Welcome to our new Friday feature, Attack on the Street. We attack Washingtonians on the street (in a totally friendly way, of course!) and ask them our question of the week. This week, in honor of our new Dating Diaries feature (we're still accepting applications!) we wanted to know: What was your worst or best date? Some of the dates made us say aw, some of them made us say ew. Judge for yourself: watch the video below.

Ahh, there’s nothing like an early morning Metro ride to kick off your day. Apparently, the dark, dingy tunnels over-crowded with people are a great place for romance. Or so says Craigslist’s Missed Connections. Each day plenty of people post about that cutie with the iPod they saw while peering over their copy of Express. Maybe it’s the atmosphere, maybe it’s the hoards of people, but these couples never actually speak to each other. Luckily, we’ve got Missed Connections to give them a second chance. So here’s the best of this week’s Missed Connections: Metro Edition.

Angry about the flagged Missed Connection from a woman who called out that perv? Yeah, you and every other Craigslist reader. We, of course, applaud her efforts, but it sure made wading through all the extra comments a pain. So here’s the five people who used Craigslist’s Missed Connections for its intended purposes.

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Attack on the Street. We attack Washingtonians on the street (in a totally friendly way, of course!) and ask them our question of the week. This week, we wanted to know: What was the worst summer job you ever had? We got some fascinating responses (and some responses that make us thankful that our worst summer job was probably spent in front of a computer in an air-conditioned cubicle. Perspective is a wonderful thing). Check out the video, taken in Dupont Circle, below. And watch out: You could be the next one attacked. Washingtonian.com is everywhere.

So here’s the drill: Making eyes at a certain someone while waiting in line for tickets to “The Dark Knight”? Yeah, you and everyone else. But just in case you couldn’t muster the courage to get their name and number, there’s Craigslist’s Missed Connections, a kind of personals service that allows users to post about someone they recently met but aren’t sure how to contact. Who said there’s no such thing as second chances?

And without further ado here’s a look at five of the best, worst, most interesting and just plain funny of the Missed Connections from the DC area.

Marvin Joseph, a veteran Post photographer, couldn’t resist. He and a friend were walking to the newsroom a few weeks back when he noticed an attractive young woman standing on the corner of 15th and L streets. As it was related to The Washingtonian, here is what happened:

“That woman looks beautiful,” he told his friend. “I’m going to go over and tell her.”

His friend advised against it. Joseph was determined. The friend peeled off. Joseph approached the woman.

“Excuse me,” he said, “but I have to tell you that you are looking very beautiful.”

She smiled politely, thanked him, and walked off—toward the Post. She entered the Post and presented her ID. He did the same. Joseph’s friend was waiting and stopped him as the woman walked toward the elevators.

“That,” he said, “was Katharine Weymouth.”

No word yet on whether Marvin Joseph has been offered a promotion or a buyout.

Stay tuned for our profile of Katharine Weymouth, going online later today. 

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