December 21, 2007
Overheard in D.C.: Naked Astronauts
Anyone who has read the menu at the Brickskeller can tell you that Julius Caesar called beer "a high and mighty liquor." But aside from being a favorite of Roman conquerors, it causes people to say funny stuff - stuff that when you overhear it, makes you really want to know how that conclusion was reached. What winding path was taken to get there?
Quote of the Week
At the DCist flickr meetup Sunday at the Rocket Bar:
One photographer to a whole group of photographers gathered in a dark corner:
"... and that's why astronauts never sleep naked."
After the jump, coffee walking, high tech crap, and Our Lady of Customer Service.
Keep those overheards coming. overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com.
Photo by sintixerr
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If "Thou shalt not provide shitty customer service" were in the Ten Commandments, D.C. would be in a lot of trouble.
In a ten-minute, unmoving line at Popeye's on 14th Street:
Angry woman to the manager: "One day we'll all be judged and God will take care of you."
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That Guy
In line waiting to get into the RIAA Holiday Party on Wednesday.
There is a car accident in front of everyone. The crowd is silent, in shock at what they all just saw.
A guy in line turns to his friend and deadpans: "I guess you can we say we started the night off with a bang..."
The crowd turns and silently stares at him.
Guy: "What? Somebody had to say it!"
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Dick Tracy had the same problem
At a house party on Capitol Hill, 11:15 p.m.; two twenty something males:
Guy 1: "Yeah, this watch is awesome! It has 4 Gigs, a Music player, a Video Player, an FM radio, a voice recorder and the battery life is pretty good."
Guy 2: "Cool! Does it tell time?"
Guy 1: (Winces) "No, not really well."
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Coffee: The most powerful force in the universe
19th St. NW just below Dupont Circle during morning rush hour.
Two very casually dressed twenty-something women make their way north through throngs of business people emerging from the Metro and heading south. One of the women is holding a cup of coffee at arm's length in front of her.
Friend: "Aren't you MORE likely to spill your Starbucks that way?"
Coffee-holding woman: "Nah. People in D.C. don't respect other people, but they respect hot coffee."
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The last comment is so true.
The last comment is so true.
Coffee woman = Smart!
Wow, the first comment isn't self indulgent or anything.
"We're so wacky!"
Yeah, cuz posting comments - really selfless without any sense of ego, self-interest, or showing off....
so pissed i missed that photo meetup.
Apocryphal story I heard about the 14th Street Popeye's. A rather large woman gets to the cashier and proceeds to give a rather large order: several boxes of chicken, multiple sides, a couple liters of soda. When finished, the cashier asks, "Is that for here or to go?" The large woman yells indignantly, "I can't eat all that food here!" To which the cashier, hands on hip, bobbing head, "WELL, I DON'T KNOW YOUR LIFE!"