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Just when I thought the District of Columbia government couldn’t stoop to new lows of incompetence and non-sensical behavior, it does. Apparently, self-defense spray is defined as a firearm in DC and must be registered by its owner with the Metropolitan Police Department. I kid you not! You heard me correctly. The DC Police wants to make it even more difficult for people, especially women, in a town where it’s tortuous to purchase a gun to use in self-defense. Recently, US District Judge Frederick J. Schulling Jr. ruled DC’s ban on people carrying guns in public was unconstitutional. Yet, DC...

Webster's Dictionary doesn't define "conseaterate," but subway and bus riders will learn the meaning from new signs. A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ad campaign introduced yesterday is aimed at getting riders to change some behaviors. For example, a "doorker" is defined as a "person who crowds or blocks Metro doors, making it difficult for others to exit or enter promptly." "There's one called 'conseaterate,' which is a blending of the words considerate and seat," Metro spokeswoman Cathy Asato said. "And the meaning for that is 'thoughtful toward others who are more in need of a Metrorail or Metrobus seat.'?"