March 30, 2005
Chicago vs. D.C.
I just got back from the (Lake Michigan) coast and boy are my arms tired! You know, from gesturing to US Airways employees when complaining that my flight took off two hours late.Washington, D.C. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Fast, efficient, modern and clean transit that runs infrequently. | More extensive century-old elevated trains that run frequently. Downside: I saw a crackhead take a dump on a Blue Line train. |
| Incompotent, but boring politicians | Corrupt, but colorful politicians |
| Pizza as big as your head. | Pizza with the sauce on top. WTF? |
| Kojo | Oprah |
| Fugazi | Wilco |
| The river is slightly radioactive | The river is green on occasion |
| Record stores that inspire mail-order | Record stores like those in High Fidelity |
| Newly de-Frenchified sucky baseball team | Long-suffering, historic baseball teams |
| Notable phallic structures | Notable phallic structures |
| The parking lot in All The President's Men | The "El" in Risky Business |
| Murphy Brown | Perfect Strangers |
Posted by rj3 at March 30, 2005 10:18 AM
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wait, wait... a few things. 1. the original high fidelity takes place in england and hence was not inspired by chicago's record stores. 2. did you get that political column switched around by accident? doesn't our former mayor count as a "colorful" politician? 3. doesn't chicago have two baseball teams?
Posted by: nm at March 30, 2005 1:47 PM
Fixed (mostly)
Posted by: rj at March 30, 2005 2:11 PM
I think DC came out looking surprisingly good. But maybe that's just because of my all-consuming hatred for the Blue Brothers franchise.
Posted by: tom at March 30, 2005 3:56 PM
Chicago: Lake Michigan
DC: ?
Posted by: Thom at April 12, 2005 10:36 AM