Prairie Dogs of Capitol Hill
January 26, 2009 8:07 PM Subscribe
The Inauguration brought some strange creatures to the Hill.
My friend Spencer had a ticket to the Inauguration. He took these photos from the Blue section which was on the Capitol grounds with a direct view of the ceremony -- virtually a front row seat. On the ground was a lot of fresh mulch. As everyone waited for the ceremony to begin, people began gathering the mulch into piles to stand on for a better view. He said that people soon became territorial of their mounds! Others went so far as to horde mulch into plastic bags wherever they could find it. People were asking their "neighbors" to watch their mounds while they went to the bathroom. He overheard one conversation where a lady asked if she could stand on an empty mulch mound. The "neighbor" replied: "You can stand on it for now, but when that guy comes back... I don't know."
My friend Spencer had a ticket to the Inauguration. He took these photos from the Blue section which was on the Capitol grounds with a direct view of the ceremony -- virtually a front row seat. On the ground was a lot of fresh mulch. As everyone waited for the ceremony to begin, people began gathering the mulch into piles to stand on for a better view. He said that people soon became territorial of their mounds! Others went so far as to horde mulch into plastic bags wherever they could find it. People were asking their "neighbors" to watch their mounds while they went to the bathroom. He overheard one conversation where a lady asked if she could stand on an empty mulch mound. The "neighbor" replied: "You can stand on it for now, but when that guy comes back... I don't know."
This post was deleted for the following reason: if these are your friends pictures this is totally not okay for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn
This must be the human equivalent of felines and cardboard boxes: Box Cats Own This Zone
posted by adipocere at 8:14 PM on January 26, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by adipocere at 8:14 PM on January 26, 2009 [2 favorites]
You aren't really supposed to link to things you or your friends have done. Also, I personally think this post is sort of weak. Inaugural mulch piles are just not that interesting.
posted by !Jim at 8:14 PM on January 26, 2009
posted by !Jim at 8:14 PM on January 26, 2009
This post has actually deprived the universe of some small measure of intellect and common sense.
posted by Afroblanco at 8:18 PM on January 26, 2009
posted by Afroblanco at 8:18 PM on January 26, 2009
Sorry, this post is pretty bad.
posted by dead cousin ted at 8:20 PM on January 26, 2009
posted by dead cousin ted at 8:20 PM on January 26, 2009
One thing worth noting though... the temperature was in the twenties for much of the day, and the paper had advised people specifically to bring things to stand on top of, in order to keep warmer.
A nice thick pile of mulch would be a lot warmer than standing on the bare ground.
posted by markkraft at 8:21 PM on January 26, 2009
A nice thick pile of mulch would be a lot warmer than standing on the bare ground.
posted by markkraft at 8:21 PM on January 26, 2009
However curious this may be, linking to something a friend of yours has done is not an appropriate MetaFilter post. Also, outside of the "more inside", the links on the front page lack any sort of context, leaving me wondering what the heck I was supposed to be looking for in them..
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 8:23 PM on January 26, 2009
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 8:23 PM on January 26, 2009
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