huck, a Maverick golden retriever who discovered turpentine in a Rock Creek Park stream. He played in that stream for 5 1/2 years. [City Desk]
  • Maryland will eventually be as hot as the desert city of Phoenix, but at least it will be more humid! [DCist]
  • Mayor Fenty is anti-union, according to unions, who printed out fliers in color saying as much. [DC Examiner]
  • The only things still in DC are orphaned BlackBerrys, some losers who are embarrassed to even be there, and of course President Bush and his friend the president of Tanzania. [Washington Post]
  • Some Metro cars received bouncy handles of the future, which are prejudiced towards both short and tall people. [NBC 4]
  • The Washington Times cafeteria remains tragically barren, as diplomatic ties with the caterer are crumbling. [Fishbowl DC]

{ 13 comments }

4tehlulz August 29, 2008 at 4:16 pm

Holy shit. Someone from DC city gov’t responded actually responded to a complaint.

irisheyes August 29, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Rebel Countess August 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm

I gave her my seat on the subway.
I could not let her stand.
She reminded me of my MOTHER,
with that STRAP held in her hand.
-old Irish folk lyric

Cogito Ergo Bibo August 29, 2008 at 5:08 pm

About time the vertically challenged stood up to such blatant discrimination! Um, they are standing, right?

rmontcal August 29, 2008 at 5:28 pm

I think to myself, “there is no way that that headline can make any sense” and then it does…

shoeho August 29, 2008 at 5:41 pm

They let W stay in DC alone? Dick has the codes, right? RIGHT????

bitchincamaro August 29, 2008 at 6:21 pm

Please send Huck to the Newtown Creek on the Brooklyn-Queens border. After a refreshing dip in the millions of gallons of gasoline Exxon has leaked there for years, perhaps someone in Washington will take note. No need to drill, btw.

wheelie August 29, 2008 at 7:58 pm

People used to throw sticks to Huck the Dog when he was out swimming. Now they throw paint brushes.

S.Luggo August 29, 2008 at 9:18 pm

Turpentine, the bottled water of the Bitters.
Golden retrievers, the heavy hand of demrat regulation on free enterprise.
The metaphors are so obvious.
— David Brooks

RuperttheBear August 29, 2008 at 9:45 pm

O Juli. You are so wonderful, with your flammable dogs.

S.Luggo August 29, 2008 at 10:14 pm

— The Washington Times cafeteria remains tragically barren, as diplomatic ties with the caterer are crumbling. —
Preemo meth is no longer available as desert? Well, bite me, NAFTA.
http://wownce.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/angry-cat-in-pink-rabbit-costume-1.jpg
The Editors,
The Washington Times

Oscar Folsom Cleveland August 31, 2008 at 12:53 am

http://www.rimarkable.com/washington-dc-mayor-adrian-fenty-loves-blackberrys

Speaking of Mayor Fenty and the dog daze of August, that sexy hunk has a lot of Black Berrys strapped dangerously close to his junk; doesn’t he know the radiation dangers of hand held pleasure devices and how they can turn a fella AC/DC in no time?

This news article says he packs multiple devices: “one for his mayoral duties, one for immediate contact with the Washington DC Chief of Police, and one for personal duties.”

What exactly are those personal duties and how much does he charge? Yum

Oscar Folsom Cleveland August 31, 2008 at 1:15 am

And another thing…
http://wonkette.com/400745/scott-kleeb-will-enlarge-the-tractor-caucus

A few months ago you alerted us to Cowboy Senator Kleeb from your home state of Nebraska.
The New Yorker mentioned him (and his lovely lanky goodness) last week.
How about an in-depth follow up, Wonkettes?

This man sure makes MY tractor caucus swell and them tractor nuts hang low…

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g314/InvisibleParadigm/2549319636_250e36f347.jpg

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