Last year, I blogged about the Washington state of mind, which I think we can all agree (we can all agree on something, right?!), is very unique. Every year I notice something different and this year was no exception.
On the Metro, the train drivers announce the last stop in Virginia before you enter DC and the first stop in Virginia as you leave DC. Instead of saying “Virginia” or “the state of Virginia”, they say “the Commonwealth of Virginia.” After the third time I heard that it clicked with me – Metro drivers are trained to be history buffs/poli sci geeks, which is just so DC.
In the Metro, the farecards usually have a background image you hardly even notice, like a picture of a panda at the National Zoo. Now things have changed – the image on one of the cards I got this year was of Barack Obama. As far as I know, this is the first time a president (or even a human) has been on a Metro card, so it was presumably politically motivated. Can I get a discounted card with George Bush on it? I didn’t ask.
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Thanks for this. I guess because Obama is just as lovable as a panda.
grace - pandas bite!
andy - bill clinton was on a metro card just after his first inauguration. he is the only other president. no, they did not do either of the bushes.
and in case you're wondering, the panda bears will return to the metro cards when they sell out of the obama cards, which apparently they have yet to do. so you bringing it home with ya?
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