Quotes of the Day

Travel report Amy Argetsinger is in Rome. But don't rob my apartment, okay? -- WaPo's Reliable Source writer Amy Argetsinger in a weekend Facebook update. Unpleasant travel memories "Just finished flight around the world. Now waiting for bags. Last year, got stuck in horrid traffic jam on way home." -- Reuters White House correspondent Patricia Zengerle in a Sunday tweet. Conclusion: bad ideas "I drank a Four Loko tonight. It was awful." -- The Hill's Michael O'Brien in a weekend tweet. "Fell asleep on Metro. Woke at stop. Climbed over man. Ran to door. Voice called out: phone dropped on floor! Missed stop." -- The Hill's Erika Niedowksi in a Monday morning tweet. Travel hell "Diamond Cab is the Antichrist." -- Bloomberg TV's Lizzie O'Reilly in a weekend tweet. Olbermann plays defense "For the record, I have not tweeted anything about Sarah Palin's tv show. Someone has falsely attributed a retweet to me." -- MSNBC "Countdown" Host Keith Olbermann in a Sunday evening tweet. Journo discovers ex-First Dude's voice "Watching "Sarah Palin's Alaska" and realized this is the first time I've ever heard Todd Palin's voice. Only seen him parodied on SNL." -- NJ's Susan Davis in a Sunday night tweet. Other Palin reality show musings "My DVR is playing “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” backwards -- The bears are drunk!" -- CQ Roll Call's Craig Crawford in a Sunday night tweet. "Palin show is great pr for her. A family w familiar foibles on gorgeous frontier. Also a boon for AK." -- Politico's Jonathan Martin in a Sunday night tweet. WaPo writer gets loopy "Time to stop working tonight. Just spent 5 minutes trying to spell "wistful." Then convinced myself it wasn't a real word...." -- Washington Post Book World, Fiction Editor and weekly critic Ron Charles in a weekend tweet. Hayes's harsh take on Tucker "I find the career arc of Tucker Carlson really kind of sad. He was an excellent feature writer back in the day." -- The Nation's Washington Bureau Chief Chris Hayes in tweet late last week. The myth about running while watching cable news "People who say they like running on a treadmill while watching cable news are not really #realkeeping. It's very unpleasant." -- TWT's Eli Lake in a weekend tweet. Unnecessary Tweet(s) of the Day "I'm making cabbage soup for my honey." -- Metro Weekly Co-Publisher Sean Bugg in a weekend tweet. Not to be outdone by his other Twitter message: "After running on the elliptical, soaking in the jacuzzi and sitting in the steam room, I'm finally relaxed. Just in time for Monday."

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