January 2, 2004
In and out
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I realize that we here at DCSOB have not kept up with the end-of-year trend stories filling up space for vacationing journalists in the other publications you may read, such as the Washington Post and Juggs, so in order to make it up, we present our annual (or semi-annual if I get bored in a few months) in-and-out list for 2004.
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| OUT | IN | |
| Job Status: | Unemployment | Underemployment |
| Local Band: | Washington Social Club | The Carlsonics |
| TV Show: | Queer Eye | The Office |
| Strip: | 18th Street | 14th Street |
| Drink: | Anything-tini | Greyhound |
| Target of ire: | Hipsters | Adams Morgan B&T |
| Social Trend: | Friendster | Making introductions |
| Northwesterly suburb: | Rockville | Bethesda |
| Politician: | Howard Dean | Elliot Spitzer |
| Bad local team: | Redskins | All the other ones |
| Protest movement: | "Attack Iraq? No!" | "Bring BBC America to Basic Cable" |
| Metro Line: | Red | Green |
| Weather: | Hurricaine | Unseasonable warmth |
| Weekend getaway: | NYC | Baltimore |
| Safeway: | Soviet (17th and Corcoran) | Spanish (Columbia and Ontario) |
| Disease: | SARS | Regular Flu |
| Protection from cold: | Scarves | Hats with earflaps |
Posted by rj3 at January 2, 2004 9:58 AM
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Comments
don't forget:
out -- keeping your cell phone in your pocket.
in -- keeping your cell phone in your cleavage.
Posted by: nm at January 2, 2004 11:27 AM
Out: regular turkey meat
In: plastic turkey meat
Posted by: Katz at January 2, 2004 9:28 PM
Mmmmm, plastic turkey...
Posted by: Randolph at January 3, 2004 8:33 PM