Overheard in D.C.: Mama Can You Hear Me?
Mother Nature has not been very kind to the capital region this summer. From Deluge '06 to Scorcher '06, it seems that all we do is moan and bitch about the weather. However, if had some more respect for Mother Nature, then perhaps she wouldn't be so eager to take out her wrath on us.
Quote of the Week
SE Washington:
Neighbor yelling at someone across the street: "You hear that thundering, bitch? That's mother nature."
Person across the street: (inaudible)
Neighbor: "You think I'm a witch? I'm mother nature, bitch!"
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After the jump, Potbelly metastasizes, the eternal disappointment of tourists, and "Jack 2006" visits Petworth.
Photo contributed to DCist photos by Flickr user hudson.
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As long as it's not the new Starbucks of D.C.
Potbelly, Chinatown:
20-something A: "There's at least 4 or 5 Potbellies in a 5 block radius."
20-something B: "Potbelly is the new CVS of D.C."
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The number one cause of disappointment among D.C. visitors.
Walking down 23rd Street:
Woman: "So wait, you're telling me.... it's not really a 'mall'?"
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Look, honey -- it's raining stereotypes!
Temperance Hall, Petworth:
A gay couple at the bar looks outside and sees a major thunderstorm's about to start. Looking up at the dark sky, one says to the other: "And I don't have a stitch of umbrella product on me!"
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At least he was allowed to marry her.
Roxanne's in Adams Morgan:
Gay Guy: "So the guy I lost my virginity to, I ended up introducing to his current wife."
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Not really. Ken Jennings thinks she's a cyborg.
Barnes & Noble, downtown:
Mom (to her kid): "This is about Annette Funicello, she's a little older than I am, maybe 60. . ."
Kid: "She's REAL?!"