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* Thanks again, No Child Left Behind! Now you've made long plane rides even better! "Eventually the boy's electronic gadget's batteries died, leaving him with nothing to do. I asked if he had a book. 'I have one," he said, "but I don't usually read.'" [ Criminal Brief ]

* Meters? Who wants meters? "I know innovations like taxi lights and meters might be new and confusing to some in the city, but I bet people will figure it out in time. The 20th Century awaits! Excelsior!" [ why.i.hate.dc ]

* "Everyone in Guatemala has a glorious mustache," and other lessons thanks to Google. [ Arjewtino ]

* "Few years ago I gave a ride to a group of young toasted congressional aids from a bar in Capitol Hill and they were talking about some rumors going around that then the single congressman Kucinich is packing a well endowed pipe in his pants." [ Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie ]

*Giving DC a vote in Congress "might also give the city government the opportunity to actually succeed"? It's worth a shot. [ Below the Beltway ]