Of all the stange goings-on in Washington right now — and anyone who has seen a live shot of the National Mall in the past two days can attest to the fact that a lot of weird crap is going on — none can compare with one Brooklyn entrepreneur, who decided the best way to make a quick buck was to rip off Converse’s Chuck Taylor All Star 2K shoe design (remember those?) and hastily adapt it to celebrate Barack Obama’s inauguration.

(Yes, the inauguration festivities have officially jumped the shark.)

Not surprisingly, the entrepreneur in question, one Mitchell Rose, had the shoes made in China and shipped over for the inauguration, where he’s peddling them throughout D.C. According to NBC NEW YORK, he’s charging a whopping $60 per pair for what amount to Payless knock-offs with a bad rubber portrait of the president-elect.

Yet, as mad as prospective buyers of Rose’s cheapo kicks may be, they’re not as upset as a group of D.C. natives who are just mad that they can’t even be there: The Washington Wizards.

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The Milwaukee Brewers’ 83 wins in 2007 was the franchise’s most since 1992. While the season was considered a success by many, the Brew Crew still fell two wins short of the pennant winning Chicago Cubs and more importantly to Chris Jollay, four wins short of the Philadelphia Phillies.

WUSA9.COM tells the story of Jollay, a 36 year-old Brewers fan who lives in Alexandria, VA, who bet his college friend David Christman, a Phillies fan before the 2007 season. If the Brewers ended the season with more wins, Jollay would get to move in to Christman’s house and get home cooked meals from the Phillie fan’s wife while Christman would have to live in Jollay’s apartment. If the Phillies won more games, Jollay would have to go homeless in Washington D.C. for a week. Read more…