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March 17, 2003
a shout out to all my peepers
Man Drives Tractor Into Pond on Mall: Police were in a standoff Monday with a man they said drove a tractor into a pond near the Washington Monument and Vietnam Veterans Memorial shortly before noon.
Not being familiar with tractors, the entire DC Metro area shuts down in a frenzied panic, as Jimbo drives home through it all from the Hellmouth of Northern Virginia. Now what did I say 'bout wreckin' shit? NO DRIVING TRACTORS INTO PONDS! It scares the duckies.
Speaking of ponds...when I got out of the Hellmouth by sundown what would I hear? SPRING PEEPERS!!! So I stripped off all my work clothes and ran towards the forest to hear their delightful peepings. I was also able to hear the chorus frog amongst the joyous cacophony. Oh yeah, I put on running clothes and shoes before all that.
Posted by jimbo at March 17, 2003 9:48 PM
Comments
So tractor man is a tobacco farmer who claims to have explosives and is upset with the government. How long until the "When you smoke Marlboro Lights, you support terr'r" commercials?
Posted by: Chrisafer at March 18, 2003 11:44 AM
he's my hero, anyone fucking up assholish DC people is a gawd in my book, or was it a monkey in my wrench? I just stood on the corner of 23 and K and watched the rising hysteria of panicked, rude, discourteous, self-serving, racist, bitch, trashy wealthy consumerist car owners who couldn't handle waiting an extra minute. it was breathtaking!
Posted by: just matt at March 18, 2003 1:58 PM
didn't like the outrageous space-taking username? :-)
Posted by: beenhexed at March 19, 2003 10:27 AM