If this surprises you, it’s because you’ve never read Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.’s wikipedia page. Newcomers will particularly love the part about his “alleged stalking” and the “crack cocaine.” D.C. Council Member Marion Barry personally benefited from a contract he obtained for his former girlfriend and directed earmarks that “provided …

Next time you complain about your job, re-read this: U.S. Marine Walks Away From Shot to Helmet in Afghanistan In one of those rare battlefield miracles, an insurgent sniper hit Lance Cpl. Koenig dead on in the front of his helmet, and he walked away from it with a smile …

Joe the Plumber is all sorts of pissed: I don’t owe [McCain] s—. He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it. [15 minutes…] In other news that’s hard to believe: Joe makes a living crisscrossing the country endorsing political candidates. Ah, America.

One more foot of snow and it would’ve been game on here in DC.

We’re everywhere… Thanks to Allison Ealey for snapping this picture in Charleston, SC.

Congratulations to R. Howler who won the FamousDC Snowmageddon Photo Contest with his “Snowy Proposal” photo. The first place prize includes a $50 giftcard for Southern comfort food and drinks at Kitchen, followed by a $50 gift card for drinks on the best dance floor in town, at Gin & …

Cabin fever is an idiomatic term for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in, in a small space, with nothing to do, for an extended period of time. Symptoms include restlessness, loss of shirt, irritability, forgetfulness, terrible decisions, excessive boozing, laughter, …

The photos have been submitted.  Now it’s up to our celebrity judges to boil it down to a Top 5.  Stay tuned. Roads to Walk On Photo by: Michael Hammond No S%*^?” Photo by: Justin Wilson Frozen Fan Photo by: Melissa Morales

This is round four of the FamousDC Snowmageddon Photo Contest. We are still accepting photos until 11:30 am EST today. The photos will be narrowed down to five finalists as decided on by our celebrity judges. The ultimate winner will be voted on by the FamousDC readers Friday in an …

Dear Sen. Scott Brown, We’ve been told [repeatedly] you have a pretty amazing truck.  If that’s true, how about you put a plow on the front of it and get to work. Thanks, The Entire City of DC

Congrats to Sharon Bradley for not using one curse word.  [h/t Emily Miller]

Apparently it takes more than 40 plus inches of snow to keep Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-North Pole] and Rep. Virgina Fox [R- Antarctica] from showing up to work during a blizzard. @virginiafoxx Think am only member of 0 Congress on Hill. All staff and I in on Tues. Only some …

Solid work, Johnny: John Edwards has proposed to his mistress Rielle Hunter, and is buying a luxury $3.5 million beachfront home where they can live happily ever after with their love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. Dave Matthews is officially on call. UPDATE: From Taegan Goddard It’s worth noting …

NBC Washington wants to know… We’ve come up with three options: Mother Nature, Old Man Winter and Punxsutawney Phil, who on Feb. 2 predicted six more weeks of winter. Stoopid groundhog. Vote here.

This is the coolest thing we’ve seen all day.  [h/t David All]