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Five Things You Need To Know Today (the Hy-Five)

About celebrating life after earthquake.

Looking for a way to unwind after rocked the streets and rattled the brains of many people in the Washington, D.C. area?

Here are five somewhat different ideas for seeing the humor in an otherwise scary event:

 

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1. —“A massive earthquake strands with your favorite flavor of frozen yogurt that Yogi Castle serves. It's the only thing you'll be able to eat for a whole year (luckily it's both tasty and healthy), which flavor are would you choose?” Guess you could make your own “earthquake” sundae: milk chocolate yogurt+Oreo cookie crumbles+carmel sauce+nuts=Yummmm!

2. Care to sport your street cred? Take a look at the new T-shirt “I survived the quake of 2011.” I’ve lived in Buffalo and survived deadly blizzards; South Carolina, and made it through waterspouts and hurricanes. I move to the Capital and live through a quake. No, I don’t feel special ;-)

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3. Feel like another shake? has some great, thick homemade style milkshakes.

4. Perhaps you require something a bit stiffer than milk. Why not head over to Happy Hour starting at 4 p.m. tonight at Toast life! You can sit outside and order a margarita shaken, not … well, you’ve probably heard that one a million times already.

5. If you’re looking for an earthquake-proof pet, try goldfish. These big boys made it for 134 days without food after a quake hit New Zealand.


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