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Title: Sh*t People Say in DC
Post by: Yada on January 19, 2012, 11:28:48 am
This is actually the first one of these I've watched, pretty f'n highlarious.

http://socialstudiesdc.com/2012/01/sht-people-in-dc-say/
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Post by: i am gay and i like cats on January 19, 2012, 11:32:44 am
oh my god . . . i have that wig . . . like, i am soooo dc.
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Post by: hutch on January 19, 2012, 12:48:36 pm
I notice the Yums on the same block as the black cat...
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Post by: chaz on January 19, 2012, 02:07:31 pm
It was just ok for me.
Title: Re: Sh*t People Say in DC
Post by: Yada on January 19, 2012, 02:18:34 pm
It was just ok for me.

I don't think there could be a more accurate portrayal of the 20-something urban folk of DC.
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Post by: chaz on January 19, 2012, 02:20:42 pm
It was just ok for me.

I don't think there could be a more accurate portrayal of the 20-something urban folk of DC.
I don't hang out with 20-somethings so I can not comment on its accuracy, only it's level of amusement.
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Post by: stevewizzle on January 19, 2012, 03:16:20 pm
It was just ok for me.

I don't think there could be a more accurate portrayal of the 20-something urban folk of DC.
I don't hang out with 20-somethings so I can not comment on its accuracy, only it's level of amusement.

being a "20-something urban folk"... they killed it.
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Post by: bearman🐻 on January 19, 2012, 03:18:50 pm
One of my 20-something friends sent it to me...I told her "the one in the wig, that IS YOU". She agreed.
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Post by: Yada on January 19, 2012, 03:21:58 pm
chaz is just a grumpy old suburbanite.  :o
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Post by: hutch on January 19, 2012, 04:24:37 pm
definitely not just 20 somethings..
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Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on January 19, 2012, 07:48:47 pm
Heh.. I was prepared to be skeptical, but that is pretty damn funny. 
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Post by: Thousand Made-Up Loves on January 19, 2012, 11:59:45 pm
It was funny as shit.
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Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on January 20, 2012, 07:58:10 am
The only thing I'm wondering is, do white 20somethings in DC order mumbo sauce?   Somehow I have trouble believing that.   Unless it's become known through Twitter. 
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Post by: imbecile on January 20, 2012, 09:11:05 am
The only thing I'm wondering is, do white 20somethings in DC order mumbo sauce?   Somehow I have trouble believing that.   Unless it's become known through Twitter. 

I've no idea what show it was, but mumbo sauce was on the Food Network sometime last year and I've heard several restaurants are making their own take on it these days.  Not sure exactly when, but it has definitely snuck into hipsterdom.
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Post by: Yada on January 20, 2012, 09:30:14 am
 

I've no idea what show it was, but mumbo sauce was on the Food Network sometime last year and I've heard several restaurants are making their own take on it these days.  Not sure exactly when, but it has definitely snuck into hipsterdom.
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Post by: azaghal1981 on January 20, 2012, 10:03:40 am
Nobody mentions the awful sound at the Blowtel or how shady Steve Lambert is.
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Post by: Seth Hurwitz on January 20, 2012, 11:55:06 am
one of my favorites...

"Merriweather? Are you kidding me?"
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Post by: hutch on January 20, 2012, 12:25:36 pm
Nobody mentions the awful sound at the Blowtel or how shady Steve Lambert is.


cause nobody other than you gives a shit.
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Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on January 20, 2012, 12:27:30 pm
Oh mah gawddd pretty funny stuff. My friend works with that guy!
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Post by: MindCage on January 20, 2012, 12:40:14 pm
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!
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Post by: azaghal1981 on January 20, 2012, 01:28:20 pm
Nobody mentions the awful sound at the Blowtel or how shady Steve Lambert is.


cause nobody other than you gives a shit.

There is a post about the Blowtel's awful sound on this board at least once a week not by me.
I'll give you that the shady Lambert thing is not as big a complaint.
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Post by: eltee on January 20, 2012, 01:57:34 pm
I think it's hilarious. Funny how not much has changed. Some of these things have been said for the past 25 years; therefore, I don't think everyone knows about Blowtel, azag, sorry.;)

I once debated Anacostia - in DC or MD?

(Sethy - the guy looks like Justin)

(I also like the Arlington rap video that someone else put out)
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Post by: Stillwater on January 20, 2012, 04:38:49 pm
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?
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Post by: wml7 on January 20, 2012, 05:35:27 pm
Anyone care to explain what the hell that mambo sauce is and god damn those slice pizzas are huge  ;D
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Post by: azaghal1981 on January 20, 2012, 06:53:01 pm
They did mention the Blowtel and said it was "intimate." But yeah, over all, hilarious.
I think it's hilarious. Funny how not much has changed. Some of these things have been said for the past 25 years; therefore, I don't think everyone knows about Blowtel, azag, sorry.;)

I once debated Anacostia - in DC or MD?

(Sethy - the guy looks like Justin)

(I also like the Arlington rap video that someone else put out)
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Post by: Jaguar on January 20, 2012, 07:24:18 pm
I agree that this encompasses a broader age spectrum. Still funny though.

May have missed it because it was so fast and multi-faceted and I didn't feel like going through it again to see if this just got by me but here's something that I've long noticed that often gets mentioned in DC.

Whenever there's some sort of march, protest or some other sort of rally that the entire world may be discussing, instead of hearing the locals talking about the subject of the rally, more often than not, it seems that instead, they bitch about the traffic congestion that gathering will cause.

Of course, if that gathering is a massive concert, all bets are off. Though traffic does find its way into the talk, instead, it's about the best way to get to or from the Mall or site holding the event. But, true to form, not much at all about the purpose for the concert. Just what bands and their set times.
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Post by: i am gay and i like cats on January 20, 2012, 08:21:10 pm
oops . . . read the thread title walkie.
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Post by: Thousand Made-Up Loves on January 21, 2012, 02:03:23 am
Whenever there's some sort of march, protest or some other sort of rally that the entire world may be discussing, instead of hearing the locals talking about the subject of the rally, more often than not, it seems that instead, they bitch about the traffic congestion that gathering will cause.

Yes, because traffic congestion affects everyone, regardless of lame ass clause, moron. Rallying is lame anyway.
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Post by: Jaguar on January 21, 2012, 08:16:27 am
Whenever there's some sort of march, protest or some other sort of rally that the entire world may be discussing, instead of hearing the locals talking about the subject of the rally, more often than not, it seems that instead, they bitch about the traffic congestion that gathering will cause.

Yes, because traffic congestion affects everyone, regardless of lame ass clause, moron. Rallying is lame anyway.

Perfect example of the asshole side of DC... which is not all of DC, thankfully.
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Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on January 21, 2012, 09:30:00 am
I would say that 99.99 of marches in DC, "the entire world" is not discussing.   Maybe the entire world of US-based protest bloggers.   And yes their biggest and only impact is generally that they fuck up the efforts of thousands of working stiffs to get home, so complaining about the commute is a legit activity. 
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Post by: imbecile on January 21, 2012, 01:34:40 pm
Anyone care to explain what the hell that mambo sauce is and god damn those slice pizzas are huge  ;D

It's a weird barbecue sauce that you find in those shitty wing/chinese/sub carry out shops all over.  Kind of tastes like a combo of siracha/catsup/mayo/bbq sauce.. but all those shops make it a bit differently.  I do a lot of work at gas stations in dc and used to eat at these places all the time; can definitely attest that this stuff has been around for a while.  I just googled it and apparently it's a DC institution and is making great inroads on this side of the river (not southeast) as of late.
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Post by: eltee on January 21, 2012, 02:31:06 pm
Whenever there's some sort of march, protest or some other sort of rally that the entire world may be discussing, instead of hearing the locals talking about the subject of the rally, more often than not, it seems that instead, they bitch about the traffic congestion that gathering will cause.

Yes, because traffic congestion affects everyone, regardless of lame ass clause, moron. Rallying is lame anyway.
There's a clause?  :o
Title: Re: Sh*t People Say in DC
Post by: sweetcell on January 21, 2012, 03:08:19 pm
Whenever there's some sort of march, protest or some other sort of rally that the entire world may be discussing, instead of hearing the locals talking about the subject of the rally, more often than not, it seems that instead, they bitch about the traffic congestion that gathering will cause.

when "lesbians for a glutten-free tomorrow" or "dog-lickers united against tax reform" protest in philadelphia or new york, we understandably don't hear about it.  when they come to DC, and eventually they all do, we are forced to deal with it - it's in our face.  since we don't care about the cause, the only thing left that affects us is the logistical impacts.  just because someone is protesting something doesn't mean we automatically need to be sympathetic to the cause. 
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Post by: Jaguar on January 21, 2012, 05:48:38 pm
Geesh, I can't believe how many of you have totally missed the point!

The video was an informal and comical sociological observation of things said often in DC. No value judgements, just specific types of discussions you would hear in DC. That's it. It has nothing whatsoever to do with whether any of the topics discussed were worthwhile or of interest to all but something, in some manner, would be often talked about in DC. Therefore, YES, what I wrote about would absolutely be 'shit people say in DC.' It doesn't matter why or what people's attitudes are towards the subjects but you can damned sight bet that anytime some gathering takes place, especially a big one, people will be talking shit about it in DC regards to traffic. Plain and simple.

Some of you are over-analyzing and have completely lost the concept of what the video was about.
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Post by: slappy on January 21, 2012, 10:37:42 pm
I can't believe you guys aren't hip enough to know its just a derivative of this...   ::)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvJylbSg7o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvJylbSg7o)
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Post by: sweetcell on January 22, 2012, 01:55:00 am
I can't believe you guys aren't hip enough to know its just a derivative of this...   ::)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvJylbSg7o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvJylbSg7o)

trolling fail.
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Post by: slappy on January 22, 2012, 09:20:39 pm

trolling fail.
Indeed it would be, but, there wasn't an attempt to troll.

So it looks like it's now a trolling detection fail.
Title: Re: Sh*t People Say in DC
Post by: MindCage on January 23, 2012, 11:45:05 am
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?

Shaw was gentrified and hip back in 2003 or so, while Columbia Heights became all the rage about 2 years ago...
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Post by: Yada on January 23, 2012, 11:56:04 am
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?

Shaw was gentrified and hip back in 2003 or so, while Columbia Heights became all the rage about 2 years ago...

Shaw, hip in 03'?? Maybe if you were willing to wear a bullet proof vest like Walkie.
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Post by: i am gay and i like cats on January 23, 2012, 12:29:15 pm
the only time i want to wear a bullet proof vest . . . is around these parts where i live starting about thanksgiving until God knows when.  everybody who can hold a gun, whether compentent enough to do it or not has one and is out walking/running/crawling around in the woods or wherever the damn thing is running to until it is dead, eaten and the head mounted someplace.  some drink while playing their gun games, which always makes it more interesting for the rest of us.  they sometimes shoot each other and sometimes they shoot from their damn cars not caring what else they might hit.  take that, district.
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Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on January 23, 2012, 08:30:45 pm
speaking of gentrified, I saw a Rolls Royce double parked a few days ago in the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue.  And I don't think it belonged to a pimp.

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Post by: Stillwater on January 24, 2012, 12:03:22 am
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?

Shaw was gentrified and hip back in 2003 or so, while Columbia Heights became all the rage about 2 years ago...

Shaw, hip in 03'?? Maybe if you were willing to wear a bullet proof vest like Walkie.

Yeah, I wasn't here in 2003, but I know that when I bought my place on the Logan Circle side of Shaw in 2009, the area was not gentrified and some parts were not walkable.  It is making strides and has improved 200% in the last few years so I think the video is right on...  Down by 9th and Pish where they are rebuilding the Giant and turning multi-city block project housing into condos and commerical establishments will really change the area. 
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Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on January 24, 2012, 07:34:48 am
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?

Shaw was gentrified and hip back in 2003 or so, while Columbia Heights became all the rage about 2 years ago...

Shaw, hip in 03'?? Maybe if you were willing to wear a bullet proof vest like Walkie.

Yeah, I wasn't here in 2003, but I know that when I bought my place on the Logan Circle side of Shaw in 2009, the area was not gentrified and some parts were not walkable.  It is making strides and has improved 200% in the last few years so I think the video is right on...  Down by 9th and Pish where they are rebuilding the Giant and turning multi-city block project housing into condos and commerical establishments will really change the area. 

You gotta be kidding.   By 2009 the Whole Foods was already well established, the Bang & Olufsen store was open, and there was a yoga studio every other block.   Your neighborhood is for one percenters who think they're still edgy.   
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Post by: Stillwater on January 24, 2012, 08:39:15 am
Is 14th Street considered Shaw?

Edit: I guess I was just talking about like 11th/12th over.  Always just considered 14th street to be Downtown, then Logan, then U Street.  If 14th is included than I agree.
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Post by: Stillwater on January 24, 2012, 08:40:01 am
Also LOL at a enlisted military guy being a one percenter. 
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Post by: Yada on January 24, 2012, 09:50:07 am
Ok... this thread is going to make my head explode.

14th St is not Shaw... And Logan Circle hasn't been scary since circa 04'ish. Maybe even before that, I guess it just depends on your definition of scary. I enjoy tranny hookers walking the streets at 2am.
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Post by: wml7 on January 24, 2012, 10:50:10 am
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100828054703/uncyclopedia/images/b/b5/Exploding-head.gif)
 ;D
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Post by: hutch on January 24, 2012, 06:08:47 pm
to me , and I lived there for 10 years, Logan ends at Logan Circle which is 13th... past that on Rhode Island, for example, is Shaw..


Shaw goes at least til 7th if not more... and unless its changed a lot its still pretty crime ridden

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Post by: eltee on January 24, 2012, 10:44:50 pm
Kinda funny this debate over the sh*t they say in the video...playing into DC's hands!
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Post by: Yada on January 25, 2012, 09:40:48 am
Kinda funny this debate over the sh*t they say in the video...playing into DC's hands!

Oh the Ironing!
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Post by: Jaguar on January 25, 2012, 09:51:06 am
Oh the Ironing!

Ha ha. I like the new use of the word.

Pressing a point when there is a wrinkle in the conversation.
Title: Re: Sh*t People Say in DC
Post by: MindCage on January 25, 2012, 12:09:24 pm
Only thing I found backwards was saying Shaw was upcoming after Columbia Heights...kinda backwards...

Other than that, they pretty much got it all!

How do you figure that?

Shaw was gentrified and hip back in 2003 or so, while Columbia Heights became all the rage about 2 years ago...

Shaw, hip in 03'?? Maybe if you were willing to wear a bullet proof vest like Walkie.

Yeah, I wasn't here in 2003, but I know that when I bought my place on the Logan Circle side of Shaw in 2009, the area was not gentrified and some parts were not walkable.  It is making strides and has improved 200% in the last few years so I think the video is right on...  Down by 9th and Pish where they are rebuilding the Giant and turning multi-city block project housing into condos and commerical establishments will really change the area. 

It was edgy but still walkable back in 2001. I saw the entire 11th St area get cleaned up within a year and high-rise condos go up down at 11th and M St.