Overheard in D.C.: Technology
People love the newest gadgets. It was the Walkman back in the day, then the iPod, the Wii, and lately, the various iterations of the iPhone, with locals swamping Apple stores from Clarendon to ... wherever other Apple stores are. You see them all over the Metro, at bars, and hopefully not while driving. The newest generation of smartphones have all the bells and whistles, a Swiss army knife of communications. There's just one problem.
Overheard of the Week
Walking into an office building elevator:
Man talking on smartphone: "Yeah, it's great... I got GPS, I can watch live TV..., internet, email... Hello? You there? Hello? Guess not."
After the jump, charity baseball conspiracies, Rocky Mountain oysters, topless kickball, and ice cream.
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Photo by DG-rad
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Gee, I am busy for whatever time period the event occurs.
On the Red line
Guy 1: "What are you doing this weekend?"
Guy 2: "(name) is having a Rocky Mountain oyster festival in Virginia. I'll send you the email."
Guy 1: "I can't go but have fun."
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One of the benefits of living in D.C., dontcha know?
On the Blue line to Smithsonian:
Woman with a Minnesota accent: "Since I've moved here my nipples aren't frozen."
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Freedom fries
On the D6 bus on Bastille Day (7/14):
The bus was packed to the brim with French people, many loud and intoxicated, heading to the French Embassy. There was a massive traffic backup on Reservoir Road on the way to the embassy. When the bus arrived, the French people got out.
An old man on the bus opens the window and yells: "I can't believe we saved your fucking country. You're all faggots." Then he closes the window and goes back to reading the paper.
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Probably works better than "step back"
On a Shady Grove-bound train at the Union Station:
The operator honks horn multiple times as the train enters the station.
Operator over the intercom: "And to the gentleman who was hanging his girlfriend over the edge of the platform, have some sympathy for your own girlfriend. Thank you."
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Where's the Mitchell Report when you need it?
Two young Hill types at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Thursday night:
A Republican just stole a base:
Guy: "They stole third base like they stole the goddamned election! What the hell Ump, that is some flawed intelligence!"
Girl: "Republicans are sneaky BASTARDS!"
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So what you're saying is "no"
Friday on M Street in Georgetown:
A 20-something woman holding a clipboard working for some environmental group is trying to get someone to stop and talk to her.
Woman with clipboard: "Do you care about the environment?"
Man with foreign accent, as he walks by her without stopping: "I was just at the G8 summit."
Woman with clipboard: "Oh, awesome. Thank you."
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Aw mom, I already posted my resume online for video game tester and ninja.
Outside the water ice place on H Street NE:
Ten year old kid to his mom: "Mom, can I get some ice cream?"
Mom to kid: "Can you get a job???"
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Why do so many overheards about kickball involve toplessness?
Some kickballers on the Mall:
A guy is looking at a female teammate while talking to another teammate.
Guy: "What's her name? I don't think I know her."
Girl: "Oh, that's (name). You know her."
Guy: "I don't think so."
Girl: "Yeah, you do. She just usually doesn't wear her shirt, just her bra."
Guy: "Ohhhh... I guess I didn't recognize her with a shirt on."