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Putting the “Perp” in Perpetual

Thayer Avenue — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:17:16 +0000

As I type this, there’s a man sitting outside the Perpetual Building at Georgia and Cameron giving people the finger and cursing at them. I never was really a fan of keeping the building after all the recent talk of tearing it down, but now it has a warm, special place in my heart. I managed to do a lap around the block by Mi Rancho and Tastee Diner just to snap a few less-than-conspicuous photos:

Crazy man inadvertently flipping me the bird

Crazy man giving the double bird to southbound drivers on Georgia Avenue

Crazy man telling me to fuck off and get a fucking haircut while flipping me the bird

His exact words to me were “Fuck you, you motherfucking asshole! Get a fucking haircut, motherfucker!” He managed to say something to that effect to every southbound driver at Georgia and Cameron. And I just got a haircut last week. God, I love this town.

Overheard in Silver Spring

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:55:22 +0000

This one was heard first-hand at the Quarry house on Tuesday night. Guy #1 in Maryland Terps polo shirt to Guy #2:

Guy#1: “Back in the day when I was a cheerleader, I had 50,000 people following my shit at RFK. Know what I mean? I’d start pounding that drum, and all those fuckers were right behind me. Nowadays, those drums don’t mean shit. They don’t even pay attention, and that’s bullshit. But back in the day, you know? 1978, 1979? We were the shit.”

Guy #2: “Uh huh.”

And no, he didn’t look like Uncle Rico.

Overheard in Silver Spring

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:17:12 +0000

Monday morning at Mayorga:

“Somebody should remind Sarah Palin that Jesus was a community organizer, and Pontius Pilate was a governor.”