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A guy was caught selling guns from a potato chip stand in a market. It was as easy as catching a gun salesman at a potato chip stand, said police. [Washington Examiner]
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Several area Starbucks-brand coffee shops are closing. And what’s going to replace them? Probably more dumb Starbu—hrrm. [DCist]
You’re probably improperly caring for your Zamboni, which you own “for irony,” but how would you even know if not for this $90 class? [Washington Post]
Hey check yr Slurpee debris from yesterday’s trip to a SE grocery: one of you locals is walking around with a $144 million Powerball ticket. [WTOP]
The C-SPAN offices have a replica of that ship that was overtaken by Somali pirates the other day, a ship that was in no way notable before it was hijacked. C-SPAN is impossibly weird. [Fishbowl DC]
C-SPAN Is Financing Terror Cell Training Camp For Tiny Pirates
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I hope the Starbucks management goes off blaming how sucky the economy and government is like they did in the UK when announcing massive store closures.
The summary of the government’s reply: “you fucked up overexpanding” … capitalism
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/4690064/Peter-Mandelson-attacks-Starbucks-chief-over-UK-economy-comments.html
I’ve seen the same model ship in another area lobby - the USGC recruiting HQ in Arlington. I guess that makes slightly more sense, though.
I mean USCG.