It's getting closer and closer to election time, which means a fair percentage of D.C. area folks pay less attention to sports, music, grooming, and the small stuff like that. People are no longer talking about 14-year old gymnasts, but what the senator said last night, or how that one attorney general guy looks like Joe Biden. And it'll be this way next week too. At least there are some entrepreneurs out there to take advantage.

Overhead of the Week

On the Green Line at Chinatown:

About 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday a guy gets on selling CD's.

Guy in a loud voice: "CDs... DVDs... I got the latest hits. Anyone want to buy some
CDs?"
(Silence)
"CDs... DVDs..."
(Silence)
"I got PORNOS. Get your pornos..."
(No response, a few people chuckle)
"I got MIDGET pornos y'all..."
(Laughter from a few folks, but no buyers.)
"I got midget pornos... Get your midget pornos..."
(Still no buyers.)
"No one wants midget pornos? Alright then, I've got Barack Obama T-shirts, cause it's time for a change!"
(The train erupts in laughter)

After the jump, you don't know where that cab's been, marijuana as the new lemonade stand and more.

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The meters would be great, if it weren't for the side effects.

At Scott Circle, 16th and Mass:

A group of intoxicated 20-somethings on Saturday night at 3 am deciding whether to get a cab or not:

Girl 1: "Let's just get a cab."
Girl 2: "No! My building's not that far. Besides, you know how I feel about hepatitis."

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Making fun of a stereotype, or being a stereotype?

At 14th and NY Ave NW at 4:00 pm on Wednesday:

A Human Rights Campaign staffer is trying to sign people up. A middle aged man in jeans and cowboy boots walks by with his wife. The staffer asks if they're interested in learning more about the Human Rights Campaign.

Man: "I'm a Republican, I don't care about human rights!"

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Thanks a lot, Magellan Junior

Outside Georgia Brown's, across the street from the McPherson Square Metro:

Girl in her 20s on her cell phone: "Where am I? Well, there's a building" (pauses, looks around) "and a park ..."

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Governing your country, ladies and gentlemen

On the sidewalk next to the Capitol building, late Thursday afternoon, during a fire drill:

One 20-something tour guide to another: "Who schedules these during the day?"

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Take it from the expert

A couple is walking by the Royal Palace on Connecticut Ave at Florida, about 8 p.m. on Sunday:

Stripper out of nowhere to girlfriend, matter of factly: "You have NICE tits."
Girlfriend: "Umm...thanks!"

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ADD?

At BWI:

A mid-20s couple is looking at a defibrillator sign while boarding:

Boyfriend: "Look babe, they have an IED on this plane."
Girlfriend: "Um, I think you mean AED."

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He went to Wharton

At the New York Avenue Metro stop:

High school boy to his group of friends: "I think I'm selling weed at school this year."
Friends: "Oh yeah. Really? That's good! Everyone smokes weed."

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He being... the talking fire hydrant?

On 18th Street on a weekend afternoon:

Two punkish girls are walking with a guy:

Girl: "And he was talking about how much he enjoyed being urinated on!!!"

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Kelly Ripa: the new Will Rogers

On the Mall:

Two families (four adults, four children) walking along the mall.

One father to the other: “Children are like pancakes, the first batch never comes out right.”