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June 02, 2004

Learning new things every day

Did you know that the only mosque in the United States of America is located on the Embassy Row section of Masschusetts Avenue in Washington, DC? It's true. At least, according to the guide of our wedding-guest-DC tour on Friday night. By the way, if you don't know what a mosque is, it's a place of worship for the Moslems. Be sure to pronounce it like that. They used to let people in there to look around, but they probably no longer let anyone in for security reasons. She thinks. Regardless of the wide open gate and two people sitting on the front steps chatting. They should be careful. Also, despite popular belief, the name of the 16th U.S. president is pronounced Lin-KOLLN. Which we guess it would be. If you've only seen it in print. The statue in the Lin-KOLLN Memorial is 16 feet tall, seated. He would be 27 feet tall standing, but he won't stand, so she emphasized that this really doesn't matter of course.

Another very interesting thing about DC is that it is a place with a lot of international people. They come for meetings at the International Monetary Bank. And it's really neat to see a lot of people like that on the streets. But there are many protests. Those people should also be careful. The Kennedy Center was a wonderful addition to DC. It brought lots of operas, and concerts, and events, and operas.

So anyway, all we can say is, thank god for Rabbi Shnayer and his guitar. No offense to Girl-E's many loved ones who have married over the past several months, but we really were desperate for a Jewish wedding to break up the recent endless stream of Protestant nuptial liturgy. It was also evident that the groom, a gentile himself, was totally stoked about the raised chair dance. And the fact that you get to drink and break things during the ceremony. Mazeltov, man, mazeltov.

One more thing: the cicadas, they're gross. GROSS.

Posted by The Twins at June 2, 2004 10:46 AM

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Lin-KOLLN won't stand, or can't stand? "Can't stand" makes it sound slightly logical, whereas "won't stand" makes it sound like he's just being ornery.

Posted by: nikita at June 2, 2004 10:57 AM

And also that entry was awesome.

Posted by: nikita at June 2, 2004 10:58 AM

Oh she definitely implied he was being ornery. Up on his high horse, that Abe Lin-KOLLN.

And thanks.

Posted by: EV at June 2, 2004 11:08 AM

i like the thought of a 27-foot-high stone abe, angrily (ornerily?) stomping his way through washington, grunting "LINK-KOLN SMASH! LINK-KOLN SMASH!"

Posted by: bryan at June 2, 2004 11:31 AM

Bryan just cracked me up.
Wouldn't it seem to the tour guide, though, that the Moslems would lure you in, and then kill you? After all, if you're the ones causing all the world's problems, what need have you for security measures?
And I will share with you all a fact that I just learned that I believe to be true, which is that Pittsburgh has one of only a tiny number (three?) of Hindu temples in the US. I thought this was neat.

Posted by: Jess at June 2, 2004 11:36 AM

And Bryan's Abe can crack up the whole District of Columbia...

Posted by: EV at June 2, 2004 12:21 PM

Bryan's comment was awesome. How the hell is it pronounced then? Lin-Kolln? Wha?

Posted by: panajane at June 2, 2004 02:48 PM

Well, I'm assuming most of us would pronounce it "Linkin/Linkun", and basically disregard the "ol" as substantive contributors. But one should not take this for granted I suppose, a fact duly anticipated and respected by the band Linkin Park.

Posted by: EV at June 2, 2004 02:55 PM

i don't know about you kids, but i am seeing summer time blockbuster movie hit from Bryan's Idea "Lin-KOLLN's DC Rampage"

Posted by: snowy at June 3, 2004 12:29 PM

People drank and broke things during our wedding, too. And my wife and I aren't Jewish.

Posted by: Lex at June 3, 2004 02:47 PM

Ah yes, but I said during the *ceremony*. The wedding is a given.

Posted by: EV at June 3, 2004 02:48 PM