Morning Roundup: Goodbye, Abe Edition
D.C. Police Seek Suspect in Series of Bank Robberies
Suspect in 9-Year-Old's Murder Found Dead in D.C. Jail
Photo of the Day: November 25, 2009
Ballou HS Rocks the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
We, here at DCist, are football fans. We, the individual writing this paragraph, are not. We realize that the use of the editorial "we" can get a little confusing in situations like this. Bear with me. Er...us. At any rate, we used to have an avid interest in the sport, once upon a time, in our youth. When exactly it was that the game lost its luster to us is a bit of a mystery, but it did. And sometimes we even miss being a fan, if for no other reason than the camaraderie that sharing a common team can create among complete strangers. And it is the hopeful faith in that spirit of brotherhood that we salute in Overheard this week.
Quote of the Week
In the security line at the DC courthouse:
A security guard wands a man in a Redskins jacket, burgundy and gold warmup pants, and an
official Randle-El Redskins jersey:
Guard: "Redskins fan, huh?"
Fan: "Yeah - and I'm hoping my JUDGE is a Redskins fan, too!"
After the jump, nothing more sinful than melted cheese and chocolate, how Peter Jackson would have fought the war, and an alternate explanation for our inability to find WMDs.
If all the other kids sent in quotes to overheard, would you do it, too? Of course you would. overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com.
Photo by Flickr user michael starghill.
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The kind of forward thinking that could have saved Rummy's job.
In an office on the Hill:
Staffer 1, reading from Iraq Study Group Report: "There is no magic formula for Iraq."
Intern 1: "Darn, I was hoping for Dragon Riders in the No Fly Zones"
Staffer 2: "We need more dragons"
Intern 2: "There are definitelty not enough dragons in the armed forces."
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There are officially no more "Military Intelligence as Oxymoron" jokes left.
Inside a stairwell at the Pentagon in front of the door marked, "2nd Floor":
Army officer to group of three other Army officers looking confused: "Can I help you find something?"
Group of three Army officers: "Yeah, we're looking for the 3rd floor."
Officer: "Ok, keep going up the stairs right here until you see, '3rd Floor.'"
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Veruca Salt: Alive and well, and living in D.C.
At the National Zoo:
A seven-year-old girl, having a melt-down and using a life is so unfair voice: “But I only had one dessert, Davis! ONE DESSERT!!!!!”
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A Bishop and a Rabbi walk into a bar...
Redline, morning rush hour, two twentysomething guys looking at a picture of the Pope on his visit to Turkey:
Guy 1: "Man, this new pope looks evil."
Guy 2: "All the popes look the same to me."
Guy 1: "Yeah, but this one looks evil."
Guy 2: "They all look the same to me."
Guy 1: (slight pause to gather thoughts): "All the popes look evil."
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Don't get him started on that time he tailgated at a Barry Manilow concert.
In front of The Melting Pot on 19th Street:
Greying Businessman with briefcase stops in his tracks and says dreamily, to no one in particular: "Man, I haven't had fondue since the seventies...ah, those were crazy times."
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Not to sound old, or deprived, but when I was 10? We got things like Legos.
On the S2 bus, 12:30pm:
10-year-old talking on his cell phone: "You know what I'm getting for Christmas? An iPod nano. Some games. Yeah. And a Wii. No, a Wii. NO, a Wii. A Wii! What? A Wii. No, the console, not the body part."
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Obviously the older sister of the kid from the previous quote.
Two GW girls in Foggy Bottom:
Girl 1: "God, I never have time to do laundry. That's why I absolutely relish buying new clothes every week- they smell so nice!"
Girl 2: "Ya, clean clothes rock."
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Spectacular mixed-company conversation stoppers.
On the Woodley Park elevator, going up, around 11:30 p.m.:
Two friends see each other in the crowded elevator.
Friend #1: "Hey! How are you? What are you doing out so late?"
Friend #2: "Oh, I just went out with some friends from Moscow..."
Friend #1: "Cool... wait, you have Russian friends or the Americans?"
Friend #2: "No, no, they were Americans, but we were all there this summer.."
Older man from back of elevator (in sprightly tone): "Hope they weren't the ones bringing radiation on the planes! How do you think they did that, by the way..."
Jumpy, suited man near the front of the elevator: "It's OK everybody! I work for DHS! No problems here, I won't let any radiation on!!!"
Older man, ignoring the interruption: "...I mean, you can't even get toothpaste on a plane these days, how on earth did they get that radiation on there??"
Taller suited man who has remained silent until this time: "I think probably by sticking it where the sun don't shine."
Silence ensued for the rest of the trip....
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Anyone who uses "relish" as a verb and is under the age of ... oh, let's say 30 ... is an asshole.