So this is what the weekend will be like in DC?

Soviet Safeway indeed.

The Dude

Still abiding . . . academically!!!

Brandt:  You never went to college . . .

The Dude:  Oh, no I did, but I spent most of my time occupying various administration buildings… smoking a lot of thai stick… breaking into the ROTC… and bowling. To tell you the truth Brandt, I don’t remember most of it.

Maybe the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers will one day study the other Jeffrey Lebowski.

So there’s a tick

Ms. Ebeneezer Scrooge

This woman clearly falls under Tick #1: “You’ve got a fellow over ‘ere ‘o isn’t ‘appy because their friend bought ‘em a goat.”

Speaking of which, I think it’s about time for the HBO version of this:

They will sell millions of these.

I want to make fun of this, but if I lived in a non-urban area north of the Mason-Dixon Line and spent a lot of time outdoors in the winter I could see myself . . . nah, I still wouldn’t buy one. This is high-collared felt bib. It’s called zipping your jacket all the way up, people.

Esquire has a feature about Blakroc in its most recent issue. OF COURSE they get Dan and Pat mixed up in the caption to the accompanying picture. RZA was somehow identified correctly, though.

If this doesn’t make you want to go out to the back yard and clothesline-tackle your little brother, I don’t know what will . . .

New York Magazine Recognizes the Appeal of Karl Pilkington

The word is spreading, people (skip down to the last question).  Get on board now.  And download the audiobook tomorrow.

That settles it . . .

 

 

I know what my New Year’s Eve plans are.

Does Karl Pilkington Know About This?

5 Escaped Monkeys Captured In Central Fla.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Five of the 15 monkeys that escaped a facility in Polk County have been captured, officials said.

Lex Salisbury, the director of the preserve, said Monday that the capture of the remaining 10 monkeys is imminent because trappers know where they are living.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the monkeys apparently escaped their island home by swimming across a pond — something they’re not supposed to be able to do.

The monkeys escaped April 19 at the soon-to-be-open Safari Wild preserve.

Officials said the social but calm Patas monkeys are of no threat to people.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the search will continue until the remaining monkeys are captured.

Levon Helm . . . Allegedly.

Alright, alright, alright!  I thought someone would have reviewed the past weekend in New York City by now, but it looks like it’s up to me, your friendly host for the festivities, to fill in our four other readers on what happened.

Well, I didn’t take the “actually, it’s really nice, dude,” bus from D.C. on Friday, so I can’t speak as to how the trip was for duderino, mylephnt, and elbows (Is that right?  Is that the new handle?).  But I heard that the five+ hours just flew by, and was made easier by the existence of a top-notch douchebag (not duderino) who, predictably and hilariously, hit on the one true piece of eye-candy on the bus.   

 Anyway, after arriving at the apartment of yours truly, and seeing as it was already midnight, the four of us headed out to see what kind of trouble we could get into. 

“The Wire” Recap – Episode 1

So, for my first post on the Ramble, I’ve been asked to write a recap of the first episode of the final season of THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION (i.e., The Wire). Now, I started out writing a synopsis of each plot-line, but after spending three paragraphs on the newsroom alone, I knew this would get swiftly out of hand. And besides, who among us contributors (and our thousands of voracious readers) did not see the show tonight? Anyone? Exactly. So, after the jump, I thought I would make some quick notes about what I liked, did not like, and any other observations/opinions that came to mind. (Disclaimer: I did walk back and forth from the kitchen a few times during the course of the episode, so I may have missed some otherwise obvious things.)