March 7, 2008
Overheard in D.C.: Good Advice
It must be a fertile time for overhearing lately. Aside from the usual non sequiturs, put-downs, and random stuff, sometimes a little nugget of good advice comes out. The best advice I ever heard was in Teen Wolf, in a poignant scene where Michael J. Fox's character sought some help from Coach Finstock (before surfing on a van, if memory serves) :
"There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese."
But this is good advice too, in pretty much all circumstances:
Quote of the Week
Three slacker-looking 20-something guys walking up Connecticut Ave. to a dinner party Wednesday:
Shorter guy: "Are they going to like us?"
Tall guy: "Don't worry man, it'll be fine. You just have to be careful about where you burp, and if you decide to fart."
After the jump, Quebec parties, homeless cell phones, and Madonna.
Don't forget to send in your overheards to overheardindc at gmail dot com, and make sure you tell us when and where it happened too.
Photo by tjunedavis
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This raises so many questions, I can't even think of a joke
At the Dupont South Metro:
Mid 40s guy talking on a cell phone: "Well…I'm unemployed and homeless, so that should answer your question."
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No it's like, incredibly dumb statement day
Last Friday morning at L and 18th:
A big group of people waiting to cross the street. A girl pushes her way through the crowd, huffs, and says very loudly: "What is this, like, go to work day or something?"
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Dude, you ever do a poutine-stand?
Buffalo Billiards, last Saturday night:
Two guys relieving themselves at the urinals.
Guy 1: "I love this bar. Tonight is going to be the greatest night of your life."
Guy 2: "Word?"
Guy 1: "Trust me...I've been to some of the greatest raves in Quebec. I know how to party."
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No, but that head shop next to American Apparel...
In the fitting rooms in the H&M on F and 11th
Male customer to male employee: "So does Madonna own this store?"
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OMG, and I'm totally going to tag George W. Bush. LOLzers!!
Outside the White House in Lafayette Square:
Group of preteens on a D.C. class trip, three girls having just taken their picture with the White House in the background.
One girl to the other two: "This is so hot, I'm so Facebooking this."
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Burn. But why do I think this is from some TV show?
In a bar:
Guy: "She's such a narcissist."
Other guy: "Yeah, tell her to move to Massachusetts, I heard they just passed a law there where you can marry yourself. "
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One girl to the other two: "This is so hot, I'm so Facebooking this."
Am I missing something here; isn't this the kind of dumb stuff we expect tweens to say? Seriously, what's supposed to be funny about this?
Yeah, it would be more funny if she would of said that she was going to post it to her newsgroup alt.zines.i.heart.ponies.omg
If I weren't so glad to see the reference to poutine, I'd have to gripe at you for belittling our northern neighbors.
Anyone know where you can get some poutine around here?
mmm...it's always a good time for poutine.
About poutine, the local board on Chowhound had a thread on poutine in the DC area before and the closest anyone got to finding poutine was somewhere in Herndon but it wasn't the trad Montreal style.
is he comparing Buffalo Billiards to the raves in Quebec? I've never been to a rave in Quebec, but still that seems like an odd comparison.
and the guy at H&M was just a little confused...she did produce a clothing line for H&M. but as far as I know she doesn't own any of the stores.
Man: Well honey, what do you think?
Woman: Did that salesman 'cut one' during the test drive?
Man: Yeah, and for some reason he turned on the radio to cover up the smell.
Woman: Let's get out of here! I'm not shaking that guys hand.
Man: Well honey, what do you think?
Woman: Did that salesman 'cut one' during the test drive?
Man: Yeah, and for some reason he turned on the radio to cover up the smell.
Woman: Let's get out of here! I'm not shaking that guys hand.
last saturday night at buffalo billiards was the ultimate fight club night or something. i hadn't ever seen one of those things you have to pay-per-view to see until then.
clearly saturday WAS a great night. no basis for any comparision to canada, however.
Michael: Mom, I-I’m right in the middle of something. (to G.O.B.) Get rid of “The Seaward”.
Lucille: (feeling referred to) I’ll leave when I’m good and ready.
The closest I can think of is an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" where Marshal tells the personal trainer:
"I’ll drive to Vermont and have a commitment ceremony to my body."
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Little-Hamburgers-7461.html