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We know that gas prices have been at record highs. We know that fuel conservation measures are necessary, and most of us can wallow in self-congratulatory satisfaction over our Metro commute. But when they take away the motorcycles from the Power Rangers? It's a sad, sad day indeed.
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Quote of the Week
Bike to Work Day:
Little girl pointing at bike rider in spandex: "Look mommy, a Power Ranger!"
After the jump, divine retribution, relationship woes, and pig hunting.
Photo posted to DCist photos by Flickr user mindgutter, used under a Creative Commons license.
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Orange Line:
Girl talking to two friends: "Tyra Banks? She's the black Tony Danza."
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Red Line:
Guy on his cell talking about going to court to see a friend: "I told him to stop playin' games with the Lord 'cause the Lord will body-slam your ass!"
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Ballston:
Old couple in their 70s walking out of Metro station and after noticing a younger couple in their 20s showing some hardcore PDA.
Woman to husband: "How come you never kissed me like THAT in public?"
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Downstairs bar at the Adams Morgan Bourbon:
Late 20's woman on her cell phone: "I mean I told her, have you ever spent a night crying yourself to sleep because you're single? I've certainly done that when I'm in a relationship, but not when I'm single."
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Men's restroom in Twinbrook office building:
Man, in bathroom stall, on cell phone: "Yeah, but dude, who are we going to get to shoot pigs with us in Mississippi?"
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X2:
Two young girls, one of which who is holding a baby:
Girl 1: "Is it hard taking care of the baby?"
Girl 2: "Naw, it is real easy...the most important thing is to make sure you find the right baby daddy."
Girl 1: "I've been trying to have a baby for a while."
Girl 2: "My doctor told me that there are only 2 days in the month that you can get pregnant, so if you have sex every day, you should be good."
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La Lomita on Massachusetts Ave.:
.A table of two young women and two young men.
Girl #1 to the table: "Copy editing is hard. You don't get your name out there and you have to know grammar -- which means you really have to know words."
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Dupont Circle (the actual circle):
Drunk fratboy: "If they know I'm straight, then they won't try to fuck me."
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7th Street, near the National Mall:
Kid (pointing to the Capitol): "Hey, is that the White House?"
Friend: "No."
Kid: "Then what is it?!?"
Friend: "It's the Capitol."
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Still couldn't resist a 'confused tourist' one? At least it was a kid. I had a full-grown American man ask me if it was the White House..
And this one wasn't anything "overheard" but two asian tourists taking pictures in front of the greek revival "Bank of America" near the White House the other day really amused me.
I was leading a colleague from the Democratic Republic of the Congo around the city a few weekends ago, Politburo, and he took photos of both the Bank of America building and the old Riggs Bank building across the street. In the tourists' defense, they are both very cool looking buildings.
Just out of curiosity, why is the last quote amusing at all? I mean, one kid doesn't recognize the Capitol and another kid tells him what it is . . . where's the humor in that?
last weekend, i overheard a tourist on the mall say "we can't go to the pentagon because that's in langley and it's just to far"
Nate, I think technically the BOA building (and the PNC next to it) would be considered just plain Neo-Classical since it was made around the turn of the century, not the early to mid-19th century when the greek revival occured. But I'm no architect, so I could be wrong.
Also, the bank across the street is a Sun Trust Bank. Riggs was next to BOA, until PNC bought it out. And for the record, it's in the Queen Anne Style.
I don't get the last one
Although there is no indication how old the kids are in the last one, if they were at least school aged (five) they should freaking know what the Capitol of the United States looks like (sheesh, and people are worried about English as an official language...maybe we should worry a bit more about educating our own kids).
I don't think the last one is funny.
Wow, Adams Morgan.. if you think that not knowing what the Capitol Building is crazy, you would be surprised if you polled some people things like "who's the VP?" or "why do we have the 4th of July?"
I would be not shocked to hear people who have graduated college to answer those questions incorrectly.