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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Spotted: Red Badge of Courage No More
Editors Note: It has come to our attention that as of the 112th Congress, the red badge of courage is no more. We like to think our little blog had something to do with the color change, but what do we know. We have been told that staff badges are now yellow (not green) and interns badges are grey (not red). Makes them a bit more difficult to spot, but as we have learned, it is the behavior, not the color of the badge that is the telltale sign.
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Many staff IDs are also green....
ReplyDeleteI think they're being sold as "gold" and "silver". But "Gray Badge of Shame" has a better sound to it, really.
ReplyDeleteGreen is for certain full-time support staff, not interns.
ReplyDeleteFYI, correction on the colors of interns IDs. the intern ids are the ones with the word INTERN. the color indicates access of either 24/7 or business hour access. So, in the 111th Congress green ids were 24/7; red ids were business hour access. In the 112th Congress gold/yellow ids are 24/7. the ids can be either color and say STAFF, SUPPORT, or INTERN. the employing office requests the id color. in our committee, almost all the staff including INTERNS are given 24/7 ids.
ReplyDeletep.s. I enjoy your blog.
Red...or as it may be Gray Badge of Shame is NO MORE! 19th Bar (on the corner of 19th and I St, duh) is welcoming all DC Interns adorned with that Gray Badge of HONOR with open arms. Screw those other bars and restaurants that turn their noses up to you, you'll be running our country one day!
ReplyDeleteFlash that little gray badge at any 19th server or bartender and you'll be privy to exclusive specials only for our DC Interns.
Stop by for DC's longest and happiest hour from 11am-7pm and see what 19th is all about! www.enjoyyourround.com
as someone who will be interning for the first time on the hill this summer, I just wanted to thank you for the blog. Hopefully, I wont do too many stupid things in my first weeks in your city
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see the demise of the red badge of courage! What will I wear this summer??
ReplyDeleteI'm 30 and carry a silver badge, formerly a red badge. I'm always amused when people think only interns have these things. :)
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