12/30/11
Good Times...
The Most Dubious Moments of 2011
It was a wild one. And good thing we got it out of our system, because nothing will happen next year. So savor these last five days before the Iowa caucuses as we drink in some of the weirdness of 2011.
FEBRUARY 22
David Wu Has the Eye of the Tiger
Not long after he was reelected, Rep. David Wu was apologizing for erratic behavior toward his staffers,
which included sending them a photo of him in a tiger suit. “This was a difficult time in my life,” he
said. But not as difficult as in June, when he resigned for alleged misconduct.
MAY 26
Sax Paints Over Its Racy Murals
Monica Lewinsky riding a Bill Clinton centaur. George W. Bush swigging from a bottle. Topless nuns. It was
all a bit much for Washington’s taste at the burlesque supper club
Sax, which was forced to paint over its racy murals just a couple weeks after opening.
SEPTEMBER 22
Beer Nixed as a Thank-You to Firemen
Those DC firefighters: helluva job they do. Just don’t try to thank them with a case of beer. That’s
what one citizen did after they put out a blaze in his house. The result: the fire chief shut down the
station for two hours and put the men through alcohol testing. May we suggest coffee.
OCTOBER 3
Cupcakes Blamed for DC’s Unmanliness
So a study comes out that places DC 42nd out of 50 cities in terms of manliness. While we did well in terms
of sports teams and sales of salty snacks, we apparently had too many coffeehouses, home decor stores and
cupcake shops to overcome. Then again, the study wasn’t very scientific.
OCTOBER 17
Thieves Steal Obama’s Teleprompter
The surest sign that the economy hasn’t recovered: thieves attempt to tap into the black market for hot
chief-executive teleprompters. We can only assume the criminals’ speeches improved dramatically when they
got back to their lair.
Only what you need to know.