This is over a year old, but GM just found this video on YouTube. It’s of some kids going around Georgetown University doing back flips off of various buildings and statues. GM is not sure what is more disturbing, the utter lack of self-preservation or the terrible Evanescence soundtrack:
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Metrocurean finds some good deals at Qi Spa and Hook.
- Four Seasons offers salt-water pools, for some reason.
- A look at the Godey Lime Kilns, Georgetown’s main source of lime during the height of its industrial days.
Photo of Baked and Wired cupcake by Flickr user Aliciagriffen used under Creative Commons.
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Georgetown’s Dueling Past
Image Courtesy of the Library of Congress
GM was digging through some histories of Georgetown recently and found out that Georgetown was the scene of several duels as late as 1859 involving such characters as Henry Clay and two of Francis Scott Key’s sons.
According to the Chronicles of Georgetown, in 1826 Senator John Randolph of Virginia dueled Henry Clay in Georgetown. Senator Randolph was a vocal opponent to a strong federal government and apparently a total weirdo. From the Senate floor he said some pretty nasty things about Henry Clay for his activities as John Quincy Adams’ Secretary of State. He even went so far as to call him a “black-leg” which according to Dictionary.com means either a swindler (especially in gambling) or an infectious and fatal bovine disease causing gaseous swellings of the muscles.
They met for the duel on the banks of the Potomac. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- The Post looks back on the sad story of a troubled man who was found dead in the C&O Canal last year.
- Chris Matthews used to take dates to the Exorcist Steps to set the mood. Kathleen Matthews married him anyway.
- New restaurant called Morso will open soon at M and Potomac serving small Turkish plates.
Photo of canal lock by Flickr user Mattindy77 used under Creative Commons.
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New Google Maps Icons Odd, Inaccurate
Google Maps has added a new feature recently: icons (at least, that’s what GM is calling them). What they are are little symbols placing certain stores or landmarks on the map. The selection of what items they decided to include is oddly random. And that’s when they get the information correct. Some icons are just completely wrong.
The Odd:
The maps now identify stores on the map without you having to search for them. For instance, this is what M St. looks like now:
Yes, that’s true. Those stores are there. But it’s leaving out a bunch, isn’t it? And why is Mie N You given a square while the other restaurants get a fork and knife? Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Three words not normally put together: Punk-Rock, Bride, Georgetown.
- Purse snatch on Avon Lane Saturday.
- Boring movie-tour passes through Georgetown.
Photo from Flickr user Slightly Confused used under Creative Common license.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Georgetown drains overflowing sewage?
- Come on down and grab a deal at Smith and Hawken before it closes.
- Vox Populi tracks some recent campus burglaries.
Photo by Flickr user Ehpien used under Creative Commons.
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