March 14, 2008
Overheard in D.C.: Compound Interest
Astute readers may have noticed that the last two overheard Quotes of the Week have been about farts and poop. That's because farts and poop are funny. This one, in particular, is strange and has a amusing non sequitur — or is it? The woman may want to visit a doctor, but maybe there is some connection between frequency and bling bling. This sounds like a job for science.
Quote of the Week
While walking down King St. in Alexandria:
Well-dressed mid-20s man: "How often?"
Well-dressed 20-something woman: "Once every 2 or 3 days."
Man: "Do you keep track? Do you write it down when you do?"
Woman: "Haha, no. I don't. I just know I only poop once every 2 or 3 days"
Man: "Wow."
Woman: "What? My mom is the same way."
Man: "I poop 2 or 3 times a day. It's great! I love to poop! How do you only do it every 2 or 3 days?!"
Woman shrugs.
(Conversation is inaudible for about 40 seconds)
Man: "Let's go in here and buy a lot of stuff now that we have tons of money."
After the jump, St. Patrick's day, Facebooks, and badass violins, bro.
There's plenty of good stuff floating around the air, you just gotta hear it and remember it. When you do, let us know - overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com
Photo by everyskyline
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St. Patrick, obviously not the patron saint of reading comprehension
In the checkout line at the new Target:
There's a display of St. Patrick's Day merchandise. A middle-aged woman pushing a cart stops and picks up a green plastic "Kiss Me I'm Irish" necklace then puts it back.
Woman her companion: "I'm not buying that--I am not Scottish or whatever it is."
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Don't even get me started on the words he plays in Scrabulous
On the 42 bus in Dupont, heading north:
Three college students talking loudly:
Guy: "He's a weirdo."
Girl: "Is he?"
Guy: "Yeah, he has less than 50 friends on Facebook. Anyone who has less than 50 friends on Facebook has got to be weird!"
Girl: "Yeah, I've got over 400 on my page."
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At least, that's what the review in High-Falutin' Magazine said
GW campus, waiting in an ATM line:
Young guy in a suit on a cell phone: "He is incredibly skilled. I mean, he is the shit of concert pianists."
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I gotta try this.
At the Lincoln Memorial:
Man on cell: "No! Every month, you just sue for your rent back!"
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Overseen in D.C.? But it's still funny.
Near 11th and Mass. Ave. NW
A guy is walking down the street with a young boy who appears to be his son.
The son is wearing a shirt that reads "Use a Condom."
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While you're at it, steal my Social Security number and tell me how much money is in my pocket.
On the street in Columbia Heights:
Young woman on cell phone: "Could you break into my email and tell me my phone number?"





my friend overheard the quote of the week. what's grossly ironic is that he heard it while on his way to meet us for chili at Hard Times.
the 11th and mass one would be a little more funny if the dad was walking wearing the shirt.
The obvious question that needs to be asked is who did the man on the cell phone think was the shit of concert pianists? Lang Lang, Yundi Li, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Alfred Brendel?