March 31, 2006
Overheard in D.C.: Monument to the Wilsons, Woodrow and Owen
Last week we reported that our Matron of Overheard was taking some time off to visit the city of lights. We kind of thought she'd be back by now, but with Parisians protesting and striking and what not, it could be some time before she's back stateside. Until then, we'll be passing the job around; today is my day to shine in the warm spotlight that is Overheard in D.C. And without further ado...
Quote of the Week:
At the tidal basin:
High school girl: (pointing at the Jefferson Memorial) Oh my god! That's the thing! You know the thing in Wedding Crashers! This is soooo exciting!!!
As always, we gratefully acknowledge the continually awesome Overheard in New York for letting us borrow their concept. And for not complaining when we're lame.
Chipotle restaurant in tenleytown:
undergrad girl 1: whatcha gonna have?
undergrad girl 2: I just met a cute boy...so I better have a salad.
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On the X2 bus, over the course of about ten stops:
Shouting woman: I need a nice, hard, clean dick up in me!
Shouting woman, to a GPO Cop: You sexy! Lemme get your business card!
Shouting woman, to a bus full of tourists: Hey white man, you sexy! Let me get on your bus!
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One tourist to another, standing on Penn Ave., looking towards the White House:
Man: Well they're not dead. They have to come out eventually!
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At a bar during the George Mason/Wichita State Game:
Girl: I really want George Mason to win, because George Mason was my favorite Constitutional Convention delegate.
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In Seattle:
Alamo Car Rental Employee #1: So... is District of Columbia the state?
Alamo Employee #2: ...Yeah
Alamo #1: But it shows up here too
Alamo #2: Where?
Alamo #1: In the "country" box
Alamo #2: That's "Colombia." It's not the same thing.
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On the Georgetown campus:
Girl 1: I got an e-mail today from my host mom's sister!
Girl 2: Wait, from your host mom or her sister?
Girl 1: Her sister. She and I got really close because she had to have surgery, and my host mom got sick, so I helped take care of her.
Girl 2: Oh, wow. What kind of surgery?
Girl 1: A vasectomy.
Girl 2: Right.
(a FULL two minutes later)
Girl 1: Wait. I meant a hysterectomy.
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Walking down New Hampshire Avenue toward Dupont Circle:
Girl: You know, my favorite is the one at 15th and K...
Guy: Oh yeah?
Girl: Yes, remember that time I was in there and ordered a tall and
they gave me a grande!
Picture taken by goodsnake.
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overheard at March 26 Billy Bragg concert at Birchmere, after the show, in the parking lot:
Guy: So you took the keys away from him?
Girl (falling-down drunk): Yeah.
Guy: Was he wasted or something?
Girl: No. He's just a dumbass (hiccup).
You know, I hate to nitpick, but if it was overheard in Seattle, well, then it wasn't overheard IN DC, was it?
Also, you had one a while back where the submitter participated in the conversation. overheardinnewyork.com doesn't allow this. Just sayin'.
That George Mason comment is made up.
There all made up.
this is one is real...overheard yesterday:
panhandler to girl smoking: can i get a cigarette?
girl: sorry, this is my only one.
panhandler: i hope it's your LAST one.
awesome.
people always complain about this column, but i like it! keep it up.
"There all made up." Where's there?
"There all made up." Where's there?
thanks, me. glad i'm not the only one who cringes at mixed up homonyms and such. but to be polly positive, maybe the poster isn't a native english speaker? if they *are* a native english speaker, well, you already made the point.
At the light near the WWII memorial,
A traffic cop who was directing cars (yelling): (at a woman driving by) "Hang up the phone and drive!!!".
That was cool.
Overheard in Chinatown at the Gallery Place bus stop:
Man: The belly don't mean anything. Pregnant women are good in bed.