Washington Tweets

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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. Spot or write a great tweet? Send it to tweets (at) fastmail (dot) net for consideration for the next Washington Tweets column. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.

@mikedebonis Ah, emergency bill for Emancipation Day preparations, because who could have foreseen that this year would have an April 16? (@kcivey)

Councilmember Jim Graham and Mayor Vincent Gray Announce Arrest in March 11th Anti-LGBT Shooting (@JimGrahamWard1)

D.C. area finalist heads to Pillsbury Bake-Off http://wapo.st/GJBWsK (@postlocal)

D.C. to become first in nation to require students to apply to college/trade before grad HS under bill passed Tues: http://t.co/qxzeXmXZ (@Lisa_Examiner)

RT @RegionForward: Rising gas prices = More Washington area drivers searching for commuting alternatives (@betterDCregion)

Let's drink ourselves to fiscal solvency! (Or how D.C. bars could stay open later): http://bit.ly/GWffiv (@dcist_martin)

Should write Outlook piece for WaPo about growing up needing hoody in SW Pa, where, you knew, if you ran out of gas, 3 out of 4 homes had guns (@timcraigpost)

Anyone know the password for a WiFi network in Dupont Circle? #occupydc has free public WiFi and Dupont doesn't, come on now! (@LuddoftheFuture)

Is there some reason DC has to invent its own way of handling disabled parking? Does no other city that have a working system for it? (@kcivey)

OH: "Plus, do you want to compete against a cougar?" No, I do not. (@cajunjen)

@wmata anything you can do about the youths that harass l'enfant from 4-5? Ive had my ass smacked, been yelled at, they block doors everyday (@underthesea)

Our 19-month-old seemed suddenly fascinated by @meetthepress. Not sure if that's a good sign for our little wonkling. (@robpegoraro)

@unsuckdcmetro, Hey bus driver! I have a fun idea. How about you stop flirting with the woman and try driving the bus. Just a thought.(@KJ1645)

missing: the 4 hours i lost this weekend. if found, please return. reward: we can share them, as long as you don't mind watching me sleep. (@amorrissey)

Note to self: Do not eat every-unbelivably-good thing that @SDrewno sends out before hitting G-town w/ mom. @hustweet @ShopWinkDC@rag_bone (@NycciNellis)

#DMVReads Why it may actually be cheaper to live in Dupont Circle than College Park http://wapo.st/wIHxqR (@postlocal)

Thank you, @VincentOrangeDC, for teaching my daughter how to spell orange. (@dcsportsbog)

I'm not moving to NYC. My life is in DC. There, I said it. (@FreudnSlp)

Chocolate cake in the oven. Waiting for my apartment to start smelling like heaven. (@nikkirap)