Some people in the D.C. area pride themselves on their ability to decode the wealth of acronyms that substitute for the English language in our nation's capital. Others have no tolerance for the labyrinth of words that make the underlying BS of corporate-speak sound sweet. And you know what? We love those people.

Quote of the Week

Meeting at the Pentagon, during slide number 36 of 51:
Presenter: "At the end of the day, Lean Six Sigma is a process that will eliminate waste from your processes and products."
Audience member: "I take it that you forgot to apply it to this briefing."
(Dead silence for almost a full minute.)
Presenter: "Next slide."

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After the jump, iced tea recipes, the JV terrorist squad, and shopping -- but not drinking -- in Georgetown.

Image posted to DCist photos by Flickr user MatthewBradley, provided under a Creative Commons license.

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The new Asia Trail at the zoo is actually quite extensive.

Yellow Line into the city from Virginia:
Tourist woman to her tourist kids and family: "We'll be getting off at the next stop. Elephant Plaza."

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I think it has something to do with ice.

Bed, Bath, and Beyond in Chinatown:
Woman: "Umm, do you know how to make Iced Tea?"
Man: "No, I really don't."

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That right there is good for a couple of Hail Marys.

Emanating from a house on First St NW.
80-year-old woman: "I'm tired!!! I want to lie down before I go to church!!! Fuck!!!"

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Just think of how dangerous they'll be when they make varsity.

Luna Grill & Diner in Dupont Circle:
20-something man and woman discussing recent events in Lebanon:
Woman: "Well, people know the name al-Qaeda and so the government puts all its effort and money into stopping them, but people don't realize how much more dangerous Hezbollah really is."
Man: "Yeah, al-Qaeda is really the B-team of terrorism."

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Good point of the week.

Downtown law office:
Attorney on the phone: "You think it's hard being Mormon and gay... try my cousin ... Mennonite and gay. It's not like there's even a chat room out there for that!"

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Georgetown, Delaware? Georgetown, Kentucky? Georgetown, Texas? Georgetown, Guyana?

On a Metrobus:
Hip-looking 20-something girl: "I go shopping in Georgetown all the time."
Wanna-be gangster dude: "Do you like the bars there?"
Girl: "Bars? I don't think I've ever seen a bar in Georgetown. I must not go that far in."

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That's also the advice they gave to Sean Hannity.

At the corner of E and North Capitol, NW:
Guy carrying a Fox News mic: "Yeah, I've got my mic so I look official. I've even got a notepad, but I won't write anything on it."
Guy in a suit: "Doodle!"

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You can probably find that person at a preschool. Or a Phish concert.

K Street burrito cart line:
Girl: "I have that skirt."
Guy: "You know what I like? Sundresses. Do they still have those?"
Girl: (laughs)
Guy: "I just love hanging around a girl in a sundress. That should be my goal this afternoon...to hang with a girl in a sundress...I need to find a twirler."