The Night Note: 8/6/09

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FAIRFAX RAP: NICE TRY
There's only one reason we're surprised by the Fairfax Rap as a follow-up to the beloved and timeless Arlington Rap: That it took someone so long to create this parody of a parody. YouTube user DaBramahBull's Fairfax Rap hit the intertubes yesterday with such dazzling rhythmic analysis as, "Yeah, it's tough out here. We're only the second richest county in the U.S." Hey, wait a sec -- that doesn't even rhyme!  OK, so maybe the follow-up to vidcomic Remy's more astute effort isn't as hardcore. "The McDonald's near my house ain't even 24 hours no mo'." See, we just MADE that rhyme. (NBC Washington)

NO TWIT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
Twitter and Facebook, two of the Web's hottest hangouts, suffered service problems on Thursday, raising speculation that they had come under a pre-planned coordinated attack by hackers.  Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, was knocked down by a malicious attack that prevented people from accessing its website for several hours on Thursday.  Facebook members saw delays logging in and posting to their online profiles. The social networking site is working with Twitter and Google Inc to determine whether there was foul play, a person familiar with the company said. (Reuters)

LADIES NOT ENTRANCED WITH HYPNOTIST
A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had put in a trance, according to news reports Thursday.The 32-year-old man suggested hypnotizing his 27-year-old date during a meeting arranged by a matchmaking agency in August last year, the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper and Yonhap news agency reported. (MSNBC)

ONE MASSIVE MARLIN
Robert Farris will have an honest big-fish story to tell.  The Charlotte, N.C., resident broke a 20-year-old Maryland record Wednesday at the White Marlin Open in Ocean City. He snagged a blue marlin that weighed 1,062 pounds. That exceeds the previous record by more than 100 pounds.  It took Farris more than three hours to reel the fish in. The blue marlin is worth about $550,000. (WTOP)

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