April 25, 2008
Overheard in D.C.: Metro Frustration
Anyone who's ever ridden Metro at any point in their lives has been frustrated at some point. The trains take forever to show up, people won't move towards the middle, there are delays, track work, etc., etc., etc. It's the new death and taxes. Sometimes the frustration causes a reaction, like emails or phone calls to Metro, being rude to other passengers, or the usual grumbling. Sometimes you need to appeal to a higher power. Maybe they can put in a good word for us.
Overheard of the Week
On the Green Line when the Pope was in town:
A guy in a large jacket jumps on the Green line, almost getting his jacket caught in the door.
As he's struggling with the jacket he yells, "Jesus Christ!"
He turns to see he is surrounded by priests on their way to see the Pope.
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After the jump, cupcakes, non racist racism, and Dan's Cafe.
Photo by andertho
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The Cialis cupcake is delicious
Outside Georgetown Cupcake:
Two burly guys walk by a line of customers.
Burly guy: "If I'm gonna stand in line for a cupcake, it better make my dick hard."
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Way to not read the news, watch TV, or talk to anyone for a few years.
Outside the new Nationals Ballpark on Wednesday before the Mets game:
Guy on cell phone: "What? You're at RFK? You f$%&!"
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There's an interesting take.
Two flamboyant Asian men near the new Harris Teeter:
One of them: "You lived in Mt Pleasant during the riots? Oh my god, it's changed so much. It's so much nicer now that it's all white people. So much less racist than it used to be."
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Only when Lonny Baxter is around.
Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in front of White House:
Husband, wife, and kid are walking away.
Husband: "They used to allow cars on this street not that long ago... "
Wife: "Yeah, but I mean it's better this way."
Husband: "Yeah, I mean you have a lot of drive-bys in the city."
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It's a classy establishment
A few Sundays ago at Fair Oaks Mall:
Young guy comes out of Todai Japanese seafood buffet on his cell phone:
"What am I doing? I just got done fucking your little sister. Just playing. We were eating sushi at Todai. Those fuckers cleaned off the table three times! I get up to go to the bathroom, my plates, my food is fucking gone! They took my fucking drink! I'm NEVER fucking coming here ever again!"
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The foundation of a strong relationship
At Dan's Cafe:
A few guys are sitting around talking loudly.
One guy: "Yeah, I got a huge porn collection. She watches it when I'm gone. It's cool."
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This would be funny if he said it like the Office Space boss. But he probably didn't.
In the administrative offices of a theater company downtown:
Marketing Director: "Is there anything else I need to bring to the budgeting meeting... besides a red pen?"
General Manager: "Well, if you could leave your pride at your desk, that would be great."
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Metro frustration part two.
On the Green line a few weeks ago:
Woman: "I will make certain that your actions will impact EVERYONE." (repeats 3 times with alternating emphasis)
"I am sick and tired of your bullshit." (3 times with alternating emphasis).
"I have had it with your f*ing bullsh!t."
Woman exits train at PG Plaza.
Bystander: "Was she on her cell phone?"
Another bystander: "No."
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They also accept grainy videos featuring guys with AK-47s
On ABC7 news at 6 with closed captioning on.
A story is describing the influx of foreigners into D.C. because of the weak dollar.
Closed captioning: "Some stores have even started accepting Euros to make shopping more terrorist friendly."
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i heard three lads talking outside of a bar last night.
lad #1: dude, i finally got rid of that ear infection.
lad #2: dude no way! what'd you do?
lad #1: i fucking bought this shit from CVS that cost like six bucks. you just put a couple of drops in your ear, but i was like reading the label on the back and it said that it could exacerbate the symptoms but i was like fuck it and now it's totally better.
lad #3: what's 'exacerbate'?
RE: Last one...
Listen to Dubya say "Terrorist" and you'll swear he just said "Tourist." I guess it's affecting newscasters now too.
Two flamboyant Asian men near the new Harris Teeter:
So not only is the comment itself racist, but the person who submitted it is heterosexist. Awesome!
"Two flamboyant Asian men near the new Harris Teeter:
So not only is the comment itself racist, but the person who submitted it is heterosexist. Awesome!"
Get over yourself
blicious: If and when you convince me that what I said isn't a fair assessment, sure.
A sly shot at the a Great Terp? FREDTERP
fredterp: why do you always end your messages with your name in caps??
So "fucking your little sister" is the new "going out for sushi?" That adds a whole layer of ugly to "sloppy seconds," particularly since I ended up giving her my "fatty tuna roll" and a "wasabi necklace."
I'm sorry, but she came on to me!
Didn't that one about the crazy repetitive green liner appear on this colum a few weeks ago?
Heterosexist? What the fuck. Either you're flamboyant, or you aren't. It's like referring to somebody as tall.
sordid, it looks like somebody posted it as a comment a few weeks ago and also emailed it in. Doh.
You can be flamboyant and straight.
i always leave my pride at my desk.
HCE: That may be so, but how is it at all relevant to the situation? It's not. So why mention it? If the men weren't flamboyant but rather, let's say, reserved, would the person observing them have bothered to note that? I think not.
badtzmaru: Sure, but the label is clearly overapplied to gay men.
Who says they were gay? It's written as though they were flamboyantly Asian.
that's kinda what I got from it as well, qbert.
i was gonna try to describe a "flamboyant asian", but I think I'll leave that to someone else.
I'd use the term "flambasian" except that it sounds like you're making crepes suzette with rice wine and a lit match.
Just because they were 'flamboyant' doesn't mean they were gaysians.
I had a friend that was quite the rice queen (gay man that dates only Asians).
He assured me that once you date Asian you're a changed man.
Funny, I heard once you go Black, you never go back. Maybe that only works for the straights?
Monkey:
I think that's "Once you do HillRat, all else is scat."
Wow, I love how the comments are funnier than the Overheards!
Wow! I love how the comments are funnier than the Overheards this week.
i posted the one about the crazy greenliner as a comment a few weeks ago, but i never emailed it in.
i'm surprised it made in. it definitely was not funny. and i hate when people say this, but it really was a situation where you had to be there. the weirdness of the woman and situation cannot really be expressed in words. the only funny part about it was left out of the post.