Posts tagged Humor
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I asked ChatGPT to write a sitcom about…rent stabilization
Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass says they could spend all day debating rent stabilization, so to pass the time, I fired up ChatGPT and asked it to write a sitcom about rent stabilization. Here’s what it came up with. Keep reading…
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Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer tries out a new transportation mode
For the last 24 hours, the internet has been buzzing about Melissa McCarthy's upcoming return to Saturday Night Live to play White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. On Friday, McCarthy was driving Spicer's podium around the streets of Manhattan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rail to bust
Bus stop sticker shock; Midnight closings hard to swallow; Georgetown’s gentrification; Visitor parking pass vigilante; June Housing Bloom; Two more weeks for the Purple Line; Patent on pedestrian safety; And…. Keep reading…
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Here’s a Spanish satire of the downsides of driving
The Spanish government wants its residents to consider cycling as a viable mode of transportation. So much so that it made a video to point out the humor in the frustrations that driving a car can bring. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”;… Keep reading…
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2015’s greatest hits: South Park weighs in on gentrification with “SoDoSoPa”
To close out 2015, we’re reposting some of the most popular and still-relevant articles from the year. This post originally ran on October 5. Enjoy and happy New Year! As more people seek urban living, communities around the country are trying to meet the demand. That even goes for fictional places like South Park, which skewers gentrification this season with a new neighborhood… Keep reading…
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South Park weighs in on gentrification with “SoDoSoPa”
As more people seek urban living, communities around the country are trying to meet the demand. That even goes for fictional places like South Park, which skewers gentrification this season with a new neighborhood called “SoDoSoPa”: Keep reading…
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What if Matthew McConaughey made ads for Metro?
You might have seen ads for Lincoln cars on TV featuring Matthew McConaughey. This parody video by Ben Ross (not the same Ben Ross that contributes to Greater Greater Washington) mimics that style. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line eve
Metro says Silver Line is ready; Learn about the Silver Line; Affordable housing squeeze; Why few food co-ops?; ANC sleeps on the job; Meddling congressmen; Peddling advice; Best coast for pedestrians; Poor debate over “poor door”; And…. Keep reading…
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Another historic resource is threatened: parking lots
A group of preservationists in Cincinnati are very worried about a precious historic resource disappearing: surface parking lots in the center city. Keep reading…
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Cheh proposes hoverboard lanes and a Palisades stadium
DC may hire a dedicated person to help drivers read stop signs, build hoverboard lanes, and place the DC United stadium atop the Palisades Safeway, under budget recommendations from DC Councilmember and transportation chair Mary Cheh. As you might guess, these are a joke. April Fool’s Day was six weeks ago, but today is the day for joviality from Cheh and her staff, who put… Keep reading…