Washington Tweets

by Bill Adler

Washington tweets. A lot. The Washington Tweets column is a collection of the most interesting, recent Washington-area tweets. These tweets reveal a candid and fascinating portrait of what is on our collective minds: Twitter gives a snapshot of what we're doing, thinking and hoping for. Washington Tweets is Washington in the raw. Washington Tweets is published on the Cleveland Park Listserv, www.cleveland-park.com, on Monday. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.

With Redskins controversy heating up, here's a simple test: would you call a Native American "Redskin" to her face knowing it offended her? (@rkref)

Interesting RT @brucejohnson9: Vincent Gray backs off Redskins name-change comments http://wapo.st/XZr3a3 (@Lizzs_Lockeroom)

After More Than 20 Years, Push To Change 'Redskins' Name Continues http://n.pr/11S7ubb (@nprnews)

Bar Pilar is considering extreme measures to stop customers from stealing its mugs http://is.gd/61PH2l (@wcp)

Update: copper mug theft epidemic isn't limited to Bar Pilar. http://is.gd/287A1x (@wcp)

Everything I've seen this past week suggests there's a huge market for dating consultants in DC & that I should make this a side project. (@meredithshiner)

Having lost my SmarTrip card, I now sympathize with DC tourists... How did my HAND demagnetize the paper fare card?? @wmata blues (@RobinSelvy)

I didn't even know it was Friday until I seen the 3 guys in the Lowe's parking lot drinking beer at 10 in the morning and listening to AC/DC (@JustinBotkins)

Guy who proposed letting coyotes/wolves take care of deer in Rock Creek recognizes downside: they'll eat cats too. (@dcist_martin)

OMG LOOK THERE ARE FOUR BULLDOGS HANGING OUT! http://vine.co/v/bnEzauxabWX (;@dcist_martin)

Super Secret Restaurant Week Extension Feb 11 ~ 13: Just mention Restaurant Week Extended & get 3 courses for $35.13 + wines $50+ 33% off. (@dinodc)

The mayor is noting the low # of major crimes in dc but small crime is up #sotd13  (@blackmanhelping)

You may wait even longer--until 2016?--to use your phone throughout Metro, @lizessley reports:  http://tinyurl.com/aklfdp3 (@robpegoraro)

Alexandria boy, 10, charged after showing toy gun on school bus http://wapo.st/12qGXBz  (@AlliKlein)

Security theater (bag checks) at Cleveland Park Metro. #wmata (@kcivey)

If DC added an infill Metro station at Oklahoma and Benning, that'd sure take care of the blue and green in Trinidad and Carver Langston. (@sharrowsDC)

DC Council bill says FBI headquarters shd remain in DC , urges mayor to "make some noise" to keep it away from Md and Va. (@tomsherwood0

Spending my birthday next weekend playing volleyball in sketchy DC #prime (@ashrussll)

So proud to be $210 worth of DC's $90 million parking ticket extravaganza from 2012. You guys rule. (@arcDC)

Wow, I completely missed this trial RT @postlocal: D.C. Court of Appeals overturns conviction of `Georgetown Cuddler' http://wapo.st/XVEx73 (@GeorgetownMet)

Not a good sign when the conductor comes running through the train. #wmata (@g3rd80)