Do you know if there is a thansgiving parade in Berkeley or San Francisco? -

Neither city has a Thanksgiving parade.

Any suggestions on a hotel near the Washington National Mall with the following criteria? -

I m looking for a hotel, preferably in walking distance from the National Mall, which does have smoking rooms. Would also prefer it to have a bar or lounge. I would like to keep it as affordable as possible. I have tried expedia, priceline, etc but smoking rooms aren t part of any search criteria. So my main 3 criteria are distance from the Mall, smoking rooms and affordability.A pool/jacuzzi would be the icing on the cake but i can live without it. Also would sacrifice the hotel bar if any decent bars are a short walk away. Thanks for the help.

The Donovan House. Its about a mile away from The Mall, but being DC there s so much around you that you couldn t tell you just walked a mile to get there.http://www.hotels.com/property.do?search��http://www.blackbookmag.com/guides/detai��

Why are all San Francisco cops fat? -

All cops of both genders seem really obese and out of shape.Don t they have to pass fitness tests? How do they get so fat?How do these humpty dumpty s chase criminals without having a heart attack?

Krispy Kreme Donuts, they get the job done.

This reminds me of two sayings I saw printed on a Venice beach t-shirt, of what not to say to any cop (Sheriff Deputy, Highway Patrol, Police Officer), Gee officer, I was speeding up to get out of your way to the donut shop or Gee officer, have you been eating a donut, your eyes look glazed .Most Academies do require that you are height and weight proportioned before you start.

Are you kidding? There s far worse out there... and I don t really think they re unusually fat.

** Is it time to generalize already?I thought we did that right after lunch. **