December 28, 2007
Overheard in D.C.: Metro Announcements
The Metro can be a boring place. Next stop, yadda yadda, doors on the right, zzz. There are sometimes crazy people on the train, or somebody singing, or something amusing happening, but generally it's a snooze fest. Thankfully some Metro train operators like to change things up a bit, wishing people a good day or just being funny, rather than the usual "Next stop Judisherary Square" script. And we like that. Better not give this guy one of those popcorn tins though, you might get arrested.
Quote of the Week
On a crowded Orange line train at rush hour, somewhere between McPherson Square and Metro Center:
Train operator: "Everyone have wonderful holiday this year. Please don't forget your favorite train operator. I accept cards, gift cards, credit cards, offroad vehicles, sports cars, Mercedes Benz. If everyone on this train did a collection you could get me something real nice."
After the jump, drunk cats, turkey time, and singles cruises.
New Year's should be a fertile time for Overheards, so keep your ears peeled, or whatever. overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com
Photo by IntangibleArts
Last time Fluffy kept falling over and got belligerent, then she drunk-meowed Tiger from next door.
At the Garden District last Saturday:
A mother and her little girl (5 or 6?) were at the cash register and the daughter was looking at the potted grass for cats while the mother was paying.
Daughter: "Can we get this for our cats?"
Mom: "No sweetie, our cats are mean drunks."
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This person must think Butterball does zero business the other 364 days of the year
The Safeway at 17th and Corcoran:
Guy: "Turkey is a Thanksgiving thing...who has turkey on Christmas?"
Girl: "Plenty of people...like...Jewish people, for one."
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That's kind of the idea.
At the office:
Coworker: "Singles cruises are like shooting fish in a barrel."
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Thank you for this posting!
On a crowded orange line train at Eastern Market, the train operator announces, "The next station is Federal Triangle." Long pause. "Ha, ha, ha. Sure glad the train knows where it's going because I sure don't. The next stop is Capitol South."
A very humanizing moment on Metro.
No, no, it's "Judishuwary Square" - you forgot the "w" sound that somehow always seems to creep in there.
Some operators can be really funny. One day there were a bunch of teens blocking and playing with the doors, appearantly they were doing this for several stops before I got on. When I got on the train the doors were open for a min or two. The operator said over the intercom, and I swear this is what I heard but nobody reacted and I was the only one who laughed. He said "Could somebody please find the teens that are blocking the door an punch them?" Wishful thinking on my part or did he actually say it? Either way, I chuckled.
Red line traaaaaain....Shaaaaaaaaaady Groooooooooove.
Anybody heard that guy?
@dorktopia:
I'm pretty sure that guy moonlights on the blue line traaaaaain to Franconia-Spriiingfieeeeld.
@dorktopia:
I'm pretty sure that guy moonlights on the blue line traaaaaain to Franconia-Spriiingfieeeeld.
Next stop: Ballllllllllllllllllllllllston.